Helen Antonakakis

The agenda for this meeting includes several key actions and reports. Discussions cover the President's Report, the Middle States Update, and reports from the Camden County College Foundation and relevant committees. Significant business actions involve the acceptance of the FY2025 Audit, the awarding of contracts to Rider Training of New Jersey and The NCHERM Group, LLC, authorizing facility use agreements, approving change orders for Cosmetology Lab Renovations, authorizing an agreement with Girl With a Grill for kitchen and banquet space, and correcting the record for a previously sold fire truck. The meeting also addresses fiscal matters, personnel recommendations, old business, new business, and an executive session.

The meeting included the reordering of the agenda to address Resolution FY2026-107 concerning the awarding of a negotiated contract to various vendors for educational technology supplies. The President's Report highlighted the launch of the 2025-2028 Strategic Enrollment and Retention Management (SERM) Plan, enrollment statistics including 90 Gateway to College students and 135 F-1 international students, the Hunger Free Campus Grant award of $27,500 for the Marketplace food pantry, and the installation of pet supply collection bins. The report also noted the success of the Adult Basic Skills program with 29 learners achieving a level gain. Further actions included authorizing the acceptance of a $15,000 grant from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation for the Visual Arts Department. Resolutions were approved for the disposal of non-functioning college equipment from the Gabriel E. Danch CIM Center and Kevin G. Halpern Hall, and the disposal of four non-functioning vehicles. A bid for Dental Chair Removal and Installation (Bid #FY26ITB-13) was rejected due to non-compliance, and the Manager of Purchasing was authorized to re-advertise. Personnel actions for January 6, 2026, were approved, and the Board ratified previous hiring actions taken by the Executive Committee in December 2025. The meeting concluded with an Executive Session to discuss contract or collective negotiations matters.

The meeting included several key discussions and actions. The President's Report covered recent celebrations like Giving Tuesday support, student holiday meal augmentations, the awarding of $75,000 for a Dual Enrollment program with Mastery Schools of Camden, eligibility for students in the NJ Pay It Forward program, progress on the Facilities Master Plan, and updates on Middle States Commission on Higher Education conference attendance, where a student research project was selected for presentation. Several resolutions were approved to accept grant funding: Resolution FY2026-87 for $105,882 for the County College-Based Center for Adult Transition; Resolution FY2026-88 for $27,500 for the FY2025 Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program; Resolution FY2026-89 for $1,125 for the Mental Health and Wellness Mini-Grant; and Resolution FY2026-90 to apply for $200,000 for the FY2026 New Jersey Afterschool Summer Program. The Board accepted the Report on Schedule of Total Credit Hour Enrollments for FY2025 (Resolution FY2026-91). The Business Affairs Committee presented several action items, including authorizing agreements for Real Estate Sales Courses (Resolution FY2026-92), participation in the TIPS Purchasing Cooperative for Honeywell maintenance (Resolution FY2026-93), awarding a non-fair and open contract to The Commission REI for real estate investing courses (Resolution FY2026-94), awarding a contract to Puleo Pharmacy Services LLC for Pharmacy Technician Training (Resolution FY2026-95), and awarding a contract to Single Stop USA, Inc. for online self-screening technology (Resolution FY2026-96). The Board also accepted the quarterly financial reports for Q4 FY2025 and Q1 FY2026 (Resolutions FY2026-97 and FY2026-98). Additionally, a contract was awarded for ophthalmic equipment after two failed public bid attempts.

The meeting agenda primarily focused on actions related to grants and resolutions. Key actions included authorizing the College to accept several grants, such as one from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities for the Unheard Voices of the American Revolution, a LEOTEF Sub-Award Grant, a Tuition Remission Program Grant, and grants related to the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act and the Celebration of Womanhood Conference. Additionally, resolutions were proposed concerning the recommendation of the 2024-2025 Academic Calendar, authorizing biennial conferral of Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards, authorizing an agreement with the USDA for Wildlife Services, authorizing a Shared Services Agreement with the County of Camden for Special Events oversight, authorizing the disposal of non-functioning vehicle and/or equipment, and several bid/contract recommendations. Personnel recommendations were also presented for action.

The meeting included a public hearing on the Camden County College FY2025 Operating and Capital Budgets and Tuition and Fee Schedule. The board addressed resolutions related to budget amendments, tenure recommendations for faculty, adoption of the FY2025 operating and capital budgets, approval of Chapter 12 financing for renovations, amendments to tuition and fee policies, acceptance of donations, authorization for architectural and engineering professionals, contract awards for various services including architectural design, assessment technologies, PowerSchool Group, and GoTo Technologies. Additionally, contracts were awarded to Initium Softworks, Respondus, ProQuest, and Pathways to Apprenticeship. The board also accepted the Quarterly Financial Report and addressed bid/contract and personnel recommendations.