NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Regular Meeting
Monday, October 22, 2001
7:00 p.m., Oleson Center

5:30 p.m. DINNER MEETING: The board heard reports and updates from Jack Stegenga (West Bay Campus Partnerships Committee); Bill Janis (Building and Site Committee); Ed Bailey (construction update); and Tim Nelson (NMC properties). No decisions were made or actions taken.

REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair Michael McManus.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA
William Janis made a motion, seconded by Walter Hooper, that the agenda be amended to include Action Item D. Recommended that K. Ross Childs be appointed to the West Bay Campus Partnerships Committee. The agenda was then approved on a motion by Cheryl Follette, seconded by Ross Childs.

PUBLIC INPUT
None.

CONSENT ITEMS
The following items were approved on a motion by Jack Stegenga, seconded by Walter Hooper:

• Minutes of the September 24, 2001 regular meeting
• Contributions for September 2001 of $139,675.29
• Quarterly grants report
• Retirement of William J. King, Accounting Coordinator, effective December 31, 2001
• Resignation of Chet Janik, Director of College Outreach, effective December 30, 2001
• Retirement of Kristine Boike, Assistant-Facilities Management, effective September 30, 2001
• Resolutions of Congratulations to new Michigan community college and university presidents

OFFICER MARJORIE MARSHALL
Debby Disch, Executive Director of Administrative Services, introduced
Officer Marjorie Marshall of the Traverse City Police Department, who will be working on NMC's campus.

RECOGNITION OF KAREN ANDERSON
Michael McManus presented Karen Anderson, Coordinator of Communications, with a Resolution of Appreciation for her work on the 50th Anniversary Celebration.

PROGRESS REPORT: SUCCESSFUL ACADEMIC TRANSFER
The indicator report on successful academic transfer was presented by Stephen Siciliano, Vice President for Educational Services, which highlighted the following:

• Standard One: awaiting data from the four-year schools to compare the GPA of NMC transfer students with cohort students at Michigan four-year schools;
• Standard Two: measuring the satisfaction in all areas surveyed by the Transfer Student Questionnaire, shows improvement in student satisfaction since 1994;
• Standard Three: relates to transferability of NMC Group One courses and study is underway;
• Standard Four: relates to transferability of NMC elective credit course and study is underway.

FACULTY COUNCIL REPORT
The board heard a Faculty Council report by Gordon Niemi in which he said the dialogue between faculty and librarians regarding faculty status for librarians has been valuable; and that Gordon, the rookie for 16 years, has become the veteran as new instructors ask him for advice.

WEST BAY CAMPUS PARTNERSHIPS COMMITTEE
Jack Stegenga reported that the "freezer" building is coming down, and that a partnership with Rotary is still being discussed.

BOARD CHAIR
Chair Michael McManus reported that the board selected Tim Nelson because they wanted a president who would position the College for the future, and that they are pleased about the conversations on this topic that are occurring on campus and encourages employees to participate. NMC is reshaping the campus and the way we do business-and the board is grateful.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Tim Nelson reported that we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the University of Michigan RN program in Traverse City; that October 23 is Professional Development Day; that we're talking with Munson Medical Center about better ways to serve them; that we're searching for better ways to communicate with students using E-mail; that Childcare options are being used by NMC students; that weekly Board of Trustees updates will soon go to the whole campus as an effort to share information; and demonstrated a sample of the "digital dashboard."

BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TREASURER APPOINTMENT
Michael McManus appointed William Janis as Treasurer of the NMC Board of Trustees, effectively immediately.

GENERAL FUND REVENUE AND EXPENSE STATEMENT
The general operating fund monthly financial statement for activity through September 30, 2001, was accepted on a motion by Cheryl Follette, seconded by Walter Hooper.

SNOW REMOVAL CONTRACT
Jack Stegenga made a motion, seconded by Ross Childs, that the administration be authorized to award a two-year snow removal contract to S. Basch and Son, Inc. at a cost not to exceed $120,000 per year. Motion passed.

WEST BAY CAMPUS PARTNERSHIPS COMMITTEE, APPOINTMENT
Michael McManus appointed K. Ross Childs to the West Bay Campus Partnerships Committee.

ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:07 p.m.

Recorded by Karen Sabin

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