WORK SESSION On Wednesday, February 25, 2015, the Mid-Plains Community College Board of Governors met for a work session at the W.W. Wood Building on the North Campus of North Platte Community College. 1. Call to Order/Roll Call Vice Chair Ted Klug called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m. Those present were Ryan Purdy, President of Mid-Plains Community College, Vice Chair Ted Klug, and Board members, Jo Brown, Cindy Duncan, Karen Knisley, Ben Lashley, Garry Lawyer, Ernie Mehl, Kent Miller, and Mike Owens. Louie Stithem and Elizabeth Benjamin notified administration that they would be absent. 2. Tuition and Fees Mike Steele, Vice President of Administrative Service shared the Nebraska community college s anticipated tuition increases for 2015-16, and based on those increases, the recommendation is to raise MPCC resident tuition by $2.00 per credit hour for a total of $81.00. The 2.13% increase would bring in about $100,000- $120,000 additional dollars and would help off-set property taxes. Our fees are $15 ($8 general fund, $2 auxiliary, and $5 capital fund) and we do not propose to increase those. Border state students are also offered resident tuition rates. For non-resident tuition, we are proposing the same $2 increase per credit hour (increase to $105) with no change in fees. We are in the array with the other community colleges, and second from the lowest in Nebraska. We are about $3,000 cheaper than Colorado. Kansas is about the same as Nebraska. UNL tuition is at $216 per credit hour. The Board had asked to build a budget with a flat levy. Ryan Purdy believes it is a fair increase. 3. Room and Board Mike Steele showed our current room and board rates from 2014-15. The five meal plan is being phased out. Students needing to purchase additional meals can, but it s considerably more expensive to buy per meal than as a part of a meal plan. The international students will be be required to buy a 14 meal plan because many of them do not have transportation to buy food elsewhere. At this point we are break even. We have a plan to replace all locks at the ten year old south campus residence halls which will cost about $79,000. Brooks Hall has the magnetic key swipes but they are 8 or 9 years old and will eventually need to be replaced. We increase the room and board so that the students that use those services will benefit from the improvements to the residence hall facilities. The proposed room and board plan puts us near the lowest in the state. Northeast just offers one meal plan. Our proposed plan gives our students three options (10, 14 or 19 meal plan). It aligns McCook and North Platte North Campus Housing. Our quality is very good, and it s all you can eat for a very reasonable price. Administration recommends that the Board set the following plans for the 2015-2016 academic year, per semester: MCC Room & Board with 14 meal plan at $2,750 and 19 meal plan at $2,950 NPCC North Campus Room & Board with 10 meal plan at $2,625, 14 meal plan at $2,750, and 19 meal plan at $2,950 NPCC South Campus Room & Board with 10 meal plan at $2,725, 14 meal plan at $2,850, and 19 meal plan at $3,050 4. Committee Assignments Per Board Policy 1310, the Board Chair can appoint committee members. The Board Chair (Louie Stithem) will sit on each of the committees, plus four other board members. The Audit Committee reviews the audit process and findings of the external auditor. Vice Chair Ted Klug asked for volunteers to service on the Audit Committee. Mike Owens, Ted Klug, Karen Knisley, and Garry Lawyer expressed interest in sitting on this committee.
The Policy committee annually reviews the Board of Governors policies and makes recommendations for new policies or changes in policies. Mr. Klug asked for volunteers. Jo Brown, Ben Lashley, and Cindy Duncan volunteered. Elizabeth Benjamin s name was also suggested in her absence. We also have a standing Legislative Committee which meets with our local legislators and attends the National Legislative Summit in Washington D.C. to represent our constituents in the 18 county area. Mr. Klug asked for volunteers. Kent Miller, Ernie Mehl, and Ted Klug volunteered. Elizabeth Benjamin s name was also suggested. Chair Louie Stithem will finalize the committee assignments. 5. Adjournment Hearing no further discussion, Vice Chair Klug adjourned the meeting at 5:44 PM. Respectfully Submitted, Jo Etta Brown Secretary/Treasurer JB;kh
OFFICIAL MINUTES On Wednesday, February 25, 2015, the Mid-Plains Community College Board of Governors met for their regular meeting at the W.W. Wood Building at the North Campus of North Platte Community College. 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Vice Chair Ted Klug called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m. Those present were Ryan Purdy, President of Mid-Plains Community College, Vice Chair Ted Klug, and Board members, Jo Brown, Cindy Duncan, Karen Knisley, Ben Lashley, Garry Lawyer, Ernie Mehl, Kent Miller, and Mike Owens. Louie Stithem and Elizabeth Benjamin notified administration that they would be absent. Mr. David Pederson also announced that there will be a closed session following the reports to discuss litigation. No action will be taken following the closed session. 2. OPEN FORUM Vice Chair Klug 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. Public: Kim Schroll, President of the NPCC Foundation spoke to the Board about the Foundation s initial goals. They include increasing annual giving, enacting a scholarship committee, and communicating better with the MPCC Board. She invited Board members to attend the next NPCC Foundation meeting on April 9 to open up discussion about goals or financial need. Faculty, Board: No comments Staff: Mike Steele, Vice President of Administrative Services introduced Gail Knott as the new Director of Outreach. She replaced Bruce Dowse and was formerly the Ogallala Extended Campus Coordinator. Mike also introduced Mary Pierce, the new Ogallala Extended Campus Coordinator. 3. RECOGNITIONS: 3.1 Academic Rodeo Scholarship: Dustin Elliott, coach of the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team, presented Aukai Kaai, of Waimānalo, Hawaii, with a $1,000 rodeo scholarship. It was the first time money from rodeo team fundraisers was used for a scholarship. 4. CONSENT ITEMS: Mr. Klug asked if there were any of the following items that Board Members wished to remove from the consent agenda: 4.1 Minutes from January 28 Board Work Session 4.2 Minutes from January 28 Board Meeting 4.3 Approval of Bills for January in the amount of $862,838.05 4.4 January Financial Report Hearing no requests to remove any of the consent items, Mr. Klug asked for a motion to approve the consent agenda. Dr. Lashley 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, Resident Tuition and Fees Mr. Mehl moved and Ms. Knisley seconded that the Board approve an increase of resident tuition by $2.00 per credit hour from $79 to $81, with no increase to fees. Mr. Klug called for discussion. This puts us in the middle of the array with the other community colleges and we remain very competitive with a 2.13% increase. Fees are $15.00 per credit hour and will not change. Students from the bordering states also pay the resident rate. Hearing no further discussion, Mr. Klug called for a roll call vote. Action Item 5.2, Non-Resident Tuition and Fees Ms. Brown moved and Ms. Knisley seconded that the Board approve an increase of non-resident tuition by $2.00 per credit hour from $103 to $105, with no increase to fees. Mr. Klug called for discussion. Non-resident tuition is traditionally 130% of our resident tuition rate. The $2 proposed increase is a 1.69%. Fees are $15.00 per credit hour and will not change. About 5% of our enrollment is non-resident. Hearing no further discussion, Mr. Klug called for a roll call vote. Action Item 5.3, Room and Board Mr. Lawyer moved and Dr. Lashley seconded that the Board set the following room and board plans, per semester, for the 2015-2016 academic year: MCC Room & Board with 14 meal plan at $2,750 and 19 meal plan at $2,950 NPCC North Campus Room & Board with 10 meal plan at $2,625, 14 meal plan at $2,750, and 19 meal plan at $2,950 NPCC South Campus Room & Board with 10 meal plan at $2,725, 14 meal plan at $2,850, and 19 meal plan at $3,050.
Mr. Klug called for discussion. We reviewed our sister community college s rates, as well as the state colleges and universities for cost comparisons. We ve built a new South Campus cafeteria and are in the process of a major remodel of the cafeteria at McCook. The proposed rates keep us competitive but also requires the students directly benefiting from the residence halls and food service to pay for part of the improvements. Hearing no further discussion, Mr. Klug called for a roll call vote. 6. REPORTS 6.1 Retention: Dr. Brian Obert, Dean of Student Life, reported on student retention rates. For fall 2014, we ended up 1.65%. For spring we will probably be about 2-3% down. He reported on a survey of first year students and talked about the keys to college retention. Everyone has a roll in student retention. We are ahead of the national average for retention. Sixty percent of our students are retained after the first year and 40% of our students graduate. Our placement rate is very good. 6.2 National Legislative Summit (NLS): Elizabeth Benjamin, Kent Miller, Ernie Mehl and Jo Brown, along with Ryan Purdy attended the NLS meeting in Washington D.C. earlier this month. Kent, Ernie, Jo and Ryan each gave a brief report on the Summit. The purpose of the NLS is to learn about and understand the issues, then speak with our legislators. It s a working conference. You learn the federal issues, but are also a very powerful voice on the issues. Every board member should go at some point. The speeches were good, but some of the question and answer sessions carried more information than the speeches themselves. It was interesting to meet Board members from other institutions and learn how they do things. Many states have appointed board members by the governor. We did a good job of contacting our senators. Kent said that many community colleges across the state and nation have student board of trustee members. We are about students, and he would like to see MPCC have a student board member. There are always about 30-40 student trustees at the NLS. Kent would like to see this on a future agenda this calendar year. 6.3 President s Report: Ryan Purdy reported on area, state and federal events. The ipads have been ordered but not all of them have arrived yet. We will plan to have training at the March meeting for the ipads and NovusAGENDA. LB150 slid under the radar with Community Colleges. The restriction is that you cannot grant, gift, or loan money to other taxing entities. We ve had the Valentine proposal going for a year so it shouldn t be a problem since we have 90 days from the end of session before that law goes into effect. The NCCA Board reversed their recommendation of having all of their meetings in Lincoln. The NCCA Annual Meeting will be October 5-6 this year at Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff. New Board member orientation was held this afternoon and last week. If any Board members would like a refresher on any of the areas that the new board members received training on, let us know. Garry would like a refresher on the financial piece. 7. CLOSED SESSION (Litigation) Mr. Miller moved and Mr. Mehl seconded to move into closed session at 7:44 PM to discuss litigation. No action will be taken following the closed session. Vice Chair Klug called for a roll call vote.
Mr. Lawyer moved and Dr. Owens seconded to move out of closed session at 7:57 PM. Mr. Klug called for a roll call vote. 8. ADJOURNMENT Hearing no further business, Mr. Klug declared the meeting adjourned at 7:58 P.M. 9. UPCOMING MEETINGS March 25 Board Meeting, 6:30 P.M., North Platte North Campus, Room #200 April 22 Board Meeting, 6:30 P.M., McCook Community College, McMillen Hall May 8 Commencement, 10:00 A.M. in McCook; 3:00 P.M. in North Platte May 27 Board Meeting, 6:30 P.M., North Platte North Campus, Room #200 June 24 Board Meeting, 6:30 P.M., Extended Campus Location (TBD) October 5-6 NCCA Annual Meeting, Western Nebraska Community College, Scottsbluff 10. FUTURE REPORTS 10.1 Instructional Technology and Equipment Plan for Programs March 10.2 Capital Improvement/ADA/Hazmat Disposal Plans - March 10.3 Quarterly Financial Report - April, July, October, and January 10.4 Development Report April 10.5 CCPE Program Reviews June (Auto Body, Automotive, and Welding) 10.6 College Annual Report October 10.7 Center for Enterprise Annual Report - October 10.8 Auditor s Annual Report November 10.9 Enrollment Report November 10.10 Retention Report November & February Respectfully Submitted, Ms. Jo Etta Brown Secretary/Treasurer JB;kh