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Meeting Agenda

Who

Board of Higher Education (Full Board)

When

Tuesday, October 18, 2011
10 a.m.

Where

Middlesex Community College 
Federal Building, Assembly Room
50 Kearney Square
Lowell, MA

  1. Call to Order
  2. Welcome
    • Dr. Carole A. Cowan, President, Middlesex Community College
  3. Acceptance of Minutes
  4. Remarks & Reports
    1. Chairman’s Remarks
    2. Commissioner’s Remarks
    3. Secretary of Education’s Remarks
    4. Reports from Presidents
    5. Report from Student Advisory Council
  5. Motions
    1. Academic Affairs
      1. AAC 12-08 Approval of Academic Affairs Committee Motions 12-01 through 12-07 on a Consent Agenda
      2. AAC 12-12 Approval of Academic Affairs Committee Motions 12-09 through 12-11 on a Consent Agenda
        • AAC 12-09 Board Revocation of the Degree Granting Authority of Aquinas College, Inc in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
        • AAC 12-10 Board Revocation of the Degree Granting Authority of Chamberlayne Junior College in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
        • AAC 12-11 Board Revocation of the Degree Granting Authority of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
    2. Fiscal Affairs and Administrative Policy
      1. FAAP 12-09 Approval of Academic Affairs Committee Motions 12-01 through 12-08 on a Consent Agenda 
    3. Board of Higher Education
      1. BHE 12-01 Berkshire Community College Interim Presidential Appointment 
  6. Presentations
    • Fall 2011 Early Enrollment Report:
      Dr. Jonathan Keller, Associate Commissioner for Research, Planning, and Information Systems
    • Community College Department of Labor Grant Update:
      Mr. William Hart, Executive Officer, Massachusetts Community Colleges
      President Wayne Burton, North Shore Community College
      President Gail Carberry, Quinsigamond Community College
      Mr. Dale Allen, Quinsigamond Community College
    • Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Presentation:
      Aundrea Kelley, Deputy Commissioner for P-16 Policy and Collaborative Initiatives P-16 Policy and Collaborative Initiatives
      Mr. Robert Bickerton, Associate Commissioner, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
  7. Other Business
  8. Public Participation
    • The Board may reserve one-half hour at the end of the agenda of its regular meetings for public participation. Individuals seeking to speak to the Board should so inform the Commissioner's Office in writing, setting forth the purpose for which they seek to speak, at least 24 hours before the relevant meeting. The Chairperson shall determine whether said individuals shall be permitted to speak and, if so, for how long they may speak on the designated topic. The Chairperson may exercise discretion to waive the notice requirement set forth above and invite an individual(s) present at the meeting to address the Board.
  9. Adjournment