Kaycee Ondrasek

The Board of Trustees approved several budget allocations and amendments for various grants, including the Academic Momentum Action Plan, Brightway Foundational Education Grant, MVCC Apprenticeship, Semiconductor Education & Training Project, SUNY Healthcare Workforce, SUNY Mental Health Funding Grant, Transformational ASAP/ACE Grant, CSTEP, and the TRIO Grant. Additionally, the Board revised the Investment Policy, approved program revisions for Early Childhood AS, Humanities and Social Sciences AA (Creative Writing Concentration), Natural Science AS (Biological Science Concentration), and Natural Science AS (Physical Science Concentration). The Board also repealed a previous transfer credit policy regarding Army MOS experience, ratified various service contracts, and recognized the service of a departing student board member.

The board approved several budget amendments for various grants, including the SWDPS Grant for students with disabilities, the SUNY MVCC 202.32 Grant, and the SUNY Workforce Development Training grant. The board also authorized the write-off of uncollectible tuition receivable accounts. Program revisions were approved for the Accounting A.A.S., Computer Information Systems A.S., Computer Information Technology A.A.S., Computer Science A.S., Engineering Science A.S., and Liberal Arts - Humanities and Social Science A.A. degree programs. Additionally, the board approved the periodic program review for the Individual Studies A.A.S. degree.

The board approved multiple budget amendments for various grants including Perkins IV/CTEIA, SUNY Gateway Course Redesign, SUNY Internship Scholarship, SUNY WDT CSE Training, and Title II EIT Accessibility. Additionally, the board approved a new academic program in Health Sciences and several program revisions for degrees in Applied Business Studies, Business Administration, Childhood Education, Health Care Management, Individual Studies, and Psychology. The meeting also included the ratification of several service and license contracts, the approval of a revised Matriculation Policy, the granting of faculty appointments and promotions, and the conferring of emeritus status upon retired members. The President provided a report on enrollment trends, advocacy, and recent college activities.

The Board of Trustees held their regular meeting to address college business, including the election of a new Secretary. The board accepted a college audit for the 2025 fiscal year and approved a budget amendment for a grant regarding the Indian River Lakes Conservancy survey. Furthermore, the board ratified several contractual agreements for software, subscriptions, and facility maintenance. The meeting also included reports on the Foundation’s financial achievements and scholarship initiatives, updates on Senate-approved curriculum revisions and policies, a Student Trustee activity report, and a comprehensive update from the President concerning enrollment, advocacy efforts, and strategic plans. The session concluded with a presentation regarding student life and activities.

The meeting included the unanimous approval of the Consent Agenda items following a motion by Cindy Intschert and seconded by Beth Fipps. Several budget amendments were approved: Resolution No. 100-26 for the Collegiate Science Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) Grant, Resolution No. 101-26 for the HealthCARES Grant, Resolution No. 102-26 for the High Needs Nursing Grant, Resolution No. 103-26 for the Liberty Partnership Program Grant, Resolution No. 104-26 for the Library Collection Grant, Resolution No. 105-26 for the SSP College Equipment Grant, Resolution No. 106-26 for the SUNY Food Insecurity Support Grant, Resolution No. 107-26 for the SUNY Nursing Simulation Fellowship Grant, Resolution No. 108-26 for the Transformational ASAP/ACE Program Grant, and Resolution No. 109-26 for the Transformational Initiative Fund Grant, and Resolution No. 110-26 for the TRIO Grant. The Board adopted the academic calendar for 2026-2027 (Resolution No. 111-26). Program reactivation and revisions were approved for the Criminal Justice Certificate (Resolution No. 112-26), Criminal Justice A.S. (Resolution No. 113-26), Human Services A.S. (Resolution No. 114-26), and Mathematics A.S. (Resolution No. 115-26). The Board ratified several contractual agreements including those with Bibliotheca, DANC, Ellucian, OCC Small Business Development Center, and Spectrum (Resolution No. 116-26). The Personnel Committee presented Resolution No. 117-26 to approve the 2026-2027 Holiday Schedule. The President provided updates on enrollment figures, the postponed joint retreat, advocacy efforts, the upcoming Achieving the Dream visit in March, positive feedback on the Community Breakfast and Strategic Plan booklet, and numerous recent and upcoming college activities. A presentation was given regarding an overview and updates for the Center for Community Studies, including discussions on future speaker series focusing on emerging data issues and agency engagement/succession planning.