# NORTHERN COLLEGE

Chair McBean moved the meeting into the General Session at 2:10 p.m.

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## NORTHERN COLLEGE

## BOARDOFGOVERNORSMEETINGNO.405 GENERAL SESSION

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

2:00 p.m.

## PRESENT:

## Board :

- R. McBean (Chair)

- D. Wyatt (First Vice-Chair)

- D. Bérubé (Second Vice-Chair)

- G. Kemp (Governor At Large)

- F. Gibbons (President)

- M. Baker

- R. Foy

- J. Collins

- M. Miller

- S. Panagapka

- M. Milinkovich

- C. Powers
- P. Fortier, Executive Assistant, Office of the President and Board of Governors
- L. Charbonneau, V.P., Finance, Administration &amp; Aboriginal Services
- C. Bresson, Manager, Marketing &amp; Communications
- R. Lavoie, Manager, Admissions, Student Recruitment and International Office
- L. Berthiaume, Director of Student Services, Institutional Research &amp; Registrar
- K. Broad, Marketing &amp; Communications Officer
- T. Hanson, Director of Trades and Technology
- G. Hughes, Northern Office of Applied Research and Innovation
- D. Dekker, J. Blackwell and E. Butler-Jones, Materials Joining Innovation Centre
- S. Louttit
- C. Carbone
- R. Pineault
- A. Spacek
- T. Rosko

## 1. OPENING PROCEDURES

## (a) CALL TO ORDER

Chair McBean moved the meeting into the General Session at 2:10 p.m.

Kirkland Lake Campus Boardroom Video and Teleconference

## Staff:

## Presenters:

## REGRETS:

## (b) CHAIR'S REMARKS

Chair McBean welcomed staff and presenters to the meeting and commented on the tour of the campus that took place prior to the Board meeting.

## 2. AGENDA

## (a) MODIFICATIONS/ADDITIONS/DELETIONS

There were no additions to the agenda; however, Item #7d was deferred.

## (b) ADOPTION

Moved by: J. Collins Motion Seconded by: M. Baker 22-03-13 THAT the agenda for the Meeting No. 405 of the Board of Governors of Northern College of Applied Arts &amp; Technology dated March 5, 2013 be adopted as amended. Carried

## 3. CONFLICT OF INTEREST - DECLARATIONS

The Chair called for disclosures of actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest.  Governor Foy declared conflict with items 7e. Program Advisory Committee Appointment.

## 4. COMMENTS/PRESENTATIONS

Ms. Tori Hanson joined the Board by videoconference along with Mr. George Hughes who joined via teleconference for a progress report on Applied Research. Ms. Hanson and Mr. Hughes answered questions from members and the Board thanked them for their presentation.

Following this presentation, Ms. Jane Blackwell, Mr. Don Dekker and Mr. Evan Butler-Jones, new CEO for the Materials Joining Innovation Centre, shared information on the Centre's activities highlighting their collaboration with Welding Engineering Technology students and elaborating on MaJIC's future directions. The Board thanked the group for the information.

Promotional videos prepared by college staff and featuring our Welding programs were presented.

## 5. STANDING ITEMS/BUSINESS ARISING

## (a) APPROVAL OF GENERAL SESSION MINUTES NO. 404

(Meeting Held January 8, 2013)

| Moved by: R. Foy                                                                   | Motion   |
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