Hi everyone,
Here’s a recap of Tuesday evening’s Board of Trustees meeting, which was adjourned in memory of Noah Kucij.
After a presentation by Alison Maddock, co-chair of the Academic Senate’s Educational Policies and Standards Committee, during the Curriculum and Student Life Committee meeting, the Board approved revisions to the “Graduation with Honors” policy, which was approved by the full Senate on April 24. This policy will take effect immediately so that students graduating in May 2023 will be able to take advantage of this positive change.
During the Foundation and Auxiliary Enterprises Committee, Cory Martin ’97, vice chair of the Foundation Board of Directors, presented the Foundation’s 990 filing, which the Board also approved. Form 990 is the tax form that tax-exempt organizations fill out each year to remain compliant with IRS requirements.
As we do every April, we invite students from the graduating class to speak to the Board about their HVCC experience and future plans. We heard from Norualkis (Noru) Baez Alcantara (Human Services), Ledina Banushillari (Engineering Science major and student trustee), Ivan Gomez (Business Administration) and Alexander Williams (Civil Engineering Technology).
As an information item, during the Personnel Committee, Deb Richey presented faculty promotions, as well as merit awards that have been approved by the president:
Promotions from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor, effective September 1, 2023:
Daniel Benoit, Applied Technologies
Erica Cole, Medical Imaging
Dr. Jaya Dasgupta, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
Peter Fil, Engineering, Architecture and Manufacturing
Gabriele Hamm, Dental Hygiene
Randy Howarth, Applied Technologies
Cynthia Koman, Library
Dr. Wenda Quidort, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
Kate Rodriguez, Nursing and Surgical Technology
Chong Hwan Son, Education and Social Sciences
Promotions from Associate Professor to Full Professor, effective September 1, 2023:
Dr. Paul Calarco, Education and Social Sciences
Tara Fracalossi, Fine Arts, Theatre Arts and Digital Media
Laura Gonyea, Education and Social Sciences
Dr. Danica Nowosielski, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
Jamey Thompson, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
Department Chair Merit Awards, effective September 1, 2023:
Scott Hathaway, Fine Arts, Theatre Arts and Digital Media
Dr. Michael Shea, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
Faculty Merit Awards, effective September 1, 2023:
Elizabeth Allen, English, Foreign Languages and English as a Second Language
Jason Bloomingdale, Applied Technologies
R. Dean Odell, Engineering, Architecture and Manufacturing
Karen DuJack, Dental Hygiene
Joshua Kohan, English, Foreign Languages and English as a Second Language
Academic Affairs NTP Merit Award, effective September 1, 2023:
Christina Pecukonis, Human Services and Chemical Dependency Counseling
Congratulations to all the recipients!
We’ll be celebrating the achievements of our faculty and staff at the 39th Annual Faculty and Staff Honors Convocation, which will be held on Thursday, May 4 at 4:30 pm in the BTC Auditorium. A reception follows in the meeting rooms.
As a reminder, the Board of Trustee meetings are open to the public and live streamed through a link on the HVCC website. The next Board meeting is Tuesday, May 23, beginning at 4:30 pm in the Guenther Board Room.
Have a great day!