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Board of Regents: Special Meeting, Huron Update February 21, 2023

ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ Board of Regents Special Meeting: Hurron Update
February 21, 2023
Via Teams

Board Members Present via TEAMS:

Board Members Absent:

• Russell Cox
• Chris Girdler
• Richard Smith

Advisory Committee Members Present:

• Fernando Figueroa
• Jennifer Lindon
• Anton Reece

Advisory Committee Members Absent:

• Ty Handy

Call to Order

ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ Board of Regents Parliamentarian and ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ General Counsel Pam Duncan called the meeting of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Board of Regents Huron Update at 4:02p.m. (ET) on February 21, 2023. The meeting was held virtually via Microsoft TEAMS. The press was notified of the meeting on February 14, 2023.

There being a quorum present, the meeting began.

Introductions:

ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ Board of Regents Chair James Lee Stevens welcomed everyone and asked before the meeting began, ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ Before we began, he reminded the Regents that the meeting is being conducted according to open meeting procedures, and being live streamed to all our faculty, staff, students, and general public. He noted that unlike some of the recent meetings, he did not anticipate the need to go into closed session. Before he turned the meeting over to General Counsel Duncan, he announced the departure of former President Paul Czarapata and that General Counsel Duncan agreed to be the new spokesperson and facilitator of the Huron Project.

Chair Stevens shared that if anyone had any questions or concerns, please address them to General Counsel Duncan. Chair Stevens then turned the meeting over to General Counsel Duncan.

Huron Progress Report

General Counsel Duncan turned the meeting over to Ms. Weronika Wasilewski from Huron to give the ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ Board of Regents a presentation and overview of the project updates. She asked Mr. Chris Powers to do the presentation.

Mr. Powers provided the Board of Regents with an update of the Town Halls, focus groups, interviews with the System Office personnel and college leadership. At the end of the presentation, Mr. Powers asked for any questions.

Chair Stevens called for discussion.

During discussion, Regents asked about the Systemwide initiatives. Mr. Powers and Ms. Jennifer Ramey gave examples of the initiatives to the Board and provided context.

Mr. Powers noted that the last month and a half the focus has been on engaging individuals and understanding the current operations, but also hearing the strengths and areas of opportunity for change.

Chair Stevens called for additional discussion. There being none, he moved to the next item on the agenda.

New Business

Chair Stevens noted there was no new business. General Counsel Duncan shared that all the Resource Optimization Project information including the PowerPoint presentation given today is posted on the SharePoint site -

Next Meeting

Chair Stevens announced that the next meeting would be on March 21, 2023, via Microsoft TEAMS.

Chair Stevens called for a motion to adjourn.

Adjournment:

Regent Martin moved that the meeting adjourn. Regent Whitten seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously, and the Board adjourned at 4:50 p.m. (ET).