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July 11, 2024: Meeting Minutes

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July 11, 2024: Meeting Minutes

Board of Trustees Meeting

Location

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

Minutes

Attendees

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

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

Assistant Attorney General: Bruce Marvin

Absent: Trustee Johnson

Study Session call to order at 8:30 a.m.

Discussion Topics

  • Preliminary FY25 budget review – 35 minutes – Dr. Michael Pham
  • Review of board self evaluation process – 10 minutes – Danielle Slota
  • Q&A regarding upcoming conduct code changes in relation to Title IX – 10 minutes – Danielle Slota for Izzy Wroblewski 
  • Review of Action Items – 10 mins
    • Action Item A. Resolution 180-2024 pertaining to Small Business Development Center, StartZone and Federal Way CDBG
    • Action Item B. Resolution 181-2024 pertaining to Small Business Development Center, StartZone and King County CDBG
  • Executive Session*
    • Performance of a Public Employee

*The Board, as and when deemed necessary, may call an Executive Session for appropriate purposes under the Open Meetings Act.

(g) To evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a public employee. However, subject to RCW 42.30.140(4), discussion by a governing body of salaries, wages, and other conditions of employment to be generally applied within the agency shall occur in a meeting open to the public, and when a governing body elects to take final action hiring, setting the salary of an individual employee or class of employees, or discharging or disciplining an employee, that action shall be taken in a meeting open to the public;

Meeting adjourned at 10:25 a.m.

 

Board of Trustees Meeting

Location

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

General Session called to order at 10:30 a.m.

General Session Minutes

Roll Call

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

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

Assistant Attorney General: Bruce Marvin

General Session called to order: 10:37 a.m.

Approve minutes

Approve minutes of the regularly scheduled meeting of June 6, 2024

Standing Reports

  • Highline College Education Association: No report

  • Highline College Foundation: Sharon Vail

    • November 2, 2024 Signature Event
    • Several estate gifts in the process of completion – information to come!
    • Recognized the passing of faculty member Trisha Moreno, Highline Nursing Faculty

Action Items

  • Action Item a. – Resolution 180-2024 pertaining to Small Business Development Center, StartZone and Federal Way CDBG

Motion made by Trustee Johnson, seconded by Trustee Swenson, motion passed

  • Action Item b. – Resolution 181-2024 pertaining to Small Business Development Center, StartZone and King County CDBG

Motion made by Trustee Swenson, seconded by Trustee Bowman, motion passed

Area reports

  • Academic Affairs:  VP Dr. Emily Lardner

Written report stands as submitted

  • Administrative Services:  VP Dr. Michael Pham

Written report stands as submitted

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

Added comments to written report. Recognized the loss of our colleague Keith Moore. Requested grace as her team navigates the grief that comes with such a loss.

  • Institutional Advancement: VP Josh Gerstman

Hosting and sponsoring the Southside Chamber Leadership Conference next week. Continuing work to secure funding for the improved sports field/soccer field with Congressman Adam Smith’s office. Written report can be found here.

  • Student Services: VP Dr. Jamilyn Penn

Jesse Aspree added comments to the written report about international students in relation to VISA concerns. Currently have 468 new ISP student applications for fall as compared to fall 2023 total number of fall applications of 339. The VISA application is uncertain. Kenyan student VISAS are more challenging to receive which is 100+ of these students. Other concerns are around retention of Burmese students as we have experienced a lot of student transfers after fall quarter with our Burmese students. A similar challenge has occurred in the past with our students from Vietnam. Expect to have firmer numbers to provide in September.

Discussion

Acting Co-President’s remarks

  • Division planning process and timeline tied to 24-25 priorities

Adjournment

General Session was adjourned: 11:08 a.m.

Minutes Signed and Approved

The meeting minutes from July 11, 2024, were approved and signed into record by Chair Johnson and Acting Co-Presidents Dr. Emily Lardner and Dr. Jamilyn Penn on Sep. 12, 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.