Board of Trustees Regular Meeting

February 3, 2015

Exhibit 12 Monthly Reports to the Board of Trustees: A. Academics B. Business Affairs C. College Development D. Student Services E. Human Resources and Administration F. Office of President

Exhibit 4 Trustees’ Dates to Remember

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Denise Smith Board of Trustees Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs February 3, 2015 EXHIBIT NO. 12A

NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2014

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, INFORMATION, AND HEALTH SUPPORT TECHNOLOGIES – Ann Theis, Dean The Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) completed a site visit and review of the Dietetic Technician Program, November 2 to November 4. ACEND recommended the program for continuation of full accreditation as it was in compliance with no citations.

SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS – Michele Johnson, Dean Russ Bodi, Professor, English, Jeremy Meier, Associate Professor, Theatre and the cast of the Owens student production of Play On were at Way Public Library in Perrysburg on November 13 to demonstrate the challenges in performing Shakespearean texts to contemporary audiences. The cast included Eric Wallack, Associate Professor, Fine and Performing Arts, students Alyson Phillips, Dalton Elza, Drew Young and Jeremy Stuart and alumni, Jordan Jarvis and John Toth.

The Fall 2014 Student Production, Play On as adapted from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night by Jeremy Meier, Associate Professor and Director, was held November 20 to November 23 at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts. New musical compositions for the production were by Mr. Wallack, who also performed the role of Feste. Costumes were designed by Nichole Newman, Adjunct Faculty. Properties and makeup were designed by Bianca Naves, Adjunct Faculty. The build for the construction of the set was supervised by Rick Clever, Technical Director. The cast included the following students who earned performance scholarships for their work on the production: Amanda Schmidt, Alyson Phillips, Dalton Elza, Drew Young, Jeremy Stuart, Marisa Soto and Ben Quintanilla. Alumni Mr. Jarvis, Mr. Toth and Jeremy Wilkes also performed in the production. Current students Silvester Rodriguez IV and Kenneth Taylor served as the stage managers and earned scholarships for their work on the production.

Under the direction of adjunct instructor Denise Grupp-Verbon, on November 20, the Music Business Portfolio I class planned, designed and presented Schools Helping Schools, to benefit the Valentine Theatre’s School Days program. Patrons enjoyed the opening night performance of Play On!, a performance by the Owens Jazz Express, directed by adjunct instructor Ben Wolkins and light refreshments of coffee and tea provided by Georgette’s of Maumee and Georgio’s of Toledo. The event raised $800 for the School Days program, which equals 160 students to attend a theatre production at the Valentine Theatre.

The music program presented its 7th annual performance series Creative Noises Live, November 19 to December 7, which included a faculty recital performed by Ms. Grupp-Verbon; a Jazz Express performance under the direction of adjunct instructor Ben Wolkins; choir performance under the direction of adjunct instructor Jo-Anne Chrysochoos, and a holiday concert band concert under the direction of adjunct instructor William Dias.

Ruth Foote, Professor, Photography; Margaret Lockwood-Lass, Adjunct Faculty; Clayton Parento, Digital Photo Lab Assistant, Sean Ferry and Ely Huang, current students and Juliet Foraker, alumni, participated in the Toledo Federation of Art Society member exhibition November 7 to November 25 at the Toledo School for the Arts Gallery 333. Ms. Foote; Ms. Lockwood-Lass and Ms. Foraker are

2 participating in the November 21 to January 8 Salon des Refuses exhibition at the Parkwood Gallery. Toledo. Ms. Foraker received two awards for her photographs of abandoned buildings in Detroit.

Zac Lyons, Art Program Alumni, was one of 28 artists selected for the Toledo Area Artist Show and his intaglio print, “Goodbye Blue Skies,” was awarded third place at the Toledo Museum of Art on November 21.

In the month of November, Michael Sander, Chair of the Fine and Performing Arts department spoke with Rogers High School, Genoa High School and Penta Career Center students and faculty about Fine and Performing Arts majors and dual enrollment. Additionally, the second installment of the MOSAICS newsletter was distributed to the community.

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS – Dawn Wetmore, Dean Under the guidance of Kimberly Holman, Clinical Teaching Faculty, RN nursing students, Misty Sheeks and Kaitlynn Andreas, attended the National Student Nurses Association Mid-Year Conference in Portland, Oregon from November 5 to November 9.

Beth Tronolone, Chair, applied for and received a Pelton Crane Series 3300 dental chair, delivery system, operator stool and assistant chair from the National Children’s Oral Health Foundation. The chair was recently installed in the Dental Hygiene Clinic, and it is the third donated chair for the clinic. The program’s community outreach projects and the Give Kids A Smile event in February enable the department to apply for donated products.

Second year Dental Hygiene students, Lauren Summers and Lainey Foster, applied for and were each awarded $250 through Students United with America's ToothFairy, a grant-funded program of the National Children’s Oral Health Foundation. The students outlined a community dental project to promote and engage children from vulnerable populations.

The Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Medical Services, conducted a site visit on November 20 for the Emergency Services Technology program to ensure compliance with 4765-11-05 of the Ohio Administrative Code. A three-year renewal of the Fire Charter was approved.

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATHEMATICS (STEM) – Glenn Rettig, Interim Dean Mr. Rettig, was elected to serve a term as a director to the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE) Board of Accreditation. The Board of Accreditation held its annual hearings and business meeting, November 19 to November 20, where more than 30 colleges and universities received new status of ATMAE accreditation.

Mr. Rettig and Reti Shutina, Program Director for the Ohio Means Internship and Coops (OMIC) grant visited Materion on December 9. The College has apprenticeship programs with Materion, which is exploring expanding to other areas, such as electrical/electronics, machining, and applied engineering technology.

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ACADEMIC AFFAIRS – Denise Smith, Associate Vice President LIBRARY – Thomas Sink, Dean In partnership with the Wood County affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the Library featured a display in November, which addressed facts and dispelled myths of mental illness to promote student awareness. The centerpiece was a mural depicting a multicultural demographic illustrating that anyone may be living with a mental illness.

SERVICE LEARNING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - Krista Kiessling, Director In December, Owens Community College received confirmation of the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement for 2015. This classification is in place until 2025 and a national press release notification was shared on January 7, 2015. Owens joins 240 colleges and universities across the nation being recognized for civic engagement through demonstrating a commitment to curricular engagement, outreach and partnerships. Additionally, the College was also recognized for service learning and civic engagement for 2014 by the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

The Owens Harvest Pantry hosted Lorain Community College representatives who were interested in the implementation and sustainability of a campus food pantry. The Owens Harvest Food Pantry served 272 individuals in November and 146 individuals in December.

UPWARD BOUND – Heath Huber, Director Upward Bound, a federal grant-funded high school completion and college prep program, completed the Federal Annual Performance report for 2013-2014, which included the following: • 68 students (113% of target number to be served) were served. • Academic performance - GPA 56% of students achieved a 2.5 Grade Point Average. • Standardized tests - 89% percent of seniors served achieved at the proficient level on state assessments in reading/language arts and math. • Secondary school retention and graduation - 99% of students served continued in school for the next academic year at the next grade level or graduated with a regular secondary school diploma. • Secondary school graduation - 100% of current and prior-year students who graduated with a regular secondary school diploma completed a rigorous secondary school program of study. • Postsecondary enrollment - 67% of graduates enrolled in a program of postsecondary education by the fall term immediately following high school graduation.

The Upward Bound students attended a cultural diversity presentation of the Black–Jew Dialogues at the Findlay Campus, the Toledo Zoo, the Valentine Theatre for A Christmas Carol, a general financial aid workshop and the juniors and seniors attended a two-day ACT Boot Camp, which was an intensive session on test-taking strategies.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LIBRARY Heather Crozier, Librarian, attended a web-based seminar, “Navigating Health Information for Community Colleges,” on November 9.

Ms. Crozier, Dejah Rubel, Cataloger, and Gail McCain, Library Manager, attended a web-based seminar on December 10. “The EBSCO Discovery Service Approach to Delivering Relevant Results” presented information on user search behavior, relevance ranking, and search enhancements that are related to the Library’s new user search interface.

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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, INFORMATION AND HEALTH SUPPORT TECHNOLOGIES Associate Professor Gretchen Fayerweather, received the Certified Executive Chef (CEC) credential in early November. To earn this certification, Associate Professor Fayerweather successfully completed a written exam and practical testing of culinary skills. The CEC is awarded by the American Culinary Federation.

Carol Buser, Professor, is participating as a subject matter expert in the Quality Matters Peer Review of the University of West Florida’s Java Programming Course. The three-week review closes January 8, 2015.

SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS On November 15, Kimberly Minke, Professor, volunteered at the Leadership Toledo/Students-In- Action regional training conference held in downtown Toledo. She also co-presented a leadership overview session. There were approximately 130 high-school students from the Toledo area in attendance, engaging in leadership training and community service projects for the day.

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS Kathleen Schramko, Professor, attended the annual Psychiatric Symposium by ProMedica Health System, at the Holiday Inn French Quarter, Perrysburg on November 7.

Lori Maynard, Program Manager, and Janet Janes, Adjunct Faculty, attended the “Recommended Practices for Sterile Processing in Health Care Facilities” continuing education seminar held at the Toledo Hospital on December 6. This informative seminar offered free continuing education contact hours and was sponsored by the 3M Infection Prevention Division. The Program content included: Fundamentals of Cleaning and Decontamination; Fundamentals of Steam Sterilization Process Monitoring; Preparing for an Accreditation Survey; and Managing Loaner Instrumentation.

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Laurie Sabin Board of Trustees CFO/Treasurer February 3, 2015 EXHIBIT NO. 12B

NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2014

BUSINESS AFFAIRS – Laurie Sabin, CFO/Treasurer On November 12, Ms. Sabin met with David Cannon, Vice Chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents, with respect to the College’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Senate Bill 6 ratios and financial statements and projections for FY 2015.

On November 14, Ms. Sabin attended the Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC) Fiscal Officers at Columbus State Community College. Agenda items included FY 2016 modifications to the Ohio Board of Regents quarterly reports, College Credit Plus course weights, credit hour limits per year and private college charges to students, spring enrollment trends, and cost cutting measures. Kurt Kauffman, Ohio Debt Management, Cassie Sanfery and Larry Scurlock, Ohio Budget Management, and Greg Stype and Bob Eidner of Squire Patton Boggs, provided a presentation on post-bond issuance compliance with state and federal law.

On December 12, Ms. Sabin joined the Ohio Association of Community Colleges Fiscal Officers teleconference meeting. Mr. Cannon shared that second half FY 2015 State Share of Instruction (SSI) distributions would be finalized by the Controlling Board on December 15 and would be posted on the Ohio Board of Regents website during the first week of January. A balance of $370,754 of the $3.1 million bridge funding remained and was distributed proportionally based on each institution’s FY 2015 SSI allocation. Owens received an additional $27,037 from the distribution. Topics of discussion by Jack Hershey, President, OACC, included OACC lobbying efforts for increased community college funding and various College Credit Plus rules for which the OACC is seeking clarification.

CONTROLLER – Pam Beck, Controller Pamela Beck attended the Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC) Controllers meeting in November. Agenda items included a survey for 30-day loans to students, a survey on one-stop shops, completion of the annual audits, the Credit Counts Program, GASB 68, and IRS penalties.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – John Betori, Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety The new police officers passed the required handgun/patrol/rifle qualifications and completed field training. The new officers are currently on shifts/assignments that rotate periodically to provide helpful information for each College location.

The police officers and dispatchers participated in two community events raising funds to provide Christmas gifts for area children, including the December 7 "Shop with a Hero" event at Walmart in Oregon, and on December 13, the "Shop with a Cop" event at Meijer in Rossford. The Department of Public Safety thanks those who provided financial support to bring joy to area children, a special recognition of thanks to the Owens Alumni Association for donating $500.

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OPERATIONS – Michael McDonald, Executive Director Request For Proposal (RFP) Real Estate Services - A RFP for real estate services was issued for local real estate assistance to sell the College’s facility located at 2249 Tracy Road and approximately 112 acres of farm land. The selection of the successful RFP responder should be completed by the end of December.

Ohio Board of Regents (OBOR) Efficiency Committee – Mr. McDonald attended the quarterly meeting of the Ohio Board of Regents Efficiency Committee in Columbus on November 19. The 2014 OBOR Efficiency Report was finalized and will be made public; Owens Community College was highlighted as one of the colleges/universities with exceptional efficiencies in multiple categories.

Proposed Pipeline – Mr. McDonald attended public meetings with the neighboring property owners, State Senator Randy Gardner, and State Representatives, Tim Brown and Michael Sheehy for the "Oregon Lateral Pipeline Proposal:" a proposed 20 inch natural gas line with a 50 foot easement. The proposed pipeline is planned to cross six parcels of College property that is part of the 88 acres at Walbridge Road and Tracy Road. Additionally, the proposed pipeline would cross one parcel of land within the southeast corner of the Center of Emergency Preparedness.

FACILITY SERVICES – Jim Mahaney, Director Facility Services Building Renovation – This project completed two additional restrooms, a multi- purpose conference room, and the repair of concrete steps, ramps and handrails.

HVAC Renovations – The project completed renewing the College Hall 200-ton chiller, refurbishing the Administration Hall roof top unit and replacing the Bicentennial Hall chiller.

Center for Emergency Preparedness (CEP) HVAC – The demolition portion of the project and the duct work were completed and the roof top area is prepped for the replacement of a variable refrigerant flow system with two new small roof top units and one existing roof top unit. The completion date is projected for February.

Heritage Hall Classroom Renovation – The project funding was approved by the Controlling Board in December, and the project began on December 15 and is projected to be completed in July.

Carpet Replacement – Lakeside Interiors replaced worn areas of carpet in College Hall, Audio/ Visual Classroom Center and Law Enforcement.

College Hall Renovation (Admissions Center) – Planning is in progress with architects, engineers and end users to collaborate on the needs and functionality of the design for creating a student-friendly Admissions Center in College Hall.

CAPITAL PLANNING AND SUSTAINABILITY – Thomas Horrall, Director Capital Planning has secured Controlling Board approval for release of funds for the following state capital supported projects:

CEP Fire Training Simulator Building – HVAC $190,340 Heritage Hall Phase 3 Classroom Renovation $3,524,400 College Hall Renovation - A/E $48,500

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CAMPUS RETAIL SERVICES – David Wahr, Director Bookstores - November and December are traditionally slower periods for sales but remain a busy time for ordering and receiving textbooks. In order to improve communication, Campus Retail Services implemented “THE BOOKMARK,” a weekly report to all chairs, deans, and others to verify that the correct textbooks were adopted and to provide updates on shipping and receiving of the textbooks and other course materials. This report will continue to be used through the spring book rush as well. Jackson Starr, Course Materials Expert and Jennifer Artressia, Supervisor, Findlay Bookstore, report timely textbook adoptions: By the end of the October deadline 71.3% adoptions were received; up from 47.7% of the same period of the prior year; and by the end of November, 90.5% textbook adoptions were received for the textbook orders. As a result, textbooks arrived earlier and 85% of the 29,605 textbooks ordered were on the bookstores’ shelves by the week of December 15, which coincided with the opening of Book Vouchers for the spring semester.

Book Buy-Back and Store Sale - There was a 30% off clothing sale in both bookstores the week of December 1 and the wholesaler, MBS, was on campus to conduct end of the year “book buy-backs” in the same week at the Toledo, Findlay, and Downtown Learning Center locations.

Campus Card – The Web Deposit feature to load funds on student Express Cards was restored on December 2, which completes the upgrade to the Blackboard Transactions System.

Copy Center - Overall copy work orders rose in November, however, the orders had significantly fewer pages, 133,937 “clicks” compared to 309,859 of November 2013. All orders were delivered on time as scheduled and job accuracy remained at 100 percent despite a brief down time for the copier unit.

AUXILIARY SERVICES – Danielle Tracy, Director Student Health and Activities Center (SHAC) - SHAC attendance for the month of November was 3,212 which is an average of 160 people per day. Attendance is down by 27 percent compared to November 2013. Guest passes totaled $410 for the month.

Facility Rentals - Events processed 311 events in the month of November, which included fourteen external events bringing in revenue of $2,190, which is a 64 percent increase over prior year period.

Food Service – An audit was completed on the vending machines. November commissions were $3,588 from AVI.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT David Wahr, Director, Campus Retail Services was appointed to serve on the community college taskforce of the National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS) to review the national needs of community colleges in relation to NACAS and the Community College Business Officers.

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Laura Moore Board of Trustees Interim Executive Director of College Development February 3, 2015 Interim Executive Director of the Foundation EXHIBIT NO. 12C

NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2014

FUNDRAISING – Laura Moore, Interim Executive Director Donations – Annual giving brochures were mailed to all Foundation donors and more than $8,200 was been received as a result of the mailing. Several significant donations were received during this time period, including: • $19,569 from the Owens Alumni Association - $10,000 pledge payment to the Alumni Association Success TAP Endowment Fund, $4,784.50 to the Michael Rickard Scholarship Endowment Fund and $4,784.50 to the Private Stephen Machcinski & Private James Dickman Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund • $15,000 from three Caterpillar dealers – MacAllister, Ohio CAT and Michigan CAT for scholarships • $10,000 from the Keith Dressel Memorial Ride for the Officer William A. Miscannon Scholarship Endowment Fund • A combined gift of $9,843.12 from the Owens Faculty Association, the Owens trustees and Owens administrators to sponsor the College’s Holiday Receptions • $6,000 from Liz Lang to endow a scholarship fund in memory of her parents, Jim & Janell Lang, who were former Owens employees • $5,000 from The Andersons for the Jumpstart Program • $3,695 in payroll deduction pledge payments was received from Owens employees • $3,450 in pledge payments was received from Foundation Directors • $3,000 from Buckeye TeleSystem for the Success Tuition Assistance Program

Foundation Board Meeting – On November 19, the Board approved a five percent endowment spending percentage for fiscal year 2015.

Cultivation and Stewardship – Ms. Moore attended a meeting of the Toledo Woman’s Club on November 5 where scholarship recipients Melissa Richardson and Tiffany Eschedor were recognized. Ms. Moore, along with Foundation directors and Alumni Association directors, attended the National Philanthropy Day Luncheon on November 13 where Foundation director, Andrea Gurcsik, was recognized as an Outstanding Community Volunteer.

ALUMNI RELATIONS – Laura Moore, Director Commencement – More than 640 students received their degrees at the 34th Annual Fall Commencement Ceremony held on December 12. Chrys Peterson served as the keynote speaker. Christina McCullough, Associate of Applied Science, Quality Assurance served as the class representative, and she was nominated by Paul Bean, Associate Professor, Quality Assurance and Louis Masney, Adjunct Faculty, Business Technologies. The Office of Alumni Relations and Student Government hosted a reception after commencement practice to celebrate the graduates’ success. An Alumni Association welcome packet will be sent with the diploma.

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Shop ’Til You Drop – The Shop ’Til You Drop alumni trip was successful with seventy participants on Saturday, December 7, to Great Lakes Crossing in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

Ohio Means Internships and Co-ops Grant Program – Ms. Moore is assisting the academic school deans and Dr. Reti Shutina, Program Director, with identification and introductions to potential business partners leveraging the Owens Alumni Association and Foundation Boards of Directors. Meetings have been held on December 18 with Jay Lake, Manager, Manufacturing Training, First Solar and on December 22, with Gary Akenberger Senior Vice President Finance and Hayley Studer, Associate Vice President Revenue Cycle, ProMedica.

Penta Career Center – On December 11, Ms. Moore presented to Penta’s STRIVE students on applying to college, financial impact of college tuition and savings in attending Owens. Additionally, information was presented on applying for Owens Foundation scholarships.

Upcoming Events • Walleye Night at Huntington Center – February 21, 2015 • Outstanding Service Award Celebration – April 24, 2015 • Mud Hens – August 7, 2015 • Golf Classic – September 21, 2015

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Betsy Johnson Board of Trustees Vice President, Enrollment Management, February 3, 2015 Student Services and Marketing EXHIBIT NO. 12D

NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2014

ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT AND STUDENT SERVICES – Dr. Betsy Johnson, Vice President In November and December, Dr. Johnson presented to hundreds of high school students and parents on the 2015-2016 financial aid application process at Oak Harbor High School, Elmwood High School, Start High School, Genoa High School and Sentinel Career Center. Additionally, she presented at the Ohio Association of Student Financial Aid Annual Winter Conference in Columbus to 50 financial aid professionals. On December 10, Dr. Johnson was a keynote speaker on the changes for the 2015-2016 financial aid year, which she presented to the high school guidance counselors and access staff attending the Ohio Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators conference at Bowling Green State University.

Dr. Johnson met with Jim Funk, Manager of Institutional and Community Initiatives of the Toledo- Lucas County Public Library to develop a partnership and collaborate on opportunities to benefit the community.

The Office of Marketing and Communications facilitated three college-wide forums and various departmental meetings for the new commercial initiatives and college branding.

ADMISSIONS - Meghan Schmidbauer, Director Ms. Schmidbauer visited Rossford High School, Genoa High School, Penta Career Center, Springfield High School and Whitmer High Schools on the implementation of College Credit Plus and other state- legislated changes.

Ms. Schmidbauer was interviewed on television by the Buckeye Cable Sports Network and on the radio by Fox Sports WCWA 1230 AM during the Veteran’s Appreciation Night at the Toledo Walleye hockey game on November 14. The College was provided with more than 100 tickets for veteran- students and their family members to represent OCC at the Walleye hockey game.

Adult and Community Outreach Admissions Representative Gary Walkowiak spent significant time in the communities, as follows. Individual presentations were made to New Concepts Re-Entry; Partners Empowering Community Safety Event at the Frederick Douglass Community Center; Going Home to Stay; and, at four GED classrooms through the ABLE program, including a new partnership with Lake Erie West Educational Service Center. He also attended the Toledo Human Resource Association Conference where he provided information on the College and the Lake Erie Higher Education Consortium, for recruitment of non-traditional adult students.

The College sponsored the 100.5 WKXA You Choose Radio contest on December 6 at the Findlay Village Mall. As representative of the College, Mr. Walkowiak spoke to the audience about the value of Owens Community College.

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High School Recruitment The Admissions Representatives participated in College Fairs at Waite High School and Start High School. Presentations on Owens academic programs and registration process were made at Carey High School, Sylvania’s Northview and Southview High Schools, Whitmer High School, L. Hollingworth School for the Talented and Gifted, Woodward High School, The Maritime Academy of Toledo and the Toledo Technology Academy. Overall, the Admissions Representatives visited 32 high schools and career technical centers, which resulted in contacts with 780 individuals and secured 171 applications and 150 interest cards.

The College hosted the following high schools who visited the campus: Penta Career Center, Summit Academy, Clay High School, Lenawee Intermediate School District TECH Center, Fremont Ross High School and Millstream Career Center. Regular weekly office hours were maintained at Penta Career Center and monthly office hours were maintained at Springfield High School, Clay High School and Millstream Career Center.

On the Toledo and Findlay Campuses, radio remotes were held during the week of December 15, which provided the Admissions Representatives to market spring registration events and program offerings.

On-Campus Registration Events The Toledo Campus Preview Days were held in November and December. Prospective students and family members received information on how to enroll, programs and toured the facilities, as follows: • November 7 – All Majors Preview Day – 213 students and family members • November 14 – Fine Arts Preview Day – 26 students and family members • November 21 – STEM Preview Day – 66 students and family members • December 5 - Criminal Justice & Business Preview Day - 63 students and family members

Explore Owens sessions were held for 60 prospective students and their families and individual assistance was provided to several who sought admissions requirements for specific health programs on the Toledo Campus. On the Findlay Campus, Explore Owens sessions were held for 11 prospective students.

Communications (12,273 emails) were sent to all applicants with information regarding enrollment steps. Student Ambassadors called 1,058 prospective students regarding Spring 2015 registration and enrollment. More than 16,000 postcards were mailed to interested students and individuals in the community.

In November and December, 371 students participated in registration events, One-Day Registration or New Student Orientation.

ADVISING – Verne Walker, Director The Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Advising Team worked with Dr. Reti Shutina, Program Director, Ohio Means Internships and Co-ops Program, to connect with faculty and chairs to identify both students and community partners who may be interested in participating in the Ohio Means Internships and Co-ops Program. Students who participate in this program will intern with local businesses, gain valuable job experience and be paid $15 per hour through the grant funds.

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STEM Advisors shared the Materion Elmore Skilled Trade Scholarship information with students. Materion will provide annual $3,000 scholarships (maximum of two years) to qualifying Electrical, Mechanical, and Manufacturing students.

Angie McGinnis, Manager of Advising (Findlay Campus) served as a speaker at the McComb High School Career Fair.

FINANCIAL AID – Jodie Birch, Interim Director A total of 14,930 applications for financial aid have been received for the 2014-2015 academic year. As of December 19, a total of $29,648,025.09 in grants, loans, scholarships and federal work study had been disbursed for the 2014-2015 academic year. Currently, 52.9 percent of students enrolled for Fall Semester 2014 are receiving financial aid, which represents an increase of 3 percent from students who were disbursed aid Fall Semester 2013.

In November, Ashley Foster, Manager, Training and Communications Manager, presented financial aid information for the Upward Bound program at Rogers and Woodward High Schools. In December, Ms. Foster presented at the financial aid night at Delta High School.

OFFICE OF VETERANS SERVICES – Yolanda Houle, Veterans Services Advisor Ms. Houle and Owens School of STEM representatives visited the 180th Fighter Wing at Toledo Express Airport during the November 1 drill weekend. She spoke with many soldiers and five registered for spring semester classes.

On November 4, Ms. Houle traveled to Greenfield, Ohio and met with SueEllen Johnson, Program Coordinator for Operation Homefront, which supports military members and their families.

On November 7 and December 11, Ms. Houle met with Patricia Markowski, FAC Specialist for Troops and Family Services located at the Ohio National Guard Unit in Bowling Green. The meetings are ongoing discussions for potential opportunities to educate Guardsmen about their VA educational benefits and enrollment to Owens. Additionally, they discussed outreach programs for current students and their families to utilize in economic emergencies, which may assist veteran-students to stay in college.

The 2nd Annual Veterans Week Reception was held on the Findlay Campus on November 12 and on the Toledo Campus on November 13. Ms. Houle, Matthew Peternel, VA Processor, and two Veterans Work Study students collected donations and sponsorships from area businesses. Veteran-students entered a grand prize raffle drawing for a 42” LED TV on each campus. Marketing provided t-shirts for the veteran-students, staff and faculty.

On December 15, Ms. Houle attended a Vocational Rehabilitation Intake session, and she spoke with several potential beneficiaries and provided information for using CH. 31 VA education benefits at the College.

The 34th Fall Commencement Ceremony included 26 veterans who graduated, which included six who graduated with honors and two who had a perfect 4.0 GPA. The graduating veterans were recognized and wore a gold veterans cord.

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OSERVE - Amy Giordano, Director From November 19 through December 10, Shannon Hadding, Oserve Senior Advocate coordinated an outreach effort to students who had a <$200 balance due for the Fall Semester 2014. The outreach team consisted of ten Oserve Advocates: Randi Elliott, Janice Hall, Laurie Linville, Tonya Miller, Sharron Pappas, Patricia Riehle, Mary Ritz, Jennifer Rodriguez, Janet Tornow and Ciaira Warfield who contacted 450 students to notify them of their balance dues and account holds.

On November 3, Ms. Pappas reached out to 7 students to notify them of being charged out-of-state tuition due to not having a physical Ohio address on file, and they were walked-through on how to update their addresses so that their tuition may be adjusted.

From November 10 through November 21, Ms. Rodriguez reached out to 23 students to notify them of being charged out-of-state tuition due to not being registered for Selective Service, and they were walked-through on the process to register for Selective Service.

STUDENT LIFE – Dr. Christopher Giordano, Dean ATHLETICS The women’s basketball team is currently ranked #5 in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II national polls with a record of 14-1. In December, the Express women’s basketball team won the Palm Beach Classic tournament, Florida.

The men’s basketball team is currently ranked #16 in the NJCAA Division II national polls with a record of 12-4.

The overall athletic teams GPA for Fall Semester 2014 was a 2.89. Three teams achieved above a 3.0 (men’s basketball 3.04; golf 3.38; softball 3.23). In all, 70 student-athletes earned over a 3.0 for the fall semester with 9 student-athletes earning a perfect 4.0 GPA.

In November, the women's soccer team won one game and lost one game in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I National Tournament in Melbourne, Florida. Haley Malaczewski was named First Team All-Region; Chelsie Randolph and Jordyn Wright were named Second Team All-Region. Men’s soccer players Matt Almester and Amad Jarar were named First Team All-Region and Bijon Campbell was named Second Team All-Region.

The softball team volunteered at the 6th Annual Heartwarming Event at the Ronald McDonald House on November 4. The team served food, then cleaned and tore down the tables and chairs after the event. The softball team also volunteered at Food For Thought on November 21. The players cleaned, loaded boxes on shelves, moved a shelving unit and staged it for mobile pantries for the following week.

Sophomore softball player Brittany George has signed to play with the University of Toledo for next fall (2015-16 season).

Sophomore volleyball player Ciarra Wirick was named NJCAA Division II Honorable Mention All- American.

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES – Annette Swanson, Manager International Student Services participated in the annual national International Education Week, which is a joint initiative of the United States’ Departments of State and Education to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange. The celebrations of cultural and international diversity included a November 18 presentation from five Belgian J-1 exchange students who shared their home country and culture and lessons learned from their study abroad experience. On November 19, an International Festival took place with cultural displays, music, food, games and prizes, which helped students to meet and greet and learn about the International Student Club. On hand was Ten Thousand Villages, Northwest Ohio’s largest non-profit fair trade store. On November 20, a Cross-Cultural Workshop was presented by Dr. Krishna Han, Assistant Director for Diversity Education at Bowling Green State University.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES/STUDENT CONDUCT – Danielle Filipchuk, Manager, Student Conduct and Jackie Berger, Coordinator Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) members attended the Honors in Action conference from October 31 to November 1 in Steubenville, Ohio. Three honors students were accompanied by advisors, Richard Clever, Technical Director, and Megan Kerr, Assistant Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences.

The Student Nurses Association members attended the National Student Nurses Association’s Mid- Year conference in Portland, Oregon from November 5 to November 9. The two students, Kaitlynn Andreas and Misty Sheeks-Mejri, who represented the College and the Ohio Student Nurses Association Board were accompanied by advisor Kim Holman, Clinical Teaching Faculty, Nursing.

The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) members attended the 2014 IMA Student Leadership Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana from November 6 to November 8. The students were accompanied by advisor Joseph Zielinski, Adjunct Faculty, Accounting. The conference included presentations about career opportunities, business ethics, the value of CMA® (Certified Management Accountant) certification, leadership skills and job search techniques.

The American Dental Assistants Association members, which included 25 second year and 4 first-year dental hygiene students traveled to the 91st Ohio Annual Session in Newark, Ohio from November 7 to November 9 with advisor Susan Wannemacher, Professor, Dental Hygiene. Owens students, Grace Rader and Brooke Wise who is also the club president won first place in the table clinic competition for their presentation, “Breathe Easy with Cystic Fibrosis.”

On November 18, the Student Activities Office hosted a Lunch and Learn event with Natalie Jackson, Legal Counsel, and Chief John Betori, Department of Public Safety, as presenters on the topic of Campus Safety. Students were provided lunch and invited to participate in a presentation and discussion on how to recognize and prevent sexual assault; the Owens policies and procedures regarding sexual misconduct and how the Owens Department of Public Safety works with Perrysburg and surrounding community members to create a safer campus.

STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (SMHS) – Lisa Sancrant, Director Claire Hoover, Counselor Intern presented Stress Management: How to Handle Stress with Dr. Sancrant to a FYE class at the Learning Center Downtown on November 14 and with Deanna Radisek, Counselor Intern to six students on the Toledo Campus on November 18.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT On November 13 and 14, Dr. Betsy Johnson, Vice President, attended the Ohio Association of Community Colleges Symposium at Clark State Community College, which included a meeting of the Chief Student Affairs Officers and Chief Academic Officers with Lauren McGarity, Director of Special Projects, Ohio Board of Regents for a focus on student completion.

VETERANS SERVICES On November 14, Yolanda Houle, Veterans Services Advisor, became a member of the Ohio Women Veteran Committee. The purpose of the committee is to help lobby legislation and support new laws for women veterans in particular. Ms. Houle is the only veteran in higher education on this committee and will conduct workshops for the conference in 2015.

ADVISING For continued professional development and best practices, the Stacy Jenkins, Lead Advisor of the Nursing and Health Professions Advising team, is currently serving as the 2014-15 Past-President for the Ohio Academic Advising Association attended the Ohio Academic Advising Association Executive Board meeting held in Lima, OH. Travel and expenses were covered through the Advising Lead’s personal funds.

In a continued effort of improving communications, Ms. Jenkins and Wayne Swartz, Coordinator, Selective Health Admissions attended the Physical Therapy Advisory Committee Meeting in November. This lends the opportunity to share and reflect on information provided by faculty, staff, administration, students, and community members.

FINANCIAL AID In December, Jodie Smeltzer, Assistant Director of Compliance, and Susanne Schwarck, Associate Director, attended the Federal Student Aid Training Conference presented by the U.S. Department of Education. Topics included new regulations regarding gainful employment programs, limitations on Federal Direct Subsidized Loans, enrollment reporting, default management, consumer information, academic calendars and modules, as well as processing changes for the 2015-2016 academic year.

OSERVE On December 9, Amy Giordano, Director, Student Center with Kara Miller, Director, Student Service Center at The Ohio State University, held the first Ohio One-Stops Conference in Columbus at The Ohio State University. The agenda included a tour of the Student Service Center at The Ohio State University, a panel discussion on communication and collaboration among one-stops and stakeholder offices, a panel discussion on training one-stop staff, and a number of workshops offered to discuss issues and challenges facing one-stops. Shannon Hadding, Oserve Senior Advocate, and Janet Tornow, Oserve Advocate, were also in attendance at the conference.

STUDENT LIFE On November 21, Lisa Sancrant, Director, attended the Mental Health & Wellness Seminar at Cuyahoga Community College which focused on providing ethical care and the use of psychotropic medications for mental illness.

On December 19, Dr. Christopher Giordano, Deputy Title IX Coordinator, attended the first University System of Ohio Title IX meeting in Columbus, OH. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the status of sexual misconduct processes and Clery and Title IX compliance at Ohio’s higher education institutions.

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Jack Witt Board of Trustees Vice President, Human Resources and Administration February 3, 2015 EXHIBIT NO. 12E

DECEMBER 2014

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (ITS) – Connie Schaffer, Associate Vice President, Technology/Chief Information Officer

The College is updating the Ozone portal for student and employee accounts through Luminus, and the official launch is scheduled for Monday, March 2, 2015. Luminis benefits to the College include; enhanced Banner integration, a new Financial Aid portlet, two new Finance portlets, a new "My Courses" area for the students, and a redesigned Faculty Dashboard and Schedule area for the instructors. After the administrative email-calendar has been moved to Microsoft’s Office 365 environment, it too will integrate with Luminis. The former Ozone portal will receive a new hostname of "classic.owens.edu" and will continue to have the tab in place on the Luminis portal to get back to the old classic version until May 11 (end of spring semester). The link for feedback will continue to be available for the duration.

Owens Community College announced the availability of Microsoft Office ProPlus software at no additional cost to students, faculty and staff. The full Microsoft ProPlus Office Suite may be installed on up to five personally-owned PCs, MACs or other mobile devices, including Android and iOS by clicking on https://www.owens.edu/office365

The installation of the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite has been completed and now running in all locations required for spring semester classes, as well as in the open computer labs, including the Library and College Hall 156.

OPEN POSITIONS REPORT

REPLACEMENT POSITIONS CAMPUS STATUS

Administrative Assistant, Advising (Findlay) F Advertising

Advisor T Advertising

Advisor, Career/Undecided Advising T Interviewing

Custodian (Third Shift) T Interviewing

Executive Director of Institutional Advancement T In progress

Manager, Telecommunications, (Internal Search Only) T Interviewing

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Office of the President Board of Trustees February 3, 2015 EXHIBIT NO. 12F

NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2014

WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES (WCS) – Dr. Brian Paskvan, Executive Director WCS delivered 59 contract training programs serving a total of 861 participants in November and December. Twenty-four companies were served: BP, Ball Corporation, Buckeye CableSystem, Canton Plumbers & Pipefitters, Cincinnati Plumbers & Pipefitters, Cleveland Plumbers, Cleveland Sheet Metal Workers, Devonshire REIT, Experience Works, Findlay Products, Gerken Paving, Great Lakes Contractors Association, Harbor Career Connections, Kuss Filtration, Libbey Inc., Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority, Magna T.E.A.M. Systems, Nissin Brake, Norplas Industries, Ohio Operating Engineers, ProMedica Health System, Torrence Sound, Triumph Thermal and Whirlpool Corporation.

WCS delivered 51 open enrollment non-credit classes serving a total of 359 students in November and December. Highlights included: Real Estate, CPR, Conflict Management and Resolution, Effective Discipline, Holiday Sides to Delight and Digital Photography.

The WORK/PLAY catalog of Spring 2015 non-credit courses was recently distributed to more than 61,000 homes and businesses for class offerings for the months of January through April.

Dr. Paskvan attended a Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills (RAPIDS) meeting hosted at Rhodes State College, Lima. The Ohio Board of Regents staff outlined how local economic development and business leaders may partner with higher education to apply for grant funds in support of training and equipment. The recipients of the 2015 grant funds will be Ohio colleges and universities. President Bower will be discussing the grant opportunity with the area’s community colleges.

Dr. Paskvan attended the Wood County Economic Development Board Meeting. The meeting focused on economic developments updates from various agencies within the region. A highlight of the meeting was an update from the Ohio Department of Transportation on road construction projects.

Dr. Paskvan met with Tom Wylie, Vice President, Workforce Development, Northwest State Community College on the University of Toledo workforce partnership. The program provides community colleges to offer various workforce programs at the Scott Park Campus.

Carl Dettmer, Director of Program Development, met with representatives of The Andersons and the Owens Culinary Arts Program to discuss a March team building program to be hosted at the Owens Culinary Arts Center. The company has selected about 20 future leader employees to take part in a year-long leadership development program called "One Andy", and is pleased to be utilizing the College’s facility for this initiative.

Mr. Dettmer attended a public hearing on the Governor’s proposed single, unified plan to the federal government for Ohio’s three largest workforce programs: Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) and Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act. The event was held at Terra Community College, Fremont. Some members of the

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public commented on the potential for reducing existing resources (such as Perkins funds) available for workforce projects.

Dr. Paskvan and Mr. Dettmer met with Owens Corning representatives for potential training partnerships and a pilot has begun for Silica Air Contamination training.

Mr. Dettmer met with Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority (LMHA) representatives with respect to a grant-funded training opportunity for LMHA residents in areas of computers job readiness, welding, electrical skills and information technology certification. Should the grant be awarded, the revenue generated is estimated to be up to $510,000 over a four-year period. Additionally, Mr. Dettmer also attended a December 18 meeting of the LMHA Program Coordinating Committee, which is a consortium of service providers working to help public housing residents lift themselves out of poverty.

Mr. Dettmer and instructor Grayling Lathrop met with the Deputy Director and Workforce Development Manager of the U.S. District Court of Northern Ohio. The court is seeking innovative ways to train ex-offenders to enhance employability. The court and WCS will partner to bring a guest speaker to a February business event to showcase a successful business owner who has utilized ex- offenders extensively and successfully.

The grant-funded Plus 50 Job Ready Program for residents of Wood and Lucas Counties in partnership with Experience Works completed the first round of training classes focused on clerical, special education aides and substitute teachers. Of the 107 inquiries in November, ten people completed the training of which, six were offered jobs. The program continues through March 2015.

Dave Siravo, Director of Skilled Trades, worked with the following companies for spring semester apprentice registrations: Libbey Glass, Gerdau Special Steels, Roppe Corporation, City of Perrysburg, Ort Tool & Die, Universal Metal Products, Maumee Pattern, Jerl Machine, Toledo Tool & Die, P&A Industries, Lako Tool, Norplas, Durivage Pattern, Abbott Tool, Findlay Products, Riverside Machine and Continental Structural Plastics.

Mr. Siravo attended the Fulton County Economic Development and the Northwest Ohio Regional Economic Development (NORED) meetings.

Mr. Siravo is assisting Cooper Standard in Bowling Green to reinstate the plant’s apprenticeship program (maintenance technicians, mechanics, tool & die, and maintenance electricians) and training is expected to begin in the summer at the plant.

Mr. Siravo met with the Toledo Iron Workers to discuss the possibility of Owens providing the training portion of their apprenticeship program. The Iron Workers are looking at reinventing themselves for the benefit of their membership by expanding into fabrication shops. They will need to enhance/expand their curriculum. The Toledo local has the backing of the International union and they are looking at this as a pilot project with the potential for duplicating it in other parts of the state and country.

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Board of Trustees February 3, 2015 EXHIBIT NO. 4

DATES TO REMEMBER (changes/additions since the last meeting are indicated in bold italic) Members of the Board of Trustees are asked to note the following dates of interest:

2015 February 21 ...... Alumni Association’s Walleye Night at Huntington Center March 9-15 ...... Spring Break ~ No Classes March 10 ...... State of Ohio Ethics Session (Audio/Visual Classroom Center)(Registration required) April 7 ...... Board of Trustees Meeting April 15 ...... Deadline for submission of the Ohio Ethics Commission Financial Disclosure Statement for calendar year 2014

April 23 ...... All-Ohio Academic Team Luncheon by invitation (Columbus) April 24 ...... Outstanding Service Award Celebration ~ 7:30 a.m. (Audio/Visual Classroom Center 121-128)

May 3 ...... Last Day of Spring Semester May 5 ...... Board of Trustees Meeting ~ 3:00 p.m. to be followed by the Trustees Academic Excellence Scholarship Awards Ceremony at 5:30 p.m. (Center for Fine and Performing Arts) May 8 ...... Academic Recognition Reception and Commencement May 18 ...... First Day of Summer 10 Week/First 5 Week Classes May 25 ...... Holiday ~ College Closed June 2 ...... Board of Trustees Meeting (Findlay Campus) June 15 ...... Summer Semester 8 Week Classes Begin June 22 ...... Summer Semester Last 5 Week Classes Begin July 3 ...... Holiday ~ College Closed August 7 ...... Last Day of Summer Semester Classes; Alumni Association Mud Hens Night August 24 ...... Fall Classes Begin September 4-6 ...... No weekend classes September 7 ...... Holiday (College Closed) September 21 ...... Alumni Association Golf Classic October 12-13 ...... Fall Break ~ No Classes November 11 ...... Holiday ~ College Closed November 25-29 ...... Holiday ~ College Closed December 13 ...... Last Day of Fall Semester Classes December 18 ...... Commencement December 24- January 1...... Holiday ~ College Closed

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