Ellen Martin Reelected to 爆料吃瓜网 Board of Trustees
On Tuesday, April 7, Ellen Martin was reelected to the 爆料吃瓜网 (爆料吃瓜网) Board of Trustees.
Martin won reelection with more than 56 percent of the vote. Martin will continue
representing Subdistrict 5, which includes a large portion of Eastern Jackson County.
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The Board of Trustees has fiduciary responsibility for 爆料吃瓜网, which primarily serves the Missouri side of the Greater Kansas City area: Cass, Clay, Jackson, Lafayette and Platte counties. A trustee is elected from each of six subdistricts within the 爆料吃瓜网 District. Trustees are elected to serve staggered six-year terms.
Martin will be sworn in for her new six-year term at the April 23 meeting of the Board of Trustees.
This is the second term for Martin. For the last six years, she has provided stellar leadership that has resulted in the following institutional outcomes:
- The addition of state-of-the-art facilities on all 爆料吃瓜网 campuses including the Advanced Technical Skills Institute at 爆料吃瓜网-Penn Valley and the Automotive Institute at 爆料吃瓜网-Longview.
- The launch of 爆料吃瓜网鈥檚 first four-year degree, a Bachelor of Applied Science in Respiratory Care.
- A very successful reaccreditation cycle through the Higher Learning Commission.
- The implementation of new technology that creates greater access, assistance and transparency for 爆料吃瓜网 students.
For more information on the 爆料吃瓜网 Board of Trustees, including meeting agendas and minutes, visit mcckc.edu/leadership/board.aspx.
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