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June 27, 2024 Special Meeting.
>> MS. THERESA RIEL: Good morning, Pima College. I'm calling
this meeting to order.
Do I have a motion to move into exec session for just a few
moments?
>> DR. WADE McLEAN: Madame Chair, I move that we go into exec
session to receive legal advice regarding the appointment of a
chancellor.
>> MS. THERESA RIEL: Maria, do you have a second?
>> MS. MARIA GARCIA: I'll second.
>> MS. THERESA RIEL: All in favor?
(Ayes.)
>> MS. THERESA RIEL: So we will be returning to this meeting in
a few moments. Please stay here if you're wanting to watch to see
what's happening.
Thank you. We'll see you in a few.
(Recess.)
>> MS. THERESA RIEL: Okay. It's nice to see you all back. We
will now be joining the regular meeting, and we only have two items
on our agenda today.
So, Wade, would you like to go ahead with our first motion?
>> DR. WADE McLEAN: (Audio muted.)
>> MR. GREG TAYLOR: You're muted, Wade.
>> DR. WADE McLEAN: Can you hear me?
>> MS. THERESA RIEL: Yes.
>> DR. WADE McLEAN: I move that we appoint Dr. Jeffrey Nasse as
chancellor of Pima Community College, and also move to approve a
three-year contract that has been negotiated between the board and
Dr. Nasse, and instruct legal counsel to finalize the details,
understanding that the contract will begin on August 5, 2024.
>> MS. THERESA RIEL: Is there a second?
>> MR. GREG TAYLOR: Second.
>> MS. THERESA RIEL: Okay. Thank you. Any comments?
I would like to read a statement. The Governing Board and I want
to thank all of the people, both inside Pima Community College and
the outside in our community, for participating and assisting us to
get to this point of announcing our new chancellor for Pima Community
College.
I want to share, so that everyone knows, what efforts and
energies went into this selection. The board voted to form a
committee to select a firm back in early October last year. There
were some glitches, and the process didn't actually get started until
December.
A national search firm, Anthem Executive, was selected and hired
to facilitate the search. Anthem met with the board and were
directed to search for candidates who possess the qualities,
characteristics, and experiences that the board wanted for the new
chancellor.
Anthem posted the job listing, advertised, and organized all the
application materials. The board voted to form a committee, a second
committee, made up of college employees, a student, community
participants, and two nonvoting Governing Board members to read
through more than two dozen applications, rank them, and finally
select ten to participate in virtual hour-long interviews.
At this point the chancellor selection committee voted to move
three finalists forward -- sorry, voted to move three finalists
forward to in-person interviews. One withdrew, and our two
finalists, Dr. Jeffrey Nasse and Dr. Veronica Garcia, came to Tucson
to tour campuses and meet employees, present themselves to the wider
community in hour-long forums that were also presented in virtual
form for those who were unable to attend in person, and to interview
with the Governing Board.
During the forums, there were options for questions to be
submitted to the finalists. Afterward, there was an online survey
for each candidate. More than 200 submissions with comments for each
of the finalists were collected.
Board members read approximately two dozen written references for
each candidate, and board members participated in four video
reference calls for each finalist.
We also had board members interviewing members of other boards
from the finalists' colleges. As you can see, there was an enormous
amount of reading applications, checking references, et cetera, which
led us to today as we announce the board's selection to fill the
chancellor position at Pima Community College.
We are especially grateful to the people who served on our two
committees, to the staff at Anthem, and also to our staff at Pima
Community College who made this entire process happen. With our
sincere thanks, thank you.
Hearing no other comments, I will call for a vote. All in favor
of appointing Dr. Jeffrey Nasse and approving the contracts as
previously discussed, please say aye.
(Ayes.)
>> MS. THERESA RIEL: Any opposed?
>> MS. MARIA GARCIA: Oppose.
>> MS. THERESA RIEL: Motion passes 4 to 1.
Now we will be moving on to our second item.
Luis? You're on mute.
>> MR. LUIS GONZALES: I oppose, too.
>> MS. THERESA RIEL: Oh, okay. I'm sorry. I thought I heard
you say, I saw you say yes.
Okay. So motion passes 3 to 2.
Now we will be moving on to our second item on the agenda.
Jeff, do you know if there is someone here who is going to
discuss this with us?
>> MR. JEFF SILVYN: I'm not sure. I can give you a quick
background. There is probably people more knowledgeable than me
about this, but I can at least give you a quick overview.
Approximately three years ago or so, the State Office of Economic
Opportunity started a project to collect data from the colleges and
universities and combine that with employment data the state had so
that both the state and the educational institutions would have a
better idea, be able to track what happens with graduates to see
about their employment opportunities and career paths afterwards so
that we would have better data to help inform decisions at the
college about programs.
There was a three-year intergovernmental agreement with the state
for Pima to participate in that project. That agreement ends this
year. Before the board is a proposed agreement to extend that for
another three years. The terms are not significantly different.
And apologies for not being able to bring this to the board
sooner. There were some issues with finalizing language that didn't
get done in time for the June meeting, but we now have the final
proposed agreement, and that's what's on the board's agenda that
would allow the college to continue to participate in this project
with the state and other colleges and universities around the state.
If you have more significant questions, like I say, there are
probably people who are more knowledgeable, but that's an overview.
>> MS. THERESA RIEL: I know that Dr. Nic Richmond has had me
sign that statement for the last two years, so, you know, it's
definitely one of those legal things that it does come before the
board.
Is there a motion to approve this so we can move forward with
collecting that vital information?
>> DR. WADE McLEAN: So moved.
>> MR. GREG TAYLOR: Second.
>> MS. THERESA RIEL: Any discussion?
Okay. All in favor say aye.
(Ayes.)
>> MS. THERESA RIEL: Motion passes unanimously.
Thank you all for being here virtually. I think that is it for
the day. So I will now adjourn this meeting, and we will see
everybody back in August.
Thank you. Have a wonderful summer.
(Adjournment.)
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