Association of Community College Trustees
Episodes
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Rosaelena "Rosie" O'Neil is a trustee at Northern Virginia Community College and a member of the ACCT Board of Directors, with over 20 years of experience in education advocacy and leadership development. In this episode, Rosie talks to ACCT about what she wishes she had known when she became a new trustee.
In addition to her trusteeship, Rosie serves as deputy director and program counselor in the Landegger Program in International Business Diplomacy in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
How familiar are most new community college trustees with their roles and responsibilities? Not very, according to Jeffrey M. Advokat, Esq., a long-serving trustee from County College of Morris in New Jersey. That's OK—and actually, according to Advokat, new trustees' relative naivety can be a great asset to any board.
In this must-listen episode for new community college trustees, Advokat discusses "tips of the trade" for new trustees with ACCT's Jacob Bray and David Conner.
Questions addressed in this episode include:
- What does a new trustee need to know?
- When should a new trustee speak up, and when might it be better to listen?
- How can mentoring relationships help a new trustee to gain a greater understanding of the college and its board?
- How can a new trustee's relative lack of knowledge be an asset to a board?
- What should a new trustee understand about the role of the chair versus other board members' roles?
- What should a new trustee understand about issues such as communications, ethics and how they interrelate?
- What's rewarding about serving as a community college trustee?
Related Resources:
- Case Study: The Making of a New Community College Trustee, Chapter One
- Case Study: The Making of a New Community College Trustee, Chapter Two
- Four Questions that Every New Community College Trustee Needs to Ask
- Trusteeship 101: Board Basics for ACCT's Trusteeship in Community Colleges
For more resources for new trustees, visit ACCT.org or email us at acctinfo@acct.org.
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
In this episode, CampusWorks CEO and Board Chair Liz Murphy discusses what community college boards need to know about strategic planning. Liz Murphy joined CampusWorks in 2011, bringing with her 22 years of experience at Datatel (now Ellucian), where she most recently served as the chief client officer. Liz is the immediate past president of the Alliance for Innovation & Transformation (AFIT) and a board member of both Community College Business Officers (CCBO) and Quality Matters.
CampusWorks partners with institutions of all shapes and sizes—from single campus colleges and universities with small enrollments to multi-school systems—to improve operations, reduce costs, and position students for success. The ACCT Corporate Council member company provides a structured approach to make meaningful change minimizing disruptions to your operations. Whether reimagining and redesigning broken business processes, bridging a leadership gap, or providing IT transformation services so your staff can focus on initiatives that support student success, our team members are ready and willing to roll up their sleeves and do the heavy lifting necessary to deliver results and help you achieve real, lasting transformation.
To learn more about strategic planning for higher education, visit: https://www.campusworksinc.com/capabilities/strategic-planning
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
In this episode, ACCT's Allison Beer and Jacob Bray discuss ACCT's new report, The College-Work Balancing Act. Nearly 70% of community college students work while enrolled. Listen to learn how this complicates their students' lives and ways colleges can help.
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Ayman Mendoza is a recent graduate of the University of California, Irvine, who transferred to the university from a community college. He completed a summer internship in Washington, D.C., and while he was here, he told us that "choosing community college was the best academic decision I ever made."
In this podcast, the "public Ivy" grad explains why he feels it's time to stop stigmatizing community colleges and their students, and to recognize the value and high quality of community college educations.