August 2021 Board of Trustees Meeting

The Atlantic Cape Community College Board of Trustees conducted their monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 24, at the Mays Landing campus. The Board approved the following actions:

Grants Activity 

• The acceptance of a grant of $4 million from the NJ Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) for the Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act – County College Career and Technical Education Program Expansion Grant program, with a 25% match of the cost of the project from non-state sources which the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners pledged to provide in the amount of $1,330,000, in order to construct and/or expand classrooms, laboratories, libraries, computer facilities, and other academic structures to increase Career and Technical Education (CTE) program capacity, with a grant term of approximately July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025.
• The submission of an application to the National Science Foundation, Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program, for a competitive grant to develop education of technicians for the high technology fields that drive our nation's economy, and, if awarded, to accept up to $600,000 over the grant term of three years (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2025).
• The submission of an application to the National Science Foundation, Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program, for a competitive grant to develop a new Associate in Applied Science Degree designed to meet the entry requirements into the Federal Aviation Administration’s Technical Operations Collegiate Training Initiative, and, if awarded, to accept up to $600,000 over the grant term of three years (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2025).
• The Memorandum of Understanding with NJCCC and the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education for the implementation of the College Readiness Now VIII Project, with a grant award of $38,340 and a grant term of July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022.

Contracts and Purchases

• Bid 1861 Renovations and Roofing Replacement of Morse Hall, Boyer Hall, and Richards Hall (B-Buildings), Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Grant Act / Atlantic County Match, Chapter 12 Funds, Ogren Construction Company, Inc., Vineland, NJ $9,377,000.00;
• Bid Exempt 902 Abatement Services for Renovations and Roofing Replacement of Morse Hall (B1) and Richards Hall (B3), Chapter 12 Funds, Brinkerhoff Environmental Services, Inc., Manasquan, NJ, $33,178.00;
• Bid Exempt 929 Furniture for Renovations of Morse Hall (B1) and Richards Hall (B3), Chapter 12 Funds, W.S. Goff Company, Inc., Mays Landing, NJ, $331,159.10;
• Bid Exempt 933 Furniture for Renovations of Boyer Hall (B2), Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Grant Act / Atlantic County Match, W.S. Goff Company, Inc., Mays Landing, NJ;
• Bid Exempt 934 Abatement Services for Renovations and Roofing Replacement of Boyer Hall (B2), Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Grant Act / Atlantic County Match, Brinkerhoff Environmental Services, Inc., Manasquan, NJ;
• Bid 1865 Fire Suppression System Maintenance and Inspection (9/1/2021-6/30/2024), Harring Fire Protection, LLC, Williamstown, NJ;
• Bid Exempt 925 Human Resources Recruitment/Onboarding Software, HEERF – Institutional (Federal Grant Funded), Governmentjobs.com (d.b.a. NEOED), El Segundo, CA $79,900.00;
• Bid Exempt 926 Virtual Science Laboratory Software, HEERF – Institutional (Federal Grant Funded), Labster, Inc., New York, NY, $21,000.00;
• Bid Exempt 927 ATI Learning Resources for Nursing Program, HEERF – Institutional (Federal Grant Funded), ATI Nursing Education, Lakewood, Kansas, $110,000.00;
• Bid Exempt 928 Classroom and Laboratory Laptops, HEERF – Institutional (Grant Funded), Ocean Computer Group, Matawan, NJ, $222,554.50;
• Bid Exempt 930 NurseThink Nursing Clinical Virtual Program, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century - Perkins (Federal Grant Funded), Swift River Online Learning, South Jordan, UT, $59,000.00 (pending state grant approval);
• Bid Exempt 931 NJ TRANSIT Bus Vouchers for CTE Special Population Students, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century - Perkins (Federal Grant Funded), NJ Transit, Inc., Newark, NJ, $42,700.00 (pending state grant approval);
• Bid Exempt 932 Equipment to Expand Nursing Program to the Cape May County Campus, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century – Perkins (Federal Grant Funded), PocketNurse, Monaca, PA, $140,220.37(pending state grant approval).

Personnel Matters

• The appointment of Hana Bajes, Assistant Professor, Science, effective August 30, 2021;
• The appointment of Dana Barnes, Assistant Professor, Nursing, effective August 30, 2021;
• The appointment of Kristi Collemacine, temporary Academic Support Specialist effective July 26, 2021;
• The appointment of Jodi Karpinski, Enrollment Management Communications Specialist, effective August 25, 2021;
• The appointment of Adelina Marini, temporary Academic Support Specialist effective July 26, 2021;
• The appointment of David Ortiz-Nuñez, College Recruiter, effective August 25, 2021;
• The appointment of Renee Patterson, temporary Academic Support Specialist effective July 27, 2021;
• The appointment of David Pringle, Director, Student Support Services, effective August 26, 2021;
• The appointment of Claire Sylvester, Manager, Public Relations and Copywriter, effective September 7, 2021;
• The appointment of John Taggart, Supervisor, Facilities Operations, effective August 25, 2021;
• The appointment of Jennifer Thomas, Assistant Professor, English and Communication, effective August 30, 2021;
• The appointment of Mary Tiernan, Senior Nursing Clinical Instructor, effective September 21, 2021;
• The appointment of Edward Yesko, Webmaster, College Relations, effective September 7, 2021;
• The appointment of Shari Reese, Specialist, Finance, effective August 30, 2021;
• The appointment of Rick Stowell, Senior Manager, Grants effective August 31, 2021;
• The appointment of Tamaraty Robinson, Science Laboratory Assistant effective August 25, 2021;
• The transfer of Jerome Ingram, from Enrollment Navigator to Program Coordinator, Center for Student Success effective July 26, 2021;
• The promotion of Tasha Rivera, from Admissions Specialist to Manager, Admissions effective August 25, 2021;
• The resignation of Michael Bates Sr., Grounds/Labor/Maintenance Worker, Facilities retroactive to June 30, 2021;
• The resignation of Richard Luderitz, Assistant Director, Paramedic and EMT Program retroactive to July 30, 2021;
• The postponement of sabbatical for James Sacchinelli, moving it from the Fall Semester 2021 to the Spring Semester 2022.

Financial Matters

• Accepted the FY21 Draft Financial Statement for twelve months ended June 30, 2021, as of August 9, 2021.
• Accepted the FY22 Financial Statement for one month ended July 31, 2021.

The next meeting of the Atlantic Cape Community College Board of Trustees is scheduled for September 28, 2021, at 6 pm on the Mays Landing campus.