MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2007, AT 7:00 PM, MUSIC ROOM, MORRISON HALL, FIRST FLOOR Present: Chair J. Wolfe, V. Chair B. Hodge, Secretary M. Murphy, A. Anthonisen, J. Boyce, R. Calderin, M. Diana, H. Gareiss, D. Mirro EXECUTIVE SESSION At 5:45 pm, the Chair Joan Wolfe convened an Executive Session to discuss personnel matters according to Section 105 of Article 7 of the Public Officer Law, and no action was taken. At 6:05 pm the Trustees closed the Executive Session by acclamation. I. CALL TO ORDER At 7:00 pm Chair Joan Wolfe called the meeting to order and administered the Oath of Office to the newly appointed Trustee Maria G. Diana. II. CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made to approve Consent Agenda Items A � E as presented. Gareiss/Murphy Unanimous A. Approved the Minutes from the regular meetings held on December 11, 2006 as presented. B. Approved the petty cash reports for December 2006 in the amount of $19.45. C. Approved Faculty Appointment Name Discipline Effective Kathleen A. Davidson Instructor, Year 1, Department of Movement Sciences, full-time, Spring temporary 2007 Semester D. Approved Staff and Chair Appointments Name Discipline Effective Maureen Larsen Functional Banner Project Manager 1/2/07 David Logan Technical Assistant, Biology Department, Grade I 12/4/06 � 8/31/07 Sharyne Miller Technical Banner Project Manager 1/2/07 Linda Newman Interim Coordinator of Career Services 1/2/07 Michael Roe Interim Director of Admissions 1/2/07 Judith Schwartz Interim Department Chair, Mathematics and Computer Science Department, redefined load of 15 credits or 20 contact hours per Spring academic year 2007 Semester John Wolbeck Interim Department Chair, Science and Engineering Department, redefined load Spring of 12 credits or 16 contact hours per academic year 2007 Semester E. Approved Grant Appointment Name Discipline Effective Russell E. Hammond Campaign Manager 1/3/07 � 8/31/07 III. PRESIDENT�S REPORT President William Richards provided an update to the Trustees as follows: > Newburgh Campus � On 1/18/07, JMZ, the Orange County leadership and Leyland Alliance, the developers for the Newburgh waterfront property, will meet with the College administration and Board Chair Joan Wolfe for a final briefing on the design of the branch campus in Newburgh. The plan will be presented to the full Orange County Legislature on 2/1/07, and a vote on funding will take place in March. > Lobby Initiatives � A College contingent will visit Albany for SUNY Lobby Day on 2/27/07. Several students will be trained for this event. SUNY Community Colleges will lobby for the following initiatives: * Increase of $192 per FTE in base aid * Increase of $200 per FTE for high-need programs, e.g. health professions and technology * Maintain 50% reimbursement for rental aid * Maintain TAP * $25 million for technology needs, which would be distributed per FTE. > Alumni Day will be held on Saturday, 1/27/07. A full day of activities is planned. The College plans to make this an annual event. > A thank you note from Trustee Emeritus Roberta Glinton was circulated. > NEA Grant - President Richards, Associate Vice President for Liberal Arts Richard Heppner and Interim Department Chair Mary Warrener attended the planning session for a summer internship at Columbia University in New York City. Two students will be nominated by the faculty to partake in the internship, which focuses the works of Rembrandt and Shakespeare. The internship will rotate through Amsterdam, London, New York City, Strafford and Paris. Associate Professor Warrener and AVP Heppner will present and overview of the program at the March Board meeting. SUNY Orange is the only SUNY college participating. Other participating colleges include: Columbia University, St. John�s - Santa Fe, NM, St. John�s � Annapolis, MD, Southern Piedmont, and Charlotte, NC. > As of 1/3/07, enrollment is up by 7.3%. > Special thanks were extended to Interim Director of the Newburgh Extension Center Mindy Ross for her creativity in finding space and making schedule changes to accommodate the rise in student enrollment. > A revised schedule of Board meetings was distributed. The changes are listed below: * February � No meeting will be held * Monday, 3/12/07 � Middletown * Monday, 4/9/07 � Newburgh * Thursday, 5/10/07 (Board Retreat) * Monday, 6/11/07 � Middletown > NYCCT spring meeting is set for 3/30 and 3/31 in Saratoga Springs. > Commencement will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2007. IV. REPORT OF THE COLLEGE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM Diane Bliss, president of the College Governance System, highlighted the following items: 1. On behalf of the College Governance System, President Bliss welcomed the new Trustee Maria G. Diana. 2. The faculty returns for Spring semester on 1/10 and classes begin on 1/16. 3. Since the College Governance Systems did not meet since December, there is no formal report. V. REPORT OF THE STUDENT TRUSTEE Student Trustee Jenna Boyce reported on the following topics: > New Student Orientation will be held from 8:30 am � 1 pm on 1/9 and 1/11. > Women�s Basketball � The team�s record is 5-5. > Men�s Basketball � The team is currently 8-4, following a recent victory over the Borough of Manhattan Community College. VI. OLD BUSINESS - None VII. NEW BUSINESS 1. A motion was made to adopt a Resolution to approve Phase One of the Facilities Master Plan for the Middletown Campus Anthonisen/Gareiss Unanimous 2. A motion was made to approve the Resolution to Nominate Edward A. Diana for the 2007 NYCCT Distinguished Alumnus Award Calderin/Murphy Unanimous 3. A motion was made to approve a letter of recommendation to ACCT nominating Trustee Arthur Anthonisen as the Vice Chair of ACCT. Calderin/Gareiss Unanimous VIII. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS Administrative Services Committee - None Personnel and Finance Committee � None Audit Committee - None Educational Policies and Student Affairs Committee - None IX. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC > Professor Kathleen Malia, president of the Faculty Association announced that the group traveling to Albany is very excited about their lobby effort with NYSUT in Albany. Once again, Professor Malia offered the association�s assistance with the College�s lobby effort this year. > Professor Frank Traeger, Biology Department Chair, will serve as the Interim President of the Staff and Chair Association. The election of officers will take place on 2/5/07. X. BOARD DISCUSSION - None XI. BOARD ADJOURNMENT At 7:30 pm, a motion was made (Calderin/Diana) to adjourn the meeting. Respectfully submitted, Maryann Raab Assistant to the President ?? ?? ?? ?? M- 1/8/07 - Page 3