MEETING OF THE
BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
January 20, 2011
Minutes
The Board Governance Committee of the Board of Trustees of Houston Community
College held a meeting on Thursday, January 20, 2011, at the HCC Administration
Building, 3100 Main, 2nd Floor, Seminar Room A, Houston, Texas.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Bruce A. Austin, Committee Chair
Eva Loredo, Committee Member
Sandie Mullins, Committee Member
Neeta Sane, Alternate Committee Member
ADMINISTRATION
Mary S. Spangler, Chancellor
Art Tyler, Deputy Chancellor/COO
Renee Byas, General Counsel
Doretha Eason, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor
Charles Cook, Vice Chancellor, Instruction
Daniel Seymour, Vice Chancellor, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Diana Pino, Vice Chancellor, Student Services
Margaret Ford Fisher, President, Northeast College
Fena Garza, President, Southwest College
Willie Williams, Chief Human Resource Officer
OTHERS PRESENT
Kimberly James, System Counsel, Bracewell & Giuliani
Ginger Blanton, HCC Foundation Board Chair
Alan Ainsworth, President, Faculty Senate
Other administrators, citizens and representatives from the news media
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Austin called the meeting to order at 3:41 p.m. and declared the Committee convened
to consider matters pertaining to Houston Community College as listed on the duly posted
Meeting Notice.
REVISION TO INSTRUCTIONAL POLICY
Dr. Cook informed that the revisions are minimal and informed that majority of the revisions
were adopted under the Governance policy. He noted that the policies have been
separated from the procedures; however, a link would be available to the procedures.
(Mrs. Sane arrived at 3:42 p.m.)
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(Ms. Mullins arrived at 3:43 p.m.)
Motion – Ms. Mullins moved and Ms. Loredo seconded to approve. The motion passed with
a vote of 4-0.
MOU WITH HCC FOUNDATION
Motion – Ms. Mullins moved and Mrs. Sane seconded.
Dr. Zuniga apprised that the MOU between Houston Community College and the Houston
Community College Foundation will serve as an update to the original MOU formed on
October 20, 2005. She noted that the update of the MOU was beneficial in regards to the
upcoming SACS accreditation and noted that updates include changes to the formal name,
tax identification, HCC Alumni Association responsibilities, and naming policies.
Mrs. Blanton expressed appreciation of Dr. Zuniga’s leadership of the Foundation.
Vote - The motion passed with a vote of 4-0.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:48 p.m.
Recorded, transcribed and submitted by:
Sharon R. Wright, Manager, Board Services
Minutes Approved: _________________________________