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The academic and student affairs committee presented four resolutions that trustees approved on a motion to accept the committee report. The items included a $465,604.50 award over four years to provide advanced endpoint protection licenses, a $50,000 award from the Middlesex County opioid settlement advisory for a Rising Scholars program serving students ages 14 to 19 affected by the opioid crisis, a $39,450 subaward for the Magnet School Innovation Dual Enrollment Pilot to reimburse tuition for economically disadvantaged dual-enrollment students, and an $18,000 Middlesex County Arts Institute award to host the Middlesex County teen arts festival on March 12, 2025.

The finance committee presented six resolutions, described in the meeting as purchases and contract actions financed from operating, chapter 12 capital, minor capital and grant funds. Resolutions 1 through 4 covered purchases, cooperative purchases, renewals and contract amendments for fiscal 2025. Resolution 5 authorized progress payments to contractors, architects and engineers for approved construction projects. Resolution 6 authorized payment of legal fees, listing three invoices: Wiener Law Group $753.19 for labor matters in January 2025; Lerner David $612.50 for intellectual property and trademark registration; and O'Toole Scrivo $73.00 for other labor matters. The board approved all six finance resolutions.

The human resources report contained 32 recommended personnel actions across full-time hires, status changes, separations and miscellaneous items; trustees approved the slate. Trustees also approved \"General Resolution 1\" on a motion and second; the transcript records approval but does not specify the content of that resolution in detail.

Motions to approve the committee reports and resolution packages were moved and seconded in the meeting record and carried by voice vote with trustees responding \"Aye.\" Specific roll-call tallies were not provided in the transcript for these approvals.

No contested or failed motions were recorded for the resolutions described above in the meeting transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Middlesex County College Board of Trustees Meeting - 3/19/2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its April 16 meeting trustees approved multiple committee resolutions including a four-year cybersecurity licensing award, subawards and county arts funding, six finance resolutions and a 32-item human resources slate.","taxTitle","Middlesex County, New Jersey","taxId",3540,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6630869,"Middlesex College highlights expanded community resource hub and food pantry as student needs grow",643,133000,776000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2688605-c32a41e2e9d663f57a9d549e10f253c7&start=133&end=776","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2688605-c32a41e2e9d663f57a9d549e10f253c7/thumbnail_133000.jpg","/articles/6630869/Middlesex-County/New-Jersey/Middlesex-College-highlights-expanded-community-resource-hub-and-food-pantry-as-student-needs-grow","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6630869-71f98dd9d68b76844cd475637278efaf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771096116&Signature=ojqoGOXGMuE1M0bQVmdaeD6t2hkL-a2~hxNqlD-WCiKIx6yRyLcaxR7kJxICjCQtzcvBi1GMFaxV7733rK8fXtVENfQdAbfKzSaLYsgnNSUTYaJPKvdJ~sa0vMu9FviMCv4Wg-z93~p3zIc2BsEMadE1fMuaKilq~PXTXQ9bdxb~Q0sQsWmrOXxiDpdyBPe32l5pmoC~YVxQWSjMJckCzOAsiwnmyvR~~2LIQ7UUmTeRg9n-Vi6h2m6KhhrY6xCAjVSqNWkvBOu6lM0eerJNNUuuX6~rLRyfkNpKFDVpkOJKOzIzROef-yacn1mVrSpZiO2du1XOA91jZd4x~LW4Lg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Middlesex College trustees heard an April 16 presentation on the college's community resource hub and on-campus food pantry that serve students'basic needs, including food, clothing, housing assistance, transportation supports and a Chromebook loan program.

The presentation by Amanda Lyons, community resource coordinator, and Jennifer (director of counseling), described steep growth in use: spring 2018 recorded 206 pantry visits by 84 individual students; fall 2024 recorded 2,836 visits by 500 individual students. Lyons said the pantry recorded 5,956 visits in the most recent 12-month period by 822 individual students, representing, the presentation said, a 978% increase in visits since the pantry opened in 2018 and a 40% increase from the prior year.

Lyons told trustees the pantry offers two shopping options: a weekly grocery shop, where students choose items to fill a shopping basket, and a daily \"grab-and-go\" option for snacks, beverages and ready meals. Lyons said community partners and donors supply meals and food: the Sapphic Meal Foundation prepares and delivers 35 fresh vegetarian meals each Wednesday, and the Middlesex College Foundation and the college's culinary program prepare and freeze about 4,500 meals per academic year for the pantry freezer.

The presentation described additional hub services: case management, a Chromebook loaner program and support for housing, utilities, health care, transportation and child care. Lyons said the hub manages the foundation's student emergency plan and connects students to county agencies and local nonprofits for services that the hub cannot directly provide.

Trustees heard several student success stories during the presentation. Lyons highlighted Antoinette Moguel, who enrolled in 2022 while parenting a young child, began the nursing program in fall 2023, gave birth to a second child in November 2023 and is due to graduate this May and sit for the registered nurse licensure exam.

On funding, the presenters said the Middlesex College Foundation's Giving Day campaigns have provided $238,796 for hub and pantry work since 2020. Since fiscal year 2023, the college's grants office has secured $485,980 in grant funding to stock the pantry, hire staff and purchase supplies and equipment. Lyons and Jennifer thanked the grants office's Jacqueline Rivera and Yamalah Pivo, and Lisa Kelly, executive director of the Middlesex College Foundation, for their support.

In a brief question-and-answer period, Lyons said housing affordability is the college's most significant nonacademic barrier for students: \"Housing is so expensive here,\" she said. She also described transportation and child care as persistent obstacles and said the hub coordinates with county continuum-of-care partners to conduct in-person intakes; the presentation said a county partner interviewed 72 students during the last academic year.

A county official who attended the meeting and identified themselves as the department head of economic development noted partnerships between the college and Middlesex County agencies, including the Middlesex County Board of Social Services (MC BOSS). The official said a TANF Innovation grant of $890,000, secured by the county, can provide additional supports for transportation and child care for students enrolled in certificate-level programs and encouraged students to contact the county's Office of Workforce and Career Development for co-enrollment possibilities.

Trustees and attendees thanked Lyons and the hub staff. Several trustees said they would publicize donation and volunteer opportunities on campus. The presenters provided a link to the foundation's Giving Day page with additional testimonials and a list of donation items and collection locations.

The presentation did not propose formal policy changes or require board action; trustees accepted the report.","Trustees heard an April 16 presentation detailing the college's community resource hub and food pantry, which reported sharp growth in visits since 2018 and described partnerships, funding sources and student supports.","actionData","errors"]

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Middlesex College trustees approve cybersecurity, grants and finance resolutions; HR slate accepted

Middlesex College highlights expanded community resource hub and food pantry as student needs grow