Minutes of Open Meetings
On this page you will find meeting dates, agendas, and minutes related to meetings of the Holyoke Community College Board of Trustees and its subcommittees.
Board meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 8 a.m. They are traditionally held in Frost 309, but have shifted to Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Meetings in July and December are sometimes cancelled, and occasionally meetings may need to be rescheduled. Contact Karen Desjeans at kdesjeans@hcc.edu or 413.552.2168 for information or to request a link to the Zoom meeting.
Please note: Minutes from the previous month's meeting are included in the following month's attachments. Example: Minutes from the January 2020 board meeting are in the February 2020 attachments.
Schedule of Meetings July 2023 – June 2024
board of trustees
2024 Board of Trustees meeting schedule
| January Agenda | January Minutes Jan 23, 2024 |
| February 27, 2024 Agenda | February 27, 2024 Minutes |
| March 26, 2024 Agenda | March 26, 2024 |
| April 23, 2024 - Agenda | |
*July and December meetings are subject to cancellation. This is determined at the preceding month's meeting.
2023 Board of Trustees meeting schedule
| January Agenda | January Minutes |
| January Board Retreat Agenda | January Board Retreat Minutes |
| February Agenda | February Minutes |
| March Agenda | March Minutes |
| April 20 Agenda | April 20 Minutes |
| April 25 Agenda | April 25 Minutes |
| May 23 Agenda | May 23 Minutes |
| June 20 Agenda | June 20 Minutes |
| June 27 Agenda | June 27 Minutes |
| August 22 Agenda | August Minutes |
| September 26 Agenda | September 26 Minutes |
| September 28 Agenda |
September 28 Minutes |
| October 24 Agenda | |
| November 28 Agenda | November Minutes |
| December Agenda cancelled |
*July and December meetings subject to cancellation. This is determined at the preceeding month's meeting.
presidential finalist interviews
| April 6-7, 2023 | Noemi Custodia-Lora | Agenda | Minutes |
| April 10-11, 2023 | George Timmons | Agenda | Minutes |
| April 11-12, 2023 | Tony Hawkins | Agenda | Minutes |
| April 13-14, 2023 | Arlene Rodriguez | Agenda | Minutes |
2022 board of trustees meeting schedule
*July and December meetings subject to cancellation. This is determined at the preceeding month's meeting.
2021 board of trustees meeting schedule
Click here for a PDF of the 2021 Board of Trustees meeting schedule.
*July and December meetings subject to cancellation. This is determined at the preceeding month's meeting.
2020 board of trustees meeting schedule
View a PDF of the 2020 Board of Trustees meeting schedule.
| January 28 Agenda | January Attachments I & II | |
| February 25 Agenda | February Attachments | |
| March 24 Agenda | March Attachments | |
| April 28 Agenda | April Attachments | |
| May 26 Agenda | May Attachments | |
| June 23 Agenda | June Attachments | |
| July 28 Agenda* | N/A | |
| August 25 Agenda | August Attachments; Enrollment Projections | |
| September BOT Retreat Agenda | ||
| September 22 Agenda | September Attachments | September Minutes |
| October 7 Executive Session Agenda |
October 7 Executive Session Minutes | |
| October 27 Agenda | October Attachments | October Minutes |
| November 24 Agenda | November Attachments I & II | November Minutes |
| December 22 Agenda* [Cancelled] |
*July and December meetings subject to cancellation. This is determined at the preceeding month's meeting.
2019 Board of Trustees Meeting Schedule
View a PDF of the 2019 Board of Trustees meeting schedule.
| January Agenda | January Attachments |
| February Agenda | February Attachments |
| March Agenda | March Attachments |
| April Agenda | April Attachments |
| May Agenda | May Attachments: 1 & 2 |
| June Agenda | June Attachments |
| August Agenda | August Attachments |
| August Board Retreat Agenda | |
| September Agenda | September Attachments |
| October Agenda | October Attachments: I, II, III, IIIa |
| November Agenda | November Attachments: I, II, III, IIIa, IV |
| December Agenda | December Attachments |
presidential finalist interviews
| October 17, 2016 | Agenda | Minutes |
| October 25, 2016 | Agenda | Minutes |
| November 1, 2016 | Agenda | Minutes |
subcommittees
2020
| December 2020 Agenda |
In August 2018, the finance committee and audit committee joined, becoming the Audit & Finance Committee. View a notice of meetings.
2024
| January 2024 Agenda | Minutes |
| February 2024 | Cancelled |
2023
| January 2023 Agenda | Minutes |
| February 2023 Agenda | Minutes |
| March 2023 Agenda | Minutes |
| April 2023 Agenda | Cancelled |
| May 2023 Agenda | Cancelled |
| June 13, 2023 Agenda, June 23, 2023 Agenda | June 13 Minutes, June 23 Minutes |
| August 2023 Agenda | Minutes |
| September 2023 Agenda | Cancelled |
| October 2023 Agenda | Minutes |
| November 2023 Agenda | Minutes |
2022
2021
| January 2021 Agenda | Minutes |
| February 2021 Agenda | Minutes |
| March 2021 Agenda | Minutes |
| April 2021 Agenda | Minutes |
| May 2021 Agenda | Minutes |
| June 2021 Agenda | Minutes |
| August 2021 Agenda | Minutes |
| September 2021 Agenda | Minutes |
| October 2021 Agenda | Minutes |
| November 2021 Agenda | Minutes |
2020
| March 2020 Agenda | March 2020 Minutes | March 2020 Attachments |
| September 2020 Agenda | September 2020 Minutes | |
| October 2020 Agenda | Attachments I & II |
2019
| January 2019 Agenda | January 2019 Minutes | January 2019 Attachments |
| April 2019 Agenda | April 2019 Minutes | April 2019 Attachments |
| May 2019 Agenda | May 2019 Minutes | May 2019 Attachments |
| September 2019 Agenda | September 2019 Minutes | September 2019 Attachment I & II |
| October 8, 2019 Agenda | October 8, 2019 Minutes | October 8, 2019 Attachments |
| October 22, 2019 Agenda | October 22, 2019 Minutes | October 22, 2019 Attachments |
2018
| August 2018 Agenda | August 2018 Minutes | August 2018 Attachments |
| October 2018 Agenda | October 2018 Minutes | October 2018 Attachments |
Audit Committee (pre-Aug. 2018)
2017
| October 2017 Agenda | October 2017 Minutes | October 2017 Attachments |
2016
| January 2016 Agenda | Cancelled (weather) |
| April 2016 Agenda | April 2016 Minutes |
| October 2016 Agenda | October 2016 Minutes |
Finance Committee (pre-Aug. 2018)
2018
| January 2018 Agenda | January 2018 Minutes | January 2018 Attachments 1 & 2 |
| April 2018 Agenda | April 2018 Minutes | April 2018 Attachments |
| May 2018 Agenda | May 2018 Minutes | May 2018 Attachments |
| August 2018 Agenda |
2017
2016
| February 2016 Agenda | February 2016 Minutes |
| April 2016 Agenda | April 2016 Minutes |
| June 2016 Agenda | June 2016 Minutes |
| October 2016 Agenda | October 2016 Minutes |
| November 2016 Agenda | November 2016 Minutes |
board strategic planning committee
2024
| February 8, 2024 Agenda | Minutes |
2023
| January 19, 2023 Agenda | Minutes |
2022
| February 18, 2022 Agenda | Minutes |
| May 16, 2022 Agenda | Minutes |
2021
| March 4, 2021 Agenda | Meeting Notes |
2020
| November 2020 Agenda |
2019
2022
| January 11, 2022 Meeting Agenda | Minutes |
| March 17, 2022 Meeting Agenda | Minutes |
| April 15, 2022 Meeting Agenda |
2021
| February 12, 2021 Meeting Agenda | Minutes |
| February 17, 2021 Meeting Agenda - CANCELED | |
| March 19, 2021 Meeting Agenda | Minutes |
| April 28, 2021 Meeting Agenda | Minutes |
| December 17, 2021 Meeting Agenda |
2020
| October 26 Meeting Agenda | October Minutes |
| November Minutes | |
| December 10 Meeting Agenda | December 10 Minutes |
| December 17 Meeting Agenda |
2024
| January 8, 2024 Agenda | Minutes |
| February 12, 2024 Agenda | Minutes |
| March 6, 2023 Agenda |
2023
| July 20, 2023 Agenda | Minutes |
| January 23, 2023 Agenda | Minutes |
| February 2023 - canceled | |
| August 21, 2023 Agenda | Minutes |
| September 18, 2023 Agenda | Minutes |
| October 2, 2023 Agenda | Minutes |
| November 6, 2023 Agenda | Minutes |
2022
| January 11, 2022 Agenda | Minutes |
| February 1, 2022 Agenda | Minutes |
| February 24, 2022 Agenda | Minutes |
| March 9, 2022 Agenda | Minutes |
| June 24, 2022 Agenda | Minutes |
| December 12, 2022 Agenda | Minutes |
2021
2020
| October 2020 | October 2020 Minutes |
| December 2020 |
2023
2022
| December 14, 2022 Agenda | Minutes |
2024
| Nominating Committee Agenda 3/14/24 | Minutes |
