Gov. Ralph DLG Torres wants to create a Regent Nominating Committee for the Northern Marianas College to put in place a systematic process for membership on the board.<\/p>\n
In a letter to acting House speaker Janet U. Maratita (R-Saipan) and acting Senate president Steve K. Mesngon (R-Rota), Torres said his proposed legislation would create an open and systematic nomination process for those who will become NMC regents.<\/p>\n
\u201cEducation has been one of this administration\u2019s top priorities,\u201d said Torres. \u201cWithout question, NMC\u2019s success leads to the CNMI\u2019s overall success. It is imperative that we protect and maintain NMC\u2019s accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, and Senior College and University Commission.\u201d <\/p>\n
All sectors of the NMC community\u2014students, faculty, staff, leadership, and alumni\u2014would be represented in the nominating committee.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been working collaboratively with the NMC Board of Regents and NMC president [Dr. Carmen Fernandez] on legislation that would effectively sustain NMC\u2019s accreditation by strengthening autonomy of the board\u2019s membership nomination process,\u201d said Torres.<\/p>\n
\u201cNominees to the board [will be] closely examined by a diverse array of stakeholders pertinent to the [NMC\u2019s] goals and missions,\u201d he said<\/p>\n
Establishing the Regent Nominating Committee, he said, would make the process more transparent and protect the NMC board from any government or legislative influence.<\/p>\n
The proposed committee will consist of seven members, each appointed by the NMC board: the municipal mayors (Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and the Northern Islands where it will be on a rotational basis), Associated Students of NMC, the NMC faculty and staff senate, NMC Council, and NMC Alumni Association.<\/p>\n
All members shall serve a one-year terms with the Board of Regents\u2019 appointee serving as the committee\u2019s chairperson that would preside over all meetings. A vice chairman will be elected from among the remaining six members. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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