Tri-C Faculty Highlight Work for College Trustees

Faculty Showcase platform featured in League for Innovation article

The connections between a local college and its community are strengthened when community leaders serve as trustees on community college boards. Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) has a lengthy history of such leaders serving on its Board of Trustees.

All nine of Tri-C's trustees are appointed by elected officials — three by the governor of Ohio and six by the county executive. Since they can come from nonacademic backgrounds, they often require additional context on academic matters.

In a column on the League for Innovation in the Community College’s website, Tri-C Provost and Executive Vice President Karen Miller discusses how her team on the Board's Access, Learning and Success (AL&S) committee ensures the trustees are well-informed about academic issues specific to community colleges.

“It is important for our trustees to learn about all the great work our faculty do with students that helps them succeed both in the classroom and beyond,” Miller said. “I want the trustees on the AL&S committee to understand how our faculty put students first and are always learning more about teaching and their discipline and creating new ways to support students academically and with other student needs.”

Tri-C's academic leaders introduced a Faculty Showcase series during committee meetings to help trustees connect with these initiatives and gain insight into the student journey. This platform allows faculty members to demonstrate how they prioritize student well-being and continuously seek ways to improve teaching and support services.

“This deepens our trustees’ engagement with the College and can support deeper community partnerships now and into Tri-C’s future,” Miller said.

Read the article on the League for Innovation website.

September 08, 2023

MEDIA CONTACT: Anthony Moujaes, 216-987-3068 or anthony.moujaes@tri-c.edu