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UCC Board of Trustees Meeting - July 2006

	News Release 06-002-D	For more information:
	Release date:7/12/06	Monique ter Haar
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Winchester— The Board of Trustees opened its July 11th meeting with election of officers for the 2006-2007 year. The Board nominated David Briggs as Chair, Art Trout as Vice Chair, and Tom Keel as the OCCA representative.

Jean Galleher invited the Board to attend the Umpqua Ultimate Half-Iron Triathlon on September 2, a fund raiser for the Friends of Dornbecher Foundation. The UCC team is comprised of Phillip Pennington for the swimming event, Fred Pietrzak for the bicycling event and Charles Young for the running event.

The Presidents report included the following:

The Foundation Golf Tournament is scheduled for next week, Friday, July 21, 2006.
The work to paint the campus has started.
A Title III consultant is working to re-submit a proposal for funding 2007-20012.
The original college charter was discovered and will be displayed in the board room as part of the college’s history.
The OCCA executive board has established its retreat agenda to focus on: OCCA budget and goals; role and clarification of expectations for OCCA; review of strategic plan; discussion of upcoming legislative session; strategies for legislative level; training for board member to be active in legislature; and public research project aimed at understanding Oregonians understanding and beliefs re: community colleges and the consequent public support.

ASUCC report was presented by Jordan Sherman, the new President of the student body government. ASUCC is planning to work on clarification of the by-laws, thereby increasing their ability to focus on student issues. Faculty Chair, Dee Winn, requested the opportunity to speak at board meetings and summarize major points of the written faculty reports provided to the Board. Ruth Ann Wilfong reported for the Classified Staff.

Board approved:

Second reading of restructuring of fees for the 2006-2007 Aviation program.
Human Subjects Research Review Policy, developed to ensure research done at UCC protects the rights, well-being, and personal privacy of individuals, assures a favorable climate for the acquisition of academically oriented inquiry, and protects the interests of the college.
First reading of fee increase for Ford Family Center Daycare, from $2.50 to $3.50 per hour. The increased costs will support increased hours of service, enhanced services such as staffing, nutritional meals, an early childhood curriculum and increased capacity.
Appointment of budget committee members, Hop Jackson for Zone 1 and Gary Gray for Zone 7, for a three-year term from July 2006 through June 2009.
Resolution which aligns with actions taken by the State Board of Higher Education and the Oregon Student Assistance Commission to adopt administrative rules with regard to aboriginal residency.

Internet Service Update involved a proposal to increase the reliability of the college’s internet connection. The proposal includes installation of a new fiber optic line, which will give UCC a redundant internet connection in case of failure. This plan would also provide collocation service for disaster recovery.

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