NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MINUTES Monday, April 24, 2017

at Oleson Center, 1881 College Drive

CALL TO ORDER-Chair Kennard R. Weaver called the regular meeting to order at 5:32 p.m.

ROLL CALL Trustees present: Douglas S. Bishop, Chris M. Bott, K. Ross Childs, Michael Estes, Kennard R.

Weaver

Trustees absent: Marilyn Gordon Dresser, Rachel Johnson

Also present: President Timothy J. Nelson (via video conference), Ed Bailey, Vicki Cook, Marguerite Cotto, Joy Evans, Diana Fairbanks, Holly Gorton, Constanza Hazelwood, Brendan Hunter, Keith E. Kelly, Jordan Krakowski, Colin Kreh, Mark Liebling, Janet Lively, John Lutchko, Kyle Morrison, Matt Moss, Todd Neibauer, Kyle Pattison, Paul Perry, Stephen Siciliano, Jason Slade, Cheryl Sullivan, Scott Swan, Rebecca Teahen, Hans Vansumeren, Keith Weber, Dennis Wiand

REVIEW OF AGENDA-The agenda was accepted as presented, on a motion by Doug Bishop, seconded by Michael Estes, with a unanimous vote.

REPORTS

Program Focus-West Hall Capital Outlay Project Update-Vicki Cook, Vice President of Finance and Administration provided an update on the West Hall Innovation Center. Her presentation included rough schematic design drawings that included exterior and interior layout plans for the planned building. Vice President Cook shared next steps that included steering committee review later this week, followed by documents being prepared for submittal to the state by May 8. Cook noted that these drawings were for required state submittal, with final project drawings still to be completed.

Faculty Report-WSI400 - Marine Technology Capstone Project-Keith E. Kelly, Technical Instructor, Hans Vansumeren, Director of Great Lakes Water Studies Institute, and a team of students made a presentation to the Board on the WSI400-Marine Technology Capstone Project for the Bachelor of Science in Maritime Technology -Marine Technology major that was launched in the fall of 2015. This degree focuses on the applied use of marine technology and sensors for collection, interpretation and analysis of data in multiple industries across a wide range of environments. The capstone course pulls together advanced training in equipment operation, data processing and analysis, and project management and becomes the student's academic portfolio when seeking employment opportunities. Following the presentation, the Board expressed how impressed they were with the skill level of the students' presentation and skills being developed through this course.