GCC Approves $9.9 Million Budget

IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, MI - Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - The college budget was presented at tonight’s regular meeting of the Gogebic Community College Board of Trustees. According to Erik Guenard, Dean of Business Services, revenues increased approximately 5.29 percent and expenditures went up 6.3 percent. “The entire college has worked very diligently to keep expenditures in line, given our enrollment growth,” said Erik Guenard, Dean of Business.“We have been planning ahead to absorb some of the budgetary decisions that are anticipated to come from the State of Michigan in the next several years.”

The Board approved the $9,966,970 budget.

In other action, December candidates for graduation were approved and will be invited to attend the Commencement Ceremony in May.

A proposal for engineering work for the installation of a back-up generator on the Solin Business Building to support Institutional Technology was awarded to UP Engineers and Architects of Houghton, MI.

The Board also confirmed the resignation of Monica Powers as the Dean of Student Services, effective November 3, 2010. Jeanne Graham, the college’s Director of Admissions and Public Information, has been appointed as the Interim Dean of Students Services, with Deans Guenard and Trzaska also assuming additional responsibilities in areas related to their assignments.