Board of Trustees Meeting

Location and Time

Highline College
District 9
2400 South 240th Street
Des Moines, WA 98198
Study Session (Building 25, Room 411): 8 a.m.
General Session (Building 25, Boardroom): 10 a.m.

Roll Call

Summer Korst, Emily Lardner, Sy Ear, John Mosby, Michael Pham, Josh Gerstman, Bruce Marvin, Debrena Jackson Gandy, Bob Roegner, Fred Mendoza, Dan Altmayer and Danielle Slota present. Sili Savusa and Tim Wrye absent.

Minutes

Study Session call to order: 8:07 a.m.

Dr. Mosby introduced Interim VP of Academic Affairs, Emily Lardner and Executive Director of Human Resources, Summer Korst.

Discussion Topics

1. Quitclaim Deed: VP Michael Pham

• HC previously owned by the Dept. of Natural Resources. Quitclaim Deed granted the property to Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

2. Capstone Management, Campus View at Highline Place: VP Josh Gerstman

• AAG Marvin review contract agreement and made suggestions
• Capstone agreement has been signed, effective July 08, 2019
• Actively working with ISP and on marketing campaign to fill the rooms with students
• Trustee Altmayer congratulated VP Gerstman on his extreme efforts and a job well done
• AAG Marvin will confirm that there are no legal challenges with entering into a ten year lease. Trustee Mendoza suggested an evergreen lease for five years with the option for five year extensions not to exceed a specific set number of years.
• Intention to downsize the use of building 99, facility relocation plans to be brought to the BoT during fall quarter. Potential need to extend 99 lease for one year to accommodate campus relocations.

3. Action items to be voted on in General Session

• Resolution 160-2019: VP Josh Gerstman
• Election of board committee members: Trustee Fred Mendoza
  • ACT Representative: Trustee Altmayer
  • ACT Legislative Representative: Trustee Roegner
  • Finance Committee: Sili Savusa
  • Foundation Liaison: Trustee Mendoza

4. Board of Trustee Self-Evaluation, Review: Fred Mendoza, Chair

• Collated responses distributed
• Trustee Mendoza requested comments from the BoT on any line items reporting under 4.5
• Trustee Altmayer commented that item four under Institutional Performance: the board reviews accountability reports to state and federal agencies has continuously come up as the lowest ranked item on the evaluation and requires some attention.
• Comments shared from all trustees that the format of the study session is beneficial.

Comments

• Trustee Jackson Gandy asked VP Ear to comment on the summer quarter unpaid tuition mentioned in his board report.  VP Ear stated that the numbers provided were on par for our campus community and that system wide our numbers are fairly low.
• Trustee Altmayer provided a reminder for the fall ACT congress in San Francisco.
• Interim VP Lardner expressed gratitude to the HC community for the mentorship and support provided during her onboarding.

Study Session adjourned: 8:07 a.m.

General Session call to order: 10:04 a.m.

Roll Call

Emily Lardner, Sy Ear, John Mosby, Michael Pham, Josh Gerstman, Bruce Marvin, Debrena Jackson-Gandy, Bob Roegner, Fred Mendoza, Dan Altmayer and Danielle Slota present. Sili Savusa absent.

Approval of Minutes

• Approve minutes of the regularly scheduled meeting of June 13, 2019.
• Trustee Roegner motioned to approve, Trustee Jackson Gandy seconded, minutes approved

Opportunity for Public Comment

• Persons wishing to testify must sign up and limit testimony to three minutes.
• No comments

Correspondence

• No correspondence
• Introduced Executive Director of Human Resources, Summer Korst and Interim VP of Academic Affairs, Emily Lardner, Ph.D.

Standing Reports

• Associated Students of HC – no representation
• Washington Public Employees’ Association – Tessa Bowen
  • Gratitude expressed to legislation and BoT for support around new contacts
  • Welcomed new classified staff to HC
  • Annual BBQ celebration on July 17, 2019, well attended
  • Tessa and 21 staff members across campus participated in CERT (Community Emergency Response Training) and are being implemented into a campus response team
• Highline College Education Association – no representation
• Faculty Senate – no representation
• HC Foundation – Josh Gerstman
  • Follow-ups being done with scholarship recipients to assure funding for fall, gratitude expressed to Alana Young for her continued efforts to reach each student
  • Recognized Tatyana Andreychenko for her continued dedication to the processing of emergency funding checks
  • HC Foundation Board will have two learning opportunities in the fall

Action Items

• Resolution 160-2019 (pertaining to StartZone and SBDC Microenterprise Program). Trustee Roegner motioned to adopt, Trustee Altmayer seconded, motion adopted
• Election of board committee members as follows: ACT Representative: Trustee Altmayer, ACT Legislative Representative: Trustee Roegner, Finance Committee: Trustee Jackson Gandy, Foundation Liaison: Trustee Mendoza. Trustee Roegner motioned to adopt, Trustee Altmayer seconded, motion adopted

Area Reports

• General Administration
  • Referred to his written report
  • Trustee Altmayer requested an update on the goats. VP Pham confirmed that the goats removed the blackberries and their work is complete.
• Academic Affairs
  • Gratitude expressed to Mosby and Dr. Wagnitz, as well as the Executive Team, Academic Affairs and the general HC community for their onboarding efforts
  • Introduced new employee Marty Heilstedt, Interim Executive Dean of Workforce Professional Technical Education
  • The Learning and Teaching Center has two new ISP fellows Jodie White and Hara Brook
  • Introduced new employee Skyler Roth, Management Analyst 3 under Institutional Research
  • Role of CTC in responding to the climate crisis is being discussed at the state level
  • Trustee Jackson-Gandy asked for further comment of the Highline Way. VP Lardner commented on community, the desire for synergy, and the relationships are intentional, as well as the serious focus on serving the students in our community.
• Student Services
  • Noted accomplishments from the past month
    • Enrollment campaign with cross institutional collaboration between academic affairs, institutional advancement, WES, and funding services allowing for 600+ students to be retained
    • Thanked Iesha Valencia for co-chairing commencement, as well as the staff involved in hosting and managing the event for over 700 graduates
    • Student employee of the year will be sharing her experience at the State Wide Guided Pathway Conference
    • Highlighted success of Women’s Soccer with nine of the players received four year scholarships
• Institutional Advancement
• • Angela Sheffey Bogan received the annual HC Alumnus Award, commented that her response was sincere and appreciated
  • Thanked the BoT for passing resolution 160-2019 and commented on the importance of the StartZone program in our community. The resolution allows for StartZone to continue requesting grants in the future.
  • Trustee Jackson-Gandy asked that the Alumni Awardee speak at commencement in the future

Discussion

President’s Remarks

• Expressed gratitude to the commencement committee, co-chairs Iesha Valencia and Rachel Collins and shared the following data:
  • Total number of unduplicated graduates: 1,588
  • Total number of graduate by credential type: 1,867
  • Veterans: 42
  • Youngest graduate 17 years old, oldest 73 years old
• Transfer 2.0 Guided Pathways Panel
• Recognized Jenn Scanlon for her participation in WELA and thanked her for representing the HC through her leadership and contributions. Congratulated Ms. Scanlon on completing her yearlong program.
• Hosted the Aspen Institute Fellowship on campus on July 17, 2019, participated in discussion and learned about tools for strategizing around college growth. Expressed gratitude to those that attended and participated. Plan moving forward is to share the data and information with the college in the fall, following time for contemplation and conversation among those that attended and participated.
• Trustee Roegner thanked the commencement committee and noted that the behind the scenes work was well seen. He commented on the increased efforts around encouraging students to stay for the entire ceremony.

Unscheduled Business

New Business

General Session adjourned: 10:47 a.m.

Minutes Signed and Approved

The meeting minutes from Jul. 18, 2019, were approved and signed into record by Chair BFred Mendoza and President John Mosby on Sep. 12, 2019, at 10:48 a.m.

Mission Statement:
As a public institution of higher education serving a diverse community in a multicultural world and global economy, Highline College promotes student engagement, learning, and achievement, integrates diversity and globalism throughout the college, sustains
relationships within its communities, and practices sustainability in human resources, operations, and teaching and learning.