Spring 2010
Trustee Quarterly Magazine
FEATURES- Witnesses to History—Trustees Make their Case on Capitol Hill at a Pivotal Moment in the Community College Movement. By Mark Toner
- 7 Ways to Weather a Storm—With reduced public funding likely to become ‘the new normal,’ community colleges across the country are finding ways to evolve. By Mark Toner
- Advocacy in your Back Pocket—North Iowa Area Community College creates a wallet-size toolkit to help
trustees and other supporters speak up for the college. - Distractions in the Boardroom—Are our egos at the heart of our BlackBerry addictions? By Narcisa A. Polonio, Ed.D.
- The Three R’s of Facilities: Repair, Renovation & Replacement—When facing the decision of whether to repair or replace existing facilities, community colleges need good, quantifiable data to take to their governing boards and communities. By Darrell Shumway
- Letter from ACCT Chair Thomas M. Bennett—Historic Challenges, Historic Triumphs
- Letter from ACCT President and CEO J. Noah Brown—Maintaining Momentum
- Advocacy—Persistence and a Little Creativity By Jee Hang Lee
- Legal—To Avert Campus Violence, Balance Shifts Towards Disclosure By Ira Michael Shepard
- Case Study: Advancing Governance—The Financial Conundrum: Sacrificing Affordability By Narcisa A. Polonio, Ed.D.
- Interface: The Professional Board Staff Network—Are You an Advocate? By BJ Marcil; Patience, Persistence, and Perseverance in the Face of the Storm By Terri Grimes
- Advisor—2010 Candidates for the ACCT Board of Directors and the ACCT Diversity Committee; Nominations for Director at Large (*Important Note: This is the abbreviated one-page issue of Advisor special to Trustee Quarterly. For the full Spring 2010 issue of Advisor, which contains important informational updates and deadlines for ACCT members, click here.)
NEWS
- NEWS—ACCT Advocacy Pays Off With Historic Legislation; Six National Community College Leaders Call for All U.S. Colleges to Meet Challenge; S.C. Association Selected to Receive 2010 ACCT Trust Fund Board Grant; ACCT Launches New Online Diversity Resource Center; 2010 Toronto Congress; 2010 ACCT Awards Call for Nominations; Governance Leadership Institute for New Trustees; Fostering Community College Student Completion through Effective Governance
- Around the Regions—"Around the Regions" provides an opportunity to share what’s happening in the states and around the regions. This section focuses on state legislative and budgetary issues, economic development, and finance.
- New Community College Trustee Presidents—The Board Leadership Services staff and consultants of the Association of Community College Trustees are pleased to have assisted in the search for the following community college chief executive officers.
- 2010 Governance Leadership Institute—Trustees and Presidents Gather in Arizona March 4-6 for the 2010 Governance Leadership Institute.
- ACCT Lifetime Members