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Mitchell's 'mission is to undermine the Court itself as the final authority on the meaning of the Constitution'
scheme to shield the statute from judicial review
nullifying SC ruling
Liberal legislatures, for example, may wish to defy unfavorable precedents on guns, campaign finance, free speech, and voting rights. Mitchell, for one, would support them if, in his view, the Court is deviating from the Constitution's text.
Citizens United, from 2010, which held that campaign-finance restrictions violated corporations' First Amendment rights
Shelby County v. Holder, from 2013, which declared a key provision of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional.
Mitchell is crusading to cut down the judiciary's power and urging progressives to do so, too.
"I was a textualist from the moment I arrived at law school," he explained, referring to the method of interpretation that Scalia advocated, in which "the text is the law, and it is the text that must be observed."
"living constitutionalism," the idea that constitutional meaning evolves along with changing social values.
railed against living constitutionalism as an undisciplined approach that allowed unelected judges to impose their preferences on the populace under the guise of constitutional interpretation
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The conventional idea that courts can "strike down," "invalidate," or "block" statutes was, he wrote, simply wrong. A court can "opine" that a statute is unconstitutional and tell an official not to enforce it, but the statute nonetheless "remains a law until it is repealed by the legislature that enacted it."
Title VII, the employment-discrimination law
Started solo law practice 2008
solo law practice that has been active in dozens of suits involving conservative causes
Legal scholars were not only concerned about evasion of the judiciary; they also warned that S.B. 8 amounted to state-sanctioned vigilantism. By allowing anyone with knowledge of an abortion to sue anyone who had helped in the process, from a doctor to a rideshare driver, S.B. 8 created vast networks of potential wrongdoers and informants. Writing in the Times, the law professors Jon Michaels and David Noll warned that such laws "are manufacturing and subsidizing a community of grievance activists," and inviting guerrilla investigative tactics and even violence.
S.B. 8 reminded Strauss of what Jim Crow states did before the federal civil-rights statutes were enacted: states could not discriminate on the basis of race, but private individuals could, "so of course all the discrimination got laundered through private action."
Strauss told me, "I'm disappointed that one of the best students I've ever had, whom I very much like personally, has used his enormous talents on behalf of right-wing litigation campaigns—not just S.B. 8—that I think are harmful to the law, and to the country."
1803 Marbury v. Madison
Chief Justice John Marshall proclaimed, "It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is." There, the Supreme Court, for the first time, declared an act of Congress unconstitutional and "entirely void." Because the Court implied that its own authority to interpret the Constitution is superior to that of the other branches, the case is the fountainhead of judicial supremacy. One could view it as a power grab that we have mostly accepted for more than two hundred years.
Mitchell said he found it telling that Roberts and Sotomayor treated judicial supremacy as "axiomatic" rather than as "a choice that must be defended."
Thomas Jefferson—who was President when Marbury was decided—believed that "each department is truly independent of the others, and has an equal right to decide for itself what is the meaning of the constitution." Jefferson's view, which scholars have called departmentalism, countered judicial supremacy with the claim that the power to determine whether acts violate the Constitution is enjoyed by each branch in its own sphere of action.
In his first Inaugural Address, Lincoln further worried that, if policy on "vital questions affecting the whole people is to be irrevocably fixed by decisions of the Supreme Court," then "the people will have ceased to be their own rulers."
Cooper v. Aaron [in which the Court rebuked Southern resistance to federal desegregation orders], is considered the high-water mark of judicial supremacy. The Court's assertion that its interpretation of the Constitution "is the supreme law of the land" and binding on the states implied that to disobey a majority of Justices was to violate the Constitution itself.
The Warren Court's decisions in the nineteen-sixties expanded voting rights, gave poor criminal defendants access to lawyers, and bolstered privacy protections, spurring a recognition that a strong Court could enable liberals to achieve their goals.
Alexander Bickel, of Yale Law School, used the term "the countermajoritarian difficulty" to explain the problem of the unelected Court undermining decisions of elected officials.
Roe v. Wade, in 1973, which disallowed states from restricting abortion before viability, entrenched two opposed partisan perceptions of the Court, as legitimately protecting an important legal right or lawlessly usurping an important democratic decision.
To [Larry] Kramer, the Court's pronouncements were not the final word on the Constitution but, rather, one branch's interpretation, subject ultimately to a higher authority—the people.
his fellow liberal constitutional scholars' "easy assumption" of judicial supremacy, which he likened to treating judges as "philosopher kings." He said, "Liberals hold on to it and hold on to it, and have some deep belief that in the long run this will conduce to the values that they care about."
His [Edwin Meese's] point was similar to Lincoln's: that a Supreme Court decision binds the parties but is not "the supreme law of the land," not "binding on all persons and parts of the government, henceforth and forevermore."
[Sotomayor] called him out as echoing "the philosophy of John C. Calhoun, a virulent defender of the slaveholding South who insisted that States had the right to 'veto' or 'nullif[y]' any federal law with which they disagreed."
'Mitchell's iconoclastic attitude to the Court is layered with idealized reverence…'
Mitchell admires and finds some common ground with an intellectual vanguard that is opposing judicial supremacy from the left. [eg]…progressive constitutional scholar Nikolas Bowie, a professor at Harvard Law School, who has lamented the ease with which the Court can use judicial review to override popular will.
[Bowie] co-authoring a book called "Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People,"
Under Article III of the Constitution, Congress may legislate to strip the Court of jurisdiction to hear certain appeals. It could prevent the Court from hearing cases about abortion, guns, or religion, for example. It could also prevent the Court from declaring laws unconstitutional without Congress's approval.
"constitutionalism"—the idea that "there needs to be some higher law that is more difficult to change than the rest of the legal order"
Like other critics of judicial supremacy, Mitchell believes that Congress, rather than the Court, should have final say on constitutional meaning, even if it means rights might shift along with electoral outcomes—and the Court, where possible, should decide matters based on congressional statutes rather than judicial doctrines on constitutional rights.
Roe forbade states from banning abortion until viability
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Blackburn concerned about 'dwell time,' deployments for 101st Airborne
Leaf Chronicle
As U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn continues her campaign for U.S. Senate, she spoke Monday afternoon about challenges facing military families at Fort Campbell and across the state.
The three things she hears most often, she said, are concerns about frequency of deployments, how soldiers transition to civilian careers, and cutting down red tape with health care and health records, which she would like to see simplified by making them electronic.
With the 101st Airborne Division being the most deployed unit in the U.S. military, Blackburn said in an interview with The Leaf-Chronicle that she's "very concerned about the number of deployments and the reduced dwell time between deployments."
She said it's important that soldiers "have the time to recover and decompress from those missions."
"These are issues we bring up when we are on post and meeting with the command team," she said. "The pressure on our men and women in uniform — that's something that is top of mind to us, and we try to make sure they have the resources they need."
One solution is to ensure the military has the end strength to support its missions.
"We pushed back when they were trying to lower the number of enlisted ranks," she said. "You just can't have that much activity and that many deployments without it having an impact."
Marsha Blackburn on Trump visit:Tennesseans 'pleased' with president's agenda
She said she has also advocated for more equipment and vehicles, particularly helicopters, to address what she called a potential "diminished flight power" of the Black Hawk helicopters.
She said too many helicopters are being cannibalized for parts, a problem she helped demonstrate to the chairman of the the Armed Forces Committee during a visit to Fort Campbell last year.
Blackburn cited several initiatives she's been involved in, such as advocacy for credit unions that help solders with housing down payments, upgrades to on-post housing, and establishing the family center on post.
In mustering support from soldiers and veterans, Blackburn announced a coalition of veteran supporters, chaired by Army Maj. Gen Gary Harrell.
"We have had over 1,000 veterans contact us saying, 'Let us help you.' We have a robust veterans coalition, with veterans from World War II, Korea — so many deployments," she said. "They are standing with us."
Reach Chris Smith at chrissmith@theleafchronicle.com, 931-245-0282 or on Twitter @cssmithwrites.

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The people of the British Virgin Islands went to the polls on February 25 and the results of the elections show that the opposition party, Virgin Islands Party (VIP) have won the elections. As it stands, the people of the British Virgin Islands will be having an entirely new administration.
Out of the 13 seats in the House of Assembly, the Andrew Fahie led VIP took 8 seats. It is on record that of the 8 newly elected politicians, 7 have never run for office before now. The remaining seats were shared between the National Democratic Party (NDP), Progressive Virgin Islands Movement, and Progressive United.
The NDP led the previous government but this time was able to win just 3 seats in the House of Assembly while the last two parties won one apiece. The VIP leader, Fahie, took to the party's official Facebook page to appreciate the faith placed in the party by the people of the country. He vowed on behalf of his party to ensure that the lives of the people will be better and a more enduring community will be built.
British Virgin Islands House of Assembly building (bvi.gov.ng)
This election was very historic in the British Virgin Islands for so many reasons. For one, there was a record high for the number of first-timers running for office. Secondly, this was the first time an electronic tabulating system was used during the elections. It is also the first time the ruling party will not have its leader as part of the House of Assembly. The voters' turnout was quite high at 65.26%.
The elections which should have held in August were shifted forward to fill the void left by the demise of Delores Christopher who used to represent the Fifth Electoral District. They were moved forward by the outgoing Premier, Dr. Orlando Smith.
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i'd have to take the pact.
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Penn Hill Group's Washington Wrap-Up: December 17
Posted at 17:14h December 17, 2012 in Washington Wrap-Up by Gretchen Hopkirk
Here's a quick look at the news from last week (December 10 – 14) in Washington.
The U.S. Department of Education announced 16 winners for the $400 million Race to the Top-District competition. The 16 winners represent 55 school districts across 11 states and D.C. and include three charter school organizations.
The results of the 2011 TIMSS and PIRLS international assessments were released last week, showing that fourth and eighth grade students in the United States continue to lag behind other countries in math and science, although they are closer to the top for reading scores.
The U.S. Department of Education published in a Federal Register notice proposed priorities, requirements, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for the Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund. The deadline for public comment is January 14, 2013.
Democratic leadership announced the Democratic Senate HELP Committee members for the 113th Congress including returning Members: Chairman Harkin, Mikulski, Murray, Sanders, Casey, Hagan, Franken, Bennet, and Whitehouse, and three new Members: Sen. Baldwin (WI), Sen. Murphy (CT), and Sen. Warren (MA). Leaving the committee are Sen. Merkley, Sen. Blumenthal, and Sen. Bingaman (retiring).
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on ending the school-to-prison pipeline. Witnesses included Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Deborah Delisle, and Melodee Hanes, the Acting Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The Department of Education and the Department of Justice are working collaboratively on a set of guidelines for schools and districts for designing school discipline policies. The guidelines will also include policy recommendations. They expect to release the guidelines in the next few months.
Eight Democratic U.S. Senators, led by HELP Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, and NJ Senator Frank Lautenburg, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan asking the Department of Education to investigate and take action against schools that they claim "manipulate their default rates" to prevent Departmental sanctions.
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Hans Richter (April 6, 1888 - February 1, 1976) was a painter, graphic artist, avant-gardist, film-experimenter and producer. He was born in Berlin and died in Minusio, near Locarno, Switzerland. He was one of the leading European avant-garde filmmakers.
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Richter's first contacts with modern art were in 1912 through the "Blaue Reiter" and in 1913 through the "Erster Deutsche Herbstsalon" gallery "Der Sturm", in Berlin. In 1914 he was influenced by cubism. He contributed to the periodical Die Aktion in Berlin. His first exhibition was in Munich in 1916, and Die Aktion published as a special edition about him. In the same year he was wounded and discharged from the army and went to Zürich and joined the Dada movement.
Richter believed that the artist's duty was to be actively political, opposing war and supporting the revolution. His first abstract works were made in 1917. In 1918, he befriended Viking Eggeling, and the two experimented together with film. Richter was co-founder, in 1919, of the Association of Revolutionary Artists ("Artistes Radicaux") at Zürich. In the same year he created his first Prélude (an orchestration of a theme developed in eleven drawings). In 1920 he was a member of the November group in Berlin and contributed to the Dutch periodical De Stijl.
Throughout his career, he claimed that his 1921 film, Rhythmus 21, was the first abstract film ever created. This claim is not true: he was preceded by the Italian Futurists Bruno Corra and Arnaldo Ginna between 1911 and 1912 (as they report in the Futurist Manifesto of Cinema), as well as by fellow German artist Walter Ruttmann who produced Lichtspiel Opus 1 in 1920. Nevertheless, Richter's film Rhythmus 21 is considered an important early abstract film.
About Richter's woodcuts and drawings Michel Seuphor wrote: "Richter's black-and-whites together with those of Arp and Janco, are the most typical works of the Zürich period of Dada." From 1923 to 1926, Richter edited, together with Werner Gräff and Mies van der Rohe, the periodical G. Material zur elementaren Gestaltung. Richter wrote of his own attitude toward film:
"I conceive of the film as a modern art form particularly interesting to the sense of sight. Painting has its own peculiar problems and specific sensations, and so has the film. But there are also problems in which the dividing line is obliterated, or where the two infringe upon each other. More especially, the cinema can fulfill certain promises made by the ancient arts, in the realization of which painting and film become close neighbors and work together."
Richter moved from Switzerland to the United States in 1940 and became an American citizen. He taught in the Institute of Film Techniques at the City College of New York.
While living in New York, Richter directed 2 feature films, Dreams That Money Can Buy and 8x8: A Chess Sonata in collaboration with Max Ernst, Jean Cocteau, Paul Bowles, Fernand Leger, Alexander Calder, Marcel Duchamp and others, which was partially filmed on the lawn of his summer house in Southbury, Connecticut.
In 1957, he finished a film entitled Dadascope with original poems and prosa spoken by their creators: Hans Arp, Marcel Duchamp, Raoul Hausmann, Richard Huelsenbeck, and Kurt Schwitters.
After 1958 Richter spent parts of the year in Ascona and Connecticut and returned to painting.
Richter was also the author of a first-hand account of the Dada movement titled Dada: Art and Anti-Art which also included his reflections on the emerging Neo-Dada artworks.
Dadascope (1961)
8 x 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements (1957)
Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947)
Vom Blitz zum Fernsenhbild (1936)
Keine Zeit für Tränen (1934)
Hallo Everybody (1933)
Europa Radio (1931)
Neues Leben (1930)
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich (1929)
Everyday (1929)
Rennsymphonie (1929)
The Storming of La Sarraz (1929)
Zweigroschenzauber (1929)
Vormittagsspuk ("Ghosts Before Breakfast", with music by Hindemith) (1928)
Inflation (1927)
Filmstudie (1926) with music by Darius Milhaud
Rhythmus 25 (1925)
Avant-Garde: Experimental Cinema of the 1920's and 1930's
Stephen C. Foster, Hans Richter: Activism, Modernism, and the Avant-Garde (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1998)
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DAVID HAYES - Iran's hidden prisoners
By Dilip - Friday, November 21, 2014
Those arrested in Iran after the presidential election of June 2009 join the detainees from earlier moments of repression. The blogger and openDemocracy author Hossein Derakhshan is one of the latter. The anniversary of his incarceration is being marked by efforts to publicise his case
The wave of arrests in Iran that followed the presidential election of 12 June 2009 means that many more Iranians are now experiencing the brutal treatment already endured by thousands of their fellow citizens. For the repressive response to the civic uprising that followed the shocking declaration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide victory has many precedents in the thirty-year history of the Islamic Republic of Iran (as of its imperial predecessor).
The capacity of the Iranian regime to render its prisoners invisible and voiceless is one of its most potent weapons. In turn, the dissemination of reliable information on individual cases is a hugely valuable resource for those on the outside - the families, colleagues and friends of those incarcerated, and the justice and human-rights groups working to make Iran a state of law. Iranian citizens with western connections can often be among the most vulnerable to sudden detention, usually in times of internal political crisis and/or tension between Iran and the west (especially the United States). For example, Iranians who have dual citizenship or who work for foreign broadcasters or think-tanks have been a favoured target. At the same time, such connections also mean an opportunity to organise publicity about their fate and campaign for their freedom (see Reza Fiyouzat, "Saberi is free: How about all the others?", OnlineJournal, 12 May 2009).
This has in recent times been the experience of, for example, the scholar Haleh Esfandiari; the journalist Parnaz Azima; the journalist Roxana Saberi; the businessman and peace activist Ali Shakeri; the diplomatic aide Hossein Rassam; & the Newsweek journalist Maziar Bahari. The current haul of detainees includes the scholarKian Tajbakhsh, whose case is an instructive example of the psychology animating Iran's hardline core (see Karim Sadjadpour, "The New Hostage Crisis", Foreign Policy, 23 October 2009).
The pioneering blogger Hossein Derakhshan, who was arrested in Tehran on 2 November 2008, also belongs to this melancholy pattern; though, as do all the above examples, his case has its unique and individual characteristics.
A singular journey: Hossein Derakhshan (widely known as "Hoder") earned a place in internet as well as Iranian history when - by combining Unicode with Blogger.com's tools to enable Persian characters - he created the first Persian-language blog in Canada in September 2001. He had moved there from Iran in 2000 after writing about technology and the internet for two newspapers: Asr-e Azadegan, and Hatay-e No(for which he wrote a column, Panjere-i roo be hayaat [A Window to the Yard]).
His early blog soon gained a large following; at its high-point, and until Iran's cyberpolice was able in 2004 to jam it, it received 35,000 page-views per day.Editor: Myself was in time supplemented by an English-language version, allowing him to reach an audience eager for insight about Iran via a new medium of exciting potential. Hoder's writing extended to other media, including (in 2004-06) five articles foropenDemocracy. He became involved in Stop Censoring Us, a record of internet censorship in Iran. He made two visits to Israel in 2006-07, and in 2007 registered for a master's degree at London's School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas).
Hoder returned to Iran in October 2008, and reputedly was positive about his early experiences there. The news of his arrest on 2 November could not be confirmed for several weeks; but on 30 December 2008, a week before Hoder's 34th birthday, Ali Reza Jamshidi - spokesman of the revolutionary court, which oversees cases related to national security - announced at a news conference in Tehran that he was being charged with "insulting religious figures".
The accusation, a variant of the familiar range of post-facto off-the-shelf charges in the authoritarian's litany, was not supported by any known evidence; and almost a year on, there is no sign that any progress in actually examining it or bringing it to court has been made. Instead, Hoder is confined in Tehran's Evin prison - a place almost always qualified by the term "notorious" - from where only the most meagre reports of what he is going through have emerged.
The respected collective known as Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA) published a brief account of Hoder's incarceration on 17 October 2009. It says:
"HRA has received reports which suggest that the blogger, Hossein Derakhshan, who was arrested on 2 November 2008, has spent the first eight months of his detention in solitary confinement and different wards of the Evin prison upon his return to Iran. During that time he has been subjected to various physical and psychological pressure tactics and multiple transfers.
He has been beaten repeatedly and has been forced to do squats in cold showers. His interrogators have threatened to arrest his father and his sister unless he confessed to espionage charges.
With the start of the massive arrests after the presidential election, and as a result of cell shortages in Evin prison, Derakhshan was transferred to Ward 2A of the IRGC [Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps] prison, where he shared his cell with newly arrested people.
Derakhshan has been given false promises of his release on multiple occasions: during theFajr celebrations and Nowrooz. Despite all the promises he is still being held on a temporary detention-order. His detention-order has been renewed several times, the last of which expired on 10 October 2009. Derakhshan reportedly intended to start a hunger-strike if his situation remained unchanged after this date. HRA has no information as to whether he has started the hunger-strike.
During his detention, Derakhshan has been pressured by his interrogators to collaborate and confess to the charges brought up against him. In September 2009 he was taken to court to sign documents granting permission to his lawyer to represent him. He told the judge that all his confessions had come under pressure. According to the reports received by HRA, Derakhshan had agreed to televised confessions under pressure, but the matter was cancelled after one recording.".. read more:
https://www.opendemocracy.net/david-hayes/iran%E2%80%99s-hidden-prisoners
http://dilipsimeon.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/IRAN
"Ramin Jahanbegloo: the courage to change" (3 September 2006)
Hossein Derakhshan's articles:
"Censor this: Iran's web of lies" (22 January 2004)
"Wiki-ocracy" (2 August 2005)
"Blogging Iran's wired election" (11 May 2005)
"Iran's young reformers" (4 July 2005)
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT #526 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, November 16, 2016 5:15 P.M. Lincoln Land Community College Robert H. Stephens Room
Preliminary Matters A. B. C. D. E.
Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Adoption of Agenda of the November 16, 2016 Meeting Introductions and Recognitions Hearing of Citizens
Consent Agenda A. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 26, 2016 ........ 6 B. Ratify Payment of All Cash Disbursements for October and the October Treasurer's Report ............................................................. 17 C. Out-of-State Travel 1. Ratification of Out-of-State Travel ................................................. 18 2. Approval of Out-of-State Travel ..................................................... 19 D. Budget/Financial Items E. Purchasing 1. Spring Athletic Travel .................................................................... 20 2. Furniture for New Aviation Building ............................................... 22 F. Contracts/Agreements 1. Monthly Training Contract/Clinical Agreement Status Report........ 24 G. Monthly Grant Status Report .............................................................. 27 H. Facility Leases I. Construction Items J. Other Items
Action Agenda A. Policies 1. Revision to Board Policy and Procedure 2.8 – Compensation/ Reimbursement of Expenses, Board of Trustees and Board Policy 6.13 - Employee Travel ................................................... 30 B. Academic Services Division Items C. Student Services Division Items
D. E. F. G. IV.
Administrative Services Division Items Information Technology Systems Items Workforce Development and Community Education Items Executive Division Items
Information Items A. Staff Reports 1. Academic Services 2. Student Services 3. Administrative Services a. Position Vacancies and Hires .................................................. 38 b. Construction Progress Update ................................................. 39 c. Monthly Financial Report 4. Information Technology Systems 5. Workforce Development and Community Education 6. Executive Division a. Review of Agenda Master Calendar......................................... 42 B. President's Report C. Report from Faculty Senate D. Report from Faculty Association E. Report from Classified Staff F. Report from Professional Staff G. Report from Facilities Services Council H. Chairman's Report I. Secretary's Report J. Foundation Report K. Other Board Members' Reports
Strategic Discussion A. Work on Learning Disabilities .............................................................. 44
Executive Session A. Personnel Matters B. Student Matters C. Pending/Imminent Matters
Actions from Open/Executive Session
I. Preliminary Matters
AGENDA ITEM II.A
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT #526 The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of Lincoln Land Community College, Illinois Community College District #526 was held on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 5:19 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room of the main campus with Chairman Findley presiding. I.
Preliminary Matters A. Roll Call
Members present were Mr. Lewis, Mr. Rosenthal, Mr. Shackelford, Mr. Gray and Mr. Findley. Mr. Reichert, Mr. Wesley and Mr. Fulgenzi were absent. B. Pledge of Allegiance Chairman Findley requested Mr. Rosenthal lead the Board and audience in the pledge of allegiance. C. Adoption of Agenda of the October 26, 2016 Meeting MOTION NO. 10-26-16-1: Mr. Gray moved to adopt the agenda of October 26, 2016 meeting. Mr. Rosenthal seconded.
Those members voting aye were Mr. Lewis (advisory), Mr. Rosenthal, Mr. Shackelford, Mr. Gray and Mr. Findley. PASSED D. Introductions and Recognitions Dr. Frederick, Vice President of Student Services announced that LLCC's Student Trustee, Brandon Lewis has been named as the recipient of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois' Student Laureate Award. Brandon has been chosen as the one student recipient representing all 48 Illinois community colleges. Awards recognize student's excellence in leadership, community service, and academic achievement. Brandon will be presented his award during the Annual Student Laureate Convocation on Saturday, 6
November 12, at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, IL. Each Student Laureate will receive a Medallion, Certificate of Achievement and a $1,000 educational grant. E. Hearing of Citizens - None II.
Consent Agenda
MOTION NO. 10-26-16-2: Mr. Gray moved to:        
approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 28, 2016; ratify disbursements of the bi-monthly of checks, E-Commerce Refunds, ACH and Wire transactions issued during September 2016 and ratify the September 2016 Treasurer's Report; approve ratification of out-of-state travel for the attached list of individuals; approve out-of-state travel for the attached list of employees; authorize the Administration to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement between Southern Illinois Center for Workforce Development and Lincoln Land Community College; authorize the Administration to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Regional Office of Career and Technical Education (ROCTE) and Lincoln Land Community College; ratify the listed change order in the amount of $9,851.04 for the 2016 Miscellaneous Road and Parking Lot Repairs Project as presented; and ratify the listed change orders in the amount of $15,429.61 for the Chiller Replacement at Sangamon Hall Project as presented.
Mr. Shackelford seconded.
Those members voting aye were Mr. Lewis (advisory), Mr. Rosenthal, Mr. Shackelford, Mr. Gray and Mr. Findley. PASSED III.
Action Agenda A. Policies – None 1. New Board Policy 6.27 – Business Enterprise Compliance Act
This proposed new Board Policy was presented in September for a first reading and is presented at this time seeking approval. Creation of the new Board Policy allows Lincoln 7
Land Community College to comply with the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females and Persons with Disabilities Act, 30 ILCS 575/0.01. This act requires colleges to set goals and submit reports on female, minority, and persons with disability hiring in contracting projects.
MOTION NO. 10-26-16-3: Mr. Gray moved to approve new Board Policy 6.27 – Business Enterprise Compliance Act. Mr. Rosenthal seconded.
Those members voting aye were Mr. Lewis (advisory), Mr. Rosenthal, Mr. Shackelford, Mr. Gray and Mr. Findley. PASSED B. Academic Services Division Items - None C. Student Services Division Items – None D. Administrative Services Division Items 1. FY 2016 External Audit Ms. Christine Mower, from Crowe Horwath LLP, provided a brief review of the Fiscal Year 2016; Comprehensive Annual Audit, Single Audit Report, Advisory Comments/Management Letter, and the IBHE/LLCC Illinois Cooperative Work Study Program. Ms. Mower stated LLCC received an unmodified opinion on the entire Audit, which is the best opinion possible. The auditors had no suggested adjustments or findings, and felt the entire audit was supported with accurate documentation. The College will again submit its financial information to the National Association of School Business Officials for the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting. This Certificate of Excellence has been awarded to LLCC for the past 16 consecutive years.
MOTION NO. 10-26-16-4: Mr. Shackelford moved to receive and file the Fiscal Year 2016 Comprehensive Annual Audit, Fiscal Year 2016 Single Audit Report, Fiscal Year 2016 Advisory Comments, and the Fiscal Year 2016 Coop Work Study Report. Mr. Rosenthal seconded.
Those members voting aye were Mr. Lewis (advisory), Mr. Rosenthal, Mr. Shackelford, Mr. Gray and Mr. Findley. PASSED 8
E. Information Technology Systems Items - None F. Workforce Development and Community Education Items – None G. Executive Division Items - None IV.
Information Items A. Staff Reports 1. Academic Services - None 2. Student Services – None 3. Administrative Services a. Position Vacancies and Hires
This item stands as presented. b. Construction Progress Update Steady progress has been made on the projects currently underway. c. Discussion of Potential Bond Refinancing Dr. Warren sought Board members input into possible opportunities to lower LLCC's bond debt. Mr. McDonald, Vice President of Administrative Services, introduced Mr. Kevin McCanna of Speer Financial, the College's bond advisor. Mr. McCanna stated the College District has $19,950,000 of outstanding unrefinanced Series 2008A Bonds. He explained there are two options to refinance the debt; 1) refinance the entire amount by selling one issue in November/December, to be dated January 2017. This bond sale would not be bank qualified and expected savings would net approximately $3,200,000, after costs; 2) refinance half of the debt now and half at the end of 2017. Each portion would qualify to be designated bank qualified, but the savings would be unpredictable on the second half refinanced, due to the sale being a year away. Mr. McCanna also stated there is one additional variable to consider; conducting a Competitive Sale or a Negotiated Sale. He explained a Competitive Sale, which was conducted for the January 2016 bond sale, would not guarantee local banks the opportunity to buy the bonds. A Negotiated Sale, could require local banks be given the opportunity to participate in the bond sale, if they chose to. Following discussion with Administration and Mr. Spears, the Board of Trustees asked Dr. Warren to proceed with work on bond refinancing of the entire $19,950,000, utilizing a Negotiated Sale. The Administration 9
plans to have this bond sale presented for approval at the December 2016 Board of Trustees meeting. 4. Information Technology Systems – None 5. Workforce Development and Community Education - None 6. Executive Division a. Review of Agenda Master Calendar Dr. Warren reminded everyone the November meeting is earlier in the month, due to the holiday and the December Board meeting has been moved to Monday, December 12, at 3:30 pm, to compensate for a schedule conflict. B. President's Report Registration for the spring semester began last week. LLCC's fall Campus Day drew approximately 350 participants, who viewed presentations, exhibits, and participated in College tours. LLCC's Institutional Improvement Day served as a kick-off in developing the College's next five year Strategic Plan. Faculty and staff participated in a college-wide Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) exercise which identified strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) in their specific departments and then for the College as a whole. Another important part of the Strategic Planning Process is a Campus Climate Survey for employees, and also a Community Survey, to gauge the public's opinion of the College. The Co-Chairs leading the Strategic Planning Process will present information at a future Board meeting, allowing Trustees the opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas. LLCC received another three-year certification as a "Storm Ready" campus by the National Weather Service. In 2013, LLCC was the first downstate college to earn this recognition. In an effort to promote our employees' health and well-being, LLCC hosted a Wellness Screening, Benefits Fair, and Flu Shot Clinic on October 11. It was reported last month that LLCC received a $10,000 Green Genome Award. As part of the College's "green" focus, Campus Sustainability Day was held today, October 26. It included a campus tour, which highlighted LLCC's community garden, high tunnels, the native prairie areas, recently acquired bee hives, and concluded with a "Lunch and Learn" presentation held in the outdoor classroom.
A presentation by Inspirational speaker, Inky Johnson, a former NFL player, provided a message of hope and perseverance to a large and engaged audience. The Sexual Assault and Violence Education (SAVE) Task Force has had an active month; in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Week approximately 100 students, staff, and faculty participated in "Take a Stand Tuesday". Additionally nearly 100 community members pledged to use their education, experiences, and voices to be active in the fight against sexual violence. The LLCC Police Department sponsored their first-ever "Coffee with a Cop" on October 25, allowing the students and campus community an opportunity to meet, interact, and build connections with LLCC Police Officers. LLCC sponsored an "On My Own Time" art exhibit in October, which provided an opportunity for faculty and staff to showcase their artistic talents. Artwork that received a "first place" judging by the Springfield Area Arts Council will move on to the citywide exhibit/competition in December. Edwardsville artist, Jason Bly's artwork is currently on display in the James S. Murray Gallery. A show highlighting the work of LLCC art professors was displayed earlier this month in the Gallery. As part of a new partnership with the Springfield Art Association and local businesses, Art Professor, Thom Whalen, has been selected to display his artwork on bus stop benches throughout Springfield. The LLCC Choir held a fall concert in the A. Lincoln Commons which featured gospel and international music. The LLCC Stolen Moments Improvisational Jazz Ensemble held a concert on October 23, as part of the LLCC Recital Series. On October 18, published student authors had an opportunity to share their works during a reading of the 2016 edition of the Lincoln Land Review, held in the A. Lincoln Commons. Tim Humphrey, Dean of Arts and Humanities, recently graduated from the Chair Academy for Leadership and Development. Dr. Warren had the opportunity to honor a special graduate by awarding a diploma to former LLCC student Chris Call, who is battling stage IV cancer. A surprise private ceremony was arranged after Chris' LLCC professor, Beth Hoffmann, did some research and determined Chris had earned enough credits to graduate from LLCC; which was
always a dream of Chris'. The ceremony was attended by Chris' family members, several of his previous LLCC professors and a few LLCC Administrators. C. Report from Faculty Senate - None D. Report from Faculty Association - None E. Report from Classified Staff - None F. Report from Professional Staff - None G. Report from Facilities Services Council - None H. Chairman's Report - None I. Secretary's Report - None J. Foundation Report - None K. Other Board Members' Reports Mr. Lewis reported the Student Government Association (SGA) held their first live streaming of a presidential debate, which proved to be a good event. Mr. Lewis, along with other members of SGA, and TRIO students, recently attended an ICCSAA Student Leadership Conference in Elgin, IL. The Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA), the Feminist Activist Coalition (FAC), and the Psychology Club, are hosting a Zombie Prom on October 29. V.
Strategic Discussion A. TRIO Presentation
Dr. Deanna Blackwell, Director for the TRIO Student Support Services Program gave a presentation highlighting the stages of development of LLCC's TRIO Program, services offered through TRIO, the TRIO staff, and a brief overview of the 2016 TRIO Summer College Connection Program. TRIO student, Tayo Ajenifuja, gave his own personal account of how the TRIO Program has helped him succeed as a student and an individual, and supported him to setting aspirational future education goals. VI.
Executive Session
Actions from Executive Session
MOTION NO. 10-26-16-5: Mr. Gray moved to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Rosenthal seconded.
Those members voting aye were Mr. Lewis (advisory), Mr. Rosenthal, Mr. Shackelford, Mr. Gray and Mr. Findley. PASSED The meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
__________________________ Chairman Findley
__________________________ Secretary Shackelford
MEMORANDUM TO:
Members, LLCC Board of Trustees
Charlotte J. Warren President
Ratification of Out-of-State Travel
Name Riggle, Ron
Stout, Jamie
Meeting National Junior College Athletic Association Meeting Association of Leadership Programs
Location Dallas, TX
Date October 20-23, 2016
Houston, TX October 26-29, 2016
Account Amount Paid by $0 National Junior College Athletic Association Paid by the $0 Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce
Approval of Out-of-State Travel
Name Blaylock, Andrew
Cheek, Sharon and Student Radiographers Association
Meeting Missouri Book Service Systems Training Fall Forum 42nd Association of Collegiate Educators Annual Conference
Location Columbia, MO
Account Administrative
Club Trip and Faculty Allocation
National Black Student Union National Academic Conference
Whitewater, Wisconsin
Club Trip
$1,469**
Civil War Trip
Community Education Class Trip
$14,290***
Lincoln's Kentucky
Southern Indiana
Ferdinand, IN
$9,766***
Missouri Book Service Systems Training Fall Forum 42nd Association of Collegiate Educators Annual Conference Missouri Book Service Systems Training Fall Forum Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting
Faculty Allocation and Faculty Professional Development and Recognition Committee
$1,459****
(Approx. 8 Students)
Hudson, Paul and Black Student Union (Approx. 4 Students)
Kramer, Ann and CEW (Approx. 30 Students)
Le Grant, Katie
Murphy, Janelle
Reardon, Cheri
Roehrs, Mark
Shull, Al Vinzant, John
Foundation in Art: Theory Kansas City, and Education Conference MO Upper Midwestern Regional Iowa City, IA Moot Conference Tournament
Faculty Chair Allocation
Expenses paid by employee
*$4,611 Club Funds & $275 Faculty Allocation **Club Funds ***Student Fees ****$425 Faculty Allocation & $1,034 and Faculty Professional Development and Recognition Committee
AGENDA ITEM II.B
Ratify Payments of All Cash Disbursements for October and the October Treasurer's Report
In accordance with Lincoln Land Community College Board of Trustees Policy 6.1, the following items are available in the President's Office and Vice President, Administrative Services Office for your review and subsequent action: A. The Cash Disbursement Register including the Check Register of bimonthly accounts payable checks, E-commerce refunds, ACH and Wire transactions issued during October, 2016 (payments for purchase order payments, equipment, supplies, lease payments, maintenance agreements, travel, employee reimbursements, membership dues, subscriptions, club vouchers, medical claim payments, pre-paid purchase orders, and time sensitive payment due dates – generally, items included under Board Policy 6.6). B. The Treasurer's Report for the month ending October 31, 2016.
MOTION: Ratify disbursements of the bi-monthly checks, E-commerce refunds, ACH and Wire transactions issued during October, 2016 and ratify the October 2016 Treasurer's Report.
McDonald/Longhta
AGENDA ITEM II.C.1
Name Dietz, Jim and Volleyball Team (Approx. 16 Students) Rothering, Anthony
Volleyball National Tournament
Charleston, WV November 15-20, 2016
Team Travel
Inland Bird Banding Association Annual Meeting
Expenses paid by employee and Lincoln Land Association of Bird Banders
Amount $14,539*
*Institutional Funds & Fundraising
McDonald/Patarozzi/Curry
Name Maskey, Cynthia Murphy, Janelle
Meeting Organization for Associate Degree Nursing Radiology Educators of the Midwest
Location Houston, TX
Account Amount Paid by Organization $0 for Associate Degree Nursing Davenport, IA Program Improvement $204 Grant
AGENDA ITEM II.E.1
Spring Athletic Travel
The college recently sought bids to select vendors to provide transportation needs for its Spring Athletic Travel. The spring athletic teams consist of Men's Baseball and Women's Softball. The required mode of transportation is a motor coach to accommodate 47 passengers and a driver. The following is a tabulation of that bid. Trips
Cavallo Bus Lines Gillespie, IL
Party Time Limousine Peoria, IL
Peoria Charter Coach Co. Peoria, IL
$23,935.00 $14,563.00 $12,440.00
$20,705.00** $12,650.00 $12,979.00
$50,938.00*
$46,334.00**
In State Travel Baseball Spring Trip Softball Spring Trip Total Cost to Provide ALL Transportation for ALL Trips (In State & Out of State) *ALL OR NONE bid **Some dates sold out/no bid
The following companies were mailed an Invitation to Bid, but chose not to respond: J.D. Transit, Cowden, IL; USA Bus Charter, San Diego, CA and Vandalia Bus Lines, Caseyville, IL. Budget Impact: Total Funds Requested: Source of Funds: Projected Revenue: Projected Savings:
$44,354.70 Institutional Equipment Rental n/a n/a
McDonald/Longhta/Patarozzi/Riggle/Curry
Student Learning Impact: How will proposed agenda item impact student learning? By providing appropriate means of transport to off-campus athletic competitions for students participating on these athletic teams How will proposed agenda item be measured? Transportation will be provided.
MOTION: Move to approve a purchase order to Party Time Limousine/IL Charter to provide transportation for in-state and out-of-state Spring Athletic Travel in accordance with the terms, conditions, and specifications of Invitation to Bid FY2017-5.
Furniture for New Aviation Building
As the completion of the Levi, Ray and Shoup, Inc. Aviation Center at Lincoln Land Community College begins to draw near, there is a need to furnish the building. The Aviation Center will house classrooms, a computer room, a lobby, a storage/tech library and offices. We have once again decided to take advantage of joint purchasing provisions that allow the College the opportunity to procure quality furniture at discounted prices that have already been successfully bid. We are seeking Board approval to purchase the necessary furniture at a total delivered cost of $57,695.43. Description of Item Tables (27), sled-base chairs (56), chairs on rollers (27), instructor stools (3)
Total Delivered Cost $34,321.93
Vendor Henricksen
In tandem workstations (12)
$12,896.00 Krueger International
LaCasse office furniture, file cabinets (3), lobby furniture, bookcase (1)
$10,477.50 Resource One
Joint Purchasing Network National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance Illinois Public Higher Education Cooperative U.S. Communities
Costs include freight, delivery, & installation.
Budget Impact: Total Funds Requested: Source of Funds: Projected Revenue: Projected Savings:
McDonald/Longhta/Patarozzi/Curry
$57,695.43 FF&E n/a n/a
Student Learning Impact: How will proposed agenda item impact student learning? n/a How will proposed agenda item be measured? Adequate furnishings being purchased.
MOTION: Move to approve purchases of furniture for the Levi, Ray and Shoup, Inc. Aviation Center at Lincoln Land Community College from the designated vendors at the cost indicated.
AGENDA ITEM II.F.1
Monthly Training Contract/Clinical Agreement Status Report
Attached is the current Training Contract/Clinical Agreement Status Report for LLCC. The Workforce Development Division entered into an agreement to provide the annual Chaine de Rotisseurs Dinner. 30 people attended the dinner at the Bistro Verde in Springfield. The Community Education Division has entered into an agreement with Concordia Village to provide an educational lecture every other month for between six and 25 Concordia Village residents. All lectures will be held at Concordia Village and the content will be determined by LLCC and Concordia Village staff. The Workforce Development Division has entered into an agreement with NUDO Products to provide a Blueprint Reading Class for up to 12 NUDO Products employees. The training is to be held at the NUDO Products site in Springfield. The Capital City Training Center seeks approval to enter into an Externship Agreement with Brush College Animal Hospital for students enrolled in the Veterinary Assistant Program. Brush College Animal Hospital has facilities suitable to the educational needs of the students. The Capital City Training Center seeks approval to enter into an Affiliation Agreement with St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield to provide clinical site experience to students enrolled in the Phlebotomy Technician Program. St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield has facilities suitable to the educational needs of the students.
McDonald/Patarozzi
MOTION:
Move to approve the Externship Agreement with Brush College Animal Hospital and approve the Affiliation Agreement with St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield.
Contract Title
The Capital City Training Center seeks approval to enter into an Externship Agreement with Brush College Animal Hospital for students enrolled in the Veterinary Assistant Program. Brush College Animal Hospital has facilities suitable to the educational needs of the students. The Capital City Training Center seeks approval to enter into an Affiliation Agreement with St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield to provide clinical site experience to students enrolled in the Phlebotomy Technician Program. St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield has facilities suitable to the educational needs of the students.
Externship Agreement with Brush College Animal Hospital
Affiliation Agreement with St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield
NUDO Products
Workforce Development/ Culinary Arts
LLCC Dept / Program
St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield
Brush College Animal Hospital
CCTC/ Phlebotomy Program
CCTC/ Veterinary Technician Program
January – December, 2017
November 16, 2016 through Indefinite
January 2, 2017 through Indefinite
Contract Total
CLINICAL SITE, AFFILIATION, ARTICULATION, & TRAINING AGREEMENTS
The Workforce Development Division has entered into an agreement with NUDO Products to provide a Blueprint Reading Class for up to 12 NUDO Products employees. The training is to be held at the NUDO Products site in Springfield.
Concordia Village Lutheran Senior Services
Chaine de Rotisseurs
NUDO Products Blueprint Reading Class
Contracts as informational: Items less than $10,000 Chaine de The Workforce Development Division entered into an Rotisseurs Dinner agreement to provide the annual Chaine de Rotisseurs dinner. 30 people attended the dinner at the Bistro Verde in Springfield. Concordia Village The Community Education Division has entered into an Speaker Series agreement with Concordia Village to provide an educational lecture every other month for between six and 25 Concordia Village residents. All lectures will be held at Concordia Village and the content will be determined by LLCC and Concordia Village staff.
AGENDA ITEM II.G
Monthly Grant Status Report
Attached is the current Grant Status Report for LLCC. It includes all grant requests submitted and accepted during the month of November. It also includes a brief description of the purpose for which the funding is, or has been, solicited. The Workforce Development Division has applied for the Sustainable Agriculture Youth Workforce Development Grant. If awarded the funds would be utilized to provide a sustainable agriculture training program for low-income, disadvantaged youth in the community. The Workforce Development Division seeks ratification for the application of the WIOA Out of School Youth Programs Grant. If awarded, the funds would help address basic skill deficits and provide pathways for educational certification and employment for youth in the district. The Adult Education and Literacy Program seeks ratification for the FY17 Federal Adult Education Grant. This grant will allow for instructional and support services for adults age 16 and older who lack sufficient mastery of basic educational skills, who do not have a secondary school diploma or a GED, who have not achieved an equivalent level of education to a secondary diploma, or who are unable to speak, read, or write the English language.
Move to ratify the application of the WIOA Out of School Youth Programs Grant and to ratify the FY17 Federal Adult Education Grant.
Grants less than $10,000 Sustainable The Workforce Development Division has applied for the Sustainable Agriculture Youth Agriculture Youth Workforce Workforce Development Grant. If awarded the Development Grant funds would be utilized to provide a sustainable agriculture training program for low-income, disadvantaged youth in the community. Grants in excess of $10,000 WIOA Out of The Workforce Development Division School Youth seeks ratification for the application of Programs Grant the WIOA Out of School Youth Programs Grant. If awarded, the funds would help address basic skill deficits and provide pathways for educational certification and employment for youth in the district. FY17 Federal Adult The Adult Education and Literacy Education Grant Program seeks ratification for the FY17 Federal Adult Education Grant. This grant will allow for instructional and support services for adults age 16 and older who lack sufficient mastery of basic educational skills, who do not have a secondary school diploma or a GED, who have not achieved an equivalent level of education to a secondary diploma, or who are unable to speak, read, or write the English language. TOTAL
Grant Title Workforce Development
Land of Lincoln Workforce Alliance
Illinois Community College Board
LLCC Department / Program
Sustainable Agriculture Research Foundation
GRANT SUMMARY November 2016
LLCC Match
LLCC Total Monetary Request
July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017
January 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018
January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017
III. Action Agenda
AGENDA ITEM III.A.1
SUJECT:
Revision to Board Policy and Procedure 2.8 Compensation/Reimbursement of Expenses, Board of Trustees and Board Policy 6.13 - Employee Travel
The State of Illinois recently approved the Local Government Travel Expense Control Act. This Act requires that the college make modifications to two existing policies. Policy 2.8 - Compensation/Reimbursement of Expenses, Board of Trustees and Policy 6.13 - Employee Travel, govern the reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by trustees and employees of the college. Both policies have been revised to include a reference to the Act and to include elements required by the Act. In addition, Board Procedure 2.8 has been revised. The revised policies and procedure are attached for your review. No action is required of you this evening. With Board concurrence, we will return these policies to you for action at the regularly scheduled December, 2016 meeting of the Board.
Lincoln Land Community College
Compensation/Reimbursement of Expenses, Board of Trustees 2.8
Policy Number: Officer Responsible: Board of Trustees Last Reviewed: 4/22/09 11/16/16 Last Revised: 4/22/09 Effective Date: 2/24/98 12/12/16 Old Policy Number: 2.1.2.6
Policy Statement: Members of the Board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses incurred in connection with their service as members. Pursuant to the Act*, such expenses may be charged to a bank credit card owned by the College. Expenses of Board members shall be reimbursed in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. Trustees traveling to business-related conferences, seminars, and meetings or otherwise traveling on behalf of the college shall be reimbursed for expenses in accordance with established procedures. Reimbursement of Trustee travel expenses shall be done in accordance with the Local Government Travel Expense Control Act (Public Act 99-0604) as enacted or amended. This policy also applies to college President when traveling with Trustees. The maximum allowable reimbursement for meals and incidental expenses shall be the reasonable actual amount incurred. The maximum allowable reimbursement for lodging expenses shall be the GSA Per Diem lodging rates plus applicable taxes and fees. Recognizing that much of Trustees travel is to attend conferences, seminars, or other professional development and that the rates charged by host hotels for these events are often significantly higher than the GSA per diem lodging rate, the maximum allowable reimbursement for lodging will be 150% of the GSA per diem lodging rate plus applicable fees and taxes. The maximum allowable reimbursement for travel or transportation expenses will be the actual amount incurred for the most efficient travel option at the lowest cost. Reimbursement for business related mileage driven in a personal vehicle will be at the current rate as determined by the Internal Revenue Service. All requests for reimbursement of travel expenses shall be made using the current Travel Form or Mileage Log in the case of reimbursement for mileage only. Legal Citation: * 110 ILCS 805/3-7
Policy Number: Officer Responsible: Last Reviewed: Last Revised: Effective Date: BOARD PROCEDURE Old Policy Number:
Compensation/Reimbursement of Expenses, Board of Trustees 2.8 Board of Trustees 4/22/09 11/16/16 4/22/09 2/24/98 12/12/16 2.1.2.6
In accordance with College policy, the following guidelines will apply: Credit Cards  College credit cards will not be distributed to Trustees. General Guidelines  All Board Members traveling on college business are expected to travel in as economical a manner as reasonably available to accommodate their personal and professional schedules.  Travel advances will not be issued.  The College will "direct pay" airline tickets, hotel expenses and registration fees when sufficient notice is provided.  Travelers will request the governmental rate offered by the hotel when requesting lodging. College-issued identification will be provided upon request of a Board Member.  Original receipts, when available, are required for reimbursement of college-related expenses (this requirement does not apply to meals if the Per Diem option is selected). The purchase of alcoholic beverages will not be reimbursed.  Those traveling with students must also follow established procedures for field trips, athletic travel and/or student organization travel. Before Traveling  Trustees will contact the President's office to request the pre-travel estimated expenses section of the travel form be completed and submitted for approval. Out-of-state travel requires Board of Trustees approval in advance of the travel. Vehicular Travel  Reimbursement of mileage for use of a personal vehicle in furtherance of College business will be at the most recently established IRS rate and will be reimbursable from the Board Member's home.  Parking and toll charges will be reimbursed with documentation.  Parking tickets and other traffic violations will not be reimbursed.  When driving for college business, mileage reimbursement is limited to the cost of a 14-day advance purchase airfare to the destination.
Rental Cars  Rental cars will be reimbursed when deemed economical for group travel and with either Board Chair or Board of Trustees approval.  The collision damage waiver and personal accident insurance on rented vehicles are reimbursable expenses. Airline Travel  Airline travel will be at coach, economy class or the lowest logical fare. Board Members may upgrade their class of air service at their own expense.  LLCC prefers use of the designated travel agency that will direct bill the cost to the College. Contact the Purchasing Department for the name of the designated agency.  Travelers will be allowed to retain the frequent flyer miles.  If a ticketless option is used, a copy of the itinerary or a copy of the airline confirmation will suffice as documentation.  LLCC will reimburse the airline fee charged for checking one bag and the airline fee charged for one carry-on item (if applicable). Lodging  Payment or reimbursement for lodging will be limited to the number of days necessary to attend the approved meeting/conference.  Payment for an extra days lodging will be allowed if the lodging cost is less than the additional cost of airline ticketing on a subsequent day.  Any additional expenses due to a spouse or travel companion will be the responsibility of the Trustee.  Reasonable tips for luggage handling will be reimbursed.  Room upgrades, early check-in fees, late check-out fees, child care, movie rentals, dry cleaning, non-business related personal phone calls, and other personal items or services will not be reimbursed. Meals Trustees will be reimbursed for meals the reasonable actual cost of meals. The U.S. General Services Administration (U.S. GSA) Per Diem Rates may be used as a guideline for reasonableness. Such reimbursement will be made under one of the two options listed below. Option 1  Reimbursement will be for the reasonable actual cost of the meals plus reasonable gratuity.  Original receipts are required when available.  The cost of alcoholic beverages will not be reimbursed.  Breakfast is reimbursable for travel before 8:30 a.m.  Dinner is reimbursable for travel after 5:00 p.m.  If a receipt is not available, the reimbursement amount will be the amount for the applicable meal per the U.S. GSA per diem rates.
Option 2  Per Diem/Meal Allowance – The College will reimburse at the Per Diem or Meal Allowance rate as specified at the time of travel by the US General Services Administration Per diem rates vary by location and reimbursement for partial days will be at the percentages indicated below applied to the applicable rate:
Breakfast allowance Lunch allowance Dinner allowance Per Diem - each quarter day     
Percentage 20% 20% 60% 25%
Per Diem will be paid for travel in excess of 18 continuous hours or which requires overnight lodging. Each quarter shall be 6 hours commencing at midnight, 6:00 a.m., noon, and 6:00 p.m. A portion of a quarter is eligible for a full quarter's allowance. No receipts are required. Meal allowances are to be used when per diem does not apply, such as when travel is less than 18 continuous hours. Breakfast is reimbursable for travel before 8:30 a.m. Dinner is reimbursable for travel after 5:00 p.m.
Post-Travel Reimbursement Process  Upon completion of the travel activity, Trustees shall forward the original receipts, when available, to the President's office for completion of the Post-Travel section of the Travel Form and subsequent approval.  The Business Office will issue a check within two weeks of receipt of approved travel documentation. The College will reimburse a Trustee for any late fees or interest incurred by the failure of the Business Office to make such timely payment. Other Expenses  Trustees shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in conjunction with their services. An original receipt, along with an explanation of the purpose of the expense and the names of other persons for whom costs were incurred, must be included with the request for reimbursement.  If a spouse or travel companion accompanies the Trustee, the College will only pay for expenses associated with the Trustee. Special Considerations  The College understands that there may be rare instances in which exceptions to these procedures may need to be considered in order to meet special circumstances.  Last minute bookings or changes to an itinerary are strongly discouraged.
A request for an exception to these procedures must be documented, explained, and authorized by either the Board Chair or the Board of Trustees.
Incidental Expenses  Defined by the U.S. GSA as fees and tips given to porters, baggage carriers, hotel staff, and staff on ships. Entertainment  No reimbursement will be made for any type of entertainment expense as defined by the Local Government Travel Expense Control Act (Public Act 99-0604) as enacted or amended. Maximum Allowable Reimbursement  Any expenses that exceed the maximum allowable reimbursement amounts may be reimbursed. To be reimbursed for expenses exceeding the maximum allowable reimbursement amounts, the amounts must be documented, explained and authorized by either the Board Chair or the Board of Trustees.
Subject: Employee Travel Policy Number: 6.13 Officer Responsible: VP, Administrative Services Last Reviewed: 4/22/09 11/16/16 Last Revised: Effective Date: 2/23/00 12/12/16 Old Policy Number: 4.1.12
Policy Statement: Employees are encouraged to attend conferences, seminars, and meetings for the purposes of professional growth and/or providing required or desired representation on behalf of the College. Employees traveling to business-related conferences, seminars, and meetings or otherwise traveling on behalf of the college shall be reimbursed for expenses in accordance with established procedures, provided that  the employee has prior approval of the appropriate supervisory personnel, including the budget manager and executive staff member;  the expenses are for transportation, lodging, meals, meeting costs (e.g. registration fees), and other incidental expenses directly related to attendance at the conference, seminar or meeting;  the mileage is for normal job-related responsibilities. Reimbursement of employees travel expenses shall be done in accordance with the Local Government Travel Expense Control Act (Public Act 99-0604) as enacted or amended. The maximum allowable reimbursement for meals and incidental expenses shall be determined by using the current U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Per Diem Rates. The maximum allowable reimbursement for lodging expenses shall be the GSA Per Diem lodging rates plus applicable taxes and fees. Recognizing that much of employees travel is to attend conferences, seminars, or other professional development and that the rates charged by host hotels for these events are often significantly higher than the GSA per diem lodging rate, the maximum allowable reimbursement for lodging will be 150% of the GSA per diem lodging rate plus applicable fees and taxes. The maximum allowable reimbursement for travel or transportation expenses will be the actual amount incurred for the most efficient travel option at the lowest cost. Reimbursement for business related mileage driven in a personal vehicle will be at the current rate as determined by the Internal Revenue Service. All requests for reimbursement of travel expenses shall be made using the current Travel Form or Mileage Log in the case of reimbursement for mileage only. Reimbursement of travel expenses which exceed the maximums defined above may be made; however, such reimbursement request will require approval by the President.
IV. Information Items
AGENDA ITEM IV.A.3.a
Position Vacancies and Hires
POSITION VACANCIES Professional Lab Safety Coordinator (PT) Programmer Analyst I (FT) Systems Administrator II (FT)
McDonald/Ransdell
AGENDA ITEM IV.A.3.b
Construction Progress Update
Attached is the current Construction Project Status Report for LLCC. It includes all projects that are currently underway, projects that have formal plans and available funding but are not yet underway, and projects that have been requested for state funding but have no formal plans or available funding. The following information is intended to provide a brief overview of the progress of each of the projects since the previous Board Meeting: PHS Projects – FY' 16 Child Development Center Septic System/Sewer Scope Revision The project is underway. Chiller Replacement at Sangamon Hall The project is substantially complete. The punch-list and project close-out documents are being finalized. HVAC Replacement Litchfield Resource Center The project is substantially complete. The punch-list and project close-out documents are being finalized. Upgrade Cooling and UPS System in IT Data Room The project is underway. PHS Project (O&M Restricted Funds) Millennium Center Boiler Installation The project is substantially complete. The punch-list and project close-out documents are being finalized.
McDonald/Garvey
Small Projects – General Institutional Energy Sub-Metering The project is substantially complete. Budget Impact: Total Funds Requested: Source of Funds: Projected Revenue: Projected Savings:
Student Learning Impact: How will proposed agenda item impact student learning? By improving the physical environment in which instructional, study and leisure activities take place. How will proposed agenda item be measured? Each of these projects is measured first by completion within the predetermined budget and time allotted for completion, and then by the satisfaction of the users and stakeholders.
MCTR Boilers
Funding Source
145,618 145,618 1,707,794
Sum of Original Contract Amount 90,059 90,059 649,619 377,615 151,086 1,178,319 293,798 293,798 -
43,759 9,851 9,851 -
Sum of Change Orders (5,627) (5,627) 23,421 20,339
This summary page provides information pertaining to the contract payouts and balances. The back-up sheets may differ since the back-up sheets contain the contract amounts, payouts, as well as any interest that may have been earned.
Notations: + Indicates that the project is being monitored by an outside agency. In some cases, the outside agency has not provided the college with the necessary payout or final close out forms. As the information is received, the above information will be adjusted.
S,L S,L S,L
L L L
Student Services/Testing Center Renovation of Montgomery Hall for Adult and Community Education Project Outreach: Regional Center Expansion- Phase Two EREC
Main Campus Parking Lot Resurface/Restriping
Chiller Replacement at Sangamon Hall HVAC Replacement Litchfield Resource Center Upgrade Cooling & UPS System in IT Data Room
Project Name CDC Septic System Replacement
Colleague Dept # 70935
NEW NEW NEW ICCB Capital Budget Request Total PHS Balance Transfers 70946 PHS Balance Transfers Total Grand Total
FY2016 PHS Total Infrastructure Fee Infrastructure Fee Total ICCB Capital Budget Request
Type / Year FY2015 PHS FY2015 PHS Total FY2016 PHS
Sum of Original LLCC Budget Approved / Estimated 89,620 89,620 809,500 380,250 151,086 1,340,836 293,798 293,798 4,245,000 1,290,200 4,672,400 10,207,600 144,990 144,990 12,076,844 Sum of Adjusted Contract Amount 84,432 84,432 673,039 397,953 151,086 1,222,078 303,650 303,650 145,618 145,618 1,755,777 -
Sum of Retainage
The following information is a reflection of information that has been provided to the Finance Department as of October 28, 2016
All Capital Projects
20,194 20,194 1,115,294
Sum of Payments To Date 17,078 17,078 425,115 362,979 9,978 798,072 279,950 279,950 -
Sum of Contract Sum of Balance Contract % Remaining Remaining 67,354 79.77% 67,354 79.77% 247,924 36.84% 34,974 8.79% 141,108 93.40% 424,007 34.70% 23,700 7.80% 23,700 7.80% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 125,424 86.13% 125,424 86.13% 640,484 36.48%
AGENDA MASTER CALENDAR
Adopt CY'16 Property Tax Levy
Board Meeting 3:30 pm 12/12/16
Faculty Emeritus
Sabbatical Leaves
Administrative Positions
Board Meeting 1/25/17
Spring Adjunct Faculty Listing
Tenure Listing
Catalog Review
Founders Day 2/18/17
Seating of New Student Trustee
Employee Recognition Ceremony
Summer Adjunct Faculty Listing
Board of Trustees Election/Reorganization*
Student Recognition Ceremony 5/2/17
Budget Workshop 6/28/17
Board Meeting 4/26/2017
LLCC Foundation Gala 5/6/17
Commencement 5/12/17
*Deadline to seat New Trustees 5/2/17
AUGUST 2017 
Budget Adoption/Public Hearing
Mid-Year Tenure Listing
PHS Projects
JULY 2017 
FY'18 Tentative Budget
OCTOBER 2017 
Financial Audit Review
Board Meeting 10/25/17
NOVEMBER 2017 
V. Strategic Discussion
AGENDA ITEM V.A
Work on Learning Disabilities
Cara Swafford, Professor of English, will provide a brief presentation on the results of her research on learning disabilities and writing instruction, and the ensuing professional activities she has conducted that address learning disabilities and writing.
Tepatti


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New York|More Than Coffee: New York's Vanishing Diner Culture
More Than Coffee: New York's Vanishing Diner Culture
Metro Diner, at 100th Street and Broadway in Manhattan, opened in 1989.CreditCreditAn Rong Xu for The New York Times
By George Blecher
For the past 25 years — since the divorce — I've lived a good part of my life in diners. Without them I might be slimmer, but also crazier and more unhappy. Judging by the crowds at the Metro Diner, on 100th Street and Broadway, my current haunt, I suspect that other New Yorkers feel the same way.
To say that the Metro has become my second home would be too vague and sentimental. Better to use the sociological term "the third place" (home and work being the first two), or to quote Robert Frost, the place "where, when you have to go there/ They have to take you in."
American coffee shops, like English pubs, Viennese coffee houses and Greek kaffenions, tend to engender klatches, informal clubs. At the old Key West Diner on 94th Street and Broadway, now known as the Manhattan Diner, the laughter of the comedian Anne Meara and her friends used to fill the room. And where would the sitcom classic "Seinfeld," the idea of which was conceived in a coffee shop, have been without the regular scenes at Monk's Café?
The best days of the New York City diner, however, appear to be over. Among the 2016 casualties were the Lyric Diner in Gramercy and the 40-year-old Del Rio in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, while La Parisienne near Columbus Circle and the 53-year-old Market Diner in Hell's Kitchen closed in 2015. Then there was Cafe Edison, a 34-year-old coffee shop that shut in 2014 to much sadness in the Broadway community.
Inside the Metro Diner during the morning rush.CreditAn Rong xu for The New York Times
Manhattan has certainly seen more diner closings than other boroughs. That said, with rising costs in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods, classic diners like the Neptune and Bel Aire, both in Astoria, Queens, could soon be under threat. In Downtown Brooklyn, the building that has housed the original Junior's Restaurant since 1950 was almost sold. But after considering several offers, the owner Alan Rosen decided that the community still needed cheesecake more than luxury high-rises.
Urban renewal, astronomical rents, changing eating habits and the preponderance of no-refill coffee places like Starbucks have all contributed to the demise of the New York diner. There are roughly half as many as there were 20 years ago, according to records from the health department.
Losing New York diner culture would probably be a watershed in the city's history. How will New Yorkers get along without these antidotes to urban loneliness?
"The coffee shop orients us here, in this city and not another," Jeremiah Moss, of the blog Jeremiah's Vanishing New York, said. "If we are regulars, we become known, connected, to a network of people who remain over the span of years, even decades. In the anonymous city, these ties can be lifesavers, especially for the elderly, the poor, the marginal, but also for all of us. Without them, the city becomes evermore fragmented, disorienting and unrecognizable."
The Metro is a treasure trove of local history. It is in one of the few wood-frame buildings left in Manhattan. Built by the grocer Henry Grimm in 1871, it was bought in 1894 by the brewer Peter Doelger. He turned the ground floor into a restaurant and saloon, with families entering through the back while gentlemen drank beer in the front. (Around the same time, Mr. Doelger's cousin Matilda married a prizefighter, John West, whose daughter Mae — yes, the Mae West — may have picked up some of her unconventional performance style from hanging around the Doelger bar.)
There are roughly half as many diners like Metro, pictured, in New York City as there were 20 years ago, according to records from the health department.CreditAn Rong Xu for The New York Times
Over the course of its existence, the Grimm building also housed a milliner's shop, a tearoom and, in the 1950s, the rehearsal studio and offices of the avant-garde Living Theater.
The sociologist Ray Oldenburg, in "The Great Good Place," a book about diners and taverns, suggests that the past is an essential element of all third places, which are usually in older sections of cities, and in those areas "exists the fading image of the city itself and the kind of human interaction, the easy and interesting mixing of strangers that made the city what it was."
But not only what it was.
One of the charms of the Metro, and of many other diners in the city, is that the employees' backgrounds are as varied as the languages spoken by the tourists who have found their way here. Costa Rica, Ecuador, Greece, Mexico, Poland, Romania — these are just a few of the countries where staff members come from. Together they constitute a microcosm of the immigrant groups that continue to arrive in New York — who not only made the city what it was, but the best of what it is and could be.
My first diner nesting place was Harvey's Coffee Shop on 78th and Broadway, in Manhattan, where I would order matzo ball soup and a Coke after seeing my therapist across the street. Harvey was known for his Yiddish-speaking Puerto Rican countermen and for serving deliciously seasoned chopped meat on white bread.
After Harvey's closed, I moved to the Utopia on 73rd and Amsterdam, a venerable place with a low ceiling, Greek-themed murals and waiters who seemed to never age. As my thighs outgrew the narrow booths, I moved to the Central Park Cafe/Restaurant, at 97th and Columbus.
Metro is in one of the few wood-frame buildings left in Manhattan.CreditAn Rong xu for The New York Times
In the 1990s, the Cafe replaced Mikell's, a beloved jazz and rhythm-and-blues club. This was the liveliest of my hangouts. Every morning a group of retired men in baseball caps, along with a spirited Jayne Mansfield look-alike, heckled one another and batted sports statistics back and forth for hours. The music of their banter was pure Bach counterpoint.
After the Cafe succumbed in 2005, I spent months looking for my next "third place." Diner regulars can be particular. The ambience has to be friendly but not intrusive, the sound level low but not funereal, the smell a little greasy but not cloying, and the décor more utilitarian than fussy. I eventually settled in at the Metro.
Among diners, the Metro is quietly sophisticated. The décor is self-consciously Art Deco, the booths spacious. There is a generous, though tasteful, use of diner decorator staples like vinyl, Formica and chrome. Politicians, including former Gov. David A. Paterson of New York and the city comptroller, Scott M. Stringer, have been spotted in the booths. The hostess, Jenny Bello, wears outfits that could rival the wardrobe collection from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in the 1950s.
Fanis Tsiamtsiouris, known as Frank, and Fotios Hilas own the Metro along with three other diners. They calculated that the Metro poured about 700 cups of coffee, made 150 hamburgers and used over 1,200 eggs every day. The place opened in 1989, when Mr. Tsiamtsiouris consolidated five stores, among them a kosher butcher, a copy store and a Cuban-Chinese restaurant.
Though diners are sometimes bought by other enterprising immigrants, many of the surviving ones are still owned by Greek-Americans. Historians differ on how and when Greek immigrants got into the business, but they agree that a growth spurt occurred right after World War II. Their story is a classic American one that combines entrepreneurs putting in long hours, families helping one another and informal associations creating a safety net of connections.
Employees' backgrounds at Metro are as varied as the languages spoken by the tourists who have found their way there. Greece, Mexico and Poland are just a few of the countries where staff members come from.CreditAn Rong Xu for The New York Times
"When my family came over in 1967, we had an $8,000 debt to pay, so we all went to work," Mr. Tsiamtsiouris said. "So first I was a cleanup guy, then busboy, then a waiter, then a manager." He had one uncle in the business when he started out, he recalled, and he met many other owners through Pan Gregorian, a food industry cooperative.
In the back of the Metro's long room, the area is set up with small tables for regulars like me who linger over breakfast. Rosa and Dumitra, Diana and John, and Enid and Fabiano know what we're going to order, but pretend to let us decide.
For years the unofficial queen of the Metro was Batyah Hyman, also known as Betty, a beautiful, 80-something Swedish and South African woman who sat at the head of the room. I don't remember how we drifted into conversation — probably a political issue that we disagreed about. Somehow we sensed that we could be friends, or at least "affiliated," the way Mr. Oldenburg, the sociologist, described friendship among regulars at a place like the Metro.
She lives around the corner, but Ms. Hyman no longer eats breakfast at the Metro. She drops by from time to time, and the waitress Rosa Soto babysits her grandchildren. Nobody has dared to claim her table.
A few years ago, one of my oldest friends, the political scientist and philosopher Marshall Berman, died in the Metro. An eloquent writer about New York neighborhoods, I think he would have appreciated his heart's choice of where to expire.
Correction: Dec. 3, 2016
An article last Sunday about New York's disappearing diner culture misidentified the music club at 97th Street and Columbus Avenue that was replaced in the 1990s by the Central Park Cafe/Restaurant. It was Mikell's, not Michael's Pub. Michael's Pub, where Woody Allen used to play clarinet, was on East 55th Street.
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Almost every regular Starbucks drinker in our fast-growing region has a Starbucks Gold Card, or is a My Starbucks Rewards member. If you love your coffee, the Gold Card has become such a strong status symbol that it's almost uncool to not whip it out at the Starbucks cash register — and more so among 'Millennials' in Asia, where almost 60% of the world's 'Millennials' reside.
Did you know that at this point, more than 50% of all Starbucks loyalty members globally are Gold Card members?
Their loyalty program, known as the Starbucks Rewards program, is a cornerstone of their global success. All evidence shows that Starbucks is on track to dominate the market as the US chain continues it's growth in the China and Asia-Pacific (CAP) region. Projections state that Starbucks will triple its revenue over the next five years.
Every F&B marketer in the APAC region should have the Starbucks loyalty program up on their mood board. The iconic emerald siren has single-handedly made every kid, teenager and adult want to be a part of the Starbucks community, and they've cracked the loyalty code with easy-to-understand promotions and real-time reward updates. There's no doubt that this program will firmly remain as a pillar for growth over the next few years.
What makes My Starbucks Rewards so successful?
In late 2016, a report came out showing that up to 25% of all Starbucks purchases in the US were made through their mobile app. While data is scarce for how this is performing in Asia, people in Singapore and the Philippines have been paying via their app for a while (and topping their loyalty card up via their credit card!) — and Starbucks just recently introduced the mobile payment option to their Hong Kong and Indian markets.
Starbucks has made paying for a cup of coffee hassle-free — coffee drinkers just scan their personalized bar code from the app to a device by the POS system, and voila. There's no more fumbling with wallets, change or pin numbers — members don't even have to pull their physical card out of their wallets anymore!
Earn and Burn rules vary from country to country, but works on the same basic premise — the more you spend, the more points you get, and in Starbucks' case, the quicker you move from the basic 'Green' membership to the coveted 'Gold' membership. In Singapore, Starbucks rewards members with 1 point for every dollar spent, and members receive a year of Gold membership when they hit 300 points.
A tiered loyalty system, where members have to slowly work their way to a higher level to achieve greater perks and rewards, adds an element of gamification to the process.
Collecting points as you earn becomes a challenge, and members are likely to move quickly and spend more the closer they are to their goal. Being a member of the highest rewards tier can also be seen as prestigious, and having perks not typically awarded to customers is indicative of being a preferred customer.
Members who managed to achieve the Gold status are on a tight timeline — to ensure another year of consistent Gold status, they must collect a minimum of 300 points within the year.
This is very effective for rewards management, as customers are more likely to redeem rewards when there's a deadline attached to it than when the offer is valid for an unlimited time.
There's an element of urgency involved with deadlines, and Starbucks knows this: they slap an expiry on all rewards and offers, ensuring that customers come to the store to redeem their rewards often.
This is the best part about being a Gold Card member — free drinks, one-for-one promotions, birthday drinks and cake, double-point days and free-refills in the USA. These rewards have an incredibly high perceived value by customers and members, and yet come at a low actual cost to Starbucks.
How much does a free cup of joe cost when your customer is also buying a pastry, adding balance to their card and getting some merchandise? The rewards keep members coming back.
In Hong Kong, where the new My Starbucks Reward program has shifted from the old 'Buy-12-Get-1-Free' model to a points based system, customers get rewarded for every 25 stars they accumulate as a member. South Korean customers have the ability to add free 'extras' — shots and syrups — to their drinks simply by paying with the stored-value in their Starbucks card.
As long as a member has the My Starbucks Rewards app, they can add value to their preferred Starbucks card (yes — you can have more than one card stored on your account!) via Credit/Debit cards on-the-go. There's no need to whip out your card at the register to add a cash value before payment anymore.
Members can pay via the app and see their updated points, amount left in the card and immediate reward availability in real time after making any transaction on the app.
Starbucks has set a benchmark in mobile loyalty, but here's the thing — it's not a hard model to follow.
Your brand could do just as well as Starbucks, and you don't have to fork out the $5 million that the coffee chain paid to build it. Working with the right developers and, most importantly, using the right platform will help your business create an effective and targeted loyalty system that will keep your best customers coming back, and attract new customers to you in a heartbeat.
At Riverview, we have helped so many brick-and-mortar stores make the move into digital with great success. Some of our clients have seen an increase in membership sign-ups by 50 times, and up to a 12% growth in memberships monthly. This massive growth has confirmed two things for us — customers love being rewarded, and we love helping brands please their customers.
Talk to us about our loyalty platform today!


ACTAMEDYA covers soccer in Istanbul in Ultra HD (4K).
Istanbul, November 2016: The broadcast services company, ACTAMEDYA, is increasing its Ultra HD coverage of international soccer. It recently produced in the same week the transmission of two major games in the UEFA Champions League and Europa League.
With co-operation from TRT4K and BEKO, ACTAMEDYA organised the technical production of the games between Beşiktaş v Napoli and Fenerbahçe v Manchester United.
The matches were broadcast using eight Ultra HD cameras, Ultra HD lenses and an HEVC H265 encoding system. The productions - hosted by TRT4K and also broadcast on the Digiturk platform - were followed closely by technology producers, broadcaster unions and viewers.
In both transmissions, PIKO 4 Encoders and modulators produced by Kizil Electronics in Turkey were used and the results were complimented by the broadcasters.
ACTAMEDYA has now produced coverage in Ultra HD for seven soccer games in Turkey. It has also produced the world's first videoconference from five locations.


Wheelchair rugby player Aaron Phipps has come out of retirement in an attempt to make his second Paralympic Games appearance.
The 35-year-old, who helped ParalympicsGB to fifth place at London 2012, says that the decision to return was tough, but came at the right time.
Having left the sport five and a half years ago, Phipps sourced motivation for his comeback from his two daughters, stating how special it would be to enjoy a first Paralympics alongside them in Tokyo.
"To be there, to win a medal and have my family there supporting me would be out of this world," he told BBC South Today.
Despite a call from his national team, Phipps told how he "had to go back through trials" and get himself fit again, even if there are days where "you are not feeling great and have to dig deep and get through the session".
Returning to international duty against Japan, Phipps revealed how he "took a big hit and came flying out the chair", settling him straight back into the brutality of 'murderball'.
Phipps, from Totton, near Southampton, knows that the journey to Tokyo will not be an easy one, admitting there are times when "everything seems harder than it should be".
He has been selected for the Wheelchair Rugby World Championship, which begins on Sunday, 5 August.