Student Tribune
College Forum
Responding to the request of the College community and the response of the
FCCC to communication at MCC, the Board of Trustees of Monroe Community College
would like to provide the faculty, staff, students, and Rochester community
with direct access to the Board, time to engage in dialogue and an opportunity
to follow up on any concerns. In this spirit of cooperation and with shared
governance partners, we have crafted the following College Forum Agreement.
The people present will be the Board chair, several trustees, the Board
secretary, the College president, and the Director of Human Services. There may
be others invited depending on the content that will be discussed in the topics
presented.
Each participant needs to register with Linda Hall, the Board secretary,
with a one paragraph topic summary. The speaker and topic will be published in
the Tribune for the interest of the College community.
Each speaker will bring two copies of the remarks that will be presented to
the Board, and one of the copies will be on file in the library, published in
the Tribune, and available online. The notes from the meeting along with any
follow up concerns will be on file in the Library and published in the Tribune,
so the proceedings will be part of the public record. Each speaker will be
recorded, so the secretary, the Board, and the speaker will have access to
specific details if necessary.
The College Forum will be scheduled for 90 minutes. Each speaker will have
three minutes to present remarks and up to seventeen minutes to dialogue with
the Board for a total of twenty minutes. Requests to speak at the College Forum
will be granted on a first come, first serve basis.
If the Board secretary receives more requests than can be heard in 90
minutes, those requests will be considered for the next scheduled College
Forum.
When engaging with the presenters, the Board will seek to clarify the
problem, inquire about the history of the problem and any efforts to address
the problem, and suggest action by directing the presenter to the person or
persons responsible in the College for the specific area of concern. There may
also be follow up after the College Forum if necessary.
The first College Forum will be held from 3:30-5:00 pm on Tuesday, February
25, 2020 on the Brighton campus in Monroe B. Speakers should register via email
on February 12 or February 13, 2020 with Linda Hall and the registered speakers
will be published in the Tribune on February 14, 2020 in the order they
registered. We will also have a second College Forum in April.
The College strives to create a respectful learning and working environment.
Therefore, all participants in the College Forum are expected to comport
themselves in an appropriate fashion. Personal attacks, the disclosure of
confidential information, and unprofessional language are not acceptable.
We look forward to hearing from the College community and the Rochester
community concerning ideas and concerns. This will be a time when we can all
learn from each other.
Barbara P. Lovenheim
Chair, MCC Board of Trustees
Hall, Linda
Board of Trustees
02/05/2020