September 3, 2010

(Columbia, MD) – The Board of Trustees of Howard Community College (HCC) will hold three meetings during the month of September.  A meeting of the Audit and Finance Committee will be held on Wednesday, September 15, at 2:30 p.m. in room 120B of The Rouse Company Foundation Student Services Hall (RCF).  A meeting of the Legislative and Community Relations Committee will be held on Thursday, September 16, at 8:30 a.m. in room 256 of McCuan Hall (MH).  A regular public meeting will be held on September 22, immediately following a work session that begins at 6 p.m. in the 4th floor dining room of RCF Hall.  Following the regular meeting, a closed session of the board will convene to discuss a matter directly related to a negotiation strategy or the contents of a bid or proposal, if public discussion or disclosure would adversely impact the ability of the public body to participate in the competitive bidding or proposal process as permitted under Section 10-508(a)(14).

Citizens who wish to present any matter of concern pertaining to the community college shall make written request to the secretary-treasurer of the board at least 72 hours prior to the regularly scheduled public meeting, in order that the matter may be included on the agenda for the meeting.  In emergency situations, the board may, by a majority vote, give visitors who have not presented a written request in advance an opportunity to present their concerns to the board in any regular public meeting.  The board, in recognition of the need to complete its business within reasonable time, reserves the right to terminate a presentation of this nature. 

For more information on committee meetings, contact HCC’s Office of the President, 443-518-4820.  HCC is located at 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, Maryland 21044.

About HCC

Howard Community College (HCC) is a publicly funded two-year community college serving the educational needs of the citizens and employers in Howard County, Maryland since 1970. With its slogan, “You Can Get There from Here,” the college has forged a variety of partnerships to offer career and transfer programs to over 28,000 students annually at its main campus in Columbia, the Ecker Business Training Center, Laurel College Center, and the historic Belmont Conference Center. Located midway between two major metropolitan areas, Washington DC and Baltimore, MD, Howard Community College is an affordable, community-based institution that has long been recognized for its ability to inspire learning, and the lifelong pursuit of personal and professional goals. Among its many awards is the prestigious U.S. Senate Productivity Award for organizational performance excellence.