SSCC approves revised budget
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SSCC approves revised budget
Board observes moment of silence for Bill Horne
The Southern State Community College Board of Trustees opened its Wednesday, Dec. 8 meeting with a moment of silence for former professor Bill Horne, who passed away last week at the age of 70.
The college hosted a memorial service for Mr. Horne on Dec. 4.
“We lost a colleague suddenly last week. His impact on Southern State was significant,” President Dr. Kevin Boys said Wednesday. “I would like to thank all those who participated in his memorial service.”
< ;/span>Dr. Boys also informed the board that chairperson Kay Ayres was not in attendance due to her husband, Dr. David Ayres, being admitted to the hospital this week. “We would appreciate it if you would keep David in your thoughts and prayers,” Dr. Boys said.
In Ayres’ absence, vice-chair Dr. Vicki Wilson presided over the trustees’ meeting.
In the president’s report, Dr. Boys encouraged trustees to visit the college website (www.sscc.edu) and view an online video about the next steps in vision planning and implementation. At a recent all-college meeting, Boys outlined the “vision, characteristics and attributes that will make us a first-choice college.”
Boys also acknowledged the college’s first graduating class from the Lindsey Wilson College master’s degree program, in which nine students have earned their master’s degree at SSCC. This first class will graduate on Dec. 18.
In conjunction with the Highland County Chamber of Commerce, SSCC will co-sponsor quarterly meetings with Ohio lawmakers for area businesses to discuss issues related to local commerce and economic development.
“We’re happy to be a partner with the Chamber of Commerce and we’re happy to host the legislators at the college,” Boys said.
Announcements of the meetings will be forthcoming.
Also in the president’s report, Boys said SSCC Director of Recruitment Lisa Copas coordinated a recent meeting on the Ohio Post-Secondary Enrollment Option Program in which 18 of the college district’s 23 high schools attended.
The Ohio Post-Secondary Enrollment Option Program allows high school students to take advantage of early college enrollment at almost no cost and earn high school and college credits at the same time.
Boys also informed the board that its chairperson will be serving on an Ohio Association of Community Colleges committee to meet with Gov.-elect John Kasich on the importance of community colleges and workforce development.
After the president’s report, Karee Shaw and Kathe Chaney presented the history and program enhancements of the SSCC Patri-Tots Learning Centers at the Wilmington and Hillsboro campuses.
The centers now serve 86 children, including the children of many college students and staff. They have received a 100-percent compliance rating with the state of Ohio.
In other action, Vice President of Business and Finance Jim Buck presented a revised budget for 2011, which the board approved by an 8-0 vote, with trustees Don Moore, Leilani Popp, Michelle Cimis, Judith Craig, Ben Houser, Vicki Wilson, Paul Hall and Rory Ryan voting in the affirmative.
After the vote, Hall asked Buck if the college could withstand a potential 20-percent reduction in state funding, as has been discussed.
“I absolutely agree that we should be able to weather that pretty well,” Buck said.
“If we get a 20-percent hit, we may have to entertain a tuition increase.”
In May 2010, the board approved a 7-percent increase in tuition, with Ryan and Houser voting against it.
At the Dec. 8 meeting, Ryan told the board “it would behoove us to have a contingency plan for cutting expenses, given that we just increased tuition.”
The board also approved the meeting schedule for 2011, after two votes on the matter.
Ryan made a motion to accept the proposed schedule, which did not include a July 2011 meeting, as submitted by Boys. After a second by Houser, the board rejected the motion by a 6-2 vote.
The board then voted, 6-2, for a 2011 meeting schedule that included a July board meeting. Ryan and Houser voted against the second motion.
The board has scheduled its next public meeting for Jan. 23-24 at the Murphin Ridge Inn in Adams County.
The Southern State Community College Board of Trustees opened its Wednesday, Dec. 8 meeting with a moment of silence for former professor Bill Horne, who passed away last week at the age of 70.
The college hosted a memorial service for Mr. Horne on Dec. 4.
“We lost a colleague suddenly last week. His impact on Southern State was significant,” President Dr. Kevin Boys said Wednesday. “I would like to thank all those who participated in his memorial service.”
Dr. Boys also informed the board that chairperson Kay Ayres was not in attendance due to her husband, Dr. David Ayres, being admitted to the hospital this week. “We would appreciate it if you would keep David in your thoughts and prayers,” Dr. Boys said.
In Ayres’ absence, vice-chair Dr. Vicki Wilson presided over the trustees’ meeting.
In the president’s report, Dr. Boys encouraged trustees to visit the college website (www.sscc.edu) and view an online video about the next steps in vision planning and implementation. At a recent all-college meeting, Boys outlined the “vision, characteristics and attributes that will make us a first-choice college.”
Boys also acknowledged the college’s first graduating class from the Lindsey Wilson College master’s degree program, in which nine students have earned their master’s degree at SSCC. This first class will graduate on Dec. 18.
In conjunction with the Highland County Chamber of Commerce, SSCC will co-sponsor quarterly meetings with Ohio lawmakers for area businesses to discuss issues related to local commerce and economic development.
“We’re happy to be a partner with the Chamber of Commerce and we’re happy to host the legislators at the college,” Boys said.
Announcements of the meetings will be forthcoming.
Also in the president’s report, Boys said SSCC Director of Recruitment Lisa Copas coordinated a recent meeting on the Ohio Post-Secondary Enrollment Option Program in which 18 of the college district’s 23 high schools attended.
The Ohio Post-Secondary Enrollment Option Program allows high school students to take advantage of early college enrollment at almost no cost and earn high school and college credits at the same time.
Boys also informed the board that its chairperson will be serving on an Ohio Association of Community Colleges committee to meet with Gov.-elect John Kasich on the importance of community colleges and workforce development.
After the president’s report, Karee Shaw and Kathe Chaney presented the history and program enhancements of the SSCC Patri-Tots Learning Centers at the Wilmington and Hillsboro campuses.
The centers now serve 86 children, including the children of many college students and staff. They have received a 100-percent compliance rating with the state of Ohio.
In other action, Vice President of Business and Finance Jim Buck presented a revised budget for 2011, which the board approved by an 8-0 vote, with trustees Don Moore, Leilani Popp, Michelle Cimis, Judith Craig, Ben Houser, Vicki Wilson, Paul Hall and Rory Ryan voting in the affirmative.
After the vote, Hall asked Buck if the college could withstand a potential 20-percent reduction in state funding, as has been discussed.
“I absolutely agree that we should be able to weather that pretty well,” Buck said.
“If we get a 20-percent hit, we may have to entertain a tuition increase.”
In May 2010, the board approved a 7-percent increase in tuition, with Ryan and Houser voting against it.
At the Dec. 8 meeting, Ryan told the board “it would behoove us to have a contingency plan for cutting expenses, given that we just increased tuition.”
The board also approved the meeting schedule for 2011, after two votes on the matter.
Ryan made a motion to accept the proposed schedule, which did not include a July 2011 meeting, as submitted by Boys. After a second by Houser, the board rejected the motion by a 6-2 vote.
The board then voted, 6-2, for a 2011 meeting schedule that included a July board meeting. Ryan and Houser voted against the second motion.
The board has scheduled its next public meeting for Jan. 23-24 at the Murphin Ridge Inn in Adams County.
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