GREAT BASIN COLLEGE

PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL

August 9, 2016

1:30 p.m.

PRESENT: Mark Curtis, Lynn Mahlberg, Sonja Sibert, Lisa Frazier, Tom Reagan, Mary Doucette, Bret Murphy, Jonathan Foster, Cathy Fulkerson, Mardell Wilkins, Greg Brorby, Joe Micke

ABSENT: Amber Donnelli, Chelsey Fox, John Rice, Angie DeBraga

1. Approval of Minutes – The minutes of the President’s Council meeting on July 26, 2016, were approved.

2. SGA Update – Chelsey Fox was absent, but President Curtis read her report. The SGA executive board had a meeting yesterday where the new constitution and bylaws were approved. The students will vote on the new constitution and bylaws in the fall. All campuses are getting ready for school to start and are planning welcome back activities.

3. Academic Faculty Evaluation Policy – Mardell will gather the changes from Bret Murphy and Lynn Mahlberg. Janie is meeting with Sheri Baker to clarify the form and procedure. The policy on non-tenure vs tenure is of concern to Bret so he will review that part.

4. Faculty Senate Update – no report.

5. Classified Council Update – Joe Micke had nothing to report.

6. Institutional Research Update – Cathy Fulkerson reported she is continuing to gather information on the Climate Survey Sexual Violence for Students and Faculty as part of the Clery Act. There are options she is working on. We can partner with WNC for a price discount and use the instrument they are using. UNR has already done a survey with a 33% response rate and will be doing the survey again in November. We can possibly provide them with our email addresses and they can send the survey out for us at the same time they are doing their survey. We can then get comparable results among northern Nevada institutions, rural vs. urban, etc. Cathy will meet to gather more information on the privacy of data, who would have access to the data, and a memo of understanding. The UNR survey is for the students. Cathy is still investigating what they do for the faculty survey. President’s Council is agreeable to use the UNR survey but we need more information. We need to vet it FERPA and make sure it is ok to do this. Lynn said that we must do this survey. Cathy will continue to pursue solutions and keep PC updated.

7. Vice President Reports

· Business Affairs – Sonja Sibert had nothing to report.

· Student Services/Academic Affairs – Lynn Mahlberg reported that Adriana Mendez has been selected for the Advisor position from the Recruitment Coordinator position. We will go out for a search for the Recruitment Coordinator position as soon as possible.

8. Dean/Director/Assoc. VP Reports

· Continuing Ed – no report.

· Health Science & Human Services – no report.

· Arts & Science – Tom Reagan had nothing to report.

· Business & Technology – Bret Murphy reported Bob Byram has retired immediately and they are looking for his replacement. Dr. Sidwell has resigned as well. Bret has contingency plans in place to cover classes until we get those positions filled. The Technical Math position is through the TAACCCT grant and they are finished with the interviews and will make a selection. The technical programs are full.

· Distance Education – Lisa Frazier reported on the problems in implementing online course evaluations for all courses. It will not be happening this academic year. She will notify faculty and will work on the timeline in other areas. They are implementing the design tools and creating templates for a more consistent updated look with WebCampus. There is a college policies page that you can put various policies. Lisa will email out the current policies that are on the policies page and PC can recommend additions.

· GBC Foundation – Greg Brorby reported that Barrick will be funding $75,000 for the Operation Bravo that Jacob Park talked about last week. The money will be run through the Foundation. It will pay for 5 interns in all disciples and for a part time coordinator. Barrick wants us to work with other businesses to also offer interns. Lynn said Barrick has a new Director of Veterans Services and he was here three weeks ago. He is very excited about this partnership. The Barrick proposal will be presented on August 18th. Greg is optimistic on something good happening here. The Foundation is hosting an estate planning seminar that will be IAV to all sites on August 25 at 6:00 p.m. Gerber law offices and Edward Jones will be partnering to put on the seminar. The Alumni Association will partner with Caldwell Banker for the September Wine Walk. Greg is looking at a signature event to fund the operations for the Foundation. He will be asking for volunteers. The first two years will be some kind of dinner hosted on campus with auction items and a variety of things. The Foundation has seen a demonstration on software that will allow it to accept credit cards for online giving. The cost is $2,200 per year if the Board of Trustees approves.

9. President’s Report – Mark Curtis reported he met with Regent Geddes last week. He is interested in details of the other community colleges across the county the moved to state college status. President Curtis has started research on some of the details that Regent Geddes has requested. It will be part of a future report to the Regents. The Las Vegas Sun has an interesting article on college presidents needing more autonomy. On August 25-26 there will be a retreat for the Regents, Chancellor and presidents to discuss the future of the Nevada System of Higher Education and to develop the beginnings of a strategic plan.

10. Miscellaneous

Tom Reagan reported the State Board of Education/NSHE joint meeting is on October 21st which Tom will be attending.

Mary Doucette reported the new machine will be up and running very soon. The students will not be taking pictures of anything living. They will take pictures of different inanimate objects.

Bret Murphy reported on the Governor’s Industry Sector Council. Bret has been appointed as a member.