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Board minutes 09/08/04
A meeting of the Madison Area Technical
College District Board was held Wednesday, September 8, 2004, at Madison
Area Technical College, 3550 Anderson Street, Madison, Wisconsin.
Board members present: John Ashley-Chair,
Carousel Andrea Bayrd, James Cavanaugh, Judith Ecker, Donald Heiliger,
Jerry McGowan, Darnella Mosley, and Rose Williams. Excused: Kenneth
Brittingham.
Also present: Rose Ann Findlen, Acting
President; Jon Anderson, Legal Counsel; Becky Baumbach, Vice President
for Strategic Effectiveness; Edward Clarke, Vice President for Strategic
Innovations; Debbie Derr, Executive Dean for Student Development &
Success; Terry Gulmire, Director of Facilities; John Lalor, Executive
Dean for Outreach Learning; Kevin Myren, Chief Finance Officer; David
Wallace, Chief Information Officer-Department of Educational Technology
& Services; and Ellen Hustad, Recording Secretary.
Others present: Eduardo Arangua,
Dean-Alternative Learning; Sue Carter, Admissions/Assessment
Administrator-Student Development & Success; Sandra Docter, Part-Time
Faculty; Eugene Fujimoto, Diversity Coordinator/Affirmative Action
Officer; Janet Kelly, Manager-Institutional Marketing/Public Relations;
Joe Lowndes, Genetics Instructor-Agriscience & President-Full-Time
Faculty Union Local 243; Blair McMillan, Science Instructor-Arts &
Sciences; Joy McMillan, Director-Center for New & Converging
Technologies; Mary Rapp, Budget Manager-Financial Resources; Edward
Rico-Part-Time Faculty; Richard Seibt, Instructional Media Assistant;
David Shonkwiler, Dean-Agriscience, Apprenticeship, Technical &
Industrial; Abdulcadir Sido, Dean-Health Occupations; Judy Sutton,
Associate Dean-Business; Bradley Viegut , Robert W. Baird & Company; and
others.
Call to Order
I
The meeting was duly noticed and called
to order at 5:31 p.m.
Additions to or Deletions from the
Agenda I B
There were no additions to or deletions
from the agenda.
Routine Business Matters
II
Approval of Meeting Minutes
II A
There was a motion by Mr. Heiliger,
seconded by Mr. McGowan, to approve the meeting minutes of August
11, 2004, as submitted. Motion carried.
Public Appearances on Non-Agenda Items
II B
There were no public appearances on
non-agenda items.
New Business
III
Action Items
III A
Resolution awarding the sale of
$2,800,000 general obligation promissory notes; series 2004B; providing
the form of the notes; and levying a tax in connection therewith
III A 1
Mr. Myren reminded the board that at the
August 11, 2004, meeting, the MATC District Board approved the sale of
$2,800,000 of General Obligation Promissory Notes. Mr. Myren introduced
Mr. Bradley Viegut of Robert W. Baird & Company to provide information
on the winning bid.
Mr. Viegut reviewed the bid results,
indicating that a total of eight bids were received. The winning bid
came from Harris Trust & Savings Bank with a true interest rate of
2.2042 percent. Mr. Viegut indicated that the college’s positive
financial condition greatly assists in securing competitive bids and low
interest rates.
There was a motion by Mr. McGowan,
seconded Mr. Heiliger, to adopt the resolution awarding the sale of
$2,800,000 general obligation promissory notes, Series 2004B;
providing the form of the notes; and levying a tax in connection
therewith. Motion carried.
Medical Office Mid-Management Program
Suspension III A 2
Ms. Sutton indicated that it was being
recommended that the Medical Office Mid-Management Program be suspended
due to a number of factors including low enrollments, low number of
graduates and changes in the job market related to qualifications for
individuals in this field. Attempts to create interest in the program,
such as offering a variety of scheduling formats, did not increase
enrollments. Currently this is the only such program in the Wisconsin
Technical College System (WTCS), and the recommendation is being made in
consultation with and with the support of the WTCS.
A plan was established two years ago to
offer the core courses in designated semesters. All students enrolled in
the program were notified of this plan and have had an opportunity to
finish all core courses. Ms. Sutton explained that a program suspension
does not represent elimination of the program, but rather the program
remains in the state system where it can be further reviewed and
modified in the future if desired.
There was a motion by Mr. Heiliger,
seconded by Ms. Williams, to approve the suspension of the Medical
Office Mid-Management Program. Motion carried.
Consent Agenda
III A 3
Monthly financial report as of July 31,
2004 III A 3 a
Approval of vendor payments over $2,500
and approval confirmation and ordering of bills paid for the period
ending August 31, 2004 III A 3 b
FY2003-04 / 2004-05 service contracts
III A 3 c
Approval of the employment of personnel
III A 3 d
Approval of acceptance of resignation
III A 3 e
There was a motion by Mr. Cavanaugh,
seconded by Ms. Ecker, to approve Consent Agenda Items III.A.3.a.
through e. as submitted. Motion carried.
Information Item
III B
Accessing MATC’s Enrollment Data
III B a
Ms. Baumbach demonstrated to the board
how enrollment information can be accessed at the college’s website. Ms.
Baumbach indicated that PeopleSoft reporting tools have enhanced the
college’s ability to organize data in a more readable format. Ms. Ecker
agreed that PeopleSoft has improved the college’s ability to gather and
analyze data. Mr. Ashley stated that he looked forward to the college’s
ability to utilize the enhanced data in future planning in areas such as
the college foundation, the utilization of district employers, and
advisory committees.
Communications
III C
Rose Ann Findlen
III C 1
Dr. Findlen reported that MATC’s New
Student Daze was a huge success. This is a college-wide effort involving
individuals from Facilities, Finance, Learning Programs, and Student
Development & Success. This year the program was piloted at the Fort
Atkinson campus and resulted in 90 percent of new students attending the
event. It is estimated that a total of more than 2,400 new students were
served at Truax, the Downtown Education Center and Fort Atkinson.
John Ashley III C 2
Mr. Ashley encouraged board members to
attend the Wisconsin Technical College District Boards Association
meeting in LaCrosse on October 22-23, 2004.
Ms. Ecker was appointed to serve as the
board’s voting delegate at the Association of Community College Trustees
Annual Leadership Congress in New Orleans.
Mr. Ashley asked Mr. McGowan to provide
an update on the presidential search process. Mr. McGowan reported that
the board was scheduled to conduct initial interviews in the next week
and as a result it was hoped that the number of candidates would be
narrowed down to two to three individuals. More background checking
would occur at that time and names of finalists would be announced.
Mr. Heiliger expressed concern about an
alleged incident that was shared with him related to a student attending
MATC. There was agreement that this incident would be investigated.
Adjournment
V
There was a motion by Mr. Heiliger,
seconded by Ms. Ecker, to adjourn. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 6:23 p.m.
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