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         June 27, 2024 Special Meeting.



         >> MS. THERESA RIEL:  Good morning, Pima College.  I'm calling

    this meeting to order.

         Do I have a motion to move into exec session for just a few

    moments?

         >> DR. WADE McLEAN:  Madame Chair, I move that we go into exec

    session to receive legal advice regarding the appointment of a

    chancellor.

         >> MS. THERESA RIEL:  Maria, do you have a second?

         >> MS. MARIA GARCIA:  I'll second.

         >> MS. THERESA RIEL:  All in favor?

         (Ayes.)

         >> MS. THERESA RIEL:  So we will be returning to this meeting in

    a few moments.  Please stay here if you're wanting to watch to see

    what's happening.

         Thank you.  We'll see you in a few.

         (Recess.)

         >> MS. THERESA RIEL:  Okay.  It's nice to see you all back.  We

    will now be joining the regular meeting, and we only have two items

    on our agenda today.

         So, Wade, would you like to go ahead with our first motion?

         >> DR. WADE McLEAN:  (Audio muted.)

         >> MR. GREG TAYLOR:  You're muted, Wade.

         >> DR. WADE McLEAN:  Can you hear me?





         >> MS. THERESA RIEL:  Yes.

         >> DR. WADE McLEAN:  I move that we appoint Dr. Jeffrey Nasse as

    chancellor of Pima Community College, and also move to approve a

    three-year contract that has been negotiated between the board and

    Dr. Nasse, and instruct legal counsel to finalize the details,

    understanding that the contract will begin on August 5, 2024.

         >> MS. THERESA RIEL:  Is there a second?

         >> MR. GREG TAYLOR:  Second.

         >> MS. THERESA RIEL:  Okay.  Thank you.  Any comments?

         I would like to read a statement.  The Governing Board and I want

    to thank all of the people, both inside Pima Community College and

    the outside in our community, for participating and assisting us to

    get to this point of announcing our new chancellor for Pima Community

    College.

         I want to share, so that everyone knows, what efforts and

    energies went into this selection.  The board voted to form a

    committee to select a firm back in early October last year.  There

    were some glitches, and the process didn't actually get started until

    December.

         A national search firm, Anthem Executive, was selected and hired

    to facilitate the search.  Anthem met with the board and were

    directed to search for candidates who possess the qualities,

    characteristics, and experiences that the board wanted for the new

    chancellor.

         Anthem posted the job listing, advertised, and organized all the





    application materials.  The board voted to form a committee, a second

    committee, made up of college employees, a student, community

    participants, and two nonvoting Governing Board members to read

    through more than two dozen applications, rank them, and finally

    select ten to participate in virtual hour-long interviews.

         At this point the chancellor selection committee voted to move

    three finalists forward -- sorry, voted to move three finalists

    forward to in-person interviews.  One withdrew, and our two

    finalists, Dr. Jeffrey Nasse and Dr. Veronica Garcia, came to Tucson

    to tour campuses and meet employees, present themselves to the wider

    community in hour-long forums that were also presented in virtual

    form for those who were unable to attend in person, and to interview

    with the Governing Board.

         During the forums, there were options for questions to be

    submitted to the finalists.  Afterward, there was an online survey

    for each candidate.  More than 200 submissions with comments for each

    of the finalists were collected.

         Board members read approximately two dozen written references for

    each candidate, and board members participated in four video

    reference calls for each finalist.

         We also had board members interviewing members of other boards

    from the finalists' colleges.  As you can see, there was an enormous

    amount of reading applications, checking references, et cetera, which

    led us to today as we announce the board's selection to fill the

    chancellor position at Pima Community College.





         We are especially grateful to the people who served on our two

    committees, to the staff at Anthem, and also to our staff at Pima

    Community College who made this entire process happen.  With our

    sincere thanks, thank you.

         Hearing no other comments, I will call for a vote.  All in favor

    of appointing Dr. Jeffrey Nasse and approving the contracts as

    previously discussed, please say aye.

         (Ayes.)

         >> MS. THERESA RIEL:  Any opposed?

         >> MS. MARIA GARCIA:  Oppose.

         >> MS. THERESA RIEL:  Motion passes 4 to 1.

         Now we will be moving on to our second item.

         Luis?  You're on mute.

         >> MR. LUIS GONZALES:  I oppose, too.

         >> MS. THERESA RIEL:  Oh, okay.  I'm sorry.  I thought I heard

    you say, I saw you say yes.

         Okay.  So motion passes 3 to 2.

         Now we will be moving on to our second item on the agenda.

         Jeff, do you know if there is someone here who is going to

    discuss this with us?

         >> MR. JEFF SILVYN:  I'm not sure.  I can give you a quick

    background.  There is probably people more knowledgeable than me

    about this, but I can at least give you a quick overview.

         Approximately three years ago or so, the State Office of Economic

    Opportunity started a project to collect data from the colleges and





    universities and combine that with employment data the state had so

    that both the state and the educational institutions would have a

    better idea, be able to track what happens with graduates to see

    about their employment opportunities and career paths afterwards so

    that we would have better data to help inform decisions at the

    college about programs.

         There was a three-year intergovernmental agreement with the state

    for Pima to participate in that project.  That agreement ends this

    year.  Before the board is a proposed agreement to extend that for

    another three years.  The terms are not significantly different.

         And apologies for not being able to bring this to the board

    sooner.  There were some issues with finalizing language that didn't

    get done in time for the June meeting, but we now have the final

    proposed agreement, and that's what's on the board's agenda that

    would allow the college to continue to participate in this project

    with the state and other colleges and universities around the state.

         If you have more significant questions, like I say, there are

    probably people who are more knowledgeable, but that's an overview.

         >> MS. THERESA RIEL:  I know that Dr. Nic Richmond has had me

    sign that statement for the last two years, so, you know, it's

    definitely one of those legal things that it does come before the

    board.

         Is there a motion to approve this so we can move forward with

    collecting that vital information?

         >> DR. WADE McLEAN:  So moved.





         >> MR. GREG TAYLOR:  Second.

         >> MS. THERESA RIEL:  Any discussion?

         Okay.  All in favor say aye.

         (Ayes.)

         >> MS. THERESA RIEL:  Motion passes unanimously.

         Thank you all for being here virtually.  I think that is it for

    the day.  So I will now adjourn this meeting, and we will see

    everybody back in August.

         Thank you.  Have a wonderful summer.

         (Adjournment.)





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