Board of Trustees Meeting

Location

Hybrid Meeting Format: offering both in-person and virtual meeting access

Minutes

Attendees

Board of Trustees: Chair Exstrom, Trustee Johnson Trustee Bowman, Trustee Swenson

Executive Cabinet: Danielle Slota, Emily Lardner, Jamilyn Penn, Josh Gerstman, Maribel Jimenez, Melanie Lawson, Michael Pham, Steve Sloniker, Tim Wrye

Assistant Attorney General: Bruce Marvin

Study Session call to order: 8:34 a.m.

Discussion Topics

• • FY24 Budget Revision Proposal for action during General Session (action item a.), Dr. Michael Pham
  • Resolution 179-2024 Pertaining to Authorization to Expend Funds for action during General Session (action item b.), Dr. Michael Pham
    • Preliminary budget will be presented in July
  • FY25 Student & Activities Budget for action during General Session (action item c.), Dr. Jamilyn Penn
  • 2024-25 Board Officer and Committee Assignments for action during General Session (action item d.), Danielle Slota
  • Executive Session*
    • Tenure Recommendation
  • Entered into Executive Session at 8:45 a.m.
• • • Performance of a Public Employee
  • Entered into Executive Session at 10:00 a.m.

  Meeting adjourned at 10:10 a.m.

   

  Board of Trustees Meeting

  Location

  Hybrid Meeting Format: offering both in-person and virtual meeting access

  General Session called to order at 10:15 a.m.

  General Session Minutes

  Roll Call

  Board of Trustees: Chair Exstrom, Trustee Johnson Trustee Bowman, Trustee Swenson

  Executive Cabinet: Danielle Slota, Emily Lardner, Jamilyn Penn, Josh Gerstman, Maribel Jimenez, Melanie Lawson, Michael Pham, Steve Sloniker, Tim Wrye

  Assistant Attorney General: Bruce Marvin 

  Approve minutes

  Approve minutes of the regularly scheduled meeting of May 9, 2024

  Moved by Trustee Johnson, seconded by Trustee Bowman, motion carried

  Opportunity for Public Comment

  Student, Ying Tran

  Staff, Julie Pollard

  Standing Reports

  • Highline College Education Association: Kevin Stanley

  Incoming HCEA Treasurer, end of spring quarter faculty are wrapping up classes and advising for both spring, summer, and fall quarters. Highlighted work currently happening in ELCAP. Constantly inspired by ELCAP faculty who both serve the community through language acquisition as well as helping students build additional skills for college readiness, making the transition from English language learning into credit courses. Organizing classes around workplace rights in the United States to ensure they receive fair treatment. Work around creative and narrative writing with our library staff and faculty which will be a published work this fall. Faculty are excited for commencement next week. 

  • Faculty Senate: Sangeeta Sangha

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  • Associated Students of Highline College: DeVoni Young

  Introduced Hussein Al Badri, incoming ASHC President. 

  • Highline College Foundation: Sharon Vail

  UWT Next Steps Scholarship presentation – recipient Alexis Harper

  Action items

  • Action item a. – FY24 Budget Revision Proposal

  Moved by Trustee Swenson, seconded by Trustee Johnson, motion carried

  • Action item b. – Resolution 179-2024 Pertaining to Authorization to Expend Funds

  Moved by Trustee Swenson, seconded by Trustee Bowman, motion carried

  • Action item c. – FY25 Student & Activities Budget

  Moved by Trustee Bowman, seconded by Trustee Swenson, motion carried

  • Action item d. – 2024-25 Board Officer and Committee Assignments

  Moved by Trustee Bowman, seconded by Jesse Johnson, motion carried

  • Action item e. – Tenure recommendations

  THAT Probation be continued for the following first-year probationer:

  • Michele Dwyer – Nursing

  Moved by Trustee Johnson, seconded by Trustee Swenson, motion carried with three yay and one nay

  THAT Probation be continued for the following second-year probationer:

  • Jennifer Ritchey

  Moved by Trustee Johnson, seconded by Trustee Bowman, motion carried

  THAT Tenure be granted to the following third-year probationer:

  • Alixandra Lobaugh

  Moved by Trustee Johnson, seconded by Trustee Swenson, motion carried

  Area reports

  • Academic Affairs:  VP Dr. Emily Larder

  • Administrative Services:  VP Dr. Michael Pham

  • Equity, Diversity and Transformation: VP Dra. Maribel Jimenez

  • Institutional Advancement: VP Josh Gerstman

  • Student Services: VP Dr. Jamilyn Penn

  Discussion

  President’s remarks

  Unscheduled business

  New business

  Adjournment

  General Session was adjourned: 11:27 a.m.

  Minutes Signed and Approved

  The meeting minutes from June 6, 2024, were approved and signed into record by Chair Johnson and co-Acting Presidents Dr. Emily Lardner and Dr. Jamilyn Penn on July 11, 2024.

  Mission Statement: As a South King County college striving for social justice, Highline College partners with global students as they envision, plan and achieve their educational and professional goals.