Members of the Arkansas Northeastern College Board of Trustees met Wednesday, June 15, 2022, for their regularly scheduled meeting where they received a report regarding the College’s summer enrollment.
ANC Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Christopher Heigle presented the Board with a report of summer enrollment. The enrollment remained somewhat steady with a slight decrease in headcount of 434 compared to 439 in 2021, and with 2,050 credit hours being taken this summer compared to 2,137 in the summer of 2021. Students still have time to enroll for the fall term. The Board was reminded that students will have many options for the Fall Semester with the College’s Multimodal format that allows students to enroll in classes and then choose whether they wish to attend live or to ZOOM in or to participate asynchronously online.
ANC Vice President for Instruction Dr. Keith McClanahan presented the Board with the College’s annual Minority Report, stating Arkansas Northeastern College’s commitment to the recruitment and retention of minorities represented in its faculty, staff, and students. Dr. McClanahan reported various programs and activities that have been instituted to accomplish this goal.
A personnel report was given and the Board welcomed three new employees. Jennifer Johnson joined the College as its new Controller, Tyneshia Reed as Instructional Services Specialist with the ANC Technical Secondary Center, and Sherry Tuberville as Administrative Analyst in the Office of the Vice President for Instruction.
In other business, the Board approved acceptance of a revised Career Pathways Initiative Grant award and the 2021-22 Pathways (TANF) grant budget. The Career Pathways Initiative (CPI) is an employability program that provides Arkansas residents with assistance in obtaining the education and training necessary for gainful employment. CPI is funded annually by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant that is administered by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) as a fiscal agent for the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, the direct recipient of the Federal funding for CPI. For 16 years, the CPI program has operated under a case management approach to provide individualized academic and career advising, as well as direct student support to cover costs such as tuition/fees, books, childcare, and transportation. The outcomes for ANC’s CPI program have led the State for 16 of the 17 years, often by wide margins.
For the FY2021-22 year, the Arkansas Department of Higher Education launched the Ed Pays program where qualifying students can earn financial incentives as follows: Enrollment = $100, Mid-Term Successful Progress (GPA of 2.0 or higher) = $300, Successful Semester Completion (GPA of 2.0 or higher) = $300, Program Completion/Employment = $500, Non-Credit (such as the WORK program) Program Completion/Employment = $500. ADHE has also issued a grant award for an additional $35,000, bringing the total CPI budget for FY2022-23 to $628,142.
Additionally, ANC’s Career Pathways Program, in 2021-22, has served 218 students with 121 completing at least one credential (133 credentials in total) and 92 percent going to work. Based on this successful performance, the College was notified that the Career Pathways Initiative Grant Award is anticipated to be $749,166 for the 2022-23 fiscal academic year. The Board approved acceptance of this award and approved the 2022-23 Pathways (TANF) grant budget.
ANC President Dr. James Shemwell reminded the Board that registration for the upcoming fall semester is currently ongoing and will continue through August 17, 2022. Classes are scheduled to start on August 22, 2022.
