Elgin Community College notes

Elgin Community College

In a meeting April 8, the Elgin Community College District 509 Board of Trustees took the following actions:

• Approved the minutes of the March 11 open session.

• Approved revisions to faculty evaluation and development handbooks as per a fall agreement with the faculty association on matters that concern wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment under the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.

• Approved sabbaticals to the following faculty: Abraham Martinez-Cruz, professor of Spanish, Les McTighe, professor of humanities, Dennis Lynch, professor of English, Shawn Mikulay, professor of psychology, and Connie Orbeta, professor of graphic design.

• Authorized an extension of consulting services agreement with the Datatel Center for Institutional Effectiveness, Fairfax, Va., for $10,000.

• Authorized an agreement with Marketplace Media Group of Elgin for marketing and public relations consulting services through Aug. 31 in an amount not to exceed $40,000.

• Purchased printing services for the summer 2008 non-credit class schedule from P&P Press of Peoria for an amount not to exceed $21,302.

• Purchased new maple flooring for a dance studio in the Visual and Performing Arts Center from Ridgefield Industries of Crystal Lake for $19,500.

• Authorized a contract for a three-year service maintenance agreement from Numara Track-It of Tampa, Fla. for the documenting and tracking of helpdesk work orders for $17,934.

• Purchased 466 Hewlett-Packard computers, monitors and related peripherals from Victorin Business Machines of Elmhurst as part of the college's academic computer replacement program for $482,708.

• Purchased professional design services for exterior lighting upgrades, replacement boilers and de-aerator for the main boiler plant, and replacement of the existing rooftop heating and air conditioning units from Kluber, Skahan and Associates of Batavia for a fixed fee of 8.25 percent of actual construction costs.

• Purchased 29 Macintosh Pro computers, monitors and related peripherals for the graphic design program from Apple Computer for $47,063.

• Authorized the transfer of a $539,077 reserve from the Public Building Commission for ECC's Fountain Square Campus (FSQ) to the operations and maintenance (restricted) fund for the remodeling and refurbishment of the downtown Elgin facility.

• Approved the 2009-2010 academic calendar.

• Accepted gifts of a telescope for the astronomy program; design tiles for the childcare program; poster mounting and framing for the culinary and the visual and performing arts programs; a car for the automotive program, compact discs for the music program; and cash for the women's basketball and men's baseball programs.

• Approved these hires: Patrick Gordon as a mathematics instructor and Tina Ballard as a reading instructor. Approved a change of job assignment through June 30 for Gena Glickman, Ph.D., from vice president of teaching, learning and student development to special assistant to the president, effective April 9. Dr. Glickman assumes new duties July 1 as the president of Manchester Community College in Manchester, Conn.

• Approved a resolution of appreciation for Sarah Keissami, retiring student member of the board, from April 2007 to April 2008, and seated her replacement, Andrea Andrada.

• Elected these officers for a one-year term: Phyllis Folarin, board chair, Ellie McKinney, board vice chairman and John Brzegowy, board secretary. Sharon Konny, acting vice president for finance and administration, was appointed board treasurer.

• Adopted regular meeting dates from May 2008 through April 2009.

• Ratified the board chair's recommendation of the following law firms to act as the college's legal representation: Charles P. Rose of Franczek Sullivan P.C., Chicago; John F. Early of Early, Tousey, Regan and Wlodek of Elgin; and Kelly Kost of Chapman and Cutler L.L.P. of Chicago. For more information on board actions, visit www.elgin.edu/boardoftrustees, click on current agenda.

The next meeting of the board will be Tuesday, May 13, with a closed session at 5:30 p.m. in the Fox Valley University and Business Center (UBC). A public meeting follows at 7 p.m. in UBC's Seigle Auditorium.