MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Board of Trustees MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2004, AT 7:00 PM IN THE MUSIC ROOM, MORRISION HALL, FIRST FLOOR Present: H. Gareiss, R. Glinton, B. Hodge, A. Anthonisen, D. Mirro, S. Hunter, J. McMahon K. Sincerbox, J. Wolfe I. CALL TO ORDER At 7:00 pm Chairman Herbert Gareiss, Jr. called the meeting to order and noted a quorum was present. II. CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made to approve Consent Agenda Items A and J. McMahon/Mirro Unanimous A. Approved the Minutes from the regular meeting held on Monday, 9/13/04 as presented. B. Approved the petty cash report for September 2004 in the amount of $47.81. C. Approved the 2004 Fall Semester Adjunct Payroll as presented. D. Approved Faculty Reappointments for AY 2004-05: Name Discipline Effective Arlin Bartlett Professor, Applied Technology Department, tenured AY 2004-05 Mark Strunsky Associate Professor, Arts and Communication Department, tenured AY 2004-05 Roseanne Witkowski Instructor, Applied Technology Department, tenured AY 2004-05 E. Approved Department Chair Appointments for AY 2004-05: Name Title Effective Department Chairs Ronald Jurain Interim Chair, Department of Criminal Justice AY 2004-05 Assistant Department Chairs Richard Heppner Assistant Department Chair, Department of Arts and Communication AY 2004-05 Linda Stroms Assistant Department Chair, Department of English and Foreign Languages AY 2004-05 F. Staff and Chair Appointments for AY 2004-05: Name Discipline Effective Charlotte Sobanski Technical Assistant, Grade I � Community Enrichment Center AY 2004-05 Elaine Torda Coordinator of the Honors Program AY 2004-05 G. Approved Staff and Chair Title Changes: Name Title Effective Artur Charukhyan IT Support Specialist II � title change and upgrade 9/1/04 Joan Howard Workforce Development Education Coordinator 9/3/04 Petra Wege-Beers Business Training and Professional Development Operations Coordinator 9/3/04 2 H. Approved Faculty Retirements: Name Discipline Effective Peter Cook Professor, Math and Computer Sciences Department July 1, 2005 Dr. James Lynch Professor, English and Foreign Languages Department July 1, 2005 At the same time, the status of Professor Emeritus was granted to both Professor James Lynch (24 years of service) and Professor Peter Cook (23 years of service). I. Approved Resolution to the Local Sponsor for County Aid Cash Flow J. Approved the 2005 Proposed Capital Projects III. PRESIDENT�S REPORT � The Trustees received new business cards. � A CD with a performance of the Madrigal Singers led by Christa Damaris was distributed to each Board member. Appreciation was extended to Maureen Larsen for formatting the CD and preparing the cover. The CD will be used as a promotional tool for the College. � High-ticket items facing the College are listed below: 1. Strategic Plan 2. Newburgh Campus Proposal 3. Upgrading the Middletown Campus Technology � Update on the Newburgh Campus - Meetings have been held with State and County Legislators as well as the County Executive to bring the officials up-to-date. Senator Larkin is working hard to get the veto of the $15.9 million overruled. � At a recent meeting, Congressman Hinchey agreed to support an initiative of $1.9 million for technology. Congresswoman Kelly will also work on getting this initiative passed. Both Senators Schumer and Clinton pledged their support for the college�s technology programs. IV. REPORT OF THE COLLEGE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM Professor James Lynch, President of the College Governance System reported on the following items: � The Executive Committee meets with the Chairs of the four new committees, the College-wide Assessment Committee, the General Education Committee, the Curriculum Committee and the Planning, Budget and Institutional Effectiveness Committee to discuss the relationships among those committees and how they fit in with the directives of the Strategic Plan. � The Executive Committee of Governance will review the College�s plan to address the Middle States Review recommendations. � The most significant matter that the Executive Committee is working on is arranging a full discussion about all the ramifications of the Academic Master Plan, which is now being brought to the College Community, and which is to be implemented in the 2005 Fall Semester. � The student representative on the Executive Committee, Daniel Fallahee, has been extremely active in recruiting student senators and other students to serve on the Governance Standing Committees and ad hoc committees as well. � All future Assembly meetings will be held in the newly renovated HA111. V. REPORT OF THE STUDENT TRUSTEE Student Trustee Kenneth Sincerbox reported on the following student-related items: � The Fall Convocation was very successful and very well done. The students wanted to thank and extend their appreciation to all those involved with the organization of this event. 3 � The Student Senate elected new officers and filled vacant senate seats for this year. The Senate is working very hard because of the tremendous growth of students involved in clubs and organizations. Many student organizations have become very active because it is an election year. This is a very exciting time. � On 11/5, the Student Senate asked Ken to attend the Student Assembly Conference and support them as students, and they will do the bidding. They plan to address the Governor�s veto. All SUNY student school representatives will meet to discuss their concerns with the State budget and the way the budget affects each school. � The Fall Phonathon begins 10/19. Members from the Senate and student organizations and Ken plan to participate in this process and look forward to a successful campaign. � On 10/28 several student organizations will hold Peel-A-Way Day, which is devoted to helping students learn about the campus and their local government officials. Ken will speak about his role as a student trustee. VI. OLD BUSINESS Trustee Jack McMahon, the Chair of the Nominating Committee announced the slate of Board officers for 2004-05 as follows: Chairman Roberta Glinton Vice Chairman John H. Wolfe Secretary Brutus W. Hodge A motion was made to approve the 2004-05 Board of Trustees� Officers as presented. McMahon/Anthonisen Unanimous VII. NEW BUSINESS - None VIII. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS Administrative Services Committee - None Personnel and Finance Committee - None Educational Policies and Student Affairs Committee � None IX. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC � Professor Dr. Kathleen Malia will attend the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Council meeting. Professor Malia will obtain updated information on the State budget and report to the Trustees. � President Richards thanked Professor Malia for her leadership and the faculty for their efforts to ensure that $15.9 million is restored to the budget. � President Richards attended a conference in Britain with Chancellor Carol Eaton and SUNY Trustee Ed Cox, Chair of the Community Colleges Committee. England is considering establishing a community college system. After visiting campuses in the United States, the British officials invited a contingent from the New York Community College System to England to present an overview of the community college system in the U.S. to the British education and government leaders. � Trustee Arthur Anthonisen indicated that SUNY Trustee Cox is working with the Hudson Valley International Trade Association to work with other community colleges to coordinate international programs. President Richards was asked to speak with other community college presidents about this program. � While at the annual Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) conference in New Orleans, Ray Taylor, the President and CEO of this group announced his retirement. � Trustee Arthur Anthonisen announced that he was elected to a three-year term as a board member for the national organization ACCT and as the Northeast Regional Director. In that position, he will work with other regional directors to focus on legislation for the Legislative Conference in February 2005. 4 � The New York Community College Trustees (NYCCT) will host a Mid-Hudson regional meeting at Ulster County Community College on 10/23. � The new Chairman from the Rockland County Community College Board of Trustees has asked for the creation of a Student Trustee Institute. � The NYCCT annual meeting is scheduled for spring 2005. X. BOARD DISCUSSION At 7:35pm a motion (Glinton/Hodge) was made to adjourn the meeting. Respectfully submitted, Maryann Raab Secretary to the President