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Monitored College participation in dozens of green sustainable projects including energy
efficiency and energy curtailment that included installing high efficiency heating and air
conditioning, and LED lighting across campus facilities; since 2010, the institution's total
revenue from rebates, energy efficiency projects and grants totals in the millions of dollars.
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Advanced academic programming and facilities sustainability across all of the College’s
campuses; all major new buildings opened during my presidency have met the rigorous
standards necessary to qualify for LEED certification.
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Created the Office of Sustainability, in order to reduce the institution’s carbon footprint
and save the College millions of dollars over a ten-year period. Now in year three of the
agreement, savings realized through the behavioral-based energy performance contract
with Cenergistic Energy Consultants total over $2 million.
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Developed and implemented a five-year enrollment management plan to enhance
recruitment, retention and educational programs; effectively led the institution through a
period of demographic change that saw a leveling-off in enrollment since 2012.
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Provided sustained operating budget relief – saving the College millions of dollars –
through a combination of prudent fiscal management and successful negotiation of
increased class size (“plus 2”), lag payroll, zero-growth budgets and employee givebacks
that included multiple years of wage freezes (zero increase); in addition, exempt employees
agreed to surrender their Cost of Living Adjustments. The changes that were implemented,
represented the first time a contract at the College was renegotiated before the existing
contract had expired.
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Initiated online employee training modules to cover topics such as discrimination,
sexual harassment, workplace violence, bullying, FERPA and OSHA compliance, racial
discrimination and supervisory responsibility.
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Completed upgrades to the College’s fiber and networking infrastructure that have yielded
enhanced redundancy, sustainability and security for our network systems.
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Implemented a paperless payroll for College employees.
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Announced the implementation of a secular calendar.
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Implemented the Unimarket purchasing system.
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Formed a Cabinet that is a unified, top-performing and highly motivated team.
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Provided strong, decisive executive leadership that has built employee values and
expectations, driving collaborative efforts toward the College’s vision and mission, thereby
achieving strategic goals and institutional success.
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Periodically made the decisions necessary to realign staffing responsibilities to better
support institutional priorities; these include adding leadership in risk mitigation, separating
the roles of VP for Academic and Student Affairs, implementing Deans of Instruction,
special events and facilities use planning.
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