WILLITS, Calif. – The Thursday night meeting of the Mendocino College Board of Trustees was held at the North County Center located in Willits.  

This month’s meeting included a special meeting, beginning at 4:45 p.m., on the proposed adopted budget.

This allowed time for the public to make comment on the proposed budget as presented by Vice President of Administrative Services Eileen Cichocki.  

No public comments were made and the meeting was adjourned at approximately 4:55 p.m.

During the regularly scheduled meeting, a progress report from the Point Arena Field Station Ad Hoc Committee was given verbally by Chair Ed Haynes.

This committee, appointed by Board President Joel Clark, is comprised of three trustees, both vice presidents of the college, the president and vice president of the academic senate as well as the president and the vice president of the classified senate.  

In an effort to hear all perspectives on this issue, the committee has met weekly since Aug. 11 and has heard from constituency groups and many community members since its inception.  

For more information on the Point Arena Ad Hoc Committee, including meeting agendas and minutes, please visit http://www.mendocino.edu/tc/pg/6699/point_arena.html .

The highlight of Thursday night's meeting was a presentation made by Dean of Instruction Debra Polak and  Director of Institutional Research Minerva Flores on the many successes in the first year since the North County Center opening.  

More than 270 students are attending this campus, which is a significant increase in enrollments over the previous center location.  

Thirty nine students from the North County Center obtained degrees in the 2013-14 academic year, many of those attributed to the wonderful staff and facilities now located in Willits. The staff members at Mendocino College are looking forward to working with students in North Mendocino County.

Enrollments at the Round Valley and Covelo instructional site have more than doubled in the past year. In particular, American Indian student enrollment in Covelo/Round Valley has reached 25 percent.

The presenters expressed their appreciation to the many excellent staff and faculty who make the college's presence in the region meaningful and impactful for the communities it serves.

Board of trustees meetings are regularly scheduled for the first Wednesday of each month at 5 p.m. in the board room of MacMillan Hall on the Mendocino College Ukiah Campus.  

Special meetings, changes in date, or changes in location are announced on the Board of Trustees page on the Mendocino College Web site at  http://www.mendocino.edu/tc/pg/2078/board_of_trustees.html .

All agendas for the board of trustees meetings are made available online no less than 72 hours prior to the meeting at http://www.mendocino.edu/tc/pg/1268/board_of_trustees_agendas.html .

Jessica Silva is director of community relations and communications for Mendocino College.