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: President Mosby, Danielle Slota, Emily Lardner, Jamilyn Penn, Josh Gerstman, Maribel Jimenez, Michael Pham, Steve Sloniker, Tim Wrye
Assistant Attorney General: Bruce Marvin absent
Study Session call to order: 9:08 a.m.
Discussion Topics
Review of 2022-23 Board Self-evaluation, Chair Travis Exstrom (20 minutes)
- Highest scores came in for college leadership and trustee leadership with lowest scores in policy role and community relationships
- Discussion about an educational session on board policies to ensure board understanding given that the revisions only occur every four years. Deeper dive in onboarding the new trustee.
- Community building – two communities to address. Campus community and the community at large. Further clarification and direction would be helpful.
- Future sessions: Interim policy review session as well as a session with VP Gerstman on community involvement
Presentation of 2023-24 President’s Goals, Dr. John R. Mosby (15 minutes)
- Presentation of 203-24 goals outlined here
- Request from trustees to provide guidance on what information trustees would like to receive in the monthly reports
Discussion of 2023-24 Trustee Goals, Chair Travis Exstrom (15 minutes)
- Better leveraging study sessions to advance areas of learning
- Plan and strategy for approaching conferences/travel as well as community events. Discussion of a shared calendar
- Communication with broader business community about challenges related to enrollment
- Communication with K-12 partners
- Opportunities to learn from revenue generating areas of the college (athletics specifically mentioned)
Preliminary 2023-24 Fiscal Year Budget Review, Dr. Michael Pham (45 minutes)
- Request for future education session on Extended Learning
- Discussion that the budget cannot continue to plan for board reserve access
- Expecting some savings from position vacancies due to recruitment and hiring timelines. Extreme focus on increasing enrollment.
- Action scheduled for September meeting, do not expect any significant changes between now and September
Accreditation updates, Dr. Emily Lardner (20 minutes)
- Topic postponed to September Study Session in partnership with MFR discussion
Meeting adjourned at 10:58 a.m.
Board of Trustees Meeting
Location
Virtual Zoom meeting: 10:30 a.m.
General Session Minutes
Roll Call
Board of Trustees: Chair Exstrom, Trustee Johnson, Trustee Bowman, Trustee Swenson
Executive Cabinet: President Mosby, Danielle Slota, Emily Lardner, Jamilyn Penn, Josh Gerstman, Michael Pham, Steve Sloniker, Tim Wrye
Assistant Attorney General: Bruce Marvin absent
General Session called to order: 11:06 a.m.
Approve minutes
Approve minutes of the regularly scheduled meeting of June 8, 2023 and special meeting of June 21, 2023
Trustee Swenson motioned to approve, Trustee Bowman seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
Opportunity for public comment
None
Standing reports
- Associated Students of Highline College – no report
- Washington Public Employees Association – no report
- Highline College Education Association – Dr. Peyton
Highlighted the work currently being done by faculty in contribution to both summer and fall quarters. Spoke to the challenges in multi modality teaching and celebrated the efforts and support of IT Services. Expressed that Dr. Lardner’s area report was a strong representation of the amount of work that happened during the spring and continues into the summer.
- Faculty Senate – no report
- Highline College Foundation – Sharon Vail
Foundation recently completed their annual retreat, reforming and recommitting to goals. Onboarded two new board members.
Saturday, Oct. 7 will be the annual signature event.
Highline College will be represented in the Des Moines Waterland Parade
Action items
None
Area reports
- Administrative Services: VP Dr. Michael Pham
Written report submitted stands https://trustees.highline.edu/07-19-23-as/
Yielded his time to the Dra. Jimenez as Unscheduled Business
Trustee Swenson asked about the decreasing number of approved Visas from Vietnam and the planned follow up action. Dr. Pham noted that visits to the US Consulate are planned during the upcoming visit to Vietnam.
- Academic Affairs: VP Dr. Emily Lardner
Written report submitted stands https://trustees.highline.edu/07-19-23-aa/
Yielded her time to the Dra. Jimenez as Unscheduled Business
- Equity, Diversity, and Transformation: VP Dr. Maribel Jimenez
Looks forward to meeting with the trustee members to understand their vision for the position.
- Student Services: Interim VP Dr. Jamilyn Penn
Made mention that King County Promise will begin to work it’s way into the monthly reports moving forward.
Written report submitted stands https://trustees.highline.edu/july-19-2023-student-services/
Request from Trustee Swenson to create a short list of which programs serve which students to aid in the monthly report reading
- Institutional Advancement: VP Josh Gerstman
Written report submitted stands https://trustees.highline.edu/07-19-23-ia/
Discussion
None
President’s remarks
Thanked the trustees and cabinet for their participation in commencement. Recognized the commencement committee for their work and celebrated the event. Spoke to the recent president and chancellor retreat and topics discussed.
Unscheduled business
ED Slota welcomed Jordan Mellott to her position as Executive Assistant in the Office of the President.
New business
None
Adjournment
General Session was adjourned: 11:55 a.m.
Minutes Signed and Approved
The meeting minutes from July 19, 2023, were approved and signed into record by Chair Bowman and President John R. Mosby on Sep. 14, 2023
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.