BY: TY DEFRATES
Staff Writer
The Board of Trustees hosted a workshop and public session meeting on Aug. 17, 2023. All agenda items
were approved as presented:
- During the August workshop, the Board was provided an update on implementing Pathways to Success at STLCC.
- Mark Swadener, vice chancellor for finance, presented the quarterly financial report.
- Recognition of Staff and Student Accomplishments included the Respiratory Care Program. The Respiratory Care program at Forest Park is among a select group that received the Distinguished RRT Credentialing Success Award from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care. The Board recognized faculty and staff members for inspiring their students’ success, including: Lindsay Fox; Blake Anyan; Dr. Kurtis Sobush and Danielle Gutierrez.
- 2023 Great Race: The Board also recognized the participants in the 2023 Great Race, a multi-state automobile race in which the winning team is the team that completes the race in the time closest to what it takes to drive the route at the legal speed limit. The STLCC team finished in the top third of over 140 units. STLCC team members included students: Evan Welch, Spencer Clark, Kyle
Kannawurf, Christian Maczura, and Nathan Depelheuer. They were led by Josh Walker, associate professor of diesel technology at STLCC-Forest Park. - Chancellor Jeff L. Pittman, Ph.D. gave the board an update on the Florissant Valley campus’s Center for Nursing and Health Science plans.
The Board will hold a regular public session meeting and public hearing to set the 2023 tax rate on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 4:30 p.m. To view all Board Meetings live as they happen and view past board meetings, visit the STLCC Board Of Trustees YouTube channel (@stlccbot). To watch the Aug. 17 meeting, click here.
In addition,
To view all board documents, contracts, proposals and archived meeting agendas, scan the QR code below or visit STLCC’s Board Docs page:
