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Jennifer Lenz
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Jen Lenz
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Heads up! My live-tweets will now be reporting on today's City Colleges of Chicago regular Board of Trustees meeting for #CHIdocumenters @CHIdocumenters @city_bureau
01:58 PM May 2, 2024 CDT
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The Board of Trustees for @ChiCityColleges regular meeting begins at 2:00pm
in-person @HW_College floor 11, room 1115
in-person @HW_College floor 11, room 1115
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The board has 7 voting members. They are appointed by the Mayor of Chicago with approval from the Chicago City Council & 1 student elected board trustee
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Mayor Brandon Johnson @ChicagosMayor appointed 4 of the current board members, while 3 remain as appointed by former mayor Lightfoot, finishing their final term of a 3yr service
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@ChicagosMayor Student Trustee member, David Ramirez from @daleycollege is recognized & congratulated on their recent election to the board
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@ChicagosMayor @DaleyCollege No Student Trustee Report was given, as it is Trustee Ramirez's 1st meeting as a voting member
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@ChicagosMayor @DaleyCollege Chancellor Jaun Salgado, addresses the room by congratulating the May graduates. He also acknowledges May as Asian & Pacific American Heritage month
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1st speaker is an adjunct professor & on the Bargaining Committee for their UNION. She tells the board they want a fair contract! #solidarity
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A student speaker talks about financial stress & asks for the Fast Funds program to be expanded by 50% & makes additional suggestions to alleviate financial stress from community college students
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4th speaker, a retiree, talks about the importance of the community colleges of Chicago & says, "every grandparent represents 15 enrollees"
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The final speaker starts by announcing he stands in #solidarity w/ the #afscme union. He continues by urging the board to take care of their teachers bc the well-being of educators affects the well-being of students & represents the school overall
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Next, all the May Graduate 2024 Valedictorians & Salutatorians are recognized & congratulated by their college presidents.
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with all the time spent talking about the graduates, it feels like I just sat through a very long graduation ceremony
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The Committee Report is given by Chair Katya Nuques. Chair Katya Nuques serves as the 1st Latina Board Chair of @ChiCityColleges The Board Report is approved
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@ChiCityColleges the Board of Trustees has gone into a Closed Session to discuss the topic of the faculty union, employment of public body, disciplinary actions, contract negotiations, & litigations.
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@ChiCityColleges The meeting adjourned at 3:52pm. This concludes the @ChiCityColleges Board of Trustees meeting. The next meeting is scheduled for June 6, 2024. For more coverage, follow @CHIdocumenters, @city_bureau & check out !
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