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         April 13, 2022 Governing Board...



         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Good evening and welcome, fellow board

    members, Chancellor, administrators, faculty, and our amazing support

    staff here at Pima Community College, to the regular Board of

    Governors meeting at 5:30 p.m. on this Wednesday, the 13th of April,

    2022.  I would like to call to order the Pima Community College

    monthly board meeting.

         Following the guidance of public health officials, the college

    continues to transition to more on-site activities and currently

    allows only restricted access during board meetings for essential

    personnel to promote social distancing and limit the spread of the

    Coronavirus.

         Accordingly, the Governing Board will continue to allow public

    participation through remote technology.  Therefore, although we are

    not back to total in-person meetings, I'd like to use this

    transitional hybrid meeting to reinstate the Pledge of Allegiance at

    our regular board meetings, which was temporarily suspended while we

    were in a total Zoom environment.

         Therefore, I would now like to call on the chancellor to lead us

    in the Pledge of Allegiance.

         (Pledge of Allegiance.)

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Thank you, Chancellor.

         Mr. Silvyn, may we have a roll call, please?

         >> MR. JEFF SILVYN:  Yes, Madam Chair.  One quick point of order.





    I know the meeting was scheduled for 5:30 but we actually didn't

    start until 5:54 because the prior session ran long.

         For the roll call, Dr. Hay?

         >> DR. MEREDITH HAY:  Present.

         >> MR. JEFF SILVYN:  Mr. Gonzales?

         >> MR. LUIS GONZALES:  Here.

         >> MR. JEFF SILVYN:  Ms. Garcia?

         >> MS. MARIA GARCIA:  Here.

         >> MR. JEFF SILVYN:  Mr. Clinco?

         >> MR. DEMION CLINCO:  Here.

         >> MR. JEFF SILVYN:  Ms. Ripley?

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Here.

         >> MR. JEFF SILVYN:  All board members are present.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Thank you, Mr. Silvyn.  For the record

    and for minutes, the actual beginning time of this board meeting was

    5:53.  Apologies for coming in late.

         Thank you all for making again this monthly meeting happen with

    all the behind-the-scenes machinations involved in preparations of

    both in-person and Zoom participation.  Shoutouts to the IT staff,

    communications, District Office facilities, PCCTV personnel, and

    security staff, and our amazing admins who wrangle it all together,

    Gabby and Andrea.

         We are still abiding by CDC guidance, as we have seen in recent

    national news, that the COVID virus continues with new spikes and

    outbreaks across the country.  We are not out of the dark and we do





    appreciate everyone's support and patience as we go into a hybrid

    mode of meeting.

         I'm especially thankful for your understanding of two of us board

    members who have elderly parents on 24/7 oxygen, creating a

    precarious situation, to say the least.  So thank you for that.

         We are nearly at the finish line for our spring graduates, but

    the cycle continues into summer and fall.  I look forward to

    attending the big graduation at Kino on May 18 and also other

    separate graduations around the campuses to include West Campus on 12

    May where I will be celebrating and honoring our military vets

    getting their degrees after serving honorably for the nations.

         As turmoil across the world and even in our own state and

    neighborhoods continue, I applaud our students and faculty who have

    stayed the course and whose very existence as students and faculty

    are bringing us one step closer to a better world.  It is the

    connection we have as humans that will make a difference, so I thank

    you all from the bottom of my heart.

         Special thanks to the political science department who hosted a

    teach-in to share academic insights on the Ukraine conflict.  Do not

    ever forget that in today's world we are all connected.  Turmoil and

    suffering around the world is felt by all of us.

         Bravo to Erich Saphir and all the professors whose presentations

    gave us historic, geographic, political, economic, and humanitarian

    backgrounds.

         We have one more board meeting, two more board meetings before a





    two-month summer break, so I want to stress the importance of our

    continued open dialogues regarding all we need to hear from you all

    and share from the board.

         The AERC's purpose is to ensure shared governance is upheld and

    that all employees and students have a voice.  Your role as an AERC

    rep is a big responsibility, as you must hold the voices of your

    members with the highest regard:  the good, the bad, and the ugly.

         It is hugely important for the board that we hear from you.

    Everything we do must have this one common end goal:  Serving our

    students and community as best as we can, and all of us can and will

    strive to do better.

         With so many moving parts, I again applaud everyone for their

    wisdom, contributions, support and at times sacrifice.  Complaining

    is one thing, but coming to the floor with a sincere intent to

    improve the college and lives of our students and employees is what

    will truly make a difference.  I thank you all for your participation

    in the spirit of shared governance.

         And one thing I'd like to say also for the record, on behalf of

    this board and myself as chair, any type of complaint, any type of

    violations that anyone sees at this campus, it doesn't matter who you

    are, will always be heard and we have zero, absolutely zero tolerance

    for anything that even appears to be discrimination, racist,

    homophobic, transphobic, or misogynist.  I'm saying this out loud

    because it has to be said.  So I thank all of you who have been

    supporting this spirit.





         I would like now to continue with our first agenda item, our

    public comment, call to the audience.

         The Pima Community College Governing Board welcomes public

    comment on issues within the jurisdiction of the college.  Generally

    the total time for public comment will be limited to 45 minutes, and

    comments will be limited to 3 minutes per individual.  These time

    limits may be modified by the board or board chair.

         Individuals sharing comments are expected to communicate with

    decorum and respect.  Individuals who engage in disorderly conduct or

    use divisive or insulting language may have their time reduced or

    concluded by the board chair.

         At the conclusion of public comment, individual board members may

    respond to criticism made by those who addressed the board, may ask

    staff to review a matter, or ask that a matter be put on a future

    agenda.  Members of the board, however, may not discuss or take legal

    action on matters raised during the public comment unless matters are

    properly noticed for discussion and legal action.

         Finally, be advised that internal college processes are available

    to students and employees for direct communication.

         With that, I'd like to call on our first public speaker, Laurie

    Kierstead-Joseph.

         >> Hi there.  Good evening, everyone.  Chairperson Ripley and

    board members, thank you so much for having us here today.  I'm

    actually joined by one of my colleagues in public comment.  She'll be

    right behind me.





         I just want to introduce her and say it is Volunteer Appreciation

    Week, and we are here to highlight the amazing work of the volunteers

    in the Adult Basic Ed For College & Career Program.

         Volunteer Coordinator Montserrat Caballero does an incredible job

    of recruiting and onboarding and training and supporting dozens of

    volunteers in our program on a regular basis each year.

         We're here to just kind of raise awareness that these volunteers

    who you may not even know are out there are doing really great work

    to help our learners have the supports that they need.

         So it's really the support of this board and all of the folks at

    Pima and in the college that help make sure that we have the space to

    do this, but it's Montserrat who really makes it happen.

         So I'm just going to hand things over to Montserrat to share her

    comments today.

         >> Hi, good evening.  Thank you so much.  As Laurie mentioned,

    I'm Montserrat Caballero, and I have the privilege of being the

    volunteer coordinator in our ABECC division, because I work with the

    countless community members who do so much.

         So for this year, '21, '22, overall we have had over a hundred

    different community members step up in many different ways and help

    our adult learners.  Currently we have over 70 volunteers right now

    working in the program, helping learners.

         Thanks to their efforts, learners become U.S. citizens through

    our citizenship classes.  They better their math, reading, writing,

    and English language skills by having the opportunity to work one on





    one with a tutor.

         They get extra help studying for their GED tests so they

    successfully pass their tests.  They attend English clubs run by

    volunteers.  They attend computer clubs run by volunteers, just to

    better their digital literacy skills and improve their conversation

    skills in English language clubs.

         Thanks to their efforts, we have roughly, any given year,

    anywhere from 5,000 to sometimes even 10,000 hours donated to our

    program, which you can imagine the return on investment there in

    terms of how many staff people it would take if we didn't have these

    volunteers.

         So they are crucial, they are critical to our mission, and it

    really is my true honor to work with these dedicated community

    members.  All next week we will be posting on our ABECC social media

    accounts, so please, if you're not already following, please follow

    us and we will be posting stories and pictures and videos of things

    from staff and from volunteers themselves.

         We will be presenting all of our volunteers at the May Board of

    Governors meeting for formal recognition, as well.  So we will get to

    hear more about the wonderful efforts of our volunteers.

         Thank you so much.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Thank you so much.  I can't tell you

    how grateful I am, we all are, for the services that you provide to

    this school, to the community, and, I mean, really I'm not being

    hyperbolic here, but to the world.  It's amazing, incredible, and we





    are eternally grateful.  Thank you so much.

         Our next speaker is Makyla Hays.

         >> MAKYLA HAYS:  Hello.  Good evening, Chair Ripley, Chancellor,

    board members, colleagues and guests.

         My name is Makyla Hays.  I'm math faculty, Pima Online department

    head, and PCCEA president.  First I'd like to thank Board Chair

    Ripley and Vice-Chair Clinco and Chancellor Lambert for holding a

    Town Hall meeting for employees.  I think it was helpful for

    employees to have a way to ask questions directly in that format, and

    I hope we have more of this type of event in the future.

         Among the questions brought up at the Town Hall, the biggest

    lingering questions seemed to be centered around the classification

    and compensation study.  There is some information sessions to be put

    on by the HR team later this month, and I hope that the questions

    asked at the Town Hall and Faculty Senate and in AERC can be

    addressed more fully in these meetings or shortly after.

         I believe the biggest concerns from employees stem from the fact

    that many still feel in the dark about the process and the content of

    the study up to this point.

         Questions about the timeline of what to expect and how inflation

    or any delays will affect next year were asked at the Town Hall, and

    I think it highlights the need for more transparency beyond the

    steering committee.

         Last Friday Dr. Bea came to AERC.  I'd like to thank him for

    coming and answering our questions about the budget, inflation, and





    compensation matters.  It was a good discussion and helpful to hear

    from him in that format.

         Dr. Bea was optimistic that the study can be done in time to

    place people on a salary schedule by July 1st.  PCCEA would support

    this, but we are concerned there just aren't enough days left in the

    calendar.

         That being said, we'd like to work with administration to see if

    we can accomplish that goal.  In the event there is a delay, PCCEA

    has requested to see something done at the beginning of the contract

    year in order to help people bridge the gap until new contracts can

    be issued and pay adjusted accordingly.  Perhaps a stipend to help

    people be able to pay for the rising cost of gas and food as we go

    into fall.

         As a final note regarding class and comp, I'd like to reiterate a

    request I made at the Town Hall.  I would ask that the board keep it

    a high priority in budget discussions to ensure that there are enough

    funds available to make necessary adjustments to employee salary.

         As you know, employees have gone eight years now without real

    raises in order to honor the work given to the college and only small

    adjustments for cost of living in some of those years.

         I don't know that these adjustments can really be considered

    COLAs, as they didn't keep up with inflation.  They were really just

    "diet COLAs."

         But in all seriousness, it would be quite demoralizing and

    especially in a year with an incredibly high inflation rate to hear





    that one should be getting a market-based pay adjustment on the new

    salary scales but the college hasn't allocated enough resources to

    pay for it.

         I absolutely understand the realities the college budget faces

    with declining enrollment, lack of state dollars, et cetera.  But

    many employees are also facing tight home budgets with rising costs

    of childcare, gas, food, utilities, medical expenses, et cetera.

         We really appreciate you keeping a close eye to college budgets

    that could be reallocated to personnel without detracting from

    service from our students in order to make sure that pay can be

    appropriate.

         I'm sure you agree our students deserve a workforce that isn't

    feeling undervalued, exhausted from trying to keep up financially,

    and unable to continue giving beyond the minimum.  They deserve the

    support of faculty and staff who are satisfied and secure in their

    positions and capable of fully focusing on student needs.

         Thank you so much for your time and consideration and focus on

    such important issues.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Thank you so much, Makyla.

         Our next speaker is Ouatfa Chuffe-Moscoso.

         Ouatfa Chuffe-Moscoso, are you there?  We will give it a couple

    of minutes.

         >> Can you hear me now?

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Okay, she's here.  Yes, please go

    ahead.  You're on.





         >> Good evening, Ms. Ripley, members of the board, Chancellor

    Lambert, board representatives, colleagues and guests.

         Ms. Ripley, I would like to address you directly to respectfully

    ask for additional time to present two of the three public comments

    that I had requested and initially confirmed, later to find out this

    afternoon that as a matter of fact I cannot do it.

         If you would allow me to extend my time to an appropriate length

    that you consider appropriate?

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Yes, you have 3 minutes normally, but

    we can extend that to 5 minutes.

         >> Okay.  So thank you so much.

         For the record, I'm here representing myself as a college

    employee and also as a taxpayer and a constituent of District 1.

         So, Ms. Ripley, you are my district leader.  There are two topics

    that I would like to address.  The first item is I would like to

    share with the rest of the board members my concern of systemic

    discrimination that I brought up during the employee Town Hall at

    West Campus, and the second item is to report perceived discrepancies

    and procedures when employees report suspected violations of civil

    right policies and laws.

         I would like the audience to know that making the decision of

    bringing these concerns forward to the board and in public has not

    been an easy one, and it's definitely not something that I take

    lightly.

         I have received advice from different people through all my





    journey, including leaving the college, because nothing will change,

    as people say.  As a matter of fact, things are getting worse every

    day.

         So as I mentioned during the Town Hall meeting, I'm concerned

    about discrimination, and my concern began in 2017 and 2018 with the

    departure of several female administrators, mostly women of color,

    who left the college in a very short period.  Some of you will

    remember Lorraine Morales, Alison Colter-Mack, Irma Federico, Leticia

    Anduaga, amongst others.

         I'm aware of a couple of these individuals who went ahead and

    filed complaints with the Office of Dispute Resolution.  Seeing no

    results, they had to go outside to state or federal agencies to file

    their complaints.

         In 2019, I became a victim of discriminatory harassment by a

    high-level administrator.  I became aware of other women, mostly

    women of color, who were also being discriminated or treated unfairly

    and did not want to report harassment or toxic work environment

    created by the same individual.

         We are not seeing another group of employees primarily of color

    who are leaving the college, and I believe that the board should

    investigate why.  After my comment at the Town Hall, a few employees

    reached out to me to share their concerns and also their hesitation

    to bring their concerns forward, fearing retaliation, and waiting for

    an opportunity to leave the college.

         Similar concerns have been discussed at the diversity, equity and





    inclusion group working with Chair Hilda Ladner.  Unfortunately, some

    members of the board have not demonstrated respect toward members of

    the board who are of color, and that only promotes the behavior to

    become acceptable by other employees of the college.

         Yourself, Mr. Clinco, and chancellor made reference to policies

    and procedures and protocols established to report this type of

    situations.  When I have actions that I consider to violate policies

    or code of conduct or discrimination, harassment, retaliation, I have

    followed the chain of command starting with my direct supervisor, the

    supervisor of the individual suspected of violating policies and

    laws.

         And also, in fact, reported to the Office of Dispute Resolution.

    I have also sent reports to the board as applicable when concerns are

    being brought up against Chancellor Lambert, as I did on September 6,

    but it seems that we don't get any resolution.  I believe it becomes

    a conflict of interest among some of the individuals leading those

    processes or individuals reporting to those individuals who have

    shown signs of not working with integrity.

         As a matter of fact, I had to file a complaint with the EEOC, and

    that has been the hardest thing that I have to do.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Excuse me, Ms. Chuffe-Moscoso, I'm

    sorry, but we have come up to 5 minutes and we started late and we

    have a big agenda.  Your voice is heard.  We have all heard it here

    by the board members.

         Please know this, and I say this with complete transparency and





    honesty, that any kind of discrimination, and your statement used the

    word "systemic," will not be tolerated here.  We will definitely look

    into it.  A lot of these I have heard of and some it's the first I

    have heard of it, but it's something that we take extremely

    seriously.  No one will ever be fired, ever, ever, ever be fired

    because they came forward with a complaint.  This I promise you.

         So we will look into this.  I apologize, but your five minutes is

    up and we do need to move forward.  Thank you so much for being here,

    Ouatfa.

         >> Thank you.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Okay.  I think those are all our

    speakers, so we need to move forward to the next agenda item which is

    board member remarks.

         I will just go around the room just in order of where we are

    sitting.  Board Member Gonzales, would you like to go first?

         >> MR. LUIS GONZALES:  I just want to say good evening to the

    community, to staff, faculty, and students, as well, too.  I have

    minimal to report, but one of the things I do want to share in

    reference to what we have been doing, we did attend a conference a

    couple of weeks ago, and I think it was a good conference.  The

    keynote speakers were outstanding.  There was one of them,

    Mr. Andrada (phonetic), that really mentioned and shared with

    administrators out there in reference to equity and equality.

         I think he brought in some strong points that I would like to

    share maybe at the May meeting, but right now I just want to say, I





    want to congratulate the people that are going to be graduating the

    18th of May.  More important, right now I want to acknowledge our

    community, reference to the Lenten season that we have.  I know it's

    a big night, in fact it started on Sunday, but the whole week, we are

    committed in reference to our religion.

         One of the things I want to share with the public and the

    community is that even though we have a very strong faith and strong

    commitment to our culture, our tradition, and our language, is that

    we even, it's something that's never been heard of, we even close the

    casinos Wednesday through Sunday, even though we are losing a lot of

    money, but we have the majority of our people working for that, for

    the casino.  We take it seriously because our faith is why we are

    here.  We want to acknowledge our ancestors that came before us and

    those that will come after us, as well, too.

         Coming back to what I mentioned a while ago, Mr. Andrada, that

    was one of the things he mentioned reference to the cultural, of the

    minorities.

         One of his quotes that he mentioned is (speaking native

    language).  The culture cures, and it's healing.

         So that's one of the things I want to re-emphasize within the

    community, not only with the culture, of our own culture but also the

    culture of the school system, the culture of school, culture of the

    postsecondary institutions, the culture of the universities, as well,

    too.  More important the knowledge and the reference to what we are

    here for as board members to provide and promote and dedicate ourself





    in reference to providing the best services to our students at the

    college level but also assisting those that are coming before us,

    eighth grade through high school, as well, too.

         With those words, I just want to say have a great Easter.  We

    will see our students back again when they do graduate.  I know there

    is various graduations that are coming up with the fire program

    system, as well, too.  But with that, one or two words I wanted to

    say thank you and everybody have a great Easter and enjoy yourself

    with families and friends.  Thank you.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Next, Board Member Garcia.

         >> MS. MARIA GARCIA:  Welcome, everybody, who is listening on

    this Zoom meeting.  First of all, I want to thank the faculty and

    staff who are doing an outstanding job in supporting our students and

    our community.  Without you, Pima would not exist.  It takes

    dedicated educators and staff support to make this community, this

    college work.

         I'm going to continue on with a little bit of what Chairperson

    Ripley stated, and that is that we and I am definitely committed in

    social justice and to ensure that people are not discriminated

    against, that people that are staff and faculty do not live in fear

    of their jobs because they come forward with a complaint, that the

    process is fair and equitable to everyone, but a thorough

    investigation has to be done.

         I know that it's, as I was explaining earlier today, that in our

    culture, especially the Native American and the Mexican American





    community, we are not used to stating, although I'm a crybaby, we are

    not used to stating how we really feel inside.  We hide it.  We shut

    up.  It's kind of like the olden days.  You remember Mexicans used to

    bow their head, just listen and be scolded.

         Those days have ended.  Please, if you have a legitimate

    complaint, please follow the process.  Please let the board know.

    Chairperson Ripley has graciously said that she will follow through

    and ensure that everything is fair and equitable and that everything

    is looked into.

         I believe her, and I hope that you all do.  We will support her.

    So please, again, if you do have any issues, please come forward.

         Thank you.  Have a happy Easter.  God bless you.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Thank you.  Next, Board Member Clinco.

         >> MR. DEMION CLINCO:  Thank you very much, Chair Ripley.

         First I want to thank the chair for the invitation to participate

    in the PCC Town Hall, along with Chancellor Lambert.  I thought it

    was an extraordinary opportunity to really listen to employees of the

    college and have the opportunity to answer questions.

         I want to really thank the college employees who participated and

    shared their thoughts, their concerns, and their thoughtful questions

    which really created, I thought, a very dynamic dialogue.  I

    sincerely hope it's something that will continue.

         I also want to thank Marcy Euler and the PCC Foundation for a

    tour of the new Advanced Manufacturing Center.  It is extraordinarily

    inspiring to see Chancellor Lambert's and this board's vision for the





    future of our region and our community coming to fruition.  The

    physical construction is just a remarkable symbol of the

    transformation in education that's occurring because of this college,

    and to know that the jobs of the future are going to be built here is

    so powerful.

         I would encourage all of the board members, if you haven't had an

    opportunity to go see the site under construction, it is really

    unbelievable.

         Again, I just want to congratulate Chancellor Lambert for

    continuing to lead with such a strong vision for this region and this

    community.  It is so inspiring, and I personally am so thankful for

    your leadership in helping to craft and bring to fruition these

    remarkable assets that will shape this city and this county for

    generations to come.

         So thank you.  That's all my remarks.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Thank you.  Next we have Board Member

    Dr. Hay?

         >> DR. MEREDITH HAY:  I have no comments.  Thank you.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Thank you so much.

         I just have a few things to say, but thank you, board members,

    for your remarks, your time, and your devotion to this college.  We

    are so grateful to have you on the board.

         Last week -- well, first I will start with this.  I did attend

    the August Wilson play that PCC Theater & Arts put on, The Piano

    Lesson.  If you didn't see it, you really missed something amazing.





    It was an amazing social statement, an amazing play, and also

    incredible talent.

         I think we need more of those types of plays to be performed, and

    everything in the arts, the musicians, as well, it's an important

    time and I think arts, music, dance, and fine arts can really take

    the place of dialogue in most cases when there is a lot of social

    upheaval going on.  So thank you for that.

         I also attended last night the play, the musical Hadestown.  I

    know this is a little bit out of turn, but again, an incredible

    statement on social justice that will everyone really needs to hear.

    It was an amazing performance.

         With that, last week I also attended the Higher Learning

    Commission, as did a few board members and the chancellor and some

    administrators.  I took away some very interesting and sometimes

    daunting information.

         It's no secret that higher education is changing.  I'm not going

    to say for the better or worse, but it is changing.  This change,

    according to many of the keynote speakers and the last keynote

    speakers, this was coming and happened before and not because of

    pandemic.  It was already coming down the pike.

         Students around the country are opting out of college because

    they need jobs ASAP.  For universities, the barriers to entrance are

    just too challenging.  However, so long as we have folks in our

    community who desire and need the pathways that we offer, we will

    continue to make it happen at community college.





         One of the simplest and most humble messages I heard at the

    conference came from the keynote speaker on day one similar to Board

    Member Gonzales' remarks from Mr. Andreche (phonetic), he stated that

    the most important thing we should be doing for our students is being

    aware of their wellness, their wellness.  Not referring to their

    healthcare but their mental wellness.

         We have people at our campuses from every walk of life, and many

    more people show up broken, lost, and emotionally unwell, both

    students and employees.

         As a community college, our No. 1 loyalty is to the community and

    students from our community.  We are not just a transactional

    company, like the for-profit schools, transactional in that you pay

    money and we give you a certificate or degree in return.  We do do

    that, but if we are the hub of this community in Tucson, Arizona,

    which I think we are, then let us be that hub.  Let us be that safe

    space, let us be that ray of light, let us be the place to go that is

    affordable and welcoming as well as state-of-the-art.

         Our students deserve the best professors, the best facilities,

    and the best technologies to not just level the playing field but to

    give them an edge in the world.  Community college can do that.  Pima

    Community College can and is doing that.

         The pandemic taught us many things, but one of the most important

    things I hope we all can understand is that we are all connected.  We

    all feel a collective pain, a collective sorrow, a collective sense

    of loss, a collective loneliness, a collective existential reality at





    the tail end of this pandemic.

         We are a big community college but not the biggest and not even

    the most amazing, but it is ours.  It belongs to us, to you.  So if

    we are providing students with degrees or certificates or pathway to

    a four-year university degree or just the chance to learn a language

    or how to play an instrument, we must do it holistically.  Look and

    listen to your fellow employees.

         Look and listen to your students.  Look and listen to your fellow

    board members and the chancellor.  Know when one is hurting or sad or

    struggling.  Reach out.  Talk to them.  Help them.  Help each other.

    We are only as well as our most unwell and most vulnerable students

    and staff.

         Tucson is our town.  Oro Valley and Marana are our towns.  South

    Tucson, Green Valley, Vail, and Sahuarita are our towns.  Anything

    short of love, compassion, and empathy does not serve us as a

    community.  It's what distinguishes us from the universities and from

    the for-profit colleges.

         Thank you for indulging me in these remarks.  We have a lot of

    work to do every single day and we have so much room for improvement

    and change.  I know this, we all know this, the chancellor knows

    this.

         I urge us all to do it, yes, with logic, passion, and commitment,

    but also please with kindness, understanding, and empathy for those

    who are trying to do their best but struggling.

         Thank you so much.





         With that, our next agenda topic is the Pima Mission Moment.

         Chancellor?

         >> DR. LEE LAMBERT:  Madam Chair, it's my pleasure to be able to

    introduce our Pima's Mission Moment.  So we have a couple of students

    who will be joining us from our IBEST programs.

         Haley and Atheena, are you on?

         >> Yes.

         >> Yes.

         >> DR. LEE LAMBERT:  Please go ahead.

         >> Thank you.  Thank you, Chancellor.  My name is Wendy Scheder

    Black.  I'm actually going to kick us off tonight for our Mission

    Moment and set us up a little bit to fill you in just on what our

    IBEST program is and does, and then introduce our students so they

    can share some of their successes.

         Good evening to everybody, to board members, guests, and

    colleagues.  I am the director for adult education services and adult

    education for college and career division of Pima Community College.

         I'm really thrilled to be here tonight and have the opportunity

    to share with you the ways in which our IBEST programs support the

    mission of our college and truly promote student success.

         I brought with me the people you really need to hear from, an

    IBEST instructor and two of our many star students to share some of

    their successes with you.

         Before I pass it over to them, I'm just going to let you know a

    little bit more about IBEST to provide some context for what they





    will share.  So for anyone who doesn't know already, IBEST stands for

    Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training.  It's an educational

    model coming out of Washington state, which essentially merges adult

    basic education and career and technical education into one program.

         So all of our IBEST programs include CTE faculty and adult

    education instructor co-teaching in the classroom together.  The

    career and technical education faculty member will teach the

    technical content while the adult basic education instructor teaches

    the math, reading, and writing skills that are needed for students to

    succeed in the CTE credit coursework.

         They also will teach employment readiness skills and also support

    those students who are pursuing their high school equivalency

    diplomas.  IBEST also brings in essential partners, including Pima

    County One-Stop, JobPath, and the Women's Foundation for the State of

    Arizona.  They all provide access to the resources that students

    need, whether it's funding or bus passes or referrals to community

    organizations, technology tools.  Anything that the students need to

    help them persist and succeed in this program, we want to connect our

    students to those resources.

         So this integrative model brings those resources that students

    need to succeed together under one roof.  Success is really clear.

    About 75% of all of our IBEST students complete their certificate

    program within one year, and another key success of this model is how

    effectively it has opened up access to career training for our adult

    learners who are seeking their high school equivalency diplomas like





    the two students here tonight.

         About half of our IBEST students are pursuing their HSE diplomas

    at the same time they are pursuing a CTE certificate.  So at its

    core, IBEST is all about integration and collaboration to create a

    holistic approach to student learning.

         We have worked very closely with CTE leaders like Dean Amanda

    Abens and Dean Greg Wilson from the very beginning of IBEST at PCC.

    They have helped us identify what programs would be a really good fit

    for this model and have together with us co-designed the most

    effective models for our students.

         So that's IBEST in a nutshell.  Now I'd like you to meet one of

    our IBEST instructors, Linda Kangas, who is here to introduce our two

    IBEST students.  Linda?

         >> Thank you, Wendy.  And thank you, board, and Chancellor.  My

    name is Linda Kangas, and I am an IBEST instructor.  I have been in

    the IBEST program for the last four years.  I have been an adult ed

    instructor for the last 23 years.

         It has been my privilege and joy to have both of the following

    students in my IBEST classes.  The first student I'm going to

    introduce is Atheena, who we call TT, Martinez.  She started in the

    building and construction certificate program in August of '21.  TT

    is a source of motivation and inspiration to her peers.

         TT, I'm turning it over to you now.

         >> Thank you, Linda.  Hello.  My name is Atheena Martinez.  I am

    31 years old.  I'm a mother of six and a first-generation college





    student.

         As a young child, I faced homelessness, living on the streets

    with my mother off and on, until I was placed into DCS custody at the

    age of 12.  I went to many group homes and some foster homes up until

    I aged out.

         At 18, I ended up getting pregnant and I had to drop out of

    school because I had no support or resources to continue.  I faced

    homelessness for a long period of time afterwards.  I returned to

    school once before, when I was 24 years old, but with little to no

    success, I had no desire or drive to complete it.

         I returned to school last year in February 2021 at the age of 30

    with Pima's adult education program, determined to change my life and

    my children's outlook on their futures.  As of August 2021 I

    discovered building and construction technologies, the IBEST program,

    and began to mountain-climb to my success.

         Through BCT IBEST, I've become more confident in myself as a

    learner, and I have gained more knowledge and better communication

    skills.  I have built many friendships.  I have completed 16 credits

    so far, and two weeks ago I was inducted into the National Adult

    Education Honor Society.

         I was nominated by my instructors, Jenny and Linda.  Not only has

    building and construction technologies IBEST changed my outlook on

    school, but through this program, with the support and encouragement

    from others, I have earned my high school equivalency diploma within

    just a month and a half after starting with IBEST.





         I have gained the support system and a cohort that believes in

    each other.  I have a cheer squad in two advisors, Stacey Fox and

    Rosa R., who keep me organized and on task.  I honestly don't think I

    would have made it this far without the additional instructional time

    before or after class.

         The extra time gave me a chance to get ahead and relearn skills

    that I lost over time.  As of right now, I am working as a student

    aide at the Downtown Campus learning center.  I have become more

    driven to keep going even beyond the certificate.  I plan to get my

    Associate's degree.

         I hope to become a contractor to assist low-income families in

    South Tucson and build foundations to help with the homeless

    population.  Through this journey, I found that my children, my

    husband, my family, and my cohort have become my drive and my

    motivation to continue with my education.

         I want them to see me succeed so that they can continue to

    succeed as well.  I am wiser, smarter, and more ambitious, and I hope

    to continue down the path I am traveling to have a brighter and more

    successful future.

         Thank you for the opportunity for me to share my story with you.

         >> Thank you, TT.  What a powerful story.

         So the next student I'm going to introduce is Haley Aguilar.  She

    started in the medical assistant program in April of 2021.  Haley is

    so gracious and shows such great empathy that pursuing a medical

    assistant certificate was a perfect fit for her.





         Haley?

         >> Thank you, Linda.  Hello, all.  I was born into a family of

    seven children.  I was the only one to drop out of school and the

    first to graduate college.  I began this journey for my son.  He gave

    me my purpose and my meaning.

         At the age of 20 I became a single mother to a micro preemie.

    Our lives revolved around monitors and machines with brilliant

    nurses, doctors, and specialists to guide us through it all.

         Bright-eyed at the knowledge and capabilities of these amazing

    individuals, how each role was just as important as the next, it lit

    something inside of me, which led me here.

         I have admired the healthcare professionals that have led my son

    and I throughout our journey.  I wake up every day and try to make

    just as much of an impact.  I chose to be an ally, I chose to be a

    medical assistant.

         For 13 months I strived, to do my best, not imagining I would

    ever accomplish this much.  With the medical assistant IBEST program,

    I was given a second chance at life, the chance to start again and do

    it my way.

         I have never experienced such support and guidance as I have

    throughout my schooling with Pima Community College.  I felt heard

    and understood for the first time in a very long time.

         As an adult person in education, it can be very intimidating.

    There were hurdles I didn't expect to face, like completing my

    certification during the pandemic, with all of my classes proctored





    online, all while studying to obtain my high school equivalency

    diploma as well.  Despite it all, I pushed forward and I succeeded.

    I spent my life before slinging drinks and perfecting my Manhattans

    to now dipping urine and perfecting my (indiscernible) needle sticks.

         I have truly always loved what I do.  I just knew I wanted to

    push myself for more.  The process of progress is never-ending.

    Starting is the hardest part.

         To see what I am capable of, what I can accomplish, it has driven

    me to strive for so much more.  This is my beginning in the

    healthcare field, with hopes to reach my goal of becoming an RN,

    working in labor and delivery, or in the NICU where my story began.

         I'm extremely thankful to all those involved in the medical

    assistant IBEST program who have had an impact on me and my fellow

    classmates.  Their support and guidance has given us the chance to

    succeed when all the odds may be against us.

         Thank you all for all you do.

         >> Thank you, Haley.  That was a wonderful story.

         Wendy?

         >> Thank you so much and Haley and TT for taking the time out of

    your very busy lives to be here tonight.  I know Haley just was on

    her way home from work.  She works at Banner over at University, and

    she swung by Downtown Campus to join me at my office so she could

    participate in this meeting.

         TT, I know you have a houseful at home you're trying to take care

    of in between managing all that you do with your work here at





    Downtown Campus and also your studies with BCT.

         Thank you so much for coming here to share your stories tonight.

    We are really grateful.  Your successes are absolutely the reason

    that we are all here.  We do what we do for this, for your successes.

    We celebrate with you.

         I just want to close by thanking the board for giving a little

    bit of a space at the top of these meetings to acknowledge the

    successes of our programs and more importantly of our students.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Thank you so much.  You really put it

    well.  I just want you to know both TT and Haley have touched our

    hearts, and we are grateful for what you all do.  Our community is

    all the richer for students like this.  Thank you so much.

         Next on the agenda we have reports.  The first report is

    administration.  One of our administrators, we have Dr. Dor�.  Dr.

    Dor� will be talking about the fall retention initiatives.  This is

    about enrollment and retention.  Thank you.

         Dr. Dor�?

         >> DR. DOR�:  Thank you, and good evening, Chair Ripley, members

    of the Governing Board, Chancellor, colleagues, guests, and students.

         This evening I'm going to give a brief overview of, Phil and I

    will give a brief overview of current enrollment at the college as

    well as current access and retention initiatives and then marketing

    and external relation efforts leading into fall 2022.

         I want to acknowledge all of our employees for their efforts

    throughout the last year to increase access and retention for our





    students.

         So to begin, I'd like to provide an overview of current

    enrollment at the college.  Now, spring 2021 head count was down

    about 18% from spring 2020, and that's the semester that the pandemic

    started.  And while this spring is down compared to last spring, the

    good news is the decrease is much less substantial, at about 4.28%.

    Now, these enrollment numbers do not yet include dual enrollment,

    ABE, or full-year term workforce and training programs.

         Now, on a more positive note, the summer registration started and

    so far our head count and enrollment numbers are higher than each of

    the previous three years with a 4.5% increase over last year in head

    count.  Now, this spring and summer data come from STAR daily

    registration reports.

         In terms of retention trends, if you look at retention from fall

    2019 to fall 2020, and compare that to fall 2020 to 2021, we had a 3%

    increase in retention.  Additionally, fall registration only opened

    last week, so it's a little too early to report those numbers.

    However, so far there does appear to be an increase in fall

    registration to date compared to each of the last four years.  So we

    are looking at some pretty positive trends there.

         Next I will give an overview of some of the initiatives to

    promote student access, retention, and student success this semester.

    Student affairs and college readiness and student success continue to

    lead and implement numerous programs for student access, retention,

    and student wellness.





         This semester, for example, in January and February our program

    advisors conducted over 2,800 in-depth program advising appointments.

    Additionally, all new students are contacted three times throughout

    the semester to set up an advising meeting and create a student

    academic plan.

         Now, the program advising teams will also participate in a global

    advising week the first week of May to connect students with their

    program advising teams.

         Additionally, the student engagement team has been very active

    this spring with both virtual and in-person events to promote

    retention and student wellness.  For example, there have been a

    number of mental health and wellness events throughout the semester

    including counseling, Wellness Wednesdays, and workshops such as

    cultivating resilience and mental flexibility and many other

    additional wellness sessions offered throughout Student Life.

         This week there is a university transfer fair planned at multiple

    campuses with representatives from the three state universities as

    well as other transfer universities as well.  There is a health

    sciences career fair tomorrow, and we are doing a lot of those types

    of things throughout the semester as well.

         Another major college event is also scheduled for tomorrow, and

    that is the national signing day, and that's taking place in person

    at West Campus.  I want to thank all of the staff and the

    chancellor's office and all of the academic leaders and deans who

    really have helped to get students involved with this really exciting





    annual event in which our incoming students commit publicly to

    complete their program of study.

         Now, also under the division of student experience, Jeff Thies,

    he continues to lead the student support services.  Really have

    proven to be very effective, including the lending of the mobile

    devices and the hotspots.  Now, we are actually institutionalizing

    that process moving forward.  And then multiple measures and

    PimaEdReady placement options that are far more effective in

    predicting core success than those traditional proctored placement

    tests.

         Now, from the workforce development division, they have really

    continued hosting events to connect students with employers,

    including Focus on Your Future, they have an event with applied tech,

    IT and business, and they have an aviation hiring event as well.

         Then workforce development is also leading the development of two

    economic development administration grant applications for Build Back

    Better and the Good Jobs Challenge grants.  This is really proceeding

    with a lot of funds for new programs and the expansion of the Pima

    FastTrack.  What we are doing there with some of this grant dollars

    is including navigators with Pima Connect to help those students

    persist and succeed.

         Then from academic affairs, the deans are collaborating with the

    campus vice presidents on a developing pathways, course scheduling

    pathways at the campuses.  There is going to be a large scheduling

    summit coming up in May.  They will all be working on that.





         Then PimaOnline went live with PimaOnline navigators.  What this

    is is current online students that are available to assist other

    online students with navigating the college's online environment.

    These navigators are available to help students in the evenings and

    on weekends.

         And in terms of the centers of excellence programs, are further

    developing their programming and partnerships.  You know, another

    example in collaboration with the workforce division and our IT and

    hospitality centers, as well as our truck driving program, we are

    working to provide on-site training at the Gospel Rescue Mission for

    the residents there, and that's in collaboration with the center of

    opportunity.

         All of the centers of excellence are continuing that critical

    outreach to the community through high school presentations,

    community outreach, and events.

         I also want to commend our dual enrollment team for their work

    this past year, further developing those partnerships with the high

    schools.  Those enrollment numbers continue to grow.  We are seeing

    with current year enrollment at 8,000, and then the current head

    count this year at over 4,600 students.

         We have hired five new high school recruiters that began in

    March, and they are out in the high schools working with seniors who

    are applying to Pima.  They are conducting senior guidance visits,

    connecting with enrollment advisors, financial aid, setting up tours,

    and really establishing really a high presence in the high schools,





    moving forward.

         I have also been visiting the high schools this semester, and I

    have seen this team in action.  You know, they are really awesome,

    quite frankly.  I have had discussions with the principals and the

    superintendents, and they seem very pleased with this new model.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Dr. Dore, I just want to give you the

    two-minute warning.

         >> DR. DOR�:  Well, then, with that, I want to -- because we only

    have two more minutes, I want to pass it on to Phil Burdick, who is

    the executive vice chancellor for outreach.

         >> PHIL BURDICK:  Thank you, David.  Again, working hand in hand

    with the enrollment team and retention, marketing has done a great

    job under Paul Schwalbach to really reach out to students to sign up

    for classes in the spring.  You can see that in our numbers how we

    have really slowed down the number of students who did not return to

    the spring.

         So although we were hoping for something less than 4%, we are

    really pleased at the trend, the upward trend, for spring enrollment.

    But that did not come easily.  We sent out texts four times to

    current students, over 13,000.  We geofenced homes of current

    students.  That's over 13,000 students.

         Under Paul's guidance we also e-mailed stopouts.  Those are

    students who attended Pima or applied to Pima over the last three

    years but did not complete.  We sent out over 40,000 e-mails to those

    stopouts to register for the spring or consider us for the fall.





         You also saw these signs around campus, just to remind busy

    students to register for spring classes.  We thought that was very

    effective.

         And we are already, even though it's April, fall enrollment

    marketing campaign is already underway.  We have sent three out of

    four planned mailers to high school parents.  Those are actually in

    front of you, and you can see this mailer here, and then I would also

    invite you to just go ahead and open this piece that's right in front

    of you.

         Go ahead and open it up if you could.  Just flip the two sides

    here.  You'll see, it's going to pop up here, if you just open up the

    two flaps, and then you see this kind of cube that pops up.

         So this is the product of the genius of Paul Schwalbach and the

    people at Gordley Group who come up with these ingenious ways to make

    things that, you know, you get in the mail more interesting and

    really try to put in the minds of parents especially that PCC might

    be an option for them come the fall.

         So in addition to these mailers, and again, we are going to be

    mailing parents and students all throughout the spring and summer

    with pieces like these, we are also reaching out by radio, Spanish

    radio, streaming audio, general banner ads, paid search so if you

    search for colleges or particular programs, you know, in Google or

    whatever your browser is, hopefully Pima Community College will pop

    up as an ad on those searches, social media as well as the outdoor

    ads.





         We have also done a great job of marketing our newest program,

    Pima FastTrack, which you have heard about, where students can get

    recognized credentials in a short amount of time.

         We have had to date over 4,000 inquiries for this program, thanks

    to our marketing efforts, which is great, and really they are hitting

    the kind of audience we are really hoping to get, those who are

    unemployed or underemployed.  Our marketing is bilingual, so we are

    really hitting the target market in those inquiries that we were

    hoping to hit.

         I think a great part of this program is the financial assistance

    we are receiving for these adults, because I think without that

    financial assistance it would be very difficult for them to give up

    whatever they are doing and go in this direction for Pima FastTrack.

         So this is an example of some of our outdoor advertising that you

    are going to be seeing now throughout the spring, summer, and fall.

    You will be seeing this on buses, billboards, bus shelters throughout

    the Pima County area.

         With that, I'm happy to answer any of your questions.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Thank you so much.  That's amazing.

    This is a tremendous effort on the communication team's part.  Thank

    you so much, Phil, for that.

         I know personally I get a lot of pieces of mail and throw half of

    them away, but this one certainly will attract some attention.  I

    think the affordability, accessibility, and equity piece of it I

    think is something you succeeded in hitting home.





         Keep doing it.  Thank you.  Just for everyone to know, we all, as

    a board and chancellor, we pretty much charged Phil with this task

    and he came through hugely.  Thank you so much for doing this, and we

    look forward to seeing the results.  Thank you.

         Board Member Garcia has a question.

         >> MS. MARIA GARCIA:  Phil, could you please tell me, of the

    people that get inquiries, how many of them actually complete it and

    registered?

         >> PHIL BURDICK:  Unfortunately we don't have what's called a CRM

    system, it's called Customer Relationship Management system.  We are

    actually looking at a vendor to implement that system.

         That's an excellent question, because we want to be able to do

    that.  We want to make sure that we track someone when they make that

    first call to PCC, when they make that first e-mail or text us, and

    we want to follow their journey all the way until they actually

    complete their application.

         We don't have the systems in place to do that now, but I'm hoping

    by July or August we will have that system in place, and then we can

    report back to you, Board Member Garcia, and the rest of the board,

    exactly what we call that conversion rate will be.

         >> MS. MARIA GARCIA:  One of the other things that I would like

    to see is the completion rates on the different programs for

    FastTrack.  That would be very helpful.  Thank you.

         >> PHIL BURDICK:  Thank you.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Thank you so much.





         Can you touch briefly also on, I don't know if you have spoken

    about this before to the board, but can you just reiterate the

    employees that are actually posted at these schools three days a

    week?

         >> PHIL BURDICK:  Yeah.  So maybe Dr. Dor� would have a better

    answer for that, but I will tell you that our area is working very

    closely with James' team to come up with a lot of this marketing

    collateral so that the people who are now in those schools have the

    marketing collateral, both in English and in Spanish, to make sure

    that they leave an impression for prospective students.

         Dr. Dor�?

         >> DR. DOR�:  Yes, Board Member Ripley, those recruiters are

    essentially out in the schools most all the time.  So I have been

    really impressed.  When I have gone to the high schools, they have

    got the tables there, they are set up during lunch and a lot of

    students are coming up.

         They are also going in and speaking to seniors in classes and so

    forth.  I have been really impressed with how they have hit the

    ground running.  They only started in March, and James had them out

    to the schools within about a week.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Great.  I know we took a little bit

    more time on this topic, but enrollment and retention is the board's

    No. 1 concern.  Thank you so much, everybody, for your patience.

         Any other questions?

         Okay.  Thank you so much, Dr. Dor� and Phil, for your amazing





    information and all the work you have been doing.

         We have one more administrator, Dr. Bruce Moses, from the Higher

    Learning Commission, a little bit of an update.

         >> DR. BRUCE MOSES:  Good evening, Board Member Ripley, fellow

    board members, Chancellor, colleagues and friends.

         It seems like I'm frozen.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  No, you're not frozen.  We see it, we

    hear it.

         >> DR. BRUCE MOSES:  So there is not much to report right now.

    The peer reviewers are doing their work.  The intent is to provide

    the college with a draft report on April 24, or by April 24, I should

    say, and then we will be able to check for errors of fact.

         After that, we will submit the report back to the peer reviewers

    and HLC.  The peer reviewers will then look at the report, and their

    intentions is to get it back to the Higher Learning Commission by May

    24th.  And then the Higher Learning Commission will finalize it, it

    will go to their Institutional Action Council, IAC.  They will either

    accept the recommendation of the peer review team or make some other

    type of recommendation.

         In reality right now, there is very little to report here.  There

    might be a possibility that the reviewers may ask for additional

    information from us.  I have a call scheduled with the peer reviewer

    just to follow up with him to see if he has everything he needs and

    he needed to receive that he asked for additionally prior to leaving

    for the visit.  That call is tomorrow.  So I will get back to the





    chancellor and report back to him to make sure that he has everything

    that he needs to continue on with his work.

         That's pretty much it at this point in time.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Thank you so much, Dr. Moses.

         >> DR. BRUCE MOSES:  You're welcome.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Next on the agenda is reports by

    representatives to the board.  We have a total of 25 minutes for

    this.

         Our first report comes from student member Collin Bryant.

         >> COLLIN BRYANT:  Good evening, Chairwoman Ripley, Chancellor

    Lambert, Governing Board members, faculty, fellow students, and

    guests.

         It is April, everyone.  That means that the Pima Aztec Student

    Senate elections are open.  I encourage everyone here to spread the

    word to students they know so they can get their vote in.  Our

    Student Senate is a crucial part of this college and every vote

    matters.

         On to a mural project update.  As many of you know, this year's

    Student Senate has decided to paint a mural to bring life and color

    to Downtown Campus.  This lasting project can be looked at as a

    direct reflection of the unity, strength, and persistence that has

    been exhibited in this year's Student Senate from the first day they

    were brought together.

         We would like to give back to the institution that made it all

    possible.  However, we have recently been informed that the wall that





    has been approved for us to paint may possibly be torn down in the

    future.

         Carrying through with this project, painting on a wall that could

    possibly be torn down in the future would undermine the entire ethos

    that has been driving our project, that our mural would be a gift for

    students and staff alike to appreciate years from now in the future.

         The Student Senate now urgently request any and all information

    on the renovation plans for Downtown Campus, particularly on the ST

    Building, which is where the auto tech shop is located.

         If anybody listening to this has information, please e-mail the

    Student Senate e-mail, PCC-studentsenators@pima.edu.

         If it's confirmed the wall is to be torn down, the resilient

    student senators have a plan B, which will preserve the ethos driving

    our project.  Plan B is to paint a mural on polytab cloth, also known

    as parachute fabric, which could tour from campus to campus until it

    finds a permanent home.

         Now, moving on.  Back in February, I was delighted to recognize

    three Pima students who received the Phi Theta Kappa All-Arizona team

    scholarship.  This evening, I have better news.  Two Pima students

    have been recognized on a national level receiving the Phi Theta

    Kappa All-USA team scholarship.

         Let me note this is a scholarship that only recognizes 20 of the

    best community college scholars across the nation.  Pima Community

    College has two of these 20.  Without further ado, I'd like to

    recognize and congratulate in the face of the Governing Board our





    Pima Aztec Student Senate co-secretary, Andrea Salazar Calderon, and

    our Phi Theta Kappa president, Halianna Piller.

         If it is not apparent already, I take every chance I get in this

    position to showcase examples of students who truly put on for the

    college.

         With that, thank you, everyone here, for your never-ending

    efforts to improve our Pima Community College.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Thank you so much, Collin.  Thank you

    for all you do and for that report.  We will certainly look into the

    wall and get back to you as soon as possible.

         Thank you for that.  Good job.

         Next we have the adjunct faculty report with Sean Mendoza.

         >> SEAN MENDOZA:  Chairwoman Ripley, Chancellor Lambert, members

    of the board, honored guests.  This month I would like to highlight

    three important updates:  Professional development funds, adjunct

    faculty tiered system, and changes to faculty and staff terms to the

    All College Council.

         As you may recall from my last report, adjunct faculty now have

    access to professional development funding, which has the potential

    to positively impact the students of the college.

         According to Brian Stewart and his review committee, 22

    applicants have applied and have received funding, leaving little

    over 14,000 left for the year.

         Adjunct faculty are encouraged to submit applications before the

    end of the spring semester, and we believe this is a great start for





    an opportunity never before provided to us by previous

    administrations.  Thank you, Chancellor Lambert, and the board

    members for your support.

         As mentioned in the last meeting, the adjunct faculty tiered

    committee has been working diligently with our faculty peers,

    administration, and All College Council representatives to develop

    policies for Pima's adjunct faculty tiered system.

         Kate Schmidt of the provost's office and Sarah Jansen, a fellow

    adjunct faculty member and AERC rep, continue to lead a committee of

    staff and faculty, full- and part-time, in the development of this

    important initiative.

         Members of this committee include Dena Wakefield, Jennifer Wiley,

    Makyla Hays, Lynn M., and myself.  As we continue to engage with our

    faculty peers and the AERC processes, I'm excited to say college

    administration's feedback on the development and implementation of

    this initiative has been well-received, and we want to thank you, Dr.

    Bea, for your continued support and feedback.

         I also want to bring your attention to changes, to the faculty

    and staff terms, for All College Council.  As of last month, the

    council voted unanimously to extend faculty and staff terms from one

    to two years.  The vote and the purpose of the term extensions was to

    create greater continuity for future projects and initiatives

    important to faculty, staff, and student representative groups.

         As the veteran for the ACC, I'd like to thank Phil Burdick and

    Randy Wright for their current leadership and support of this





    important change.

         Lastly, I want to please keep in your hearts all those affected

    by the pandemic and all those whose families are impacted by the

    Ukrainian and Russian war.

         Thank you for your support of adjunct faculty.  Have a great

    Easter Sunday and Ramadan.

         This ends my report.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Thank you so much, Sean.  Adjuncts are

    really lucky to have you.  Speaking as a former adjunct, you're doing

    a great job.  Thank you.  I'm really glad you're taking advantage of

    the professional development.  Really important.  Thank you.

         Next report comes from the staff, Erika Elias.

         >> ERIKA ELIAS:  Good evening, Chairperson Ripley, members of the

    board, Chancellor, and guests.  I apologize for my voice.  I have

    been ill for the last week, so I'm going to keep my report a little

    bit short so I don't lose my voice.

         I wanted to highlight that on April 26, student affairs will be

    hosting the Pima Community College Knowledge For Partners in

    Education.  This is going to be a virtual event that will run from

    8:15 a.m. in the morning until 11:30 a.m.

         There will be different presentations for dual enrollment, FAFSA,

    ADR, student resources, TRiO, the IRSRC.  And we partner with

    different K-12 partners that we have and even partners from U of A,

    ASU, GCU, et cetera.  Right now we have 77 people that have already

    registered for this event, so we are really happy to be hosting it.





         This will conclude my report.  Thank you for your time.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Thank you so much.  That was really

    important to hear.  Thank you.

         Next is faculty report, Denise Reilly.

         >> DENISE REILLY:  Hello, and thank you for allowing me to speak.

    Chancellor Lambert, Chair Ripley, members of the board, colleagues

    and guests.

         I would like to start with I know we don't really have a lot of

    time to talk about the class and comp, and we don't have any details

    of that, as well as the HLC and the outcomes, so those are things

    we'd like to talk about in the future.

         But this has been a busy semester, and I really appreciate and

    acknowledge that, Chair Ripley, you mentioned kind of the global

    things going on at the college.  So thank you.

         I want to focus this report on communication.  The reason is that

    I think that as Faculty Senate officers, we are focused on open,

    honest, transparent communication and follow-through.  I wanted to

    share with you a little bit about what the Faculty Senate officers

    are doing to make sure that that happens.

         As Faculty Senate officers, we started in the fall by having

    study sessions.  We modeled it after you folks on the board who have

    study sessions that about once a month where colleagues get a chance

    to get together and express their thoughts, opinions, and shared

    expertise on some topics that are of interest that we don't really

    have enough time for in a two-hour meeting once a month where





    oftentimes most of our meetings, the time is taken by presentations.

         So we have had topics such as PimaOnline, the Teaching and

    Learning Center, and we have an upcoming topic of the AGEC and

    Transfer Reimagine.

         So some other things that Faculty Senate officers are doing is

    that we are benchmarking other institutions, other community

    colleges, to see how their Faculty Senate/Governing Boards work and

    how their institutions and different, I guess I would say governing

    forces work together at the community college.

         Two of us in Faculty Senate officer positions attended the HLC

    conference.  Yes, it was very good to see Luis and Maria.  I saw you,

    as much as you wanted to be incognito, out on the town of Chicago.  I

    did spot you and say hello.  So I missed Chair Ripley on that one.

         We attended your study sessions.  We have gone to the Town Hall,

    and if not (indiscernible), we have instituted social events, which

    are encouraging fellowship, and one really positive thing is that

    when we meet once a month with executive leadership at the college,

    we noticed that our one-hour time frame once a month was just not

    enough.  We never got through the agenda items.  We didn't even get

    through two-thirds of the agenda items.  So we decided to extend that

    to one-and-a-half hours and graciously executive leadership has

    agreed with that, so that's been a positive.

         We have invited administrators to our classrooms.  I have had the

    opportunity to have Dr. Dor� and Dr. Duran-Cerda both in my class

    this semester in student success, just to have the privilege of them





    having coming and visiting and seeing what a student success course

    is like.

         So we have been pretty action-oriented.  These are the things we

    have been doing to try to elicit communication.  As I have heard over

    and over, we want to talk about shared governance, we want to talk

    about communication, and that being a two-way street.

         So the second thing that goes along with strengthening

    communication between governance and work groups, currently we don't

    have a repository for all the 240-plus full-time faculty that we have

    at the college that each belong to at least one committee, commit to

    faculty advising hours.  And in this goal of being open, transparent,

    and honest, where is all this hard work going?  Where is all of this

    housed?

         We call these groups work groups, we call them committees, we

    call them just all these different names but where is all this hard

    work?  Where can we showcase the committees and the outcomes?

         As faculty, we have student learning outcomes, we have course

    learning outcomes, but where does all this information go?

         So I would like to really request your support in a repository.

    I can tell you that I have had many faculty colleagues in the past

    who have worked super hard, numerous hours, worked together on these

    committees, and formed some plan, and there is no fruition to the

    plan.

         So what happens is these work groups get together, and they form

    a committee and they get together and they make strides for the





    future, but then there is no implementation.

         So we want to work on changing that.  We want to showcase the

    work of these committees, we want to showcase the visibility, but

    there is no repository.

         So on our website we do have the Governing Board, we do have the

    Faculty Senate, we have the AERC members, but that's about it.  But

    if you think about it, over 240 full-time faculty all belong to at

    least one committee, and I can tell you I belong to about six right

    now.

         So if we belong to at least one committee, I would like that open

    communication to allow me to find out what has faculty already done

    in these different committees to move the college forward?  We don't

    want to go backwards and we don't want to reinvent the wheel until we

    have this repository.

         And I can tell you that if we are going to be a premier

    institution and we are going to talk about moving forward, we need to

    have this space where everyone can share what has been done already

    so that we don't reinvent the wheel.

         So I just wanted to share that every semester each faculty member

    completes a load sheet.  We complete a sheet that says every class we

    are teaching, every modality that we are teaching in, every committee

    that we belong to, so why not just take and culminate that

    information and put it together rather than saying it's really

    difficult to compile all this information?  If we want to be a

    premier institution, we need to walk the walk, not just talk the





    talk.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Denise, thank you so much, you have

    about 15 seconds left.

         >> DENISE REILLY:  Great.  So my highlight was really

    communication.  We want open, transparent, and honest communication.

    It's a two-way street.  So in that, we would like to see some changes

    moving forward in support of this communication.

         Thank you.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Thank you so much.  This gives us a

    great opportunity as we stand up our newest committee, so I want to

    take this to the chancellor to give the board some feedback on this.

    I think I agree, communications is the No. 1 most important thing in

    the world.  Thank you.

         >> MR. DEMION CLINCO:  Just to follow up, Chancellor Lambert, I

    think understanding how we can better utilize the data collection

    through maybe our office of institutional research which I imagine is

    doing a lot of this work also and better integrate.  You hopefully

    can report back.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Yes, it's great.  Thank you so much.

         Thank you, Denise, appreciate it.  We don't have anyone assigned

    to the administrator report.

         Is there any?  If not, I turn it over to the next agenda item.

    Moving along is the chancellor's report.

         >> DR. LEE LAMBERT:  Well, good evening, everybody.  I just want

    to say thank you to each and every one of you, our faculty, our





    staff, our administration.  The great work you're doing to support

    the success of our students really speaks volumes.  I get to see that

    each and every day.  So I just want to say thank you.

         I thought I'd share just some pieces that I had an opportunity to

    learn over the last few weeks.  I was at the HLC, and we talked

    credentials.  Just for folks, edification purposes, think of the

    credentials as the umbrella and under credentials you have degrees,

    certificates, licensing, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

         There are almost 1 million unique credentials in the United

    States.  Guess how many providers are out there in the marketplace

    for those credentials?  If you think about accredited colleges and

    universities, there is probably somewhere around 4 to 5,000 of us.

    There is over 55,000 players in our market space.

         So we need to keep that in mind.  It's a growing, crowded

    marketplace with lots of competition.  It's no longer about degrees.

    It's all of those things I just mentioned.  So the focus will really

    be on skills.  Let me go to that point next.

         You heard Arthur Levine speak at the HLC conference.  I had the

    pleasure of listening to Dr. Levine speak.  He co-authored a book

    called The Great Upheaval.  You will hear me say a little bit more

    about this on Monday.

         I think the main thing I want to emphasize is in our session with

    Dr. Levine, he talked about -- he was asked the question, what do you

    think about vocational education versus liberal arts education?

         He said liberal arts education is vocational education.  Let me





    repeat that.  Liberal arts education is vocational education.  That

    its roots and its origins began with vocational education.

         I think that's important not to lose sight of, because when you

    get down to it, it's about the skills.  Are our learners walking away

    with the skills they need to be successful in life, whether it's in

    their careers, whether it's just in life in general, it's about the

    skills.  We need to make sure we stay focused on that.

         So I know our provost will be emphasizing this, and these are the

    skills, essential learning outcomes, that really we should be looking

    at from an institution-wide perspective, not just from an academic

    perspective but an institution-wide perspective.  So you will hear

    more about that as we go forward.

         I had an opportunity to attend ASU GSV.  This is part of the

    future that Dr. Levine talks about.  Immersive learning is growing in

    significance.  I'm sure many of you have heard the announcement from

    the U of A's history department.  They are going to be bringing more

    into the gamification realm.  I and the provost will on Friday be

    going up, by invitation of the University of Arizona College of

    Medicine, to see this great thing they are trying to create, an XR

    Center.

         If you're not familiar with that, extended reality, augmented

    reality, virtual reality, it's here, folks.  We have got to make sure

    we keep pace with the changing realities around immersive learning,

    around project-based learning.  So I'm going to ask the provost to

    set her goals for the upcoming year to really see how we can start to





    integrate more of these 21st Century digital pieces into our

    curriculum.

         Also, I just want to congratulate Don Martin and Brian Stewart

    who successfully defended their dissertations.  Congratulations to

    both of you doctors, Don Martin and Brian Stewart.

         I also just want to recognize our fine students.  Thank you for

    sharing your stories.  It's so much appreciated, and we are just so

    proud that we can provide the platform for you to really meet your

    hopes and dreams.

         Also want to say to you, Collin, this is the first I'm hearing

    about the murals, and I asked president of campuses, Dr. Dor�, about

    the murals.  This is the first he's hearing of it.  As we talk about

    communication, I highly encourage that we make sure that the upper

    administration is aware of these kinds of concerns, because I know if

    David knew about this, he would address it immediately.

         Please, please never hesitate to bring things to us, because we

    take them seriously.

         On that note, from day one I have been at this college I have

    taken issues of discrimination seriously.  I have built my career on

    taking issues of discrimination seriously, and I will continue to

    take issues of discrimination seriously.

         Yes, people deserve due process, but when we go through the due

    process process and it comes out that someone has in fact violated

    the appropriate policies and procedures and laws, we will take

    appropriate action.  I just want to make sure I send that message





    loud and clear.

         Also, we have some other exciting things happening for students.

    If you want to put in your pronouns, you will be able to do that now

    through our website.  We have made it so much more easier to do, and

    please, if you have questions, don't hesitate to reach out to Phil

    Burdick to learn the process in which to do that.  I'm sure Dr. Irene

    Robles-Lopez's team can also help with that process.

         Also, we have added a translation piece to our website.  I

    believe it will translate into, I believe you said, Phil, 12

    languages.  That's another big positive change.

         Also, just want to highlight some really just outstanding things

    about the college.  Folks probably are not aware of this.  Lumina, a

    major funder of higher education in community colleges, they chose

    three colleges in which to take a look at and create a framework for

    centers of excellence.  Your Pima Community College is one of those

    three.  Amazing that we were selected.

         Rutgers University just did a report on colleges who are

    reshaping the landscape of higher education.  Pima Community College

    is one of those colleges featured in that report.

         I can go on and on and on.  And I have one big surprise I'm not

    going to announce it yet because they have not given me permission to

    publicly announce, some of you already know that piece, but we will

    be announcing that we are one of five community colleges selected by

    a top-flight university as leaders in innovation.

         So you will hear more.  Stay tuned.  None of this would be





    possible without our faculty, our staff, and our administration

    working together.  I want us not to lose sight of that.

         There is more good going on at Pima than not.  It's easy to

    always think about what we are not doing.  We can always improve

    communication.  We can always pay folks better.

         But never lose sight of what we are doing.  We are leading the

    way, and I'm so proud of that.

         Let me just close by saying Happy Passover, Happy Easter, and

    Happy Ramadan.  Thank you.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Thank you so much, Chancellor.  Yes,

    indeed, our website did just launch the page on personal pronouns.  I

    really encourage everyone to read that, not just those that are

    seeking to change their pronouns but all of us need to read that page

    and read more and understand what it means and how important it is to

    every student.

         Thank you, shoutout to Phil Burdick for making that happen.

         Next we have agenda item information items.  So the information

    items can be found in your packets and on the website.  With that, if

    there aren't any discussions or questions, we will go on to the

    consent agenda.  The consent agenda was also provided to board

    members.

         So do I hear a motion from the board to approve these?

         >> MR. DEMION CLINCO:  So moved.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  A second, please?

         >> DR. MEREDITH HAY:  Second.





         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  I will leave this to discussion.

         >> MS. MARIA GARCIA:  (off mic phone.)

         >> DR. MEREDITH HAY:  Microphone?

         >> MS. MARIA GARCIA:  I would like to see a list of those items

    on the consent agenda before I vote.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  They were the minutes -- we can try to

    put them up for you -- minutes from the study session, February 21st.

    The minutes from March 9 executive open meeting.  Minutes from March

    9 regular meeting.  Minutes from March 21 special meeting.  And the

    March 29 special meeting.

         Those were the first five.  Then there is a list of MOUs,

    intergovernmental agreements, and things that we had in our packet.

         Would you like to see those?  Andrea, can you put those up?

         >> DR. LEE LAMBERT:  Jeff, do you want to just read what they

    are?

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  We can also read them.

         >> MR. JEFF SILVYN:  I think if we wait a minute, we may be able

    to address this.

         (Pause.)

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Thank you so much.  So board members

    understand where they are, and so now with the motion and the second,

    a little bit of a discussion and I'd like to take a vote.

         Will you take a vote, Mr. Silvyn?

         >> MR. JEFF SILVYN:  You're asking me -- we don't need to do a

    roll call.





         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  All those in favor of approving the

    consent agenda, please signify by saying aye.

         (Ayes.)

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  It was unanimous, so the consent agenda

    approval passes.  Thank you so much, board members.

         Next are the action items.  We have two, possibly just one, but

    the first one I would like to ask Mr. Silvyn to read the first action

    item.

         >> MR. JEFF SILVYN:  Thank you, Madam Chair.  Just to clarify, we

    are not going to need the second action item tonight.  So the action

    item before the board this evening has the following recommendation.

         The chancellor recommends the Governing Board authorize the

    chancellor or designee to execute an agreement with the successful

    proposer of the request for proposals for management of campus

    bookstore retail services.  The chancellor shall report the results

    of the selection process to the Governing Board.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Thank you.

         Chancellor, would you like to --

         >> MR. DEMION CLINCO:  I would like to make a motion to adopt the

    recommendation.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  There is a motion on the floor.

         >> DR. MEREDITH HAY:  Second.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  And a second from Dr. Hay.

         Now a discussion, please?

         >> DR. LEE LAMBERT:  Madam Chair, thank you.  I will do a broad





    piece on this, and then I will ask Dr. David Bea to take us through

    the particulars.

         Just so you are all aware, especially for commuter campuses,

    bookstores, food service operations really struggle.  This is just an

    ongoing struggle at essentially every college I have worked at.

         We have been looking at ways to make this work for our students.

    So I think what you will hear is we are trying to get closer to

    coming up with a better model for the college.

         And so with that, Dave, can you take it away?

         >> DR. DAVID BEA:  Good evening, Chairperson Ripley, members of

    the board, Chancellor Lambert, colleagues and guests.

         As Chancellor Lambert mentioned, in front of you tonight is an

    action item to get authorization to execute a contract for campus

    store retail services.

         As Chancellor Lambert just mentioned, the landscape for

    bookstores in particular has changed dramatically over the last 15

    years with a couple of major national trends having an effect.

         One of them is the development and increased utilization of

    online book retail.  So Amazon and other online bookstores provide an

    easy vehicle for students to purchase their books.

         Second effect that has had a big impact on how campus stores work

    over the years is the changing material.  It used to be textbooks,

    and now it switched to digital access to digital technology, and then

    also similarly the, as you know, the college has the priority toward

    implementing as much open education resources as possible.





         All of those things are intended or some of those are intended to

    cut down the costs for students, but textbooks have been growing in

    costs dramatically over the years.  So there is this increased cost

    pressure and then students have alternatives for going elsewhere to

    attain their books.  That's had a big impact on the

    brick-and-mortar-type stores of the past.

         In addition to that, we have had a couple of local trends that

    have had a big impact on how our bookstore contracts work.

    Enrollment shifts, both decline in enrollment from our peak in 2011

    and then the shifts that have happened, and this is again commonplace

    throughout the country, the shift from on-site enrollment to online

    enrollment has a dual factor.

         One is that students aren't on campus first to purchase books as

    much or to go to the bookstore to buy supplies or whatever, similarly

    more impactful on food service actually with that one.

         And then the other impact is the overall decline that has

    happened.  You have fewer students, fewer students who are on-site,

    and all of those result in declines in sales.

         It makes running food service or bookstore operations

    increasingly difficult.  We have talked about this throughout the

    last number of years and we've made, particularly also in light of

    the impacts of COVID and the pandemic, where we actually had to

    physically close down the locations, and we had to alter and amend

    the agreement that we had with our previous vendors.

         So as a result of that, in trying to provide the best quality and





    capability and flexibility and innovative services possible, we

    actually in the fall put together two work groups to review what the

    trends are, what the realities are, in terms of food and bookstore

    operations and make recommendations for what they would like to see,

    what the groups would like to see coming forward in the future.

         We took that information from those groups and used to it to

    inform the RFP process which is essentially culminating in front of

    you now tonight.

         We put recommendations in centering around really providing the

    best quality service available but focusing I think primarily on

    keeping and containing costs to students to improve the cost impact

    on students as much as possible.

         We hired a consultant to help draft the RFP, and then went out on

    the street to what is a relatively limited market of companies that

    are capable of providing the kind of services that we are requiring.

    A group of people who are involved in the process in the fall served

    on the RFP committee and the recommendation, the top vendor through

    that process, is Barnes & Noble, so this is a big change for the

    institution.  We have been with Colette for I think at least 20 years

    now.  So I think the recommendation is to negotiate with the top

    vendor, at this point, Barnes & Noble.

         The terms of the agreement are largely spelled out by the RFP in

    the proposal.  They are an improvement over what our current

    situation is with our bookstore vendor, particularly in the COVID

    amendment situation.  And has a lot of better contract terms and





    conditions in it that will help the college and help our students in

    terms of containing costs.

         It also has a lot more clarity in terms of college control over

    costs, how costs come together in prioritizing, types of texts and

    being flexible about digital text delivery, things like that.

         We also expect that at this point we identified that if we were

    to include full, robust sort of hot food delivery, if you will, that

    we likely would not get a vendor who was capable or interested in

    providing both those services.

         So at this point what we are looking to do is put this contract

    in place for the retail stores, which should have improved

    convenience store options at the locations, improved and enhanced

    vending options.  And what we want to do going forward is we had a

    consultant help us also with the conversation around food service,

    which is actually a more complicated and difficult proposition even

    from the bookstores, believe it or not.

         But there were some really innovative ideas that we have that

    might involve our culinary program, might involve local restaurants,

    but what we want to do is take a work group, have the exploration of

    those different concepts and take those into the fall and really

    develop what our sort of hot foods opportunities or what we might be

    able to do in terms of that kind of food delivery.

         But in the meantime we are confident that this new contract will

    enhance the service delivery to our students, control and contain

    costs better, and really provide a more innovative platform for us to





    grow on as the world changes with texts and educational materials

    going into the future.

         With that, I will pause and ask if there are any questions of me

    related to this item.

         >> MS. MARIA GARCIA:  Dr. Bea, so my question is you have told us

    all about improving and the RFP process and the best vendor,

    whatever, but you didn't explain the process that they are going to

    use.  For example, and this is just me and you don't have to accept

    it, but anyway, if we have a bookstore and you got the best vendor

    for the best price on the books or whatever it is they are going to

    offer, are we going to maintain bookstores on every single campus?

    Are we going to have a mobile system?  Are we going to have a

    preordering?  You didn't give us any specifics.

         Same thing with the food service.  What exactly are we proposing?

         >> DR. DAVID BEA:  Yeah, so the way that the proposal is put

    together is that there will be full bookstore and convenience

    offerings at four of the campuses.  The one that will not have the

    full array of services right now is Northwest Campus, which will have

    a pared-down version.  And that has to do with the foot traffic that

    goes through there and how viable it is to have that kind of

    opportunity up there.

         But that doesn't mean that we won't provide good service to that

    campus.  It means that it will have more of a popup service at the

    beginning of the terms so that students can get things.  There is

    going to be a greatly enhanced online delivery capability through





    this vendor and focusing on that capability as well.

         This will be a big improvement over what we currently have, but

    we can't solve all the world's problems in one shot.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Any other discussion or questions?

         >> MR. LUIS GONZALES:  Quick question.  Mr. Bea, the contract,

    what is it for, four years or five years?

         >> DR. DAVID BEA:  I believe it's five years.  I actually don't

    have that in front of me.  Yes, it's five years.  It has a guaranteed

    commission structure, minimum guaranteed commission structure for

    years (indiscernible).

         >> MR. LUIS GONZALES:  You mentioned a couple of things in

    reference to the enhanced services and also the array of services, as

    well, too.

         Is the contract, is that going to be evaluated every year or

    every two years or whatever?

         >> DR. DAVID BEA:  Yeah, in fact, one of the enhancements to this

    contract structure is the college has a better termination clause

    than what currently exists in the Colette contract.  What we do is we

    evaluate it every year.  There are (indiscernible) certain numbers of

    days that if it's not working, contract isn't working for you, then

    you give notice and work your way through it.

         It's a complicated proposition and why it's really important to

    go forward at this time frame, because switching vendors is not an

    easy proposition.  They are already adopting textbooks for future

    terms.  You have to have the two vendors work together to transfer





    the inventory between them, making it as seamless as possible.

         I'm confident we will be able to do that, but it is not an easy

    thing to do to switch bookstore vendors.

         >> MR. LUIS GONZALES:  One last question.  I know that we did a

    tour at Desert Vista in reference to what was proposed.  What's the

    status update on that?  And also, I know that they have a culinary

    program there.  How will that be incorporated with this new project?

         >> DR. DAVID BEA:  Yeah, Desert Vista is sort of our unique

    campus in that the way that we have incorporated culinary for the

    culinary program in the past is that foods that the culinary program

    has provided opportunities or food options for students at a

    relatively affordable rate.

         It's really a benefit actually in that if you are able to eat

    there it's a better food service delivery than is at the other

    campuses.

         What we are looking to do is continue to have that culinary

    opportunities available at Desert Vista.  There will be a bookstore

    at Desert Vista.  As I said, the four campuses other than Northwest

    will have full bookstores onsite.

         >> MR. LUIS GONZALES:  One last question.  After the tour, they

    told us it was going to be active.  Is it currently active right now,

    the new program that they started there?  Not the culinary, where

    they were going to make the snack bar or whatever.

         >> DR. DAVID BEA:  The food service?  I'm not sure what the

    question is exactly.





         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Can you expound?

         >> MR. JEFF SILVYN:  I'm curious, is the item you're talking

    about, is it connected to the bookstore in some way?

         >> MR. LUIS GONZALES:  Well, isn't this part of the bookstore or

    reference to providing foods and services for the students?

         >> DR. DAVID BEA:  Yeah, I think I'm following.

         So in terms of the food service that's available to students,

    right now it's very limited in terms of sort of grab-and-go

    convenience items that are through the bookstore, other than what's

    available through the culinary program, which I think also is it's

    sort of shut down.

         COVID has had a really big impact on what we can do in terms of

    food service delivery, so it's sort of been pared down and also

    related to how students are actually onsite has had an effect in

    terms of what's available.

         What we are looking to do with the new vendor is as we ramp back

    up have really enhanced service delivery available through both

    vending and convenience items.  And then next year talk a little bit

    more in detail and work with the working group of students, faculty,

    et cetera, to really identify and see if it's viable to have a more

    robust food opportunity.

         And it could be food carts, food trucks, it could be a smaller

    popup coffee stands, those kinds of things, see what kinds of

    opportunities and ideas we might be able to make happen.

         >> MS. MARIA GARCIA:  Dr. Bea, really what you are proposing is





    really just an RFP for this vendor, right, for the vendors?

         >> DR. DAVID BEA:  Right.  This is a proposal to execute a

    contract.  We have to continue -- there's the last stages of the

    negotiation, which really is going to be fine tuning things like

    indemnification clauses, things like that.

         The major terms of the agreement are spelled out in the RFP, so

    it's just going to be executing an agreement with Barnes & Noble.  If

    not Barnes & Noble, then we would go to the next highest vendor in

    the RFP process, but right now we are talking about working with

    Barnes & Noble to come to fruition on that and make that contract

    come together.

         >> MS. MARIA GARCIA:  One last question.  What are the terms of

    terminating the contract?  A quick one.

         >> DR. DAVID BEA:  Like I said, what will be in there is that if

    -- there is always cause in these contracts, there is always

    termination for cause, but there is usually a remedy period.  So you

    say, okay, you're not doing X, remedy it within a certain number of

    days.

         Other than that, there is termination for convenience where it

    says this just isn't working.  I don't remember, but it's probably in

    the neighborhood of 120 days.  It usually takes 120 days to

    successfully switch vendors in something this complicated.

         >> MS. MARIA GARCIA:  I think my main concern is -- I'm not

    opposed to this, but enrollment continues to decline and I assume

    that the amount of food service or books that are going to be





    provided are going to be based on enrollment.

         You know, I mean, if you have a contract, is there any clause in

    there that you can change it because there was a decline or

    something?  That's all I'm asking.

         >> DR. DAVID BEA:  Oh, yeah, no, that's a really good question.

         So we are contracting for bookstore services.  One of the things

    is when they buy the books for the next year, the stores own that

    inventory.  The college doesn't.  Like that's all on the bookstore's

    end.

         So if enrollment, so what they want to do is they want to do a

    good projection and we interact with them, the college interacts with

    these bookstore providers, and gives them estimates of what our

    enrollment is going to do.

         They have their own ways to calculate what their enrollment is

    going to be and then they purchase textbooks based on those

    calculations.

         If they're off, what they do is they return the materials to the

    publishers, that sort of thing, but that's not on the college at all.

    The exposure there is not on the college.  It's on the bookstore

    side.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Any comments, discussion?

         Thank you for this foresight because it's important and I know

    that everybody loves to have that geedunk at the campuses.  I know I

    do.  But I guess it comes under the title of prepare for the worst,

    hope for the best.  This is what we are all trying to do as a board.





         Thank you for doing that.  So with that, we would like to now

    take a vote on approval.  All those in favor of approving this action

    item, please signify by saying aye.

         (Ayes.)

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  The motion passes unanimously.  Thank

    you very much.

         With that, the next item on the agenda is request for future

    agenda items.  The Governing Board has conducted a series of study

    sessions to review and discuss possible revisions to our bylaws.  The

    Governing Board anticipates that it will consider and act on proposed

    amendments to the bylaws at the next regular board meeting currently

    scheduled for May 11, 2022.

         Any other discussion on future items?

         >> MS. MARIA GARCIA:  I would like to -- my recommendation is

    that we postpone that until June.

         >> MR. DEMION CLINCO:  I think you just take it into

    consideration.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Thank you for that, Board Member

    Garcia.  So we will take that into consideration.

         Next on the agenda is announcements.  I think I already stated

    this, the next regular meeting of the Governing Board will be held on

    May 11, 2022.  Executive session will begin at 4:00 p.m. and open

    session at 5:30 p.m. via video conference.

         With that, thank you, everyone.  I think one of the messages that

    we got tonight was someone mentioned the word trickle up, or maybe it





    was me.  I think as a community college we have realized everything

    that happens here has to trickle up.

         We don't depend on state funding anymore, until that happens, so

    funding has to trickle up.  We do that by donations, by the Pima

    Foundation and all the work they do, we figure that out.

    Communications, we had a great talk by our faculty rep,

    communications needs to trickle up, needs to start with us.

         With that, I just want to remind everyone that we are all

    ambassadors for the school, and we indeed need to trickle up and

    trickle sideways.

         Thank you so much.  We have completed all items on the agenda.

    Is there any further business?

         Hearing none, is there any objection to adjourn?

         >> MS. MARIA GARCIA:  Nope.

         >> MS. CATHERINE RIPLEY:  Hearing none, we are adjourned.

         (Adjournment.)





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