MELA Minutes 2022-2023

Buffy Matthews, MGCC made the motion to move forward with the purchase of CidiLabs. Seconded: Angel Nickens, NWMSCC Eight colleges approved the motion. Hinds voted no. Holmes, Meridian, Co-Lin, and NEMSCC abstained. Southwest MS CC was not present. MS Delta CC left meeting early and was not present to vote. Motion was approved. The Administration Committee is making the motion to make the following changes to the election procedures. Every college must serve Rotation starting with secretary (to learn about the association): Secretary President-elect President C. Admin Committee Recommendations for Strategic Plan 1. Election Procedure

Officers do not have to be Director of eLearning but should be someone from that college with support from Director. Creates consistency and stability and gives eLearning time to plan. Clause for colleges with eLearning staff of 1 or 2 with a new director: Allow those colleges to skip their rotation for a year. The next year, that school would become Secretary after spending a full year in their existing role at their college. Possibly model verbiage and policy after MACC and/or AOA.

Second to approve: Monica Johnson, Coahoma Approved with 12 votes. None opposed.