RELEASE DATE: August 17, 2007
CONTACT: Audrey Bailey, (919) 807-6963
Chancy Kapp,
(919) 807-6962
Budget and leadership changes dominate State Board discussions
RALEIGH - Today the State Board of Community Colleges
approved the System budget and allocations of $1.08 billion in state
and federal funds to the 58 community colleges. That information was
delivered immediately to the presidents and their chief financial
officers who were waiting in the Caswell Building. The
administrators can now put their plans for this fiscal year into
operation. Included in that budget is the five percent increase for
community college faculty and professional staff and funds to
increase salaries of the presidents. New funds include support for
Allied Health programs ($5.6 million) and advanced strategic and
facilities planning ($8 million).
Administration Vice President Saundra Williams reported that all 58
community colleges are now live with the new College Information
System. This means that all colleges are now registering students
using the same information management system for financial, student
and human resources data. This implementation represents the largest
education information system in the country.
The Board approved Dr. Betty Young as president of
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, effective September
1, 2007. Young is president of Northwest State Community College in
Archbold, Ohio. Young is the first woman to hold the position in A-B
Tech's 48-year history. She succeeds K. Ray Bailey, who had been
president since 1990. The Board approved Dr. Richard Mauney, Vice
President for Administrative Services at A-B Tech to serve as the
interim president, retroactive to August 1, 2007, until Dr. Young
arrives.
The search for a successor to System President Martin Lancaster, who
has announced his retirement date of May 1, 2008, continues. System
Presidential Search Committee Vice-Chair Norma Turnage reported that
the Search Calendar has been finalized and is as follows:
September 14 - Application period closes
September 28 - Completion of a summary of all applicants
October 12 - Applicant list reduced to five individuals
January 18 - Final three names presented to State Board
State Board Executive Director Richard Sullins reported that eight
colleges are presently conducting presidential searches. He expects
they will all be completed by November.
In other action the Board:
Ø Approved the annual reports on the two Customized Training
programs for presentation to the General Assembly on September 1.
Ø Approved a new pre-major program in Special Education under the
Associate in Arts Degree.
Ø Expressed its sincere gratitude and appreciation for the services
of retiring Ken Whitehurst, Associate Vice President for Academic
and Student Services. Whitehurst has been instrumental in the
implementation of the New Schools Project which includes Learn and
Earn Early Colleges which are now located on 27 community college
campuses, with eight more in the planning stage.
The North Carolina Community College System enrolls more than
800,000 students in 58 comprehensive community colleges.
Internationally recognized for the scope and quality of its
programs, the System is North Carolina's primary provider of
workforce preparation and adult education. For details, visit
www.nccommunitycolleges.edu.
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