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.
Attendees
Raegan Copeland for Interim VP Emily Lardner, VP Sy Ear, VP Michael Pham, President Mosby, VP Gerstman, Summer Korst, AAG Bruce Marvin, Trustees Bob Roegner, Sili Savusa, Fred Mendoza, Swenson, Altmayer, Secretary Danielle Slota, Ben Thomas faculty union.
Discussion Topics
The Board, as and when deemed necessary, may call an Executive Session for appropriate purposes under the Open Meetings Act.
First Quarter Financial Report for the period ending September 30, 2019
VP Michael Pham
- Trustee Altmayer has replaced Trustee Jackson-Gandy on the finance committee.
- Experiencing a downward trend in enrollment despite tuition increase this year.
- Decline in ISP enrollment
- Availability of student visas may be having an effect on these numbers
- HC is not the only CTC in the area experiencing this trend
- Running start revenue hasn’t come in yet.
- Conversation of whether or not to reforecast budget for this year taking into account the decline in ISP. At this time there does not appear to be a need for this. Will be looking at this in the coming months.
- Clarification on increase in projected revenue for running start, this was due to budgeting based on average over the last several years which was a change in approach from our 2018-19 budgeting process.
Campus View at Highline Place
VP Josh Gerstman
ACCT Leadership Congress
Dr. Mosby and Trustees Savusa, Altmayer and Mendoza
ACT Legislative Action Retreat and ACT Fall Conference
Trustees Roegner and Mendoza
Action item review, to be voted on in General Session
Trustee Mendoza, Chair
- Action item a: Re-affirmation of the Highline College Mission, Vision, Values and Core Themes
Study session adjourned at 9:51 a.m.
General session call to order at 10:05 a.m.
Roll call
Trustees Mendoza, Savusa, Altmayer, Swenson and Roegner. VPs Pham, Raegan Copeland for Lardner, Ear and Gerstman. President Mosby, AAG Marvin and Secretary Danielle Slota
Approve minutes
Approve minutes of the regularly scheduled meeting of September 12, 2019
Trustee Savusa motioned, Trustee Altmayer seconded, motion approved
Opportunity for public comment
Persons wishing to testify must sign up and limit testimony to three minutes
- Kamesha Banks, student
- Spoke to a desired need for classroom audits in addition to end of quarter feedback and survey forms. Suggested the use of trauma informed care training for faculty and staff as well as anonymous feedback loops.
- Ishmael Arab, running start student
- Request for increased staffing in counseling and advising, challenge making timely appointments
- Request for campus safety improvements around theft, made suggestion for increased camera installation across campus for better visibility.
- Georgina Pacheco, former student
- Concerns around safety for agents of change on campus
- Concerns around delayed financial aid payments
- Concerns around information gathering practices among administration
- Request for more campus leadership positions to directly report to the Board of Trustees
Correspondence
No correspondence to report
Standing reports
- Associated Students of Highline College: Mohamed Jama
- Acknowledged international education week
- Welcomed Trustee Swenson
- Students appointed to various campus committees included but not limited to campus safety, tenure review, public action and policy government council
- Legacy works continue with capital projects, campus wide events and programs, university visits, financial aid workshops and professional development workshops
- Legislative Breakfast invitation: Nov. 26, 2019 from 7:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
- ASHC committed to creating a safe space on campus for students to feel connected
- Washington Public Employees Association: Tessa Bowen
- Welcomed Trustee Swenson
- Increased representation of classified staff on campus committees and task forces
- Tessa Bowen added to list of steward representatives on campus
- Appeal submitted to OFM on new classifications of classified staff
- Expressed gratitude to those involved in upcoming building moves
- Highline College Education Association: Sherri Chun
- Welcomed Trustee Swenson
- Recognized students on campus where English is not their first language and the additional challenges they embrace.
- Commented on the challenges around moving faculty offices during the quarter and expressed gratitude to administration for their support in making this process to create better working conditions for faculty and students.
- Noted student level representation on campus committees
- Currently updating HCEA website
- Faculty Senate: Stephanie Ojeda Ponce
- Faculty concerns for students registering for overlapping times and schedules
- Dialogue around how to contribute to public forums for upcoming VP recruitment forums
- Dialogue around course catalog verbiage regarding inclement weather, working closely with Francesca Fender on process and procedures
- Long term projects include a proposal for HC’s AADTA (Associate of Arts Direct Transfer Agreement) to align better with ICRC (Intercollege Relations Commission) to increase higher rates of success in college transfer and employment eligibility, working closely with VP Larder and Dean Copeland
- Tasked to be involved in master assessment plan
- Highline College Foundation: VP Josh Gerstman
- Welcomed Trustee Swenson
- 10th anniversary of the Black and Brown Male Summit featured a banquet on Sunday. Scholarship fund raised approximately $10k and will continue this fundraising through Giving Tuesday. The HC Foundation Board will be using some of their undesignated funds to create a match opportunity for the dollars raised.
Action items
- Action item a: Re-affirmation of the Highline College Mission, Vision, Values and Core Themes
- Trustee Savusa motioned, Trustee Swenson seconded
- Dr. Mosby introduced: In preparation for our upcoming year 7th accreditation visit, we are requesting for the Board of Trustees to re-affirm Highline College mission statement. Per NWCUU standards, the governing board of the institution must periodically review and re-affirm the mission statement to ensure the appropriateness of its purpose, which in turn guides our outcomes or mission fulfillment.
- Motion passed
Board Report
- Puget Sound Welcome Back Center:
Linda Faaren (Director, Puget Sound Welcome Back Center)
Sarah Abdullah (Program Coordinator, Puget Sound Welcome Back Center
Cheryl Carino-Burr (Educational Case Manager (Health Care), Puget Sound Welcome Back Center)
Fernando Ramirez (Educational Case Manager (STEM), Puget Sound Welcome Back Center)
Area reports
- Administrative Services: VP Michael Pham
- Written report as stands
- Academic Affairs: Raegan Copeland for Interim VP Dr. Emily Lardner
- Assessment newsletter distributed to Trustees
- Director of Instructional Budget and Planning position filled, Marco A. Lopez
- Written report as stands
- Student Services: Interim VP Dr. Sy Ear
- Women’s soccer team is the NWAC champion
- Written report as stands
- Institutional Advancement: VP Josh Gerstman
- HC versus GRCC faculty and staff basketball tournament, Dec. 6th, 4-6PM
- Recognized the HC marketing and communications team
- Recognized Raechel Dawson for her efforts with the HC social media campaigns
- Recognized all staff involved in the Black and Brown Male Summit
- Written report as stands
Discussion
Update provided on the Serve the Vets potluck hosted on Nov. 14, 2019. Dave Weber recognized for his efforts along with staff and faculty that contributed to the event.
President’s remarks
- Recognized the importance of the Black and Brown Male Summit and the lives that it touches
- President’s Wellness Series launched on Nov. 18, 2019 with a presentation on Social Wellness by W. Tali Hairston
- Expressed gratitude to the classified staff community and their involvement in search committees for Vice President positions
- Recognized Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20, 2019
Unscheduled business
New business
Meeting adjourned at 11:19 a.m.
Minutes Signed and Approved
The meeting minutes from Nov. 21, 2019, were approved and signed into record by Chair Fred Mendoza and President John R. Mosby on Dec. 12, 2019, at 11:21 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.