Date: May 8, 2023
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: WITCC Campus –Sioux City, Iowa

WITCC Mission

As a comprehensive community college, our mission is to provide quality education and to economically enhance the communities we serve.

Board Members

Russell Wray, President | Tricia Sutherland, Vice President | Bill Anderson | Jeremy Ogle | Al Aymar | Derrick Franck
Brenda Wright, Board Secretary
Absent: Blanca Martinez | Linnea Fletcher

Administration:

Terry Murrell, College President | Juline Albert, VP of Learning | Troy Jasman, VP of Finance and Administrative Services | Darin Moeller, Executive Dean of Instruction | Mike Logan, Dean of Information Technology | Jackie Plendl, Dean of Human Resources | Tawnya Beermann, Dean of Students | Christina Brandon, Interim Dean of Outreach and Information Technology | Revathi Vongsiprasom, Associate Dean of Inclusion

Presenters:

Dr. Erin Volk, Director of Institutional Research and Resource Development | Carmen Wilson, Associate Dean – Corporate College | Karina Pedroza, Title III Project Manager | Lily Castro, Director of Special Programs | Ben Mohning, Four Plus Program Director

Item

President Russell Wray called the meeting to order at 4:00 pm

Brenda Wright took roll call of directors

No Oral Communications were presented

No Written Communications were presented

Russell Wray asked for a motion for Consent Items. Derrick Franck made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Jeremy Ogle.

Terry Murrell presented a new board member to be appointed to District I due to a vacancy last month. Jeremy Ogle made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Derrick Franck. All in favor. Motion carried. Brenda gave the Oath of Office to Micah Lang who then took his seat at the board.

Juline Albert, Erin Volk, and Karina Pedroza presented the Grants Update. Erin reviewed the grant report activities for last year. Karina then talked about the new Title III grant and the objectives of the grant.

Tawnya Beerman, Lily Castro, and Ben Mohning reported on the activities of the Project Success program and also presented the 2023-2024 Project Success Contracts. Motioned by Tricia Sutherland to approve the contract and it was seconded by Jeremy Ogle. All in favor and motion was carried.

Troy Jasman presented the After Prom Sponsorships for this year. 19 schools contacted us. We provided each school with a WITCC hoodie.

Troy Jasman also presented a request to purchase a College Video Display System. This will add an indoor video system in the gym. We have current Daktronics equipment that this will work with. Derrick Franck made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Al Aymar. All were in favor and motion was carried.

Mike Logan and Christina Brandon presented the Information Technology Annual Report Mike thanked the board for support while he’s worked here at WITCC. Mike and Christina then reviewed some of the different projects completed over the past year. Jeremy Ogle made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Derrick Franck. All were in favor and motion was carried.

Mike Logan and Christina Brandon also submitted a request for a Student Technology Purchase. Al Aymar made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Micah Lang. All were in favor and the motion was carried.

Darin Moeller and Carmen Wilson presented the Resolution Approving Assignment and Assumption Agreement – Velocity Clinical Research. Meridian was acquired by Velocity and they have agreed to take over the agreement. Jeremy Ogle made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Tricia Sutherland. All were in favor and motion was carried.

Darin Moeller and Carmen Wilson also presented the 2023-1 Multiple Industrial Jobs Training Agreement and Resolutions. Darin thanked everyone involved to make this happen. Derrick Franck made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Tricia Sutherland. All were in favor and motion was carried at 4:36 pm.

Jackie Plendl presented the Mobile App Development Faculty Contract. This program was approved to be deactivated. This will now terminate the contract with the faculty. The faculty member was offered to take some additional certification training and he would then be qualified to teach in the computer networking program.

Derrick Franck reported on the Audit and Finance Committee meeting help prior to the board meeting. They reviewed the bills and p-card charges. Jeremy appreciated the review of the bond process.

Derrick Franck also reviewed the minutes from the Community Colleges for Iowa Derrick directed everyone to review the board minutes.

Terry Murrell gave his President’s Report

  • Board Recognition Month – Terry recognized the board members. Thanked them for their dedication to the college.
  • FY23 Budget – we look like we are going to meet and balance the budget. We are finalizing the detail budget for next year.
  • Legislative Update – 3.25% (7.2 million new dollars from the state) was an issue with Future Ready Iowa and some changes were made.

Jeremy Ogle made a motion to exit open session and go into closed session for the Collective Bargaining Strategy. Al Aymar seconded the motion. After coming out of closed session, Jeremy made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Tricia Sutherland.

Jeremy Ogle made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Derrick Franck seconded the motion. All were in favor and motion was carried.