2025-2026 MELA Minutes

Ms. Michelle Mitchell (PRCC) seconded the motion. The motion was approved by all 14 community colleges .

Dr. LeBrun stated she will forward both action items to Dr. Graham for inclusion on the MAC Presidents’ Agenda for the October 28, 2026, meeting and will update the group with the results once available. 2. Dr. Christa Wilhite (MCCB) a. Quality Letters Reminders: Dr. Wilhite reminded the group that Quality Letters are due at the end of October . She mentioned that, as of her last check, five institutions have already submitted their letters. Dr. Wilhite emphasized that she will need a submission from every institution . Once all submissions are received, she plans to create a flip book featuring the letters and make it available for download . b. DEN (Digital Educators Network) Updates : Dr. Wilhite shared that she sent an email last week regarding the Digital Educator’s Network webinar course , which is now live . She noted that she is currently working on promotional materials for the course, but wanted to provide more details on how it will function. Dr. Wilhite explained that she is trying a new approach this year in response to past feedback about course clutter . Previously, each individual webinar offered through the Academy required its own separate course, resulting in:  A very lengthy catalog when webinars were switched to on demand format.  The need for instructors to register separately for each session, creating unnecessary complexity on their Canvas dashboards. To simplify access, all webinars for the entire fiscal year are now being consolidated into one course . Once an instructor registers for this single course, they will receive:  Announcements and updates when new webinars are added, canceled, or rescheduled.  Automatic notifications, provided they set up their notification preferences within the course. Within the course, Zoom registration links will be used for individual webinars. This allows Dr. Wilhite to track participation data , including who registers, attends live, or watches the recording later.