MELA Minutes 2024-2025

1. ELIT Division Updates a. As Dr. LeBrun previously shared, Ariana had a tremendous opportunity to take a new role at Jackson State University which caused them to rethink the office operations. In addition, due to the tremendous amount of federal regulations that are impacting the MSVCC right now. Dr, LeBrun has adjusted her efforts so she can focus more on contractual services and federal regulations b. Dr. LeBrun informed us that Christa Wilhite’s is taking on a new title as Director of Digital Marketing. She will oversee the digital learning operations services of the MSVCC Academy and also cover high level tech support. This will involve working closer with the vendors so MCCB can provide the support services that the consortium needs. c. Dr. LeBrun introduced Megan Atkins who has been with MCCB for 11 years. She will now be the Digital Support Specialist and will be working closely with Dr. Wilhite. Megan will be helping the dept with transitioning content to be in compliance with the accessibility regulation that's recently came out and, in the future, will become the primary contact for tier one support services. d. WOW Award (WCET Outstanding Work) i. Kenny Heard encouraged MCCB to make a submission for the WCET WOW award because of the consortium's outstanding work. ii. An application for the award was submitted based on the work of the Mississippi Virtual Community College that showcases MSVCC's collaborative work. Dr. LeBrun noted that MSVCCs work is considered groundbreaking. She backed it up with statistics, such as our cost savings through purchasing power, collaborative efforts with federal regulations, and professional development. They will be presented with the award in a press release recognizing the colleges and their collaborative work when they attend the WCET conference in October. She also noted that they have been asked to create a blog post and a short video. Christa will lead the video production and ask for MSVCC's input on what each school has done. e. CidiLab- TidyUp i. Dr. LeBrun got a quote from Jen Lucky at CidiLab to renew the TidyUp subscription for another year, costing $10,300, the same as the previous year. She added that CidiLab would host an additional 60-meeting Q&A session on best practices and resources for the consortium. She advised that the consortium should act on it promptly so the extension could be completed by the end of the year. Michelle Mitchell made a motion to extend the TidyUp contract with the additional 60-meeting Q&A session and Tish Stewart seconded it. The motion was