UMPQUA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BOARD MINUTES
April 10, 2007
The Umpqua Community College Board of Directors met on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 in the Administration Building Board Room, Roseburg, Oregon. Chair Briggs called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., and the pledge of allegiance was given.
Directors present: David Briggs, Del Blanchard, Tom Keel, Elaine Cheney, Helga Conrad, Art Trout, and Shirley Cairns
Others in attendance:
Blaine Nisson Jean Galleher Amy Waltenburg
Doris Johnson Bentley Gilbert Abby Elliott
Dennis O’Neill Dee Winn Betty Tamm
Bev Brandt Kelly Wyatt Ralph Perrin
Joanne Hayes Teresa Williams, N-R Lee Salter
Consent Agenda:
A. Board Minutes of March 21, 2007
B. Personnel Actions
Motion: I move for approval of the consent agenda. Motion by Dir. Blanchard , seconded by Dir. Conrad and carried unanimously.
Hearing of Interested Persons:
No one requested to speak this evening. Board Chair Briggs recognized audience member Betty Tamm, who is a candidate for Board position 1. Ms. Tamm was welcomed. She spoke a little about herself stating she is the Dir. of Umpqua Community Development Corporation, and she has lived in this area for 15 years.
President’s Report:
• Provided a legislative update. This week on Monday, the OPC met with Congressman Woo re: working effectively to get bond levies passed; attended Joint Ways & Means hearing; met with Governor; thanked board members who have agreed to testify at hearings around the state.
• Noted newspaper articles of support for community colleges from The News Review and The Oregonian.
• Passed out copies of the presentations from the budget hearings. It appears that future increases in funding will be tied to taxes. Board members requested more detailed information about how much the proposed minimum corporate tax is and how Oregon compares to other states. That will be sent to them at a later time.
• Reminded Board members of the legislative reception we are holding at the OCCA office in Salem on April 18 and the Outstanding Student Scholar event in Salem on April 23. Noted by Jean Galleher, Dusty Dodd is this year’s UCC student scholar and comes from the TOP program.
• Thanked the Board for their fiduciary decisions which have kept the College fiscally sound.
• Noted the Graduation speaker this year will be Joe Laurence, Douglas County Commissioner. The new amphitheater will be complete and ready for use at graduation.
Chair Briggs made a comment on the report from Student Development, noting new student clubs and the work that is going on in Counseling. He asked if Banner implementation had freed employees up to take on other responsibility. The answer from Vice President Perrin was no.
Dir. Cairns asked Doris Johnson who was serving on the Strategic Planning Committee from the community. Those members are Debbie Fromdahl of Roseburg Chamber of Commerce, and Lee Paterson, Roseburg School Superintendent. There are also students, classified, faculty, and administrators as well as board members serving on the committee. Dir. Cairns expressed concern that no one from outlying communities were on the committee. Dr. Nisson said there will be open forums in the communities to allow input into the plan.
Dr. Ralph Perrin, VP of Student Development, introduced Amanda Johnson (not present) and Amy Waltenburg, both athletes who were recognized for their academic success with the Northwest Athletic Assoc. Of Community Colleges. She was congratulated by the Board.
OCCA/Association Reports:
Dir. Keel, OCCA Board member, noted there has been no meeting since the last Board meeting. He noted several upcoming meetings for Board attendance. He encouraged board members to attend as many functions as they could. He stated that he felt this college has done everything we’ve been asked to do by the OCCA and he is optimistic our funding will come in at a level higher than the Governor’s proposed budget.
Association reports were heard from the Administration and Classified. Abby Elliott, from the ACEUCC noted she is leaving UCC to pursue another career. She was wished well by all.
Old Business:
Beverly Brandt, VP for Administration, presented for second reading approval a revision to policy 710.1 to reduce the amount of discount tuition offered to high school students from 30% to 20%. At the Board’s request, a letter was sent to all school districts notifying them of this policy change so they had an opportunity for input before this second reading. No one responded. The College plans to ask for further reduction from the Board next year and to continue reductions until eliminated.
Motion: I move for approval of the second reading of revisions of Policy 710.1 as presented. Motion by Dir. Blanchard, seconded by Dir. Trout and carried unanimously.
New Business:
Dennis O’Neill presented several new programs as information for the Board. The first was Medical Coding & Billing Certificate. Completers often make an average of $13.60 per hour in Douglas County. A projected need in this area is 100 from now through the year 2013. This is a career ladder position. There is an advisory committee set up for this program as there is for all programs.
The second program is the Paralegal program offered both in a 1-year certificate program and a 2-year Associate Applied Science degree. There has been tremendous interest in offering these programs regionally. The local bar association is a strong supporter financially with one member offering $10,000 and asking the legal community to match it. Currently there are approximately 1500 positions in the state. Starting pay is approximately $17/hour.
Dir. Trout noted that Marketing is the key to capturing students to these new programs.
Dir. Conrad asked who our competition is in this field. Portland Community College is one of the only schools offering a similar program.
Mr. O’Neill presented a revision in the Commercial Driving License program extending the length of the program. This enables students to qualify for financial aid. The loan program will still be available to those students who wish to take the shorter program. These changes have enabled the program to grow, and in fact, we are already in need of an additional truck to accommodate the number of students applying for the program. We have added a second instructor as an adjunct. We have had a wonderful partnership for this program by Douglas County, A & M Transport, and the Cow Creeks.
Dir. Trout suggested an update report on the success of the CDL program to those partners.
Mr. O’Neill also presented the revised curriculum for the Welding Certificate program. We are currently advertising for an AWS qualified instructor. There are 10 students in the program now. It is hoped the Board can take a tour of the remodeled welding lab soon.
Mr. O’Neill presented for Board approval a beverage service request for the Advisory Committee Reception, on May 2, in the Campus Center Dining Room. The vendor will be licensed with permits and liability insurance as according to policy.
Motion: I move for approval of the beverage service request, as presented. Motion by Dir. Trout, seconded by Dir. Cheney and carried unanimously.
Vice President Brandt presented the following resolutions for Board approval:
Resolution No. 13 - Banking
Resolution No. 13 allows changing the names on the banking accounts to allow fiscal responsibility. All checks have a two-signature requirement (attached to permanent minutes).
Motion: I move for approval of Res. No. 13, Banking, as presented. Motion by Dir. Cairns, seconded by Dir. Trout and carried unanimously.
Chair asked if the checks must have two signatures. Ms. Brandt said that for payment documents, yes, but in other instances one signature will suffice.
Meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, Approved,
Blaine Nisson David Briggs
Clerk of the Board Chair of the Board
Recorded by Lee Salter
Attachments to Permanent Minutes
Policy 710.1
Res. No. 13