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DATE: March 14,
2005
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State Board of Community Colleges to honor Small Business Centers
RALEIGH: The State Board of Community Colleges will recognize the excellent service provided by three community college Small Business Centers (SBC) this week. The Excellent Small Business Center Awards is part of the regular meeting which begins at 9:00 a.m. in the State Board Room of the Caswell Building on Friday, March 18.
A new carpet business finds success by creating a niche that set it apart from similar businesses in the area. A water sport equipment rental and sales company opens and in less than a year the owners are named “Entrepreneur of the Year” by the local Chamber of Commerce. Families formerly dependent on tobacco are shown crop diversification practices and other ways to rebound from the economic challenges created by the loss of a valuable source of income.
These success stories were made possible through the efforts of the three Small Business Centers that will be recognized as Regional Small Business Centers of Excellence winners. The statewide winner will be chosen from among the three regional honorees: Craven Community College in New Bern (Eastern), Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem (Central), and Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College in Asheville (Western).
The Small Business Center Network is comprised of SBCs at each of the 58 community college in North Carolina. The centers provide counseling and other valuable services to budding entrepreneurs. They also assist companies with 25 employees or less that are already in business, but want to become more successful. Willa Dickens is Executive Director of the statewide Small Business Center Network. She will present the awards during the State Board meeting.
“Our Small Business Centers are providing remarkable assistance all across the state,” said Dickens. “These small businesses are the backbone of our economy, and the counseling and guidance they receive at the local SBC enable them to thrive.”
Also on the agenda for the State Board is an Issues Luncheon on Thursday, which will feature a presentation on the fiscal impact of tuition waivers on NCCCS receipts. There will also be a report on the progress of the Textile Center Transition Team. The team is coordinating the logistics for the expected transfer, if approved by the General Assembly, of the NC Center for Applied Textile Technology (NCCATT) to Gaston College.
The complete State Board agenda follows.
STATE BOARD OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES
March 18, 2005
Raleigh, North Carolina
March 17, 2005
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Institute of
Medicine
9:30
a.m.
State Board Room
- Medication Aides
I.E.
Ready
10:00
a.m.
A.W. North Carolina Conference Room
- Guidelines Review
Issues Session/Luncheon - Noon State Board Room
- The Impact of Tuition Waivers On NCCCS Receipts
- Transition of the NC Center for Applied Textile Technology
Finance and Capital Needs
1:30
p.m.
Room 201-A
Policy
1:30
p.m.
AW North Carolina Conference Room
Program
Services
1:30
p.m.
Room 467
Personnel
3:00
p.m.
AW North Carolina Conference Room
Chairman’s Agenda Review 3:30
p.m.
AW North Carolina Conference Room
Opening Reception for
the 4:00
p.m.
State Board Room Lounge
President's Art Exhibition
March 18, 2005
BOARD MEETING
9:00 a.m. - Call to Order
- Approval of Minutes of the February 17, 2005 Meeting
- Approval of Agenda
- Approval of Consent Agenda
(Consent Agenda items are listed on the Consent Agenda
and are designated by [CA] on Full Agenda)
- Presentation, Small Business Center Network Awards for
Excellence, Willa Dickens
- Report from the North Carolina Association of Community College Trustees,
Helen Dowdy
- Report from the North Carolina Association of Community College Presidents,
Dr. Gordon Burns
- Standing Committee Reports
Policy Committee, Anne-Marie Knighton, Chair
For Future Action
§ Approve the Hearing Officer's Report for Rule 23 NCAC 02E .0306
(Attachment Pol. 1)
§ Establishment of an Off-Campus Center in Cabarrus County (Attachment Pol. 2)
For Action
§ Davidson County Community College’s Request for
Redesignation of the Davie County Off-Campus Center (Attachment Pol. 3) [CA]
§ Approval of Proprietary Schools (Attachment Pol. 4) [CA]
Program Services Committee, Bob H. Greene, Chair
For Information
§ Special Application Approval By System President (Attachment Prog. 1)
§ Special G.O.T. Approval By System President (Attachment Prog. 2)
§ Curriculum Program Terminations By System President (Attachment Prog. 3)
For Future Action
§ Basic Skills Revised State Plan (Attachment Prog. 4)
§ Curriculum Standard Revisions (Attachment Prog. 5)
For Action
§ Curriculum Program Applications (NS) (Attachment Prog. 6) [CA]
§ Curriculum Program Applications (FTFA) (Attachment Prog. 7) [CA]
§ Curriculum Standard Revisions (Attachment Prog. 8) [CA]
§ Course of Instruction to Captive/Co-opted Groups/Basic Skills (Attachment
Prog. 9) [CA]
§ Course Modification Continuing Education Master Course List (Attachment Prog.
10) [CA]
Finance and Capital Needs Committee, Herbert L. Watkins, Chair
For Information
§ 1993 Bond Status Report (Attachment FC-1)
§ Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) State Bond Utilization Report as
of December 31, 2004 (Attachment FC-2)
§ Estimated Receipts (Attachment FC-3)
§ Governor’s 2005-2007 Expansion Budget Recommendations (Attachment FC-4)
§ CIS Project Discussion and Implementation Update-Mr. Herbert L. Watkins,
Chair (Attachment FC-5)
For Action
§ Two Percent Transfer Restriction (Attachment FC-6)
[CA]
§ Construction/Property/Bond Authorization Report (Attachment FC-7) [CA]
§ Professional Service Agreement for Ms. Q. Elizabeth Isler (Attachment FC-8)
§ New Contract with the John Tyler Community College Foundation for the Center
for Entrepreneurial Development, Community College Workforce Alliance
(Attachment FC-9)
§ Contract with NC Department of Health and Human Services Office of Long Term
Care (Attachment FC-10)
§ Performance Incentive Grant Project - Pathways to Employment:
Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical Careers (Attachment FC-11)
§ Contractual Services-Improve Student Access to Services and Optimize
Registration Resources Project-Contract Amendment-Affiliated Computer Services
(College Information Systems Project) (Attachment FC-12)
Personnel Committee, Stuart B. Fountain, Chair
- President’s Report
- Chairman’s Remarks/Discussion
- Date of Next Meetings:
April 21-22, 2005 - Stanly Community College,
Albemarle, NC
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CONSENT AGENDA
March 18, 2005
POLICY COMMITTEE, Anne-Marie Knighton, Chair
For Action
§ Davidson County Community College’s Request for Redesignation of the
Davie County Off-Campus Center (Attachment Pol. 3)
§ Approval of Proprietary Schools (Attachment Pol. 4)
PROGRAM SERVICES COMMITTEE, Bob Greene, Chair
For Action
§ Curriculum Program Applications (NS) (Attachment Prog. 6)
§ Curriculum Program Applications (FTFA) (Attachment Prog. 7)
§ Curriculum Standard Revisions (Attachment Prog. 8)
§ Course of Instruction to Captive/Co-opted Groups/Basic Skills (Attachment
Prog. 9)
§ Course Modification Continuing Education Master Course List (Attachment Prog.
10)
FINANCE AND CAPITAL NEEDS COMMITTEE, Herbert Watkins, Chair
For Action
§ Two Percent Transfer Restriction (Attachment FC-6)
§ Construction/Property/Bond Authorization Report (Attachment FC-7)
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