Bridgerland Technical College

August 24, 2015

Bridgerland Applied Technology College
Campus Board of Directors’ Meeting
August 24, 2015, 4 p.m.
Main Campus Boardroom
1301 North 600 West, Logan Utah

Item 1

Pledge of Allegiance

Item 2

Minutes from the April 20, 2015, and June 22, 2015, Board Meetings are included for your review and subsequent approval.

Item 3

Utah Clusture Acceleration Partnership (UCAP) Grant - Round III
Chad Campbell and John Davidson
The Automated Manufacturing and Robotics Program was substantially benefitted by the second round of Utah Cluster Acceleration Partnership (UCAP) approved grants during the Fiscal Year (FY) ended June 30, 2015. Bridgerland Applied Technology College (BATC) received $100,000 during FY2015 to supplement legislative appropriations to begin the implementation of Robotics at the Brigham City Campus. In FY2014, BATC started what we anticipate will be a four-to five-year manufacturing initiative that includes the development of new program content areas such as Robotics and Composites, along with expanding and updating existing programs. The development also includes Automated Manufacturing, Electrical Engineering Technology, Information Technology, Machining, Welding, Drafting, and more. The project is very successful and BATC’s responsiveness to the business and industry demand has been well received.

Recently, BATC was awarded a $300,000 UCAP partnership grant for FY2016. This partnership is among BATC, all area school districts, and Utah State University (USU). The grant will be used to: (1) expand the STEM Robotics Academy pilot program, (2) enhance BATC’s Automated Manufacturing and Robotics program, and (3) fund equipment for the shared USU/BATC Composites lab at the Brigham City Campus. Because the funding is half of the requested amount, BATC’s focus in FY2016 will be to continue developing the Automated Manufacturing and Robotics Program at the Brigham City Campus.  The partnership with the Bear River Region School Districts and USU, for this project, is still progressing.

BATC’s Administration Staff will be present at the meeting to provide the Board with additional details and address any questions or comments they may have.

Action: Information Item/Pleasure of the Board
Attachments: UCAP 2016 AbstractUCAP Year End Report
Online Document(s): UCAP Controls Engineering Grant Application with Letters
UCAP Robotics STEM Academy Grant Application with Letters
UCAP Composites Grant Request

Item 4

BATC Health Science and Technology Building – Feasibility Study
Chad Campbell and Wendy Brog
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Capital Development Request, outlined by the State Building Board, included a required Feasibility Study.

A download of the full Feasibility Study is available below. Click here for architectural rendering 1 and rendering 2/3 of the new building along with its placement on the BATC Campus Master Plan.

Because the timeline for the development of this Feasibility Study was short, anticipated updates and modifications will occur throughout FY2016 and be submitted for the FY2018 request cycle. The BATC Health Sciences and Technology Building has been prioritized “#2” for capital development projects by the UCAT Board of Trustees, following the “#1” priority of the Mountainland Applied Technology College (MATC).

BATC’s Administration Staff will be present at the meeting to provide the Board with additional details and will address any questions or comments they may have.

Action: Information Item/Pleasure of the Board
Online Document: Feasibility Study

Item 5

BATC Organizational Chart – In Transition
Chad Campbell
The transition associated with the retirement of Dr. Richard L. Maughan has created minor restructuring of BATC’s Organizational Chart. Click here for an updated chart. A brief discussion of such changes will be provided at the meeting.

Action: Information Item/Pleasure of the Board

Item 6

BATC Authorized Check Signers on Bank Accounts
Chad Campbell
Dr. Richard L. Maughan and the Chair of BATC’s Campus Board of Directors, Mike Madsen, have been the authorized check signers on all BATC bank accounts. With the retirement of Dr. Maughan, it has become necessary to update the “authorized check signers” list. For Internal Accounting Control reasons, BATC would like to have “authorized check signers” be members of the Board.

BATC’s Administration Staff will be present at the meeting to provide the Board with additional details and will address any questions or comments they may have.

Action: Recommend approval of new authorized check signer(s) on bank accounts

Item 7

Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Enrollment, Completion, & Cost Report
James White
The process for certifying the membership hours and head count has been modified, within the last year, at the request of the UCAT President.  The campus president, vice president of student services, and the vice presidents of instruction conducted a careful review of the FY2015 Enrollment, Completion, and Cost Report and certify, to the best of their knowledge, the report meets the criteria in the state statute and UCAT Policy. After the campus review, the data will be provided to the Campus Board of Directors in an official Board meeting for approval. The Board’s main criteria to approve is the following data:

  1. To complete and accurate as of July 31, 2015.
  2. Comply with UCAT policy.
  3.  Reflect activity that is consistent with the core missions of the Utah College of Applied Technology (UCAT), the Bridgerland Applied Technology College (BATC), all applicable statutes, and all UCAT and BATC policies.
  4. Finalize BATC and UCAT FY2015 reporting of all enrollment, completion, and cost report (except for certificate-seeking, non-completers whose statuses change in the December Placement Update, due to re-enrollment or placement in related employment, as provided in Policy 205.6.1.2(b) and 205.6.3).

A copy of the campus certified data will be provided to the Board at the meeting for review and approval. BATC’s Administration Staff will be present to summarize the report, along with the methodology used, to review and verify the membership hour data.

Action: Recommend approval of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Enrollment, Completion, & Cost Report
Online Document: Year-to-Date Campus Enrollment Report

Item 8

Fiscal Year 2017 Strategic Planning - Capital Improvement Request
Chad Campbell
Capital Improvement requests are designed to make major improvements or repairs to existing state buildings. As part of some changes being implemented at the State of Utah’s Division of Facilities, Construction, and Management (DFCM), the Capital Improvement Request process is done slightly different for FY2017 requests.

For your information and review is a copy of BATC’s Capital Improvement Requests for FY2017. The spreadsheet is in a template provided by DFCM to accommodate the improvement request process and represents a summary listing of the respective projects. The projects listed have been identified by a combination of processes that include a facility condition assessment conducted by DFCM and the Strategic Planning process internal to BATC.

BATC’s Administration Staff will be present at the meeting to provide the Board with additional details and will address any questions or comments they may have.

Even though the DFCM Improvement Process required this list to be submitted on August 1, 2015, BATC would like Board approval for these projects to authorize BATC’s staff to complete these projects as funding from DFCM becomes available.

Action: Recommend approval of the Fiscal Year 2017 Strategic Planning - Capital Improvement Request

Item 9

Strategic Planning – Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Operating Budget Request
Chad Campbell
For your information and review is a copy of the preliminary Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Operating Budget Request (Building Blocks) for FY2017. This draft list has been submitted to UCAT as a “draft” compilation of BATC’s budget needs and represents our best assessment of the current and immediate priorities of BATC. The budget is based on input from the Strategic Planning process and administrative analysis. It is likely some substantial “trimming” of this list will occur during the coming months in preparation for the 2016 General Session of the Utah State Legislature. Discussions of the appropriate size or amount of the request are in progress with the UCAT President and Presidents’ Cabinet.

Action: Recommend approval of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Strategic Planning Operating Budget Request (Building Blocks)

Item 10

Board Chair Update: Mike Madsen will provide a brief update including any recent UCAT developments.

Action: Information Item/Pleasure of the Board

Item 11

Other Items of Business

  • Picture for UCAT

Item 12

Next Meeting Date: The next Board meeting will be Monday, November 23, 2015, at 4 p.m.

Hours of Operation

Logan Campus - Main
Telephone: 435-753-6780

Student Services
Monday: 8 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday: 8 am - 6 pm
Wednesday: 8 am - 6 pm
Thursday: 8 am - 4:30 pm
Friday: 8 am - 4 pm
Sat/Sun: Closed

 

Brigham City Campus
Telephone: 435-734-0614

Student Services
Monday: 7:30 am - 1 pm and 2 pm - 4 pm
Tuesday: 7:30 am - 1 pm and 2 pm - 4 pm
Wednesday: 7:30 am - 1 pm and 2 pm - 4 pm
Thursday: 7:30 am - 1 pm and 2 pm - 4 pm
Friday: 7:30 am - 1 pm and 2 pm - 4 pm
Sat/Sun: Closed

Campuses

Logan Campus - Main . 435-753-6780
1301 North 600 West, Logan, UT 84321

Brigham City Campus . 435-734-0614
325 West 1100 South Brigham City, UT 84302