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Building g the he futu uture : Collaborating with Campus Constituents in Candid Conversation Gloria Aparicio Blackwell Dr. DeRionne P. Pollard Montgomery College Montgomery College President Chair, Board of Trustees Kenneth Hoffman, MD


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Building g the he futu uture:

Collaborating with Campus Constituents in Candid Conversation

Gloria Aparicio Blackwell

Montgomery College Chair, Board of Trustees

  • Dr. DeRionne P. Pollard

Montgomery College President

Kenneth Hoffman, MD

Montgomery College Trustee

Bob Levey

Montgomery College Trustee

Susan Cottle Madden

Montgomery College Chief Government Relations Officer

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What t will w l we e share t tod

  • day? How candid conversation

and collaboration can deliver 21st century facilities— and equity.

  • MC 101
  • How our past almost dictated our

future

  • Community engagement strategies

to advance the mission

  • The Board’s role in guiding the

process—putting our students first

  • The importance of candid

conversations and feedback loops

  • The importance of keeping

decision-makers informed

  • Willing partners are a must
  • The value of professional help
  • How MC balanced the needs of our

students, our neighbors, and fiscal prudence

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MONTGOMERY C COLLEGE

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Takoma P Park rk/Silver S r Spri ring Campus

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Rockville Campus

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Germ rmantown C Campus

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Work rkforce Development & Conti tinuing Education

Training s sites a s across t ss the c county ty

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THE HE C COLLEGE’ E’S B S BOARD O D OF TRUSTEE TEES

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The Board of T Trustees

  • Gloria Aparicio Blackwell, Chair
  • Dr. Les Levine, First Vice Chair
  • Dr. Michael Brintnall, Second Vice Chair
  • Sarah Haj Hamad (Student Trustee)
  • Dr. Kenneth Hoffman
  • Michael Knapp
  • Dr. Frieda Lacey
  • Bob Levey
  • Maricé Morales
  • Marsha Suggs Smith

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The Montgom

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ery Colleg ege e Pres esiden ent:

The Board’s only employee—appointed August 2010

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CANDID C CONVERSATIONS AN AND COLL OLLABORATION

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The Challenge: Is the past the prologue…

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can c collaboration set

t a new c course?

Equity in STEM

  • Most diverse campus in Maryland
  • Out-of-date STEM classrooms/labs
  • Date back to the 1960s
  • Beyond their useful life
  • Math and science courses required for a

degree

  • Access to STEM courses, majors & jobs,

no matter your zip code Location: 20912

  • Municipality
  • Historic district
  • Residential neighborhoods
  • Two distinct communities
  • Varying impact from operations

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Charting t the n e new c course: e: Collab aboration a and C Candid Conver ersati tion

  • ns: The

e bridge t e to 21st Cen entury Facilit

ilitie ies

  • Acknowledge and accept the needs of our neighbors
  • Agree on the goal: to balance the needs of our students, our neighbors, and fiscal

prudence

  • “Community Conversations”
  • Partnered with the City
  • Facilitated conversation
  • Open forums, attended by hundreds
  • Feedback meticulously tracked
  • President’s Design Directives
  • Eight parameters to guide design
  • Construction guidelines, too
  • Set the stage to achieve the balance

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Charting t the n e new c course: e: C Collaborati tion a and C Candid Conver ersati tion

  • ns: The b

bridge t to 21st Cen entury Facilit

ilitie ies

  • First directive: Hire an architect with experience in the location—historic & residential

neighborhoods—with a community engagement firm as a partner

  • Utilize engagement strategies—authentic, intentional, transparent
  • Informal before formal: ice cream social to meet the team
  • Formal process: Charrettes—iterative problem solving process
  • Large group forum
  • Small group discussions with experts
  • Engagement stations—ask the expert
  • Feedback meticulously obtained, tracked and addressed
  • Reflected in revised designs
  • Project web site
  • Documented the process: videos, presentations, correspondence
  • Provided a feedback loop—all concerns addressed and posted

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Charting t the n e new c course: e: C Collaborati tion a and C Candid Conver ersati tion

  • ns: The b

bridge t to 21st Cen entury Facilit

ilitie ies

  • Achieved the desired balance
  • Design met or exceeded all eight design directives
  • High quality academic building design—21st century classrooms/labs
  • Design is affordable—can be built with the appropriated funding
  • Briefed City Council
  • Obtained City resolution in support of project

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The Board Ro Role—vision, g guidance, a and l leade dership

  • Vision
  • Recognize the need for the project
  • STEM workforce
  • Access to STEM for our students
  • Endorse the project
  • Direct the president to “get it done”
  • Strategic oversight
  • Support the president
  • Guide the institution: new insights &

fresh ideas

  • Provide public leadership
  • Testify
  • Engage with elected officials and

community leaders

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Today: C Crossing the bridg dge—from collaboration n to br breaki king g ground in n 2020 2020

  • Adhered to principles & improved relationship with our neighbors
  • Maintained the confidence of decision-makers
  • Received land use approvals from county
  • Received necessary state & county funding
  • Construction team approved by the Board
  • Demolition begins next month
  • Plans for groundbreaking are underway

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Chart rting your r course to the F Future: Key L Lessons

  • The Board of Trustee vision, guidance and leadership is essential
  • Community engagement works
  • Transparency is key to the process
  • Clear, positive and regular communication is imperative
  • Feedback loops demonstrate hear and understand concerns
  • Patience—trust the process
  • Not bowing to NIMBYs—instead a process to advance the project
  • Adhere to your principles, focus on student needs & mission
  • Keep decision-makers informed—no surprises
  • Guidance helps—fresh eyes and ideas
  • Support your president and her staff
  • And, always smile!

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Collaborating with Campus Constituents in Candid Conversation Discussion—questions and comments

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Thank you!