Community and Technical College at WVU Tech
Institutional Board of Advisors Meeting
April 27, 2007 Minutes

Members Present:  Corky Harvey, Sally Smith, Gloria Flowers, Barry Crist, Talmadge                 Hager, Nancy Giacomo

Members Participating by Phone:  Tom Dover, Mary Gibson, Karen Price, Tom Isaacs

Members Absent:  Anita Caldwell-Holt, Barry Holstein, Ralph Sevy, Keith Spangler

Others Present:       Jo Harris, Kristin Mallory, Tom Minnich, Sid Valentine, Jack Nuckols, Connie Fox, Jeanne Smith, Tammy Bibbee

 

  1. Welcome 

The meeting was called to order at 9:07 by Chair T. Dover.

  1. Minutes of March 14 and January 25

C. Harvey made a motion to approve the minutes as distributed.  Seconded by G. Flowers.  Motion carried.

  1. College Reports (J. Harris)
    1. President
  2. The robot competition will be held on April 26, 2007.
  3. Council voted to keep all administratively linked institutions at the current tuition despite gaining approval for a 3% increase from the IBOA and BOG.
  4. State funds were allocated for a 3.5 percent salary increase.
  5. Approximately $91,000 was added to the CTC base budget.  Peer equity was used as part of the formula in the allocation of increases which does not benefit the CTC. No one had fewer accredited engineering technology programs. 
  6. T. Dover recommended drafting a resolution that expressed concern to the Chancellor and Council regarding tuition and fee actions and peer equity effects on the CTC budget. G. Flowers made a motion and C. Harvey seconded the motion.  It passed unanimously.
  7. S. Valentine received a grant for the diesel program and there is an opportunity to purchase the house at the end of this block.

 

    1. Printing Technology Report (J. Nuckols
  1. Two summer internship positions were filled in Florida.
  2. Synapse is donating a complete simulation training program to Tech so students can be trained and hired to train customers.
  3. The department is running a $4 million campaign.  Slightly over $2 million has been acquired for the Publishing Innovation Center. 
  1.  Report from WVU Board of Governors (T. Dover)
    1. Major Issues
  2. The main focus of the April meeting was on the selection of the president and a review of construction projects on the main campus and on the Montgomery campus.
  3. A tuition increase of 5.2% passed for in-state baccalaureate programs on the main campus and at WVU Tech.  The same increase was approved for the B.S. programs re-instated to the CTC.
    1. Upcoming Deliverables
  4. WVU Legal Services will assist with the Tabit property purchase.
  5. The collaborative partnership agreement with WVU’s marketing area was discussed; noted increases in joint advertising for extended education courses was noted.

 

  1. Scheduled Subjects
    1. Academic
      1. Academic Affairs Report
        1. Action Items 1-5 regarding new program implementation were presented as a whole.  G. Flowers moved that the programs be accepted as presented and C. Harvey seconded the motion.  Motion carried.
    2. Administrative

i.          Budget Discussion

  1. The budget will be revised by the Business Office due to the recent Council decision that denied tuition increases.
  2. The chargeback agreement with WVU Tech will be presented at the next meeting.
  3. The pool of student inquiries and accepted students is up at this time.
      1. Action Item:  Salary Increases (Attachment)
  4. State funding provided dollars for a minimum increase of $600 and a maximum of $1200 with an average increase of 3.5%.  Actual raises will be determined by the salary policy at each institution.  Board action was delayed until the budget can be revised.
      1. Action Item:  Compact Approval (Attachment)
  5. B. Crist moved to approve the compact as presented and the motion was seconded by S. Smith.  The motion carried.

 

    1. Board Items
        1. Election of Officers
  1. Nominations for the offices of chair, vice chair, and secretary were made by board members.
  2.  Results of the voting were as follows:  Sally Smith, Chair; Talmadge Hagar, Vice Chair; Gloria Flowers, Secretary.
  1. Follow-up from Previous Meetings
    1. Action Item:  Preliminary Master Plan
  2. The deadline has been extended by the Chancellor and work will be done on the plan during the summer.

 

  1. New Business
  2. The next meeting is scheduled for June, but an additional meeting may be called.
  1. Adjournment
  2. Meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m.

 

Respectfully submitted

 

Tammy Bibbee, Assistant Secretary