January Regular Meeting of the Gogebic Community College Board of Trustees

IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, MI - Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - The Gogebic Community College Board of Trustees met in regular session last night. The annual contract with the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District (GOISD) was approved for high school occupational classes held on campus. The contract continues the excellent working relationship between the GOISD and the college. Currently, along with office space rental, the college and GOISD collaborate on programs in Building Trades, Computer Aided Design, Computer Repair, and Graphic Arts. The contract for this fiscal year is $19,440.

Residence hall rates for the next academic year were also approved, according to the pro forma that was developed when the building was first designed. The three percent increase in housing rates per year was designated to balance increased fixed costs of operation. Rates will be $3,890 per year.

The bid for the casework for the kitchen, bathroom, and laundry for this year’s speculation home for the Building Trades/Construction Technology Program was awarded to the Sawdust Bin of Ironwood. Also, proposals are being sought for the construction of a residential home for the 2010-11 Building Trades/Construction Technology Program.

Mr. John D. Vaara, Hancock, has been hired to fill the half-time vacancy for the Off-Campus Program Coordinator. The position has been held by Tom Poisson, of Ontonagon, for a number of years. Poisson retired at the end of December. Vaara, an Ironwood native and GCC alumni, received a BS and Master of Arts from Northern Michigan University. He has been an educator since 1973, and recently retired as the Superintendent of Schools for Hancock Public Schools.