Official Proceedings of the
Alpena Community College Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
April 16, 2015
Roger C. Bauer Board Room, Charles R. Donnelly Natural Resources Center
665 Johnson Street, Alpena, MI 49707
The Alpena Community College Board of Trustees met at 6:07 p.m. for a workshop session on the fiscal
year 2016 budget and tuition rates on Thursday, April 16, 2015, in the Roger C. Bauer Board Room,
Room 400 of the Charles R. Donnelly Natural Resources Center.
Chairman Briggs convened the regular meeting at 7:10 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Present: John Briggs, Teresa Duncan, Marc Ferguson Joseph Gentry II, Lisa Hilberg, Florence Stibitz,
and Tom Townsend.
Seated at the Board Table: President Olin Joynton and Acting Board Secretary Penny Boldrey.
Approval of Agenda
Moved by Trustee Townsend that the agenda be approved; seconded by Trustee Hilberg.
Ayes: 7. Nays: 0. Motion carried.
Approval of Minutes from the March 19, 2015, Regular Board of Trustees Meeting
Trustee Townsend moved to accept the draft minutes from the March 19, 2015, regular ACC Board of
Trustees meeting; Trustee Gentry seconded the motion.
Ayes: 7. Nays: 0. Motion carried.
Introduction of Guests and Public Comment
Guests attending the workshop and regular meeting included: April Ahlgren, WATZ News; Nicole
Grulke, Alpena News; Don MacMaster, ACC administrator; Kathy Marsh, ACC administrator; Nancy
Seguin, ACC administrator; Meghan Cameron, ACC faculty; Lisa Schultz, ACC faculty; Brennan
Casler, ACC student; Shannon Kapala, ACC student; LeAnn White, ACC student; Alex Chmura, ACC
student; Richard Sutherland, ACC administration; and Paul Wolne; Wellington Township resident.
Wellington Township resident Paul Wolne shared information with the board regarding a new radio
station in Hillman.
Communication(s)
None
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Board Member and Subcommittee Reports
None
Faculty Report
Instructor Meghan Cameron updated the board on the April 11, 2015 Standards for Math Practice
Symposium that was held at Alpena Community College. This project was a collaboration between
ACC and the AMA/Iosco Math Science Center. Meghan was the 2014/2015 recipient of the endowed
teaching chair award and used the $5,000 stipend she received to help fund the symposium. The daylong conference was attended by 100 K-12 mathematics teachers, ACC students and instructors.
Participants also had the opportunity to attend various break-out sessions throughout the day.
Student Report
None
President’s Report
Following is the President’s Report as it was distributed. Dr. Joynton also invited ACC students Alex
Chmura, Shannon Kapala and LeAnn White share their experience at the Young Women, Strong
Leaders Conference with the trustees.
President’s Report to ACC Board of Trustees
April 16, 2015
1. Young Women, Strong Leaders
On April 3, 2015, seven students from Alpena Community College traveled to Mount Pleasant,
Michigan to participate in a Young Women, Strong Leaders Conference hosted by Central Michigan
University.
The conference was a collaborative effort sponsored by the Michigan American Council on
Education Network for Women, the Michigan Women’s Commission, Michigan State University
Women’s Resource Center, Michigan Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical
Preparation and the U.S. Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau.
With 150 participants in attendance, Central Michigan University First Lady Elizabeth Ross
welcomed the young women to the conference. The keynote speaker was Melanie Brown, Deputy
Director of the Michigan Talent Investment Agency. The day-long conference provided skill
development and professional mentoring opportunities as well as a variety of sessions for the
participants to attend.
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The students selected to attend from ACC included Brianne Becker, Alexandria Chmura, Shannon
Kapala, Anna Fairchild, Mary Myers, Britton Skuse, and LeAnn White. They were accompanied by
ACC staff Nancy Seguin, Dean of Student Services, and Penny Boldrey, Executive Director of the
ACC Foundation. Funding for this unique leadership opportunity was made available through the
ACC Foundation.
2. Business Leaders of Michigan CEO Roundtable
On April 2, I participated in a Business Leaders of Michigan program on narrowing the skills gap, a
critical piece for restoration of Michigan’s economy for which community colleges, and especially
ACC, have an important role to play. I have been impressed by the high quality of the BLM
research publications shared in Board meetings. Members of the panel included CEOs of Meijer,
Autocam Medical, Alro Steel, and Wolverine World Wide. What follows are principal points they
made of relevance to our business.
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Job posting practices need reform. Forget about requiring degrees and years of
experience. Instead, state competencies and skills. Be prepared to hire anyone who has them.
Students should not go to college to find themselves. Instead, they should set their career goals
first, and then go.
A logical progression of internships leading to a job ranks equally with the sequence of courses
leading to a degree.
Employers have a responsibility to let colleges know what they need, and they are not fulfilling it
well enough.
Action Items
2.622 Resolutions of Congratulations for PTK All-Michigan Academic Team Members
Trustee Townsend made the motion and Trustee Hilberg seconded the motion which reads as follows:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of Alpena Community
College unanimously extends its sincerest congratulation to Brennan J. Casler and LeAnn White for
their numerous contributions to increasing the quality of life at the College and for their
outstanding scholarly accomplishments throughout their enrollment at the College.
Ayes: 7. Nays: 0. Motion passed.
Following the presentation to Brennan J. Casler and LeAnn White, ACC Foundation Executive Director
Penny Boldrey presented each student with a monetary gift in recognition of their academic
achievements.
2.623 Choice Act Policy for VA Educational Benefit Recipients (Second Reading)
Trustee Hilberg made the motion and Trustee Duncan seconded the motion which reads as follows:
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In conformity with the Choice Act, the Alpena Community College Board of Trustees approves
on second reading the following policy addition to the Business Services Section of the ACC Policies &
Procedures Manual:
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In-State Tuition for Veterans Educational Benefit Recipients
Any individual using educational assistance under either Chapter 30 (Montgomery GI Bill® -Active Duty Program), Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill®) of Title 38, United States Code, and/or the
Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (38 U.S.C. §3311(b)(9)) who lives in the State of
Michigan while attending Alpena Community College (regardless of his/her formal state of residence)
shall be charged no more than in-state tuition.
Ayes: 7. Nays: 0. Motion passed.
2.624 FY16 Tuition Rate
Trustee Townsend made the motion and Trustee Gentry seconded the motion which reads as follows:
The Alpena Community College Board of Trustees authorizes an increase of tuition effective
with the 2015 Fall Semester.
TUITION AND FEES
In-District Tuition (per contact hour)
Out-of-District Tuition (per contact
hour, applicable to students from the
rest of Michigan, all other states, and
foreign countries, with the exception
of dually-enrolled students, whose
high schools are all charged In-District
Tuition)
FROM
$115.00
$181.00
TO
$120.00
$189.00
Ayes: 7. Nays: 0. Motion passed.
Information Items
3.825 Financial Report
Dr. Joynton reviewed the Financial Report with the Board.
3.826 Personnel Report
New hires, terminations, and status changes for March 2015.
New Hires:
None.
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Terminations:
None.
Status Changes:
None.
3.827 Gifts and Grants Report
The Gifts and Grants Report showed 27 donors gave gifts or pledges totaling $6,878.00 for the time
period of March 11, 2015, to April 7, 2015.
Board Discussion
Chairman Briggs mentioned several topics, including:
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The need to get a schedule of upcoming activities (i.e. nurse pinning ceremony, honors breakfast,
commencement and staff recognition dinner).
Trustee Ferguson requested a workshop in May that would provide the board with an update
related to enrollment and marketing.
Dr. Joynton inquired as to when the board would like to have the budget workshop. It was agreed
to conduct the budget workshop at the June meeting.
Trustee Hilberg requested a future workshop led by Jay Walterreit and related to the by-laws and
Open Meetings Act.
New Business
None.
Suggested Future Agenda Items
None.
Next Regular Meeting
The next regularly scheduled Board of Trustees meeting will be held on May 21, 2015, at 7 p.m. in the
Roger C. Bauer Board Room, Room 400 of the Charles R. Donnelly Natural Resources Center, 665
Johnson Street, Alpena, MI 49707.
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Adjournment
The regular meeting was adjourned at 8 p.m.
Penny Boldrey
Acting Secretary of the Board of Trustees
(989) 358-7297
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