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State Board of Community Colleges
Brunswick Community College
Supply, North Carolina
October 20, 2000
9:00 AM
CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the State Board of Community Colleges was called to order. The following members were present:
G. Herman Porter, Chair, Peter D. Hans, Vice Chair, *Joseph M. Sansom for
Harlan E. Boyles, Meigs C. Golden, Bob H. Greene, E.B. Hale, Sandra L. Hayes, Thomas C. King, Jr., Anne-Marie Knighton, Chester P. Middlesworth, B. Joanne Steiner,
Ann T. Turlington, Herbert L. Watkins, and James J. Woody, Jr.
Unable to attend were Hugh F. Bryant,
Jeannette M. Council, R. Carolyn Harmon, Daryl Mitchell,
Hilda Pinnix-Ragland, E. Norris Tolson and Lt. Governor Dennis A. Wicker.
* Mr. Sansom is the Assistant to the State Treasurer.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On a motion by Mr. Hans, seconded by Mr. Middlesworth, the Board approved the
minutes of the September 15, 2000 meeting.
Chairman Porter thanked Dr. Mike Reeves, President of Brunswick Community
College, and his staff for the hospitality shown to the State Board during the
retreat and for hosting the Board meeting at the Brunswick Community College
campus. President Reeves welcomed the Board and guests to the college. He
reported being proud of the achievements of the college and briefly discussed
their aquaculture program. This program is the only one of its kind in the
community college system in the state and includes the help of NC State
University and UNC-Wilmington. Brunswick Community College has also just formed
a cooperative arrangement with Carteret Community College. Chairman Porter then
expressed appreciation to Mr. Dean Walters, Trustee Chair of Brunswick Community
College, for his help with the Board retreat.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
On a motion by Ms. Steiner, seconded by Mr. Watkins, the Board approved the agenda for the October 20, 2000, meeting of the State Board of Community Colleges with the change stated below.
On a motion by Mr. Woody, seconded by Mr. Watkins, the Board approved suspension of rules in order to add the action item "Pay Rate for Program Audits" to the agenda.
2001 STATE BOARD CALENDAR
Dr. Greene moved that the Board approve the proposed 2001 Board calendar. Ms. Steiner seconded the motion. On a motion by Mr. Middlesworth, seconded by Mr. King, the Board amended Dr. Greene's motion to change the February meeting to a one-day meeting to be held on February 28, 2001. The date for the Joint Meeting of the Governing Boards has been set for February 27, 2001. On a motion by Dr. Greene, seconded by Ms. Steiner, the Board approved the following calendar as amended.
State Board of Community Colleges 2001 Calendar
January 18-19 Regular Meeting, Raleigh
February 28 Regular Meeting, Raleigh
March 15-16 Regular Meeting, Raleigh
April 19-20 Regular Meeting, TBA
May 17-18 Regular Meeting, Raleigh
June 15 Regular Meeting, Raleigh (Tentative)
July 19-20 Regular Meeting, Raleigh
August 16-17 Regular Meeting, Raleigh
September 20-21 Regular Meeting, Raleigh
October 17-19 Regular Meeting (State Board Retreat), TBA
November 15-16 Regular Meeting, Raleigh
December 21 Regular Meeting, Raleigh (Tentative)
Thursday's Schedule
Noon Issues Lunch
1:30 p.m. Committees
3:30 p.m. Personnel Committee
4:30 p.m. Chairman's Agenda Review
APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA
On a motion by Mr. Watkins, seconded by Mr. Middlesworth, the Board approved the consent agenda, which consisted of the items listed below.
Policy Committee, Meigs C. Golden, Chair
A. Intellectual Property Policy for
the Virtual Learning Community
Attachment Pol. 5 in Folder 10-00
The Board approved an intellectual property policy for the Virtual Learning Community. The policy defines the ownership of intellectual property and data developed for the Virtual Learning Community, delineates the rights of use and responsibilities and clarifies liability issues. The policy states that all courses and materials developed collaboratively for the Virtual Learning Community belong to the State Board of Community Colleges and to participating colleges, collectively, and not to single institutions or individuals.
B. Proposed
Community College System Calendar
Attachment Pol.
6 in Folder 10-00
The Board approved the proposed community
college system calendar for curriculum instruction, designating the dates on
which the fall, spring and summer terms shall begin and end. The calendar shall
provide for flexibility among community college institutions for actual starting
and ending dates within a range established by the State Board of Community
Colleges.
Program Services Committee, R. Carolyn Harmon, Chair
A. Curriculum Program Applications
The Board approved the curriculum programs at the colleges listed on the condition that equipment funds are available to the college and operating funds generated by the budget formula will permit the offering of the program without any special allocation of funds.(23 NCAC 2E.0201 (a.)).
Gaston College
A2512E Business Administration/Logistics Management (local)
A2512C Business Administration/Human Resources Management (local)
A2512D Business Administration/International Business (local)
A2512I Business Administration/Electronic Commerce (local)
Lenoir Community College
A45700 Radiography Technology (regional)
Pamlico Community College
A55180 Criminal Justice (local)
B. Curriculum Standard Revision
Attachment Prog. 6 in Folder 10-00
The Board approved Wayne Community College's request that an additional area of protection be added to the Park Ranger Technology (A15360) curriculum and that the addition of agricultural courses be allowed in other major hours. Both changes will allow more flexibility for the program and would result in more compatibility with other natural resources programs.
C. Instruction to
Captive/Co-opted Groups
Attachment Prog. 7 in Folder 10-00
The Board approved courses of
instruction for captive or co-opted groups (per 23 NCAC 2E.0403).
D. Virtual
Learning Community Centers
The Board approved six colleges as Course Development Centers for the Virtual Learning Community for 2000-2001. The colleges, selected through a competitive process, are
Pitt, Craven, Central Piedmont, Catawba
Valley, Fayetteville Technical and Forsyth Technical Community Colleges. Each
center will train and coordinate faculty teams, provide release time and fund
associated training costs.
Finance and Capital Needs
Committee, James Woody, Chair
A. Construction/Property
Attachment FC-9 in Folder 10-00
The Board approved project approvals for Alamance, College of The Albemarle, Guilford Technical, Pamlico, and Rowan Cabarrus Community Colleges. Acquisition/Disposal of real property was approved for Central Piedmont, Guilford Technical, and Pamlico Community Colleges.
REGULAR AGENDA
POLICY COMMITTEE, Meigs C. Golden,
Chair
For Future Action
A. Alamance
Community College Off-Campus Center Request
Attachment Pol. 1 in Folder 10-00
The Board will be asked to approve the request from Alamance Community College to consolidate its Glenhope Off-Campus Center and Glen Raven Off-Campus Center to a new location within five miles of the current centers. The consolidation at the new Burlington Center will provide the college with more space at reduced costs. Approval of this recommendation would result in both the Glenhope and Glen Raven sites losing Off-Campus Center status. The approval of this recommendation affects center status only; any finance committee required approvals for the closing or opening of centers would still have to be obtained by the college.
B. Catawba Valley Community College
Off-Campus Center Request
Attachment Pol. 2 in Folder 10-00
The Board will be asked to approve Catawba Valley Community College's Off-Campus Center request for a site in Alexander County. The college has been offering courses in Alexander County for several years in county-provided facilities and now has the opportunity to lease a larger facility from the county in Taylorsville. The college has submitted an application that meets the State Board's Criteria for Off-Campus Centers.
C. Process
for House Bill 275 Proposals
Attachment Pol.
3 in Folder 10-00
The Board will be asked to approve recommended House Bill 275 proposals. Twenty-six proposals have been received with total dollar requests exceeding $8,000,000. Recommendations regarding these proposals, which will be reviewed October 31, 2000, will be presented at the November State Board meeting.
For Action
Hearing Officer Report
Attachment Pol. 4 in Folder 10-00
On a motion by Mr. Golden, seconded by Ms. Turlington, the Board approved the Hearing Officer Report
Program Services Committee, R. Carolyn Harmon, Chair
In the absence of Ms. Harmon, Dr. Greene presented the Program Services Committee report.
For Information
Criminal Justice Regional Planning and
Training Program
Attachment Prog. 1 in Folder 10-00
The Board was presented with the Criminal Justice Regional Planning and Training Program report for 1999-00. The mission of this program is to identify and address the unique needs and levels of education and training not currently being provided to criminal justice personnel across North Carolina. During the past year, the program served 2,304 criminal justice personnel with 84 course offerings totaling 42,091 contact hours of training.
For Future Action
A. Curriculum Program Applications
The Board will be asked to approve curriculum program applications for the following colleges on the condition that equipment funds are available to the college and operating funds generated by the budget formula will permit the offering of the program without any special allocation of funds. (23 NCAC 2E.0201 (a.)).
College of The Albemarle, A50420 Welding Technology (local)
Davidson County Community College, A2512I Business Administration/Electronic Commerce (local)
Lenoir Community College, A _____ Global Logistics Technology (local)
Mitchell Community College, A25290 Internet Technologies (local)
South Piedmont Community College, A40220 Geographic Information System/Global Positioning Systems (local)
B. Curriculum Standard Revisions
Attachment Prog. 3 in Folder 10-00
The Board will be asked to approve curriculum standard revisions for A25340 Networking Technology, A45730 Speech Language Pathology Assistant, D15300 Lumber Specialist, C15380 Saw Filer, C15400 Sawyer, and A153660 Wood Products Technology.
C. Curriculum
Program Terminations
Attachment Prog. 4 in Folder 10-00
The Board will be asked to approve
curriculum program terminations (D35180 Carpentry and A50120 Electronic) at
Durham Technical Community College;
FINANCE AND CAPITAL NEEDS COMMITTEE, James J. Woody, Jr., Chair
For Information
A. Bond
Status Report
Attachment FC-1
in Folder 10-00
The Board was given the Bond Project
Status Report - Ongoing Projects as of September 30, 2000.
B. Project
Status Report
Attachment FC-2
in Folder 10-00
The Board was presented the project status report as of October 20, 2000.
C. Receipts Update
Attachment FC-3 in
Folder 10-00
The Board was given an update of estimated receipts as of September 30, 2000.
D. Colleges Exceeding 2% Transfer
Attachment
FC-4 in Folder 10-00
The Board was presented information regarding the 2% transfer restriction.
E. Summary
of the North Carolina Community College Grant and Loan Program
Attachment FC-5
in Folder 10-00
The Board was presented the summary of the North Carolina Community College Grant and Loan program for 1999-2000.
For Action
A. Inmate Education
Program
Attachment
FC-6 in Folder 10-00
On a motion by Mr. Woody, seconded by Mr. Watkins, the Board approved allocating funds in the fiscal year 2000-01 to Mayland Community College in the amount of $25,000 to provide education and training for inmates at the new Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution. Funds in the amount of $25,000 will be allocated to Pamlico Community College, in fiscal year 2000-01 to provide educational programs at the Pamlico Correctional Facility.
B. Contractual Services
Attachment FC-7 in Folder 10-00
On a motion by Mr. Woody, seconded by Mr. Watkins, the Board approved a contract with Ciber, Inc. for project coordination services in support of the NCCCS data warehouse project. The total amount of this contract for the balance of fiscal year 2000-01 is $131,648.
C. Funding
for Software Purchase/Upgrade and Trainingz
Attachment FC-8
in Folder 10-00
On a motion by Mr. Woody, seconded by Ms. Turlington, the Board approved the expenditure of $45,000 to assist nine schools in purchasing the PLATO system or additional courseware. Assisting these schools with this purchase will allow Basic Skills programs to increase their use of technology and will promote the use of distance learning with their students. All of the nine schools are contributing at least $5,000 with the System Office matching a maximum of $5,000. The amount contributed by the System Office will allow schools without the software to purchase the software system and will allow schools already with the software to upgrade their systems.
D. Pay
Rate Audits
Attachment
in Folder 10-00
On a motion by Mr. Woody, seconded by
Ms. Hayes, the Board approved the pay rate for program audits. Because of
retirements and promotions in the Program Audit Services Section, it has become
necessary to contract with experienced individuals in order to complete program
audits of all 58 community colleges during this fiscal year.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, Thomas C. King, Jr., Chair
Mr. King reported on the following:
- The Legislative Committee had met jointly with the Finance and Capital Needs Committee.
- The Board was given the 2001-03 Budget Request report and Mr. King reported that a brochure is also being prepared outlining a brief description of the budget items and dollar amounts.
- UNC-TV has presented the program "A Growing Crisis", produced and hosted by Shannon Vickery, which takes an in-depth look at the problems facing our system. Mr. King reported the documentary could also be used as an outstanding marketing tool for this system. On a motion by Mr. King, seconded by Mr. Middlesworth, the Board approved that a letter of appreciation be written on behalf of the Board to Shannon Vickery and colleagues for a job well done.
- Mr. King recommended no action be taken at this time regarding a proposed change in G.S. 115-D-2.1 which was discussed at the September Board meeting.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, SANDRA L. HAYES, CHAIR
On a motion by Ms. Hayes, seconded by Mr. Sansom, the Board convened in closed session for the discussion of personnel matters.
CLOSED SESSION FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS
By acclamation, the Board reconvened in
Open Session and took the following action.
On a motion by Ms. Hayes, seconded by Mr. Watkins, the Board approved Ms. Elizabeth Isler as Associate Vice President of Academic and Student Services, effective November 1, 2000.
On a motion by Ms. Hayes, seconded by Dr. Greene, the Board approved the I.E. Ready Selection Committee's recommendation of George Autry, Philip Kirk, Jr. and Bill Simpson as the I. E. Ready Award recipients for the year 2000.
SYSTEM PRESIDENT'S REPORT, H. Martin Lancaster
The full text of President Lancaster's report is on the North Carolina Community College System Web site. The address for that site is http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu.
CHAIR’S REMARKS, G. Herman Porter
Dr. Porter again thanked Dr. Mike
Reeves and the college staff at Brunswick Community College for
their hospitality during our October State Board retreat.
Dr. Porter reminded the Board of the Day of Recognition event that will be held
at noon Friday, November 17, 2000 at the Sheraton Capital Center in Raleigh.
DATES OF NEXT MEETINGS
The next meetings of the State Board are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, November 16-17, 2000, in Raleigh.
ADJOURNMENT
By
acclamation, the Board adjourned at 11:05 a.m.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY:
Secretary
H. Martin Lancaster, System President
APPROVED BY:
Chair
G. Herman Porter
Agenda attachments referenced in this document were previously mailed and therefore are not attached to these minutes. If copies are needed, please contact the Office of State Board Affairs, North Carolina Community College System, 200 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27603-1379, (919) 733-7051.
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