7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Closed Session
Utah Board of Higher Education to interview Salt Lake Community College presidential finalists
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. – Public Meeting to Select President
The Board may convene a public meeting at Salt Lake Community College: Taylorsville Redwood Campus in the Student Center (Oak Room) at 4 p.m. on April 26 to select the president. However, it may convene at another time, in which case a meeting will be announced at a later date.
Location: Salt Lake Community College: Taylorsville Redwood Student Center, Oak Room
4600 South Redwood Road, Salt Lake City 84123
Utah Board of Higher Education
Salt Lake Community College
Friday, April 26, 2024
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Minutes
Board Members Present Board Members Absent
Amanda Covington, Chair Javier Chavez Jr.
Steve Neeleman, Vice Chair Rachel Prickett Passey
Jon Cox (absent from Committee of the Whole at 4:30 p.m.) Aaron Skonnard
Sharon Eubank
Danny Ipson
Tina Marriott
Cydni Tetro
Office of the Commissioner
Geoffrey Landward, Commissioner of Higher Education
Nate Talley, Deputy Commissioner and CFO
Alison Adams, General Counsel and Board Secretary
Kris Coles, Assistant Commissioner for Student Affairs
Brynn Fronk, Executive Assistant to the Utah Board of Higher Education
Julie Hartley, Associate Commissioner of Academic Education
Katie Mazzie, Director of Student-Centered Initiatives
Hilary Renshaw, Associate General Council
Salt Lake Community College Board of Trustees
Brady Southwick, Chair
Public SLCC Presidential Candidates
Joshua Baker
Dean McCurdy
Greg Peterson
Other Guest
Laura Woodworth-Ney, AGB
Chair Covington called the meeting to order at 7:45 a.m.
Board member Ipson moved to go into closed session for the purposes of discussing the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual. Board member Neeleman seconded the motion, and the Board members in attendance voted unanimously in favor. The motion passed.[1]
Closed Session
Board member Cox moved to end closed session. Board member Tetro seconded the motion, and the Board members in attendance voted unanimously in favor. The motion passed.
Chair Covington clarified the closed session motion from the morning.
Committee of the Whole
Chair Covington welcomed those in attendance and provided brief comments. She addressed the presidential search process and thanked the presidential search committee members for their efforts. SLCC Board of Trustees Chair Brady Southwick provided some brief remarks. Vice Chair Neeleman moved to appoint Gregory F. Peterson to be the next president of Salt Lake Community College. Board member Cox seconded the motion, and the Board members in attendance voted unanimously in favor. The motion passed. Chair Covington introduced Dr. Peterson, and Dr. Peterson addressed the group and expressed his appreciation and excitement.
Board member Cox moved to adjourn. Board member Tetro seconded the motion, and the Board members in attendance voted unanimously in favor. The motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at 4:25 p.m.
[1] The reason for the motion was not stated on record at the outset of the closed session, so Chair Covington clarified it later in the day.