Minutes



SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

AMMERMAN CAMPUS - SELDEN, NEW YORK

OCTOBER 30, 1998

The meeting was held on Friday, October 30, 1998, at 9:30 a.m., at the Ammerman Campus in Selden, New York.

Present:

Charles L. Lauer Trustee/Vice Chair

Susan LeBow Trustee/Secretary

John J. Foley Trustee

Walter C. Hazlitt Trustee

Michael Sacca Trustee

M. Vicki Wacksman Trustee

Richard Zummo Trustee

Michael Katzberg Student Trustee

Salvatore J. La Lima President

James Canniff V. P. for Academic & Campus Affairs

Eric Ricioppo V. P. for Marketing & Public Affairs

Steven Schrier V. P. for Admin. & Information Services

Joanne Braxton Executive Dean, Western Campus

Allie Parrish Executive Dean, Eastern Campus

Wayne Pevey Executive Dean, Ammerman Campus

Absent:

Sally Ann Slacke Trustee/Chair

Michael Hollander Trustee

Michael Weissberg V. P. for Student Affairs

Jessica Allen Deputy to the President

Excused:

Charles Stein College Chief Financial Officer

Guests:

Angie Carpenter S. C. Legislator

Thomas Cunningham S. C. Budget Review Office

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It was duly moved, seconded, and carried unanimously to accept the Minutes of the meeting held on September 25, 1998.

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Trustee Foley requested that a formal resolution be prepared for the December Board meeting on prohibiting political parties from coming onto the College’s campuses for campaigning purposes.

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RESOLUTION NO. 98.202 was duly moved, seconded, and carried unanimously.

WHEREAS, there are current vacancies in the civil service classification, and the positions listed below are provided in the College budget, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the appointments of the following civil service employees are hereby approved at the rates and titles designated:

Annual Effective

Classification Area Salary Date Line No.

NAME

Joseph M. Davis Laborer Warehouse (C) $19,862 11/2/98 2280-3080-1030

Larry Jones Custodial I Plant Maint. (E) $19,862 11/2/98 2260-5010-1212

Tara Knox Custodial I Plant Maint. (W) $19,862 11/2/98 2260-6010-1220

FISCAL IMPACT:

Old New Net Cost

Joseph M. Davis 0 $19,862 $19,862

Larry Jones 0 $19,862 $19,862

Tara Knox 0 $19,862 $19,862

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RESOLUTION NO. 98.203 was duly moved, seconded, and carried unanimously.

WHEREAS, there is a need for the services of an Assistant Director of Institutional Research and Assessment, and the position is provided in the College budget, and

WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the vice president, and the College president that the individual be granted an appointment, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the following individual be granted an appointment during the 1998-99 year, as follows:

(Cont’d)

Annual Period of

Rank/Title Area Rate Appoint.

NAME

James Lagonegro Assistant Director Institutional $52,560 10/26/98-

Institutional Research Research (C) 8/31/99

and Assessment

Line No. 2280-3045-0015

FISCAL IMPACT:

Old New Net Cost

James Lagonegro $38,967 $52,560 $13,593

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RESOLUTION NO. 98.204 was duly moved, seconded, and carried unanimously.

WHEREAS, a vacancy exists on the professional staff at the Ammerman Campus, and

WHEREAS, the campus executive dean and the College president recommend the appointment as stated below, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the following individual be granted a term appointment effective November 2, 1998 through August 31, 1999.

Annual

Rank Area Salary

NAME

Veronica Miller PA III Student Affairs $46,760

Enrollment Services (A)

FISCAL IMPACT:

Old New Net Cost

V. Miller 0 $46,760 $46,760

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RESOLUTION NO. 98.205 was duly moved, seconded, and carried unanimously.

WHEREAS, there are needs identified for an Assistant Director of Enrollment Services on the Ammerman Campus, and the position is provided for in the College budget, and

WHEREAS, the campus executive dean and the College president recommend the appointment as stated below, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that Christine Crow be appointed Assistant Director of Enrollment Services on the Ammerman Campus for the term November 2, 1998 through August 31, 1999.

Annual

NAME Rank Area Salary

Christine Crowe PA III Enrollment $50,783

Services (A)

FISCAL IMPACT:

Former Stipend New Stipend Net Cost

C. Crowe $7,793 $11,816 $4,023

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RESOLUTION NO. 98.206 was duly moved, seconded, and carried unanimously.

WHEREAS, Section 35 of the Civil Service Law provides that the determination of professional service in community colleges shall be made by the local college board of trustees, and

WHEREAS, the following positions have been reviewed and determined to be in the professional service of Suffolk County Community College, and

WHEREAS, the law provides that such determination is subject to the approval of the Chancellor of the State University of New York, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the following listed positions are determined to be in the professional service, and be it further

(Cont’d)

RESOLVED, that these position titles and their respective descriptions be submitted to the Chancellor of the State University of New York for approval.

Assistant Director for Corporate Training

Assistant Director of Institutional Research

Director of Continuing Education

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RESOLUTION NO. 98.207 was duly moved, seconded, and carried unanimously.

WHEREAS, a grant, in the amount of $6,225, from the New York State Education Department for a College Adult Literacy Education Program was included in the 1998-99 College operating budget and,

WHEREAS, the grant award included an additional amount of $25,766, bringing the total amount of the grant award to $31,991 and,

WHEREAS, no matching funds are required, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that an amendment to the grant award, in the amount of $25,766, for the Adult Literacy Education Program during the 1998-99 academic year, is hereby accepted, and the College president or his designee is authorized to execute a contract with the administering agency.

Project Director: Nina Leonhardt

Note: No full-time personnel

No in-kind contribution required

Appendix A: Abstract, Financial Impact Statement

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RESOLUTION NO. 98.208 was duly moved, seconded, and carried unanimously.

WHEREAS, a grant in the amount of $43,523 from the New York State Education Department for a College ACCESS Center program was included in the 1998-99 College operating budget and,

(Cont’d)

WHEREAS, the grant award included an additional amount of $30,000, bringing the total amount of the grant award to $73,523 and,

WHEREAS, no matching funds are required, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that an amendment to the grant award, in the amount of $30,000, for the ACCESS Center program during the 1998-99 academic year, is hereby accepted, and the College president or his designee is authorized to execute a contract with the administering agency.

Project Director: Nina Leonhardt

Note: No full-time personnel

No in-kind contribution required

Appendix B: Abstract, Financial Impact Statement

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RESOLUTION NO. 98.209 was duly moved, seconded, and carried unanimously.

WHEREAS, a grant, in the amount of $180,000, from the United States Department of Education for a College Student Support Services Program was included in the 1998-99

College operating budget, and

WHEREAS, the grant award included an additional amount of $7,200, bringing the total amount of the grant award to $187,200, and

WHEREAS, no matching funds are required, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that an amendment to the grant award, in the amount of $7,200, for the Student Support Services Program during the 1998-99 academic year, is hereby accepted, and the College president or his designee is authorized to execute a contract with the administering agency.

Project Director: Celeste Morin

(Cont’d)

Note: 2 Full-time positions: 1- Professional Assistant 3

1- Professional Assistant 2 (Job Share: each 50% FTE)

No in-kind contribution required

Appendix C: Abstract, Financial Impact Statement

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RESOLUTION NO. 98.210 was duly moved, seconded, and carried unanimously.

WHEREAS, Suffolk County Community College has submitted a proposal to the New York State Department of Economic Development and Urban Development Corporation, operating as the Empire State Development Corporation, in the amount of $75,000, for an Entrepreneurial Assistance Program, and

WHEREAS, the program will provide for comprehensive entrepreneurship training and development for populations traditionally under-represented in entrepreneurial activities, such as minorities, women, and people with disabilities, and

WHEREAS, 50% matching funds for administrative support and the associated benefits, are provided for in the 1998-99 college operating budget, and

WHEREAS, a 50% in-kind contribution for clerical support, equipment rental, postage, telephone, indirect costs, rent and utilities at the TechniCenter, is provided for in the 1998-99 college operating budget, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that a proposal, in the amount of $75,000, for an Entrepreneurial Assistance Program during the 1998-99 academic year, and completing in the 1999-00 academic year, is hereby approved and, upon awarding of the grant, the college president or his designee is authorized to execute a contract with the administering agency.

Project Director: Bettye Easley

Note: One full-time Professional Assistant 2

In-kind contribution

Appendix D: Abstract, Financial Impact Statement

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RESOLUTION NO. 98.211 was duly moved, seconded, and carried unanimously.

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has adopted (Resolution 98.64) the Universal Access to Technology Plan, and the total cost of the project is $1,680,200, and

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees and the County of Suffolk previously authorized funding in the amount of $604,300, and the balance of $1,075,900 is available in the College’s fund balance, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the County be requested to appropriate in the 1998/99 year the sum of $1,075,900 from the College fund balance to support implementation of Phases 2 and 3 of the foregoing plan.

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RESOLUTION NO. 98.212 was duly moved, seconded, and carried unanimously.

WHEREAS, salary rates have been determined pursuant to appropriate labor contracts and/or appropriate in-service regulations, and

WHEREAS, the following supplemental payroll report “D” lists professional employees and their additional hours of adjunct, overload and part-time service, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the supplemental payroll reports “D,” dated, October 30, 1998, is hereby certified.

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RESOLUTION NO. 98.213 was duly moved, seconded, and carried unanimously.

WHEREAS, a vacancy exists on the professional staff at the Ammerman Campus, and

WHEREAS, the campus executive dean and the College president recommend the appointment as stated below, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the following individual be granted appointment effective November 2, 1998.

(Cont’d)

Annual

Rank Area Salary Line No.

Name

Peter Witkowski PA III Office of Instruction $44,963 2250-4020-1090

(A)

FISCAL IMPACT:

Old New Net Cost

P. Witkowski 0 $44,963 $44,963

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RESOLUTION NO. 98.214 was duly moved, seconded, and carried unanimously.

WHEREAS, there is a need for the services of an assistant to the vice president for marketing and public affairs, and the position is provided in the College budget, and

WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the vice president for marketing and public affairs and the College president that the individual identified below be appointed, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the following individual be granted a term appointment, as indicated below:

Annual

Rank/Title Area Period of Appt. Salary

NAME

Joseph H. Dreyer Assistant to the Marketing 10/26/98-8/31/99 $66,372

Vice President for

Marketing & Public Affairs

FISCAL IMPACT

Prior Cost New Annual Cost Net Cost – 1998-99

Joseph H. Dreyer 0 $66,372 $55,310

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Trustee Foley requested that, in the future, when the status of the professional staff member is “exempt,” the resolution approving the appointment should be identified as such.

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President’s Report

President La Lima reported that 34 SCCC students received 100% passing rate on the Veterinary Technician National Exam, whereas the national averages show 16% failure rate.

Mr. La Lima apprised the members of the Board that the College’s Western Campus Nursing program received an eight year re-accreditation from the National League of Nursing.

The president announced that Nobel Prize winner, Jose Ramos-Horta, will speak on “Human Rights: Democracy and the Rule of Law in the Asia-Pacific” at the Sagtikos Theatre at the Western Campus on Wednesday, November 4, 1998, at 11:10 a.m.

President La Lima indicated that, in the College’s continued movement towards “One College, Three campuses, One Vision,” for the first time a single College-wide Student Handbook has been published making it not only cost-effective, but conveys to students the sense of the larger college, rather than just the one campus at which they currently attend.

Mr. La Lima informed the trustees that the County Labor Relations unit and the Faculty Association have signed a Memorandum of Agreement for a four-year labor contract. This agreement is subject to membership ratification, as well as Board approval before being sent on to the County Legislature for its approval. If the faculty vote to approve the agreement, a special meeting of the Board will take place on Monday, November 16, 1998, at 8:30 a.m., in the Alumni Room in the Brookhaven Gymnasium at the Ammerman Campus in Selden. The sole purpose of holding this meeting will be for the trustees to ratify the faculty contract agreement.

The president advised the Board that two weeks ago he attended the Chancellor’s SUNY International Symposium in Albany. College presidents from around the world attended,

including Germany, England, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, China, Thailand, Russia, South Africa, Costa Rica, Denmark, Korea and Canada. Mr. La Lima had the honor of

(Cont’d)

escorting and presenting Dr. Johann Worner of the University of Technology at Darmstadt, Germany for an honorary doctorate degree. The issues of technology, distance learning, accountability, outcomes assessments, quality control, lack of student interest in science and engineering, part- and full-time faculty ratios, etc. seem to be world-wide.

President La Lima reported that he had recently taken a trip to Saratoga, New York to attend the monthly SUNY presidents’ business meeting, as well as the ABC Annual Fall Conference which was also attended by Trustees Lauer and LeBow. Next year’s state legislative agenda for community colleges was discussed at the presidents’ business meeting. The president informed the Board that Student Trustee Michael Katzberg traveled to San Francisco to attend the annual ACCT conference and has provided an excellent report on the workshops he attended. A copy of this report is included in each Board member’s folder. (Copy on file.)

The president advised the Board that Eastern Campus Executive Dean Allie Parrish recently arranged to host a meeting with Town of Riverhead officials including the supervisor, three town councilmen, and the director of community development. The topics for discussion focused on how the College could collaborate with the Town in economic development, environment, internships for students, arts, theatre and transportation. Vice President James Canniff the Town attended the meeting and reported back on the success of this program. Mr. La Lima indicated that partnering of this type is critical in these current times, and commended Executive Dean Parrish and her staff for putting together this program.

President La Lima extended sincere condolences to Executive Dean Parrish on the recent loss of her mother.

The president read an excerpt from a recent letter he received from Mr. John P. Eagan, father of a summer session student, commending the College’s staff and faculty for making his daughter’s experience at Suffolk so “memorable and comforting.”

Trustee Lauer inquired if any plans are being made to hold this year’s annual harvest dinner. Mr. La Lima indicated that his staff is considering a “holiday dinner” in the early part of December this year, instead of during the month of November due to the lack of attendance over the past couple of years. As soon as a date has been set, the Board will be notified.

(Cont’d)

Mr. La Lima announced that no classes will be held on Veterans’ Day. A copy of the list of Veterans’ Day activities, which will take place from November 9 – 13 on all three campuses, will be sent out next week to all Board members. Trustee Richard Zummo is scheduled to be present and give remarks at the ceremony on the Ammerman Campus College Plaza on Tuesday, November 10th, from 11:10 – 12:00 noon.

President La Lima reported that the Eastern Campus greenhouse dedication took place on Thursday, October 29 with Vice Chair Charles Lauer doing the honors of cutting the ribbon on behalf of the trustees. The president indicated that this is a first-class facility and thanked Trustee Zummo for his interest and support in making this building become a reality.

The president informed the Board members that, as part of the festivities for Italian-American Hertiage month, Board Chair Sally Ann Slacke and Trustee Michael Sacca participated in a panel discussion at the Western Campus on their respective experiences and the influence of their ethnic culture in their successful business careers.

Upon conclusion of the president’s report, Student Trustee Michael Katzberg reported on his recent attendance at the annual ACCT meeting in San Francisco and indicated that he would be happy to share any of the information with the rest of the Board. Mr. Katzberg requested copies of the following items from President La Lima: the Budget Review Office’s Review of the Capital Program; the Adopted Capital Program Budget; and reports on the Honors Program and Athletic Program, which had been previously requested by Trustee Foley.

Trustee John Foley apprised the Board members that, after an unsuccessful lengthy process of trying to obtain certain records and information from the College administration offices, the Clerk of the County Legislature provided the necessary documents to him within 24 hours.

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The next regular monthly meeting of the Board will take place on Friday, December 11, 1998 at 9:30 a.m., in the Brookhaven Gymnasium at the Ammerman Campus in Selden.

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A motion was made, seconded and passed unanimously to adjourn at 10: 40 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Susan LeBow

Secretary

Board of Trustees

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