THE ST. CLAIR COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY

M I N U T E S

of the

330th MEETING OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

	HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2000

in the Board Room, Thames Campus, 1001 Grand Avenue, Chatham, Ontario at 7:30 p.m.

P R E S E N T:		Mr. J. Belanger
		Mr. R. Feldmann
		Mr. S. Funtig, Chair
		Ms. D. Livneh
		Ms. L. McGeachy Schultz
Mr. R. McMaster
Ms. C. Pare
Mr. R. Pollock
Ms. P. Williams
Mr. J. McGee, President
Ms. D. Desjardins, Corporate Secretary and Executive Assistant to the Board of Governors

Also present:
Ms. K. Gill-Gore, Executive Assistant, President’s Office
Dr. R. Donovan, Vice President, Academic
Mr. B. Harvey, Vice President, Business Development
Ms. L. Logan, Vice President, Corporate Services
Ms. M. Young, Executive Director
Mr. R. Erwin, Administrative Staff Association
Ms. Ruth Hicks, Faculty Observer
Ms. P. McMahon, Dean, Health & Applied Arts
Mr. J. Martin, Chair, Health Technology
Ms. A. Bennett, Budget Office
Ms. M. Pyett, Faculty Member
Mr. N. Deleary, Aboriginal Program
Ms. V. Barker, Student Governor Elect
Ms. P. McFarlane, Principal, Thames Campus

A B S E N T: 		Ms. M. Bearfoot-Jones
		Ms. K. Bevan
		Ms. J. Harris
		Ms. G. Leslie (Proxy held by Chair)
		Mr. D. Richardson
		Mr. R. Williams (Proxy held by Chair)
		Mr. R. Marentette		

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A quorum of the Board of Governors being present, in person or by proxy, and notice of the meeting and the agenda having been duly sent to all Board members, the meeting was declared to be regularly constituted.  A copy of the Notice of Meeting and Agenda is attached as Appendix  A.

Mr. Funtig chaired the meeting and Mrs. Desjardins was Secretary.  

1.0	ADOPTION OF AGENDA AND DECLARATION OF INTEREST

RESOLVED THAT the agenda be adopted as circulated.

2.0	POLICY DEVELOPMENT

	2.1	Dental Hygiene Program – Program Modification

Dr. Donovan, along with Mr. Martin and Ms. Pyett, provided background information about the program.  The request was to modify the Dental Hygiene Program from a five semester, laddered program, delivered over two academic years, to a six semester, direct-entry program, delivered over three academic years, starting in September, 2001.

RESOLVED THAT the request to modify the Dental Hygiene Program be approved as presented.

	2.2	Board Member Attendance at High School Graduations

Dr. Donovan provided the Board with information pertaining to the awards being presented at all area high school graduations.  A governor inquired if there would be a media release announcing these awards to let the community know the College is supporting a number of individuals to a total sum of a specific amount.  He noted this would be a good marketing initiative.  

RESOLVED THAT Board members will attend the Windsor/Essex/Kent high school graduations to congratulate the academic and entrance award winners and present the awards.

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	2.3	Aboriginal Small Business Management Program

Dr. Donovan introduced Mr. Nick Deleary.  He noted this program is part of a series of programs that began back in the 1980’s.  They began as a collaborative partnership with existing institutions.  He further added that for the College to compete in the vast growing market it needs to have a pallet of courses or programs that could be offered as needed. 

RESOLVED THAT the Aboriginal Small Business Management Program be approved for implementation in September 2000.   1 abstention

	2.4	Election of Board Chair and Vice Chair

The Secretary advised she received two nominations for Vice Chair and one nomination for Chair.  Following a call for nominations from the floor the Chair declared nominations closed.  Ms. Lynn McGeachy Schultz was elected Vice Chair and Mr. Richard Pollock was acclaimed as Chair for the year September 1, 2000 through August 31, 2001.

A governor asked for more clarification and background on the Aboriginal Small Business Management Program and asked that this be placed on a future agenda for clarification.

3.0	INFORMATION REPORTS

	3.1	Preliminary Financial Statements for Year Ended March 31, 2000

Ms. Logan advised the year-end surplus position is projected to be close to what was projected originally and the reserve will still be in excess of $2 million.  She also asked the Board to authorize the Audit Committee to approve the Financial Statements for submission to the Ministry by July 31, 2000.  The Statements will be brought back to the Board in September as well.  Following a brief question/answer period, it was

RESOLVED THAT the Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2000 be accepted for information AND THAT the Audit Committee be authorized to act on behalf of the Board to approve the Statutory Financial Statements for submission to the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.

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4.0	CONSTITUENT REPORTS

There were no constituent reports.

The Chair took this opportunity to thank everyone for their support and assistance during his term as Chair.  He acknowledged this was Mr. McGee’s final board meeting.  He thanked him for his work at the College and especially his advocacy for the College.  The Chair then reminded the Board members about the Retreat on Friday, June 23rd.

5.0	DATE OF NEXT MEETING

The next meeting of the Full Board will be on Tuesday, September 19, 2000 in WINDSOR.