Logan briefs JALC board welcomes new trustees, makes appointments
The John A. Logan Board of Trustees welcomed two new members during their monthly meeting on Tuesday. William L. Orill was seated to replace Cheryl Graff who resigned last month. Hanna David was recognized as the newly elected student trustee.
David, who is from Brazil, said that she was the first international student to be elected to student trustee at the college. She enrolled in 2017 and will be in the cybersecurity program in the fall.
After welcoming the two new members, Chairman Bill Kilquist told the board that he wanted to waive the committee process to choose a vice chairman and take nominations from the board. Glenn Poshard nominated Jake Rendleman to fill the position vacated by Graff. Kilquist seconded the motion.
Kilquist also nominated Mandy Little as secretary, filling the position that Rendleman was vacating. The votes on both nominations were unanimous.
Kilquist also took Poshard off the Foundation committee and appointed him chairman of the finance committee, a position Graff held. Kilquist also named Orill as a second member of the finance committee.
Foundation to pay for grant writer
Rendleman, chairman of the John A. Logan College Foundation, told the board that the foundation would pay the first year's salary for a new grant writer for the college.
"We're finally up to full staff at the foundation," Rendleman said. "So we can better serve the students and the college.
He told the board that the value of foundation assets are more than $8 million, and that the foundation would be awarding $1,000 scholarships to one incoming college student from each of the 11 area high schools during orientation.
"We are indebted to the foundation for the funding for our grant writer," said House. "Grants are extremely important to this college. It's critically important to write more new grants and to relieve the staff of some of their grant-writing responsibilities."
Highway construction students to repair roads
During Tuesday's monthly meeting, the board of trustees learned that students from the Highway Construction Careers Training Program (HCCTP) would be patching and doing some repairs on roads and parking lots around the college.
The Federal Highway Administration and the Illinois Department of Transportation initiated the training program in late 2009 in an effort to increase access to high construction jobs for minorities, women and disadvantaged adults.
The current HCCTP at John A. Logan consists of two training sessions, each lasting about 16 weeks. Each training session is comprised of 450 hours of both classroom and "hands-on" instruction.
Rendlemen to receive service award
During Tuesday night's meeting, Trustee Mandy Little told the board that Trustee Jake Rendleman had been chosen to receive a meritorious service award from the Illinois Community College Trustees Association. Rendleman will receive the award at an ICCTA meeting in June.
Board votes to repay interfund loans
The board of trustees approved aninter-fund loan repayment of $75,000 from the Trust and Agency Fund to the Working Cash Fund, and $700,000 from the Restricted Fund to the Working Cash Fund.
The loans were approved at the June 27, 2017, board of trustees meeting, in accordance with the Illinois Public Community College Act, Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 110, Act 805/3-34, which authorizes the treasurer to make interfund loans from any fund to any other fund maintained by the board and to make the necessary transfers therefor, but each such loan must be repaid and retransferred to the proper fund within one year.
Board OKs sale of die press and sets
The board of trustees approved the sale of an Airam Pulsair 15-ton pneumatic die press and about 30 die sets from the CNC Machinist Lab.
The equipment was purchased in 2009 for $27,806 with a Perkins grant, federal funding for the improvement of secondary and postsecondary career and technical education programs.
The market value of the equipment is estimated to be in excess of $5,000. Funds from the sale will be directed as required by the Illinois Community College Board and requirements of the Perkins grant. The college will use GovDeals.com, a government auction website to sale the die press and sets.
Board awards plumbing bid to Carbondale firm
The board of trustees awarded a bid for a number of plumbing and piping projects to Southern Illinois Piping in Carbondale for $234,950. The work involves demolition, removal and replacement of pipes and related materials in several areas of the college.
There were three bidders. They project is funded through the protection health and safety tax levy previously approved by the board. The architect's estimate for the work was $243,465.
Board uses grant funds to make several purchases
The board of trustees approved several purchases using Perkins grant funds.
The first purchase approved was of a number of tools for $35,000 from Advance Auto Parts in Marion. The purchase will be made through the US Communities Government Cooperative Purchasing program, a national cooperative purchasing program providing government procurement resources and solutions to local and state government agencies, school districts, higher education institutions and nonprofits.
The second purchase approved was $75,000 worth of computers and classroom equipment and furniture for one new computer lab and to upgrade the lab in the vocational building and H building. The purchase will be made through cooperative purchasing agreements, which have already been competitively bid.
The third purchase was a $47,195 milling machine and three lathes for the CNC Machinist Certificate Program. Bids were received by April 13. The equipment was purchased from Municipal Tool & Machinery
Company of Maryland Heights, Mo., and will replace equipment that is at least 40 years old, allowing students to learn on more modern equipment and be better prepared to enter the workforce.
Cybersecurity boot camps to be held for kids
Kylie Williams, Computer Information Services instructor, told the board that the college was planning two summer boot camps that will focus on cyber security to be held this summer, one for ages 7 to 12 and one for ages 13 to 15.