Public Meeting Public Notice: November 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM - November 2026 EMCC Board of Trustees Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Invocation

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. *Approval of Agenda and Adoption of Consent Agenda

5. *Approval of Board Minutes for Meeting on October 12, 2026

6. Board Chair's Report

7. President's Report

8. *Approval of Claims Docket and Sole Source Purchases

9. New Business
*A. Personnel Approval/Updates
Instruction:
None

Staff:
Notification of Employment
Jadarrius Bledson, MIBEST College & Career Navigator, full-time temporary, budgeted, effective November 3, 2026.
Jessica Ronyak, Student Accounts Receivable Clerk, full-time temporary, budgeted, effective October 26, 2026.
Courtney White, Student Success Retention Specialist/Academic Advisor, full-time temporary, budgeted, effective October 16, 2026.
Joshua Ashford, Videographer/Editor, full-time temporary, budgeted, effective October 16, 2026.

Notification of Title Change/Transfer
Kiara Rush, Foundation and Alumni Support Coordinator, effective October 19, 2026.
Donnika Hairston, Dual Enrollment Management Specialist, effective November 9, 2026.

Departure
Lisa Briggs, Transportation Coordinator, effective October 31, 2026.

10. Financial Report and Review of Investment Activity (see attachment Dr. Holmes)

11. Approval of Emergency Purchases (see attachments, Dr. Holmes)

12. Approval of Special Claims (see attachment, Dr. Holmes)

13. Approval to accept the clearing rights offer from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) (see attachment, Mr. Younger)

14. Approval of a resolution authorizing Dr. Alsobrooks to sign the preliminary engineering contract with Neel-Schaffer, Inc. for the Scooba Campus Multi-Use Path project, funded by our $935,000 MDOT Transportation Alternatives grant. (see attachment, Mr. Younger)

15. Approval of the following new courses effective Spring 2027: CTE/LLS-1333 Introduction to Health Professions I and CTE/LLS-1343-Introduction to Health Professions II. (see attachments, Dr. Rush)

16. Approval to accept the Mississippi Rural Health Transformation Program in the amount of $515,257.86.
East Mississippi Community College will launch an evening and weekend training model for both our Practical Nursing (PN) and Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) programs. This project will scale our capacity to train 60 additional students (30 per cohort), utilizing existing campus facilities during off-peak hours. (Mrs. Susan Baird)

17. Board Attorney's Report (Attorney Rod Hickman)

18. Other Business
A. Apartment Naming Committee Recommendation: The Landing- Noxubee and Lauderdale. Additional apartments would be named after Lowndes, Clay and Oktibbeha. There was a discussion to remove Oktibbeha from the Math and Science Building and this building would be Warren Hall.(Chair)
B. Date for the December 2026 meeting at the Scooba Campus (Chairman)

19. Approval of Honorarium/Travel and Adjournment (Chairman)

November 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM - November 2026 EMCC Board of Trustees Meeting

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