AGENDA 

10-12 June 2025 

COM-FSM Kosrae Campus 

Tofol, Kosrae FSM 96944 

Zoom Links:  

Day 1 (10 June)  

https://comfsm.zoom.us/j/3061339702?pwd=dnM3UmJKWW83V0JFdjhCNDNMbmVsUT09&omn=97491852037  

Meeting ID: 306 133 9702 

Passcode: 133187 

Day 2 (11 June)  

https://comfsm.zoom.us/j/3061339702?pwd=dnM3UmJKWW83V0JFdjhCNDNMbmVsUT09&omn=94295461357  

Meeting ID: 306 133 9702 

Passcode: 133187  

1. Call to Order 

2. Opening Prayer

3. Reading of the Mission Statement

4. Roll Call; Declaration of Quorum 

5. Review and Approval of the Agenda 

6. Approval of Minutes

a. April 2–3, 2025, Meeting

7. Communications 

    

   1. April 8, 2025 – Courtesy call by the new Executive Director of Micronesia Conservation Trust (MCT), Mrs. Mae Bruton-Adams 

   2. April 14-18, 2025 – Participation in FACCSO STG Project Launch 

   3. April 22-23, 2025 – Attendance at the College of Micronesia (COM) Land Grant Board of Regents Meeting 

   4. April 25, 2025 – Official meeting with the Ambassador of Japan, His Excellency Kagomiya Nobuo 

   5. April 28, 2025 – Meeting with representatives from the University of Guam 

   6. April 30, 2025 – Meeting with representatives from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) 

   7. May 2, 2025 – Meeting with Dr. Valentine Hazelman of the Kiribati Technical Institute 

   8. May 6, 2025 – Meeting with Ms. Theresa Krief, Director of Pacific Pathways and Workforce Development Initiatives, University of Hawai’i 

   9. May 7, 2025 – Participation in the Gender-Based Violence Workshop coordinated by the Micronesian Legal Services Corporation and the Pohnpei Veterans’ Affairs Office 

   10. May 13, 2025 – Meeting with Dr. Robert Underwood and Dr. Kenneth Kuper. 

   11. May 14, 2025 – Virtual meeting with Ms. Melynie Schiel, representative of the ACCJC, and separate meeting with Dr. Bradley Rentz and VPIA Delihna Ehmes 

   12. May 16, 2025 – Attendance at the handover ceremony of the FSM Convention Center 

   13. May 20, 2025 – Legislature endorsed appropriating funds for Pohnpei Students from both National Campus and CTEC for their outstanding balances.

   14. June 9, 2025 – Meeting with Special Rapporteur Ms. Alexandra Xanthaki from UN Human Rights Organization

        

8. Reports from Members of the Board of Regents Y

9. Reports from the Senior Leadership Team 

   1. President and Chief Executive Officer

   2. Vice President for Innovation and Sustainability

      1. Administrative Services Reports

      2. Cooperative Research and Extension

      3. Investment Report by Raymond and James
         Monthly CIO View
         COM FSM – Recommended Changes to Portfolio
         COM-FSM Endowment Fund
         COM-FSM Reserves Fund

   3. Vice President Enrollment Management and Student Services P

      1. Student Body Association

   4. Vice President for Instructional Affairs P

   5. Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Quality Assurance

10. Old Business

1. Review of Chapter 1 (Board of Regents) Policies

   1. BP No.1221-Board Committees

   2. BP No.1450-Endowment Fund
       

2. Review of Chapter 6 (Human Resources) Policies

   1. BP No. 6003-Governance

   2. BP No. 6007-Employment

   3. BP No. 6015-Professional Development Plan Policy

   4. BP No. 6016-Incentive Program

   5. BP No. 6017-Performance Evaluation P

   6. BP No. 6025-Classification Policy

   7. BP No. 6026-Faculty Workload Policy

   8. BP No. 6027-Tuition Waiver Policy

   9. BP No. 6029-Code of Ethics

   10. BP No. 6031-Human Resources Record Access and Confidentiality Policy

   11. BP No. 6032-Controlled Substance and Alcohol-Free Workplace and College Premises Policy
       a

11. New Business 

1. 1. Program Modification:

      1. Public Health
         
         

   2. Review of Chapter 1 (Board of Regents) Policies

      1. BP No. 1300-Board By-Laws

      2. BP No. 1301-Board Ethical Conduct

      3. BP No. 1211-Appointment of the President

      4. BP No. 1212-Policy on Assessing the President (as is)
          

   3. Review of Chapter 3 (Instructional Affairs) Policies
      
      1. BP No. 3110-Special Awards (as is)
      2. BP No. 3111-Attendance Policy (as is)
      3. BP No. 3302-Maintaining Contact Hours
         a

   4. Review of Chapter 4 (Student Services) Policies

      1. BP No. 4205-Admission to Third-Year Certificate of Achievement in Public Health

      2. BP No. 4207-Admission to Second Degree
         
         

   5. Review of Chapter 5 (Fiscal Affairs) Policies

      1. BP No. 5608-Incentive Policy to Secure External Grants

      2. BP No. 5304-Corporate Credit Card Policy
         a

   6. Review of Chapter 8 (Information Technology) Policies

      1. BP No. 8930-Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) Compliance Policy
      2. BP No. 8100-Computer Software
      3. BP No. 8200-Computer Resources
      4. BP No. 8300-Administrative Data

      5. BP No. 8500-Violations of Responsibility Policy

      6. BP No. 8600-Computer Hardware Procurement – (as is)
         a

12. Miscellaneous 

13. Executive Session

    1. Board Professional Development Plan 

    2. Next Meeting 

14. Adjournment

**Action Items