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MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MEETING HELD ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011, AT 8:30 AM AT
MUSIC ROOM, MORRISON HALL, MIDDLETOWN CAMPUS
Present:
Absent:
Chair A. Anthonisen, Vice Chair G. Mokotoff, Secretary M. Murphy, R. Krahulik,
S. O’Donnell, H. Ullrich, J. Wolfe
R. Calderin, T. Hunter
I. CALL TO ORDER - Chairman Arthur Anthonisen called the first meeting of the fall 2011
semester to order at 8:30 am. Due to trustees’ scheduling, at 8:35 am, a motion was made
(Ullrich/Murphy) to move into Executive Session.
II. EXECUTIVE SESSION - During Executive Session, the Trustees discussed College finances
according to Section 105 of Article 7 of the Public Officer Law. No action was taken. At 8:45 am, a
motion was made (Krahulik/Murphy) to reconvene into Regular Session.
III.
CONSENT AGENDA
A motion was made to approve Consent Agenda items Krahulik/O’Donnell
A - F.
Unanimous
A. Approved the regular Meeting Minutes dated June 8, 2011.
B. Approved the Petty Cash Report for June through August 2011 in the amount of $9.40
and the fiscal report from 9/1/10 – 8/31/11.
C. Approved Faculty Appointments
Name Discipline Effective
Michele Farrell Instructor, Department of Arts &
Communication, full-time, tenuretrack
faculty AY 2011-2012
Michele Iannuzzi-Sucich Assistant to the Vice President for Fall 2011
Academic Affairs – Newburgh Campus Semester
4 hours per week
Linda Kelly Nursing Instructor, Department of Nursing AY 2011-2012
full-time, tenure-track faculty
Josh Lavorgna Instructor, Department of Mathematics, Fall 2011
full-time, temporary faculty
Semester
Lura Wendy Marks
Niccole Massaro
Nursing Instructor, Department of Nursing
full-time, tenure-track faculty AY 2011-2012
Instructor, Department of Dental Hygiene,
full-time, temporary faculty AY 2011-2012
Suzanne Montgomery Technical Assistant, Department of
Nursing, full-time, tenure track faculty AY 2011-2012
Donald Urmston
Instructor, Department of Business,
Full-time, tenure track faculty AY 2011-2012

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D. Approved Staff and Chair Appointments
Name Title Effective
Alexander Bolorin Student Support Initiatives Specialist
Grade I 9/1/11
Daniel Burke
Dolores Jones
Dawn Lowe
Technical Assistant for Admissions,
Grade I 9/1/11 – 1/31/12
Technical Assistant for Student Support
Initiatives, Grade I 9/1/11-12/31/11
Financial Aid Technical Assistant,
Grade I 7/19/11
E. Approved Management Confidential Appointment
Name Title Effective
Heather Perfetti Vice President for Academic Affairs 7/5/11-8/31/12
F. Approved Staff/Chair Resignation Years of
Name Title Service Effective
Michael C. Roe Director of Admissions and 11 8/26/11
Recruitment
IV.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT- William Richards
‣ President Richards and college community are looking forward to AY 2011-2012.
‣ This was another banner year for facilities area, and a review of the college-wide projects follows:
Renovation of the Tower Building should be finished in January 2012
The renovation of the Greenhouses are delayed, and the dedication
has been moved from October to April 19, 2012
No delays are anticipated for the Lab School or the Center for Architecture,
Science and Engineering (CASE)
The parking garage on Wawayanda Avenue will be completed on time
with a gain of 300 new parking spaces. The Harriman parking lot will be
off line during the CASE construction and 30 parking spaces will be lost.
The lot behind the Christine Morrison House gained 30 spaces this summer.
‣ The 2011-2012 budget is flat since NYS funding decreased by 10% and county funding increased
by 2%. The College has identified $700,000 in reduced spending, e.g. conference travel,
maintenance, subscriptions and delaying vacancies though January 2012. These cuts will not
harm the College’s mission in academic affairs and student services. Budget discussions with the
County for 2012-2013 will begin earlier next year to allow for improved negotiations.
‣ Interim Chair of the Science and Engineering Department John Wolbeck received international
recognition for his contribution to a research paper entitled “Climate Control of Terrestrial Carbon
Exchange across Biomes and Continents.” The Norbert Berbier-MUMMM International Award was
presented by the World Meteorological Organization, an agency of the United Nations.
‣ The ceiling of the Newburgh Great Room in the Kaplan Building is the focus of an advertorial that
appears in the September issue of “The Architectural Digest” magazine.
‣ On 9/15 in the Gilman Center, Professor John Wolbeck will present a lecture entitled “Engineering
the Flying Machine and the Flight of the Vin Fiz” about the evolution of flight and the development
of the airplane. Wolbeck will discuss Cal Rodgers who flew his Vin Fiz on the first US
transcontinental flight in 1911

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‣ On 9/17 Professor John Wolbeck and the architectural students will attend a 100 th Anniversary
ceremony at the Galleria commemorating the first cross country flight. The students’ Vin Fiz replica
will be on display and eventually will hang from the ceiling of the new CASE building.
‣ The College received a very generous donation ($125,000 from a charitable trust and $664,000 for
unrestricted scholarships) from the Estate of George Shepard. The memorial for Dean George
Shepard has been rescheduled for 10/14 at 4 pm in the Shepard Center.
‣ The College will receive the Orange County Chamber of Commerce Green Business award for the
Newburgh Campus on 10/26 at the Falkirk Golf Club.
‣ Today’s new trustee orientation will be postponed.
‣ The College received a generous monetary gift from the SUNY Orange Foundation to install a
wireless system on the Middletown campus.
‣ The Middle States accreditation process will begin shortly and continue for one and a half years.
Committee co-chairs include Vice President for Academic Affairs Heather Perfetti and Institutional
Planning, Assessment and Research Officer Christine Work. VPAA Perfetti brings a wealth of
information to this process since she has been involved with Middle States for a number of years.
Trustee Joan Wolfe will represent the Trustees. They will engage the college community and the
outside world to look deeply and thoughtfully at the criteria required by Middle States.
‣ Enrollment this semester is flat. The Newburgh campus enrollment increased by 8%. Trustee
Mokotoff requested enrollment demographics. She also noted that the College should be more
welcoming to transfer students. Discussion continued.
‣ Tomorrow at 1:15 pm Governor Cuomo will visit the College to view the 9/11 memorial and attend
the ceremony in the Shepard Center. Trustees who wish to attend should arrive by 12:45 pm.
V. REPORT OF THE COLLEGE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
1. Despite the earthquake, the first Assembly meeting of the year was held in the Great
Room of Kaplan Hall. This was a good opportunity for the Middletown faculty to see
Kaplan Hall.
2. A main focus of last year’s work in our shared Governance was creating a system
that would represent one College at two campuses. The ad hoc committee on
governance recently received the report on this topic. The report will be brought to
Assembly for discussion and a vote in October or November. The remainder of the
academic year will be spent revising the Governance By-laws. Implementation is
anticipated in the fall 2012 semester.
3. Most recently, Governance has been dealing with the fallout from a federal mandate;
this mandate affects our academic policy. Governance has put this on the fast track
so that our shared governance system has voice in the academic grading policy
affected by the mandate and ensures that the College has time to meet compliance
requirements.
VI.
REPORT OF THE STUDENT TRUSTEE – None
‣ Student elections are scheduled during the week of 9/12. As soon as the election results are
verified, the trustees will be notified. The new Student Trustee’s term will commence with the
November board meeting.
VII.
OLD BUSINESS – None

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VIII.
NEW BUSINESS
1. A motion was made to approve Resolution 1 - Ullrich/O’Donnell
Middletown CASE, Lab School, Parking Garage Project Unanimous
2. A motion was made to approve Resolution 2 - Wolfe/Ullrich
Capital Projects for 2011-2012
Unanimous
3. A motion was made to approve Resolution 3 –
Naming of the Renovated Greenhouses on Middletown
Campus – the Devitt Center for Botany and Horticulture
4. A motion was made to approve Resolution 4 –
New Employee Titles with a pronoun change from
“his” to “her” page 1, paragraph 1
Ullrich/O’Donnell
Unanimous
Krahulik/Wolfe
Unanimous
5. A motion was made to approve Resolution 5 – Krahulik/O’Donnell
Newburgh Branch Campus Project
Unanimous
6. Approval of 2011-2012 Board of Trustees Officers – Moved to Chairman’s Comments
7. Appointment of 2011-2012 Board Committees – The appointments are deferred.
A motion was made to hold monthly Audit and
Finance Committee meeting and to appoint
Trustee O’Donnell as the committee liaison.
Wolfe/Mokotoff
Unanimous
IX.
BOARD CHAIR COMMENTS – Arthur Anthonisen
‣ Chair Anthonisen asked Trustee Murphy to report on the Governance and Nominating
Committees’ recommendations of the Board’s 2011-2012 Slate of Officers:
A motion was made to approve the 2011-2012
Board Officers as presented
Chair Joan H. Wolfe
Vice Chair Helen G. Ullrich Murphy/Mokotoff
Secretary Margaret Murphy Unanimous
‣ Trustee Murphy recognized Chair Anthonisen for his many years of dedicated service to the
Board.
‣ Chair Anthonisen thanked Trustees O’Donnell and Krahulik for serving on the Governance and
Nominating Committee.
‣ Appreciation was also extended to Trustee Wolfe for her sincere dedication as a leader with the
Trustee Success Track Webinar Series. The College and NYCCT applied for a $10,000 ACCT
grant to be used for trustee training. This training will supplement the training offered by NYCCT
at the September conference. The five webinar trustee orientation series will be offered to the 30
New York State community colleges in October and November 2011, February, April and May
2012. Dena Whipple, Maureen Larsen and Mike Albright have done an excellent job preparing
the webinar program. Positive feedback has been received from our sister colleges.

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X. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS
Academic and Student Services Committee – Gertrude Mokotoff
‣ The Newburgh One-Stop service, a centralized point of access for students, has been well
received. Employees have been cross trained and students do not have to bounce from office to
office to receive services.
‣ Students are utilizing technology by signing up for workshops and scheduling appointments.
‣ The student email policy has helped streamline communication with students and has reduced
mailing costs. Students have been notified that the college’s primary mode of communication is
email.
‣ Changes have been made to Financial Aid regulations. The Financial Aid Office is interpreting
the changes and addressing them accordingly.
Audit and Finance Committee – Robert Krahulik - None
Governance and Nominating Committee – Margaret Murphy - Reported under Chairman’s
Comments
President’s Performance Review & Compensation – Robert Krahulik
‣ The committee is not prepared to make a recommendation at this time. Continued discussion
with the committee and Vice President of Administration and Finance Roz Smith will continue. An
in depth analysis of expenses and increased tuition projections was requested.
XI.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
‣ Kathleen Malia, President of the Faculty Association, reported that she will attend the Higher
Education Council meeting in Troy, NY. Every NYS community college and four-year
college attend. A report will be supplied in November about the information Professor Malia
gathered at the meeting.
‣ President Richards introduced Erica Cruz, an engineering student who is an intern at
Advance Testing. Ms. Cruz is also the past president of the Student Senate and an active
member of the student body.
XII.
XII.
BOARD DISCUSSION - None
BOARD ADJOURNMENT
At 9:45 am a motion was made (Mokotoff/Wolfe) to adjourn the meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Maryann Raab
Secretary to the Board
NEXT SUNY ORANGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
November 9, 2011 8:30 – 9:30 am
Music Room, Morrison Hall – Middletown Campus
To follow immediately
JOINT SUNY ORANGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES & SUNY ORANGE FOUNDATION MEETING
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Music Room, Morrison Hall – Middletown Campus