Brian L. Kasler

The board meeting covered several significant items, including the approval of a salary adjustment for the Director of TRIO and a second amendment to the President's employment agreement. The Board also honored a retiring trustee for distinguished service, granted emeritus status to a retired faculty member, and approved financial reports and bank warrants. Additionally, the Board authorized revisions to the family and medical leave policy, established new professional staff titles, and confirmed multiple personnel appointments. Finally, the Board authorized the conferral of degrees for upcoming graduates and ratified collective bargaining agreements with the Union of Faculty and Professionals and the Civil Service Employees Association.

This document outlines the strategic plan to 2026, focusing on key pillars such as fostering a culture of care and success, delivering a meaningful student experience, building organizational effectiveness, and ensuring financial sustainability and self-sufficiency. It details ongoing initiatives across academic affairs, diversity and inclusion, information technology, strategic initiatives, student affairs, human resources, marketing, and workforce development, all aimed at achieving the organization's long-term goals.

This strategic plan outlines the institution's direction through 2026, focusing on cultivating a culture of care and success, delivering a meaningful student experience, building organizational effectiveness, and ensuring financial sustainability and self-sufficiency.

The Board of Trustees conducted an executive session to discuss personnel matters and appointed a new college president. Actions included approving salary adjustments for staff and authorizing temporary stipends for administrative personnel taking on additional responsibilities. The meeting featured reports from the Foundation on record-breaking scholarship support, new endowed scholarships, and upcoming celebratory events. Additionally, the Board reviewed institutional financial reports and approved revisions to several policies, including the Title IX Grievance Policy, the Sexual Misconduct Policy, and the Acceptable Use Policy for technology, which now incorporates guidelines for artificial intelligence. New appointments for TRIO program staff were confirmed, and the Board formally adopted the college's Institutional Learning Outcomes.

The agenda focuses on a broad range of personnel actions, including special assignments, salary adjustments, and extensive administrative staff reappointments for various departments. Financial items include the review of warrants, revenues and expenditures, the annual operations budget, and the tuition and fees schedule for the upcoming academic year. New job descriptions were presented, along with appointments for several key leadership roles. Additionally, the meeting addressed the formal conferral of degrees and certificates, reports from the Foundation and Student Trustee, and updates on professional development and upcoming campus events.