College Council
Membership and Meetings
The College Council is primarily an advisory board, making available to the college president a wide variety of individual experiences, expertise, skills and talents.
The College Council consists of ten members, nine appointed by the Governor and one elected by and from the students of the campus. One member is designated by the Governor as Chair.
Council members appointed by the Governor serve for a term of seven years beginning on July 1 of the appointment year, or until a successor is appointed. Student members serve for one year. Council vacancies are filled for the unexpired terms in the same manner as original appointments.
- Jack Schoonmaker, Chair
- Seth Blocker
- Tahirah Clark
- Vicki Davis
- Christopher Dragotakes
- Jeanne Ellsworth
- Sophia Barmen
- Amy Warner
All meetings are open to the public and start at 4:30 p.m. on campus in 131 Bush Hall.
College Council meetings are broadcast per a January 11, 2016 Amendment to the Public Officers Law regarding Broadcasting of Open Meetings.
2026-2027 College Council Meeting Dates:
September 15, 2026
Agenda (pdf)
Leadership Report (pdf)
December 8, 2026
February 9, 2027
April 13, 2027
Dates are subject to change.
Archived College Council Meetings
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| 2025 - 2026 Meetings |
April 2026 February 2026 December 2025 College Council meetings are broadcast per a January 11, 2016 Amendment to the Public Officers Law Regarding Broadcasting of Open Meetings. |
| 2024 - 2025 Meetings |
May 2025
February 2025
December 2024
September 2024
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| 2023 - 2024 Meetings |
May 2024
March 2024
February 2024
December 2023
September 2023
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| 2022 - 2023 Meetings |
May 2023
February 2023January 2023November 2022
September 2022
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| 2021 - 2022 Meetings |
May 2022February 2022December 2021September 2021
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| 2020 - 2021 Meetings |
May 2021
February 2021:
December 2020September 2020February 2020
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