The meeting was called to order by Interim Chair William Smith.

It was moved by Mr. Gerald McDonald, seconded by Mr. Jack Klim, to approve the minutes of the previous board meeting. Motion carried to approve minutes as written.

Dr. Riley introduced two new members to the Board. Ms. Sharon Ambrose of St. Mary’s Medical Center Foundation and Mr. Steve Weir of the Kanawha Valley Local Port Authority.

Accreditation Update – Dr. Riley passed out copies of the new MCTC catalog to the board members and gave an update on the accreditation process. She informed the groups that she would be attending a Review Hearing along with the chair of the accreditation team in Chicago in October. She explained that contracts with Marshall University for services performed by the university as well as Institutional Effectiveness and Outcomes Assessments were two areas of concentration for MCTC.

Dr. Judy Scherer gave a brief overview of the Institutional Effectives and Outcomes Assessment process and how faculty was being prepared to improve in this area. Dr. Riley stressed to the Board that Outcomes Assessment was being enforced with colleges across the state. Both Dr. Riley and Dr. Scherer expressed to the group that they were very pleased with the attitude of the MCTC faculty and their eagerness to improve in these areas.

Dr. Riley asked for two volunteers to help with the process of redefining the Mission Statement/Vision of MCTC. Mr. Modliszewski and Mr. Klim volunteered their time for this purpose.

Board of Governors Committee on Community and Technical Colleges – Dr. Riley informed the Board that Marshall’s Board of Governors has added three subcommittees, School of Medicine, Athletics and Community and Technical College. The CTC committee members are Gary White, Michael Perry and Steve Haid. Dr. Riley stressed that she feels this will be a strong subcommittee to field our recommendations.

Advantage Valley – Dr. Riley informed the Board that the Advantage Valley College System, which consists of the WV Tech, WVU State and MCTC, along with Advantage Valley, Inc. were hosting a series of conferences on the role of community colleges and economic development. Dr. Riley gave an overview of the conference on September 17 with speaker Mark Miliron and thanked Jason Moses for attending. She also encouraged each of the Board members to attend the next conference to be held on October 15.

Enrollment Update – Dr. Riley informed the Board that according to information she has received, MCTC enrollment seems to be very close to last year with fall of 2002 having an enrollment of 2,106 and fall of 2003 having an enrollment of 2,180. Dr. Riley also indicated that due to late registrations this number could possibly increase.

Rule on Adjunct Faculty – Dr. Riley reviewed the Adjunct Faculty Rule and informed the Board that our Rule was similar to the Adjunct Faculty Rule of Marshall University with the exception of workload of faculty. Ms. Dennison described the process involved with mentoring the part-time faculty. The Board was informed that the Rule had been approved by the MCTC Faculty Council.

Bill Smith explained the development process and first draft. Dr. Riley informed the group that the By-Laws were a “work in progress” and could be altered as certain circumstances arose. Motion was made by Mr. McDonald to approve the By-Laws as presented, Ms. Richardson seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried.

The slate of proposed officers and committee members was reviewed by the Board. Motion was made by Mr. McDonald to approve the slate as presented, Mr. Klim seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried.

An informal review of the Board was taken to identify Marshall University alumni and state residency.

There were no items from the floor.

Respectfully submitted,

Dr. Vicki L. Riley

Provost