Shelby Branting

The meeting included project updates, such as the Blue Dragon project for tracking students, career services, ebooks, and the Blue Roster project for course creation. There was also a grants report, discussing various grants received for apprenticeships, virtual reality training, scholarships, and cyber security. A dining room project update was given, noting the completion of the dining room and upcoming projects. Additionally, there was discussion regarding a biology lab fee increase and ITV removal.

The special board meeting included discussions and approval of a resolution, which was amended to change the continuation date to May 31st, 2020. There was also a discussion about potentially having a face-to-face meeting in the Justice Theatre on Thursday, instead of a Zoom meeting, to allow for social distancing while still streaming the meeting live and restricting public access.

The meeting included discussions and approvals related to the agenda, student dining project, minutes from the last meeting, financial reports, college bills, personnel matters, bids, surplus items, strategic planning projects, and a Radio Kansas update. The board also addressed curriculum summaries, course fees, non-renewal of personnel, and held executive sessions for purchase negotiations and confidential personnel information.

The meeting included discussions and approvals related to the agenda, minutes from previous meetings, and college bills. The board addressed personnel matters and surplus property. Updates were provided on the student dining facility expansion and the football facility project. The board also discussed and approved a revised retraining guarantee policy, curriculum modifications, new courses, and course fees. Additionally, the board approved a resolution of authority and a resolution of payments.

The Hutchinson Community College's Strategic Enrollment Management Plan aims to create sustainable pathways for student access, persistence, retention, and completion. Key areas of focus include expanding outreach efforts, strengthening academic and student support services, and utilizing real-time data analytics. The plan emphasizes a student-centered approach, data-driven decision-making, collaboration, and clear academic pathways to improve persistence, enrollment, retention, and completion rates in both academic and technical programs.