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1 WORK SESSION MINUTES On Wednesday, June 25, 2014, the Mid-Plains Community College Board of Governors met for a work session at the Ogallala Extended Campus in Ogallala, Nebraska. 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Chair Elizabeth Benjamin called the meeting to order at 3:32 p.m. (MDT). Those present were Ryan Purdy, President of Mid-Plains Community College, Chair Elizabeth Benjamin, and Board members Ted Klug, Garry Lawyer, Ernie Mehl, Mike Owens, and Louie Stithem. Jane Hornung, Kent Miller, and Pat Wood indicated they would be absent. Glenda Hasenauer had indicated she would be late and arrived at 3: INTERVIEWS WITH BOARD MEMBER CANDIDATES David Lynch, District 2, resigned from the Board on May 17, With his resignation, the vacancy became effective at the May 21, 2014 Board meeting. Per Board Policy #1400, any vacancy will be filled by the Board of Governors for the balance of the unexpired term. The public was notified of the existence of the vacancy in the newspapers in all District 2 newspapers in Arthur, Keith, Perkins, Chase and Dundy Counties, as well as the North Platte Telegraph and the McCook Gazette. Persons interested in being appointed to the Board of Governors vacancy were required to submit a personal resume to the President s office by June 15. Three eligible candidates submitted resumes, which were forwarded to all members of the Board prior to the Board meeting. The three candidates are here this evening to be interviewed by the Board. Cynthia Allen from Ogallala, Jo Etta Brown from Brule, and Kim Elder from Paxton each shared their experience with education and boards, and answered questions of the Board. Chair Benjamin explained that our hope is that the candidate that is chosen will enjoy serving on the Board and will run for the position in The last action item of the Board meeting will be a vote for the new Board member, followed by swearing in the Board member. We have seven members seated at the table tonight and will need four members to vote to approve the candidate. 3. ADJOURNMENT Hearing no further discussion, Chair Benjamin adjourned the meeting at 4:46 p.m. (MDT). Respectfully Submitted, Glenda Hasenauer Secretary/Treasurer GH;kh

2 OFFICIAL MINUTES On Wednesday, June 25, 2014, the Mid-Plains Community College Board of Governors met for their regular meeting at the Ogallala Extended Campus in Ogallala, Nebraska. 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Chair Elizabeth Benjamin called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. (MDT). Those present were Ryan Purdy, President of Mid-Plains Community College, Chair Elizabeth Benjamin, and Board members Glenda Hasenauer, Ted Klug, Garry Lawyer, Ernie Mehl, Mike Owens, and Louie Stithem. Jane Hornung, Kent Miller, and Pat Wood indicated they would be absent. 2. OPEN FORUM Ms. Benjamin announced that a copy of the Nebraska Public Meetings Law is posted by the door. Any person wishing to address the Board may do so during the Open Forum by completing the Request to Address the MPCC Board of Governors form available from the Area Director of Public Information and Marketing. The Board has established rules of procedure for addressing the Board which will be followed, and in order to comply with the provisions of the Nebraska Public Meetings Law, the Board will not immediately respond to or take action on any matter raised during the Open Forum unless the matter is already on the agenda. Faculty, Staff, Board: No comments Public: Mary Pierce, representing the Nebraska Women s Press Association addressed the Board and thanked them for the use of the Ogallala Extended Campus facilities during their convention held in early May with reporters from across the state attending the meeting. 3. RECOGNITIONS 3.1 Graduates from Ogallala Extended Campus: Two former students, who were able to either complete a degree or extensively took classes at the Ogallala Extended Campus, spoke to the Board about their educational experiences at the Ogallala Extended Campus. Michael E. Holscher received his Associate in General Studies in 2013 after taking coursework for about 9 years. He indicated that his educational experience at the Ogallala Extended Campus was positive and he was pleased with the help he got from Gail Knott, Robin Rankin and the faculty and staff at the Ogallala campus. The other former student, Jessica Paloucek completed 31 hours of credit coursework while still in high school. Jessica recently completed her first year at the University of Nebraska at Kearney and told Board members that her learning experiences with the college was positive and indicated that her two younger siblings will be taking advantage of MPCC s dual credit, on-line and distance learning courses in the near future. Because all of her credits transferred into her UNK degree program, Jessica anticipates that she will graduate from UNK with her bachelor s degree in 3 years rather than in the traditional 4 year span. 3.2 NISOD Recipients: Mid-Plains Community College Nurse Educator and Health Occupations Division Chair Marina Makovicka and McCook Community College Graphic Design Instructor Becky Meyers were honored with the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) excellence award at the 2014 International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence held May in Austin, Texas. The Board congratulated Ms. Makovicka and Ms. Meyers for their NISOD recognition and thanked them for their continued service to MPCC. 4. CONSENT ITEMS Ms. Benjamin asked if there were any of the following items that Board Members wished to remove from the consent agenda: 4.1 Minutes from May 21, 2014 Board Work Session 4.2 Minutes from May 21, 2014 Regular Board Meeting 4.3 May Financial Report 4.4 Approval of Bills for May in the amount of $1,388,382.72

3 4.5 Use of cash reserves for general operations until the budget is adopted Hearing no requests to remove any of the consent items, Ms. Benjamin asked for a motion to approve the consent agenda. Ms. Hasenauer moved and Mr. Lawyer seconded to approve the consent agenda as listed. A roll call vote was taken. 5. ACTION ITEMS: Action Item 5.1, Food Service Vendor Mr. Mehl moved and Mr. Stithem seconded that the Board approve a five-year contract with Consolidated Management Company (CMC) to provide meal services at the college s three dining facilities for the next five years beginning July 1, Ms. Benjamin called for discussion. Mike Steel reported that the food service contract with Consolidated Management Company (CMC) was coming up for renewal. A Request for Proposals was sent to multiple food service providers and bids were received from CMC and Sodexo. He compared and contrasted the bids from the two providers. The recommended plan is a five-year option with CMC. Action Item 5.2, First Reading Policy #8200, Equal Opportunity Ms. Hasenauer moved and Mr. Lawyer seconded that the Board approve the first reading of Policy #8200, Equal Opportunity. Ms. Benjamin called for discussion. This policy was reviewed at last month s work session because of some federally mandated verbiage changes in the nondiscrimination statement. The second reading will be done at the July meeting.

4 Action Item 5.3, Information Technology Program Review Mr. Stithem moved and Mr. Mehl seconded to accept the Information Technology Program Review and forward to the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education. Ms. Benjamin called for discussion. Dr. Jody Tomanek presented the report and Jean Condon, division chair was also present to answer questions. With the passing of Julie Goans and resignation of Dora Zeimens, we were left with no full-time Information Technology (IT) faculty. Emmanual Luke has been hired from Virginia and will be our new full-time faculty member in the fall. Currently, this program meets thresholds related to Faculty FTE and is just below the thresholds for graduates. We keep hearing businesses need IT personnel, but yet our enrollments are struggling. The PC Networking has been very successful and our graduates are getting jobs. Credit hours are strong but graduate numbers are a little low. With our new faculty member starting and information technology changing so rapidly, we can take this opportunity to make improvements in the program. Action Item 5.4, Renewable Fuels Program Review Mr. Mehl moved and Ms. Hasenauer seconded to accept the Renewable Fuels Program Review and forward to the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education. Ms. Benjamin called for discussion. Dr. Jody Tomanek presented the statistics from the Renewable Fuels Program since its inception. The program was part of a grant that Mid-Plains signed onto focusing on Ethanol, but it did not take off as anticipated. The program has never had any students enrolled and we ve not had any graduates. The recommendation is to have the course listings remain, but remove the degree program from the catalog. Action Item 5.5, Board Vacancy Chair Benjamin noted that in the work session tonight, three very capable candidates were interviewed. Mr. Lawyer moved and Mr. Owens seconded to nominate Jo Etta Brown to fill the Board vacancy created by the resignation of David Lynch, District 2. Hearing no other nominations, nominations were ceased. Ms. Benjamin called for discussion. As reported earlier, David Lynch, one of two Board members that represent District 2, has submitted his resignation from the Board. The term expires in December of Mr. Lynch was thanked for his five and a half years of service to the Board.

5 In the event a vacancy occurs on the Board, Nebraska Statutes and , together with Board Policy set forth the process to fill the vacancy. Specifically Board Policy 1400 provides: Any vacancy will be filled by the Board of Governors for the balance of the unexpired term. The Board of Governors shall notify the public of the existence of the Board of Governors vacancy. Persons interested in being appointed to the Board of Governors vacancy must submit a personal resume to the President's office by the 15th day of the month following the date of the declared vacancy. Copies of the resumes shall be forwarded to all members of the Board of Governors prior to the next regular monthly meeting. At its discretion, the Board of Governors may conduct interviews with potential appointees. By open ballot, the person receiving a majority vote of the seated membership of the Board of Governors shall be appointed to the Board of Governors vacancy. The person appointed to the vacancy shall meet the required legal qualifications for serving on the Board of Governors. Proper certification of the appointment shall be filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State s Office. Therefore, candidate qualifications require: 1. Applicants must reside in District 2 which includes Arthur, Keith, Perkins, Chase, and Dundy Counties. 2. Applicants must be a registered voter and a resident of District 2 for six months preceding the date of application. 3. According to Section , applicants may not be members of any other elected Board relating to education and may not be employed by the Mid-Plains Community College Area. Further, no person holding a high elective office may hold another high elective office. The Mid-Plains Community College Board of Governors are identified as a high elective office. The appointment will cover about 2.5 years and it is hoped that the appointee will consider running for their elected office when the appointment term expires for continuity. A legal notice and an advertisement ran in the newspapers in the four counties, plus the McCook Gazette and North Platte Telegraph. Chair Benjamin noted that four members of the board must vote in favor of a candidate for the appointment to take place. The motion carried to appoint Ms. Jo Etta Brown as the District 2 Board member. Ms. Brown is from Brule and has 39 years of classroom and administrative experiences, most recently as a principal within the Ogallala Public School System. Ms. Brown was congratulated and asked to come forward for the Oath of Office. 6. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE College Attorney David Pederson led Jo Brown through the Oath of Office. Ms. Brown will be seated at the Board table at the July 23rd Board meeting in McCook. New Board member orientation will be conducted prior to the July meeting. 7. REPORTS 7.1 Counseling Services (Written Report): The Board had requested the administration to examine the current and future needs for professional counseling services. The Board received the report and held a short preliminary discussion. We have ear marked in the general fund $300,000 for new positions. The starting salary for this position would be about $65,000 a year including benefits. There is no

6 action on the agenda for this position tonight. The hire of a counselor would be an improvement to the safety of our campuses, as well as a retention tool to retain those students having problems. Ms. Benjamin believes there needs to be a counselor in McCook and in North Platte. Two counselors would give us great coverage, but Andy Long believes we could cover our counseling needs with one. We have lots of needs and could cause problems with those that have had money cut from their online teaching. Administration will check with Western and Central Community Colleges to see what they are doing related to counseling and report back in July with the findings. Currently, troubled students are referred to Brian Obert or Janelle Higgins who are not qualified to provide professional counseling services. 7.2 Campus Security (Written Report): Mike Steele summarized a report to show what we are doing currently with security and what we plan to do in the future. Tom Nesbit will be starting a complete security audit in all seven campus locations. Nesbit s company will provide trainings for staff and will put together a manual on how to handle all types of emergency situations. The emergency management flip charts in classrooms and offices will be updated. Closed circuit cameras will be installed. A bid was sent out to get an ideas of costs. 7.3 PACE Report: Tad Pfeifer led the Board through a recently completed Personal Assessment of the College Environment (PACE) Survey. The Pace Survey is administered every three years to MPCC s full and permanent part-time employees regarding the overall personal satisfaction in the operations of the college. Mr. Pfeifer reported the college employee climate statistically improved over the last survey and that MPCC employees are very satisfied with the administration, organization, the ongoing operations and future direction of the college. 7.4 Title III Outcomes: Bonnie Kruse gave the Board an update on the college s upcoming grant application for a Title III Grant. The overall goals will be focused on developmental education, the overall retention of students to increase graduation numbers, and a subsequent increase in enrollments. She told the group that the application process is anticipated to open in February of 2015 and we will have approximately 30 days to submit our grant application. 7.5 Final Follow-up Reports for Dental Assisting, Graphic Design, and HVAC: The Board requested follow-up reports in Dental Assisting, Graphic Design, and HVAC for three years beginning in Dr. Tomanek led the discussion and indicated that Dental Assisting continues to struggle in student credit hours, but continues to make progress in graduation rates. The Graphic Design Program continues to increase overall in both graduation rates and in student credit hours/per instructor. The Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Program is also another program that continues to grow in both graduation and enrollments. Dr. Tomanek said that she will continue to work with enrollment personnel, recruiters, and marketing for ways to continue to grow the three programs. 7.6 President s Report: Ryan Purdy talked about events and activities that have been going on in our area and the state. Chuck Salestrom shared the new catalog. The NCCA Annual Meeting will be held November 3-4 at Lincoln Embassy Suites. The new organizational structure became effective June 20 at 5:00 PM on Marcus Garstecki s last day. 8. FUTURE REPORTS 8.1 Quarterly Financial Report (July, October, January and April) 8.2 Fire Science Update July 8.3 College Annual Report October 8.4 CFE Annual Report October 8.5 HVAC Follow-Up Report October 8.6 Auditor s Report November 8.7 Enrollment Report (February and November) 8.8 Three-year Technology and Equipment Plan for Programs March 8.9 Capital & Capital Improvement/ADA/Hazmat Disposal Plans March 8.10 Development Report April 8.11 Program Reviews June 9. UPCOMING MEETINGS

7 July 23 Board Meeting, 6:30 P.M., McCook Community College, McMillen #213 August 27 Board Meeting, 6:30 P.M., North Platte North Campus, Room #200 September 10 Board Meeting, 6:30 P.M., North Platte North Campus, Room #200 October 22 Board Meeting, 6:30 P.M., McCook Community College, McMillen #213 November 3-4 NCCA Annual Meeting, Embassy Suites, Lincoln November 19 Board Meeting, 6:30 P.M., North Platte North Campus, Room #200 December 17 Board Meeting, 6:30 P.M., North Platte North Campus, Room # ADJOURNMENT Hearing no further business, Ms. Benjamin declared the meeting adjourned at 9:08 P.M. Respectfully Submitted, Glenda Hasenauer Secretary/Treasurer GH;kh