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Annual Board ofTrustees Legislative Dialogue
January 12, 1998, 7:30 a.m.
The Galley
10901 Little PatlLxent Parkway
Columbia. MD 21044-3197
410,772-4800
run 410-772-4822
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Present: Senator Chris McCabe, Senator Ed Kasemeyer, Senator Marty Madden, Delegate
Liz Bobo, Delegate Bob KittIeman, Delegate Shane Pendergrass, Delegate Frank Turner,
County Executive Chuck Ecker, County Council Chair Charlie Feaga, County Council Vice
Chair Darrel Drown, County Council Member Vernon Gray, County Council Member
Mary Lorsung, County Council Member Dennis Schrader, Board Chairman David Rakes,
Board Vice Chairman Joan Athen, Trustee Ron Carlson, Trustee Roger Caplan, Trustee
Tom McKillip, Educational Foundation Chairman Jon Files, Howard Business Ventures
(HBV) President Jim Sinclair, Interim President Linda Jolly, Vice President and Dean of
Instruction Henry Linck, Vice President and Dean ofStudents Jim Ball, Vice President and
Dean ofAdministration and Finance, Lynn Coleman, Vice President and Dean of
Institutional Advancement Benay Leff, Director of Public Relations Randy Bengfort,
Director of Planning and Evaluation Dan McConochie, Executive Assistant to the Board
Missy Mattey and Senior StaffOffice Administrator Ellen Jenkins
Absent: Delegate Robert Flanagan, Delegate James Malone, Delegate John Morgan,
Delegate Donald Murphy, Trustee Steve Sachs and Trustee Fred Schoenbrodt
• D. Rakes introduced everyone in attendance.
• L. Jolly gave an interim president update on the status of the college.
• R. Carlson challenged the legislators to work with HCC and the Maryland Higher
Education Commission (MHEC) to put together indicators for accountability for
performance funding for the FY 2000 budget cycle.
• J. Files reiterated the charge ofthe 25 member HCC Educational Foundation board of
directors is to raise funds and establish and maintain endowments for scholarships for
HCC.
• J. Sinclair informed those present that the HBV is a subsidiary ofthe Educational
Foundation. Its eight-member board looks for "ventures" or initiatives to raise funds to
help supplement the foundation's endowments.
• The legislators will be invited to meet the 2-3 presidential finalists over the next few
weeks.

• • "Tuition forgiveness" program for computer majors - hope to get high tech companies
into Maryland.
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• It was suggested that HCC market its value to parents of 1ph and 12 th grade students.
They may not be aware ofwhat is offered here before they send their children to fouryear
colleges.
• HCC board wants to build a stronger relationship with the public school board.
• Rouse SCholars is a strong program and helpful in getting students to attend HCC.
• HCC needs to keep abreast and stay involved in the latest welfare reform issues. We are
currently working with the department of social services (DSS) through the continuing
education department and HCC has drafted "Jobs First" program ofDSS to train
welfare recipients.
• Technology contains the jobs of the future. Community colleges should play an
important role - day care centers are important in keeping students in school.
• B. Kittleman asked what was happening with the information they had received several
years ago about developmental math and reading courses: there has been a drop in the
number ofstudents requiring developmental reading; math rates have remained constant
(the reason appears to be that students didn't take the courses in high school that would
give them the background to pass the entrance exam); HCC has a high success rate for
getting students through.
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