Executive Committee Meeting Notes

Friday, July 13, 2007

8:30 a.m., Ka Lama 102

In attendance: Lori Govaars, Michele Katsutani, Katie McMillan, Diane Meyer, Karen Muraoka, Suzette Robinson, Clyde Sakamoto, Frances Segundo, Alvin Tagomori, David Tamanaha, Jeannie Pezzoli

Guests: Mike Albert, Rita Barreras, Debbi Brown, Robert Burton, Cindy Yamamoto

Attachments

Agenda Item	Discussion Notes	Action Items
1. Data dialog - UHCC degrees earned	▪ Jeannie presented degrees earned comparatively across the UH system, MCC’s has increased significantly	▪ Identify & recognize programs that have contributed to MCC’s successful increases in degrees & certificates earned
2. Long term care presentation – Rita Barreras	▪ $250,000 received from Maui County Council to MCC for Maui Long Term Care Partnership for workforce development & $20,000 for Maui Long Term Care Partnership’s Volunteer Caregiver Pilot Project. Rita shared plans in progress	▪ Rita to provide updates on progress at future meetings.
3. WASC ACSCU report	▪ Report has been received and shared w/members.	▪ Clyde & Suzette to meet with UH President and VP for CCs and will keep campus abreast
4. Enrollment update – A.Tagomori	▪ Enrollment currently is 2035. The efforts of the Student services staff were recognized ▪ Diane reported on classes that were added	▪ Alvin to involve student health center to assist contacting students who may need TB clearances ▪ Diane to follow up on Zoo & Micro lab issues to accommodate increasing demand
5. Administrative Services Program Review	▪ Reviews were presented by individual program heads.	▪ Diane will upload the report to web when she receives it from David ▪ Priority is get wireless in old dorms & Laulima up by Fall 2007 ▪ Maximo should be up for Media & O&M in Fall 07 & training will be done ▪ BusOfc trying methods to improve turnaround time for documents ▪ Cindy looking into bulk purchasing for the campus
6. Bandwidth and speed status	▪ Monitors have been installed to evaluate why line speed is slow	▪ David to provide info on progress at future meetings until speed increased.
7. Fiscal year budget status	▪ Discussed challenges on campus & within the system	▪ Each department should maintain their own accounting of individual budgets & work within them ▪ VChancellor will work with departments who have overspent their allotments ▪ Continue to look at money saving options (ex. paperless) to reallocate funds to other needs
8. Community Forum – Katie McMillan	▪ Katie working on planning & invitations. 40 Community members confirmed.	▪ Katie to keep everyone updated as it develops
9. Marketing Plan – Katie McMiillan	▪ Handout attachment; MCC website update is a priority project, main channel of marketing. Pacific Radio Group Memorandum of Understanding for www.mauitoday.tv; Marketing and KeAo Articles; building partnerships within the community	▪ Will utilize UHSystem template for our website, Eryck to incorporate by Dec 2007 (uhcc.hawaii.edu) ▪ Katie working with Alvin on marketing budget for entire campus. ▪ Katie to include measurable outcomes component in Marketing Plan.
10. International Opportunities	▪ Nepal a possible international partnership	▪ Clyde to keep us abreast
11. Fiscal 2007 ending report	▪ Carryover funds estimated to be $300,000	▪ Budget priorities to be identified so funds can be reallocated appropriately
12. Windmill & alternative energy	▪ Shell & Ulupalakua proposing windmill solution to county ▪ Alternate energy challenges discussed, polytechnics ▪ National sustainability consortium opportunity - Clyde ▪ Sintec – solar thermal cooling	▪ Clyde to keep us abreast, and alternative windmill site still needs to be identified ▪ David continues to work on our campus’ alternative energy RFP ▪ Clyde to provide info ▪ David looking into Grant funds to incorporate new technologies in upcoming CIP projects
13. Tuition revenues	▪ .2% increase, need to see a larger % increase since we changed scholarship structure.	Must accommodate over $300k in tuition waiver equivalent funds