Clarendon College has opened its Amarillo cosmetology center with its first group of students this month and will start a second group next month, according to information presented to the Board of Regents’ meeting last Thursday, January 16.
CC President Robert Riza said he appreciated Vice President Raymond Jaramillo’s work on the Amarillo center, and board member Jerry Woodard praised the efforts of college employees, specifically Gary Ferguson and John Havens, who worked hard to remodel the building for the Amarillo center.
Final fall enrollment numbers won’t be available until next week, but Jaramillo estimated 40 students would start the semester in Amarillo.
In other business, regents acknowledged the resignation of Dr. Pat Westergaard as Dean of Instruction and ratified the appointment of Brad Vanden Boogaard as athletic director. Vanden Boogaard has been serving in an interim capacity the past few months, and Riza praised him for the work he had done and recommended removing “interim” from that title.
Regents considered and approved a $4,657 proposal from 1-800-Plumber to increase the capacity of sewer and water lines in a handicapped bathroom located in the Harned Sisters Fine Arts Center.
In his president’s report, Riza said senior staff are working on a strategic plan that will take the college three years into the future and preparations are being made to get ready for CC’s upcoming accreditation visit. Employees are also being surveyed for college planning purposes.
The board also met in closed session for 17 minutes to discuss personnel, but no action was taken following the closed session.
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