# NORTHERN COLLEGE 3. A.Penner, V.P. Academic & Student Success | | | |---|---| | Type | PDF | | Size | 2168 KB | [Open original PDF →](https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/2025/07/BoardMeeting433.pdf) Referenced from: [Board of Governors](/pages/about/board-of-governors/) ## Document text ## NORTHERN COLLEGE ## BOARDOFGOVERNORSMEETINGNO.433 ## GENERAL SESSION Tuesday, November 14, 2017 1:00 p.m. ## PRESENT: ## Board : - A.Spacek (Chair) - R. Foy (First Vice-Chair) - G. Pirie (Second Vice-Chair) - L. Kozak (Governor at Large) - F. Gibbons (President) - D. Larkman - C. Stringer - D. Rizzuto - L. Kozak - B. Allan - D. Walsh - P. McConnell - A. Rondeau - P. Fortier, Executive Assistant, Office of the President and Board of Governors 3. A.Penner, V.P. Academic & Student Success - M. Baker, V.P., Finance, Administration & Indigenous Services - L. Berthiaume, Executive Director, Student Services, Institutional Research & Registrar - C. Heavens, Executive Director, Community, Business Development and Employment Services - G. MacDougall, Director of Technology & Learning Innovation - G. Waghorn - A. Bartlett - J. Carbonneau - I. Tomatuk ## 1. OPENING PROCEDURES ## (a) CALL TO ORDER Chair Spacek called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. Boardroom C210 Haileybury Campus and Videoconference ## Staff: ## Guest : ## Regrets : ## (b) CHAIR'S REMARKS Chair Spacek welcomed everyone to the Haileybury Campus. President Gibbons introduced Mr. Glenn MacDougall, our new Director of Technology and Learning Innovation. The Chair shared A Traditional Territory Acknowledgement. ## 2. AGENDA ## (a) MODIFICATIONS/ADDITIONS/DELETIONS There were no additions to the agenda. ## (b) ADOPTION Moved by: D. Walsh Motion Seconded by: L. Kozak 90-11-17 THAT the agenda for the Meeting No. 433 of the Board of Governors of Northern College of Applied Arts & Technology dated November 14, 2017 be adopted as presented. Carried ## 3. CONFLICT OF INTEREST - DECLARATIONS The Chair called for disclosures of actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest. None were expressed. ## 4. COMMENTS/PRESENTATIONS President Gibbons invited Ms. Lynn Berthiaume to make a presentation on our 2017 enrolment. Ms. Berthiaume shared data on full-time postsecondary enrolment, including a breakdown of international on-campus enrolment as well as student demographics and where our students are from, both of which remain unchanged. Ms. Berthiaume was joined by Ms. Christine Heavens in presenting non-postsecondary activity. Ms. Heavens spoke about declining activity in the day-release format of apprenticeship training and challenges around obtaining Training Delivery Agent (TDA) status from MAESD to offer block training instead. Governor Rizzuto also commented that more companies are moving away from traditional apprenticeship in favour of hiring Technician or Technology program graduates. Career programs (Board Approved Certificates) offered through the Training Division have remained stable primarily with offerings of the Diamond Driller Assistant Common Core program in Kirkland Lake and the Underground Hard Rock Miner Common Core program in partnership with Glencore in Timmins. With DeBeers announcing their closure plans, Northern College has been speaking with them about training for their employees and academic upgrading currently offered on-site at the mine will be available at our community access centres when individuals return to their communities. Training Division continues to work with the Far Northeast Training Board to meet employers' needs. The enrolment presentation is saved on the Board portal in the 'Presentations' folder. ## 5. BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MEETING ## (a) Summary of Program Review Recommendations and Actions V.P. Audrey Penner reported on recently completed program reviews. Formative and summative reviews are scheduled every 3-5 years and in this cycle, 11 reviews were completed. This year's process included more faculty leadership and improved processes in data gathering. Program recommendations were provided with the report; action plans accompany recommendations and some recommendations will be included as initiatives in the annual business plan. ## (b) Participation at 2017 Good Governance Higher Education Summit Conference Seven governors will be attending orientation and/or conference events; an updated list of participants is provided in the board package. ## 6. STANDING ITEMS ## (a) APPROVAL OF GENERAL SESSION MINUTES NO. 432 (Meeting Held September 15, 2017) ``` Moved by: R. Foy Motion Seconded by: L. Kozak 91-11-17 THAT the minutes of Meeting No. 432 dated September 15, 2017 be adopted as presented. Carried ``` Governor Rizzuto volunteered to join the Board Policy Review committee. Motions from the Committee of the Whole minutes of Meeting No. 432, dated September 15, 2017 follow. ``` Moved by: G. Waghorn Motion Seconded by: D. Walsh 85-09-17 THAT the Committee of the Whole Agenda No. 432 dated September 15, 2017 be adopted as presented. Carried Moved by: G. Pirie Motion Seconded by: C. Stringer 86-09-17 THAT the Committee of the Whole Minutes No. 431 dated June 13, 2017 be approved as presented. AND THAT motions 58-06-17 to 69-06-17 be recorded in the General Session ``` of the minutes. Carried | Moved by: | R. Foy | Motion | | --- Source: [https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/2025/07/BoardMeeting433.pdf](https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/2025/07/BoardMeeting433.pdf)