Agenda-Jan-23-12-Minutes-Nov-28-11

Local Board of Directors’ Meeting Minutes928 Manchester Expressway Columbus, GA 31904 Monday, November 28, 2011 12 Noon Room L-714 Board Members Present: Brian Plemmons and Cathy William

January 23, 2012

12 Noon Room L-714

A G E N D A

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Institutional Effectiveness

Academic Affairs

Student Affairs

Administrative Services

Operations

Institutional Advancement

Local Board of Directors’ Meeting Minutes

928 Manchester Expressway Columbus, GA 31904

Monday, November 28, 2011

12 Noon Room L-714

Board Members Present: Brian Plemmons and Cathy Williams

Staff Present: Tara Askew, Gloria Dodds, Betty Jackson, Bob Jones, James

Loyd, Buddy Merrill, Cheryl Myers, Jonathan Norred, Gary Williams, and

Tommy Wilson

Call to Order: Board Member Cathy Williams called the meeting to order at

12:05 p.m

Approval of Minutes of Last Meeting: There was not a quorum at our meeting

today Board minutes for October 24, 2011, were approved by the two Board Members present The minutes were electronically sent to the members not in attendance; Ms Velma Bright, Mr Ben Richardson, Ms Deborah Saylor, and

Mr John Pritchett for their approval/disapproval After a unanimous vote by the

Board, the October 24, 2011, minutes were approved

Old Business: None

New Business: None

Committee Reports

Academic Affairs

Mr Gary Williams reported for Dr Linn Storey in her absence.

New employee positions:

Dr Robert Wilkeson, new Dean of Health Sciences; Mr Bill Jones, Program Manager for the new Physical Therapy Assistant program;

Ms Stephanie Middleton, (new title), Dean of Library Services, formerly Librarian; and other titles include Associate Deans in each School

Ms Amber Tidwell, adjunct instructor in General Studies, has accepted a position to teach English at Hangzhou Polytechnic in Zhejiang Province, China Dr Ian Bond, Director of International Education and Outreach, and Mr Robert George, who is serving as a consultant to assist with developing partnerships with schools, colleges, universities and

Local Board of Directors’ Meeting Minutes

November 28, 2011

Page 2

government agencies in China, made a very successful trip to China in November to begin the building of relationships with various schools

The College signed an articulation agreement for Nursing and the three Associate Degrees with Georgia Southwestern University on

November 15, 2011

A similar agreement has been prepared and approved for four degrees with Embry Riddle

Student Affairs

Ms Tara Askew’s report included:

 Enrollment Services, recruitment, and high school programs

 Graduation ceremony is scheduled for December 19, 7:30 p.m at the Columbus Convention & Trade Center Senator Josh McKoon will be the guest speaker

Operations

Mr Tommy Wilson’s report included:

 The campus vending contract was put out for bid and awarded to Five Star Vending Service

 Plans are underway in Patrick Hall for a state-of-the-art technology conference center and have been approved by the State Board

Construction will begin December 5

 Construction of the new stage on the “Great Lawn” has been completed on the Robert L Wright, Jr Health Sciences campus

Information Technology

Mr Jonathan Norred’s report included:

 The new telephone system server installation is scheduled for

November 21

 One hundred new telephone numbers are to be added

 Design of a new staff intranet site is set to begin in December

 The installation of a wireless network controller has been completed

Economic Development

Mr James Loyd’s report included:

Georgia Work Ready Program:

 The Governor’s Office of Workforce Development is seeking funding

 The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) will continue

administering Work Ready Assessments to Georgia residents

 Three more counties have completed requirements for the Certified Work Ready Community

Local Board of Directors’ Meeting Minutes

November 28, 2011

Page 3

Foundation

Ms Gloria Dodds’ report included:

 Awaiting final invoice from Georgia State Financing Investment

Commission (GSFIC) for the Robert L Wright, Jr Health Sciences Center project

 The TCSG Leadership Conference was held October 31-November 2 in Savannah, Executive Director and one Trustee attended

 All Board Members are invited to the December 15 Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting

Mr Buddy Merrill stated that Mr Royce Ard will chair the external CTC

WORKS Campaign and Ms April Hopson and Mr Ken Lockhart will chair the internal CTC WORKS Campaign.

Institutional Effectiveness

President Bob Jones gave Dr Michael Lamb’s report in his absence.

Achieving the Dream (ATD): ATD is a national consortium of community and technical colleges focused on student success It is funded by its members, and underwritten by a number of non-profit foundations Among the founding and primary funder is the Lumina Foundation for Education

President’s Report

Mr Jones’ report included:

 The Commissioner and Chancellor for the University System of Georgia are or on the same sheet of music in reference to degree program

offerings: The TCSG has agreed that no Associate of Art degrees will be offered but we will offer the Associate of Science Degrees We have set

up new degree programs with both boards, Board of Regents and TCSG The two will scrutinize and make recommendations to each other about the new degree programs The College offers the Associate of Science Degrees in General Studies, Health Sciences, and Biology Agreements are in place for the College with Columbus State University and Georgia Southwestern University

Adjourn: Since there is no other business for discussion, upon appropriate motion and second, the Board adjourned at 12:37 p.m The next Board meeting

is scheduled for Thursday, December 15, 2011, in conjunction with the

Foundation Board of Trustees’ Meeting.

Minutes respectfully submitted by: Ms Barbara R Burnett, President’s Office