Upcoming board meeting to include financial forecast

A financial forecast for the MHCC general fund, looking ahead to 2012-13, will be presented to the district board at its monthly meeting at 6 p.m.. Wednesday.
Jennifer DeMent, director of finance and auxiliary services, will present the report, which states that “there is a real possibility that community colleges will be subject to the 7 percent to 10 percent additional reductions that the governor is asking from all state agencies” for the next fiscal year.
Also at Wednesday’s meeting, two students from the Undergraduate Catalytic Outreach & Research Experiences program will also be making short presentations.
Dean of Science Clyde Jensen said the point of Ucore is to provide Oregon community college students, specifically MHCC students, the opportunity to do physical and chemical science research over the summer at University of Oregon.
He said students are paired with graduate U of O science students and gain experience by taking direction from them during research.
Jensen also said there are six students in the program but due time restrictions only two will present.
According to a board meeting agenda prepared by Executive Coordinator of Strategic Initiatives and Board Relations Michelle Gregory, Daina Hardesty, MHCC’s Ucore liaison, is scheduled to introduce the program to the board before student presentations.
The first student, Eric Head, a geology major, will present his findings with his project on offshore seismometer deployment aboard the R/V Wecoma. After Head’s presentation, Kristen Brewster, a biochemical sciences major, will discuss her project: the study of 6-MI through linear dichroism.
Jensen said they’re reporting their findings to familiarize the board with the special nature of the program and also to motivate other students to get involved in a physical science research career.