Dec 06, 2022 Regular Meeting

[1. Roll Call - Announcement of Quorum]

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OKAY. I DO CONFIRM THAT WE DO HAVE A FORM OF THE BOARD PRESENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER FIVE FIVE, ONE OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. I CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF DALLAS COLLEGE FOR DECEMBER SIX, 2022, AT 4:29 P.M..

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE DALLAS COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WEBSITE FOR REGISTERING TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION WILL BE GIVEN 5 MINUTES TO SPEAK.

THIS REGULAR BOARD MEETING IS BEING BROADCAST OVER THE INTERNET AND AUDIO RECORDING AND TRANSCRIPT OF THIS MEETING ARE BEING MADE AND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE BOARD'S WEBSITE. AFTER THE MEETING AT WHICH, DR.

CHANCELLOR, CAN YOU CONFIRM THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW AND SO FORTH?

[2. Certification of Notice Posted for the Meeting]

YOU WILL NOW STAND TO PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.

WE'RE GOING TO WAIVE THAT. WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO STAND.

WE DON'T HAVE A FLAG IN HERE.

SO WHY DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE A REAL WEAKNESS? WHAT'S THE WALL HERE? I BELIEVE THIS IS THE UNITED STATES.

THE REQUIREMENT FOR.

UNDERSTANDS WHY THEY.

LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

DECISIVE SWAY.

DISABILITY FOCUSES SAY ONE AND INDIVIDUAL PRICE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD TODAY? NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP.

SO NOW WE WILL HAVE OUR SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

[5. Special Presentation: Dallas College Student Championships]

JOSEPH TO COME UP FIRST AND THEN SHE'LL INTRODUCE FROM THEIR START.

JOSIE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. I'M DELIGHTED TO BE HERE TODAY TO ONCE AGAIN CELEBRATE OUR STUDENTS SUCCESS.

BUT AS YOU ALL KNOW, SUCCESS DOESN'T COME WITHOUT LEADERSHIP, PERSISTENCE AND INCREDIBLE TENACITY.

SO I AM PLEASED TO INTRODUCE OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, MR. JONES, WHO WILL THEN BE INTRODUCING OUR PRESIDENTS AND OUR ATHLETES.

SO, MISS JONES.

THANK YOU, DR. JONES. AND ALSO.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU FOR THE TRUSTEES.

THANK YOU, CHESTER ROMAN.

THANK YOU FOR OUR COLLEAGUES HERE AND ALSO OUR GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE.

AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HONORING OUR TEAMS AGAIN FOR THIS YEAR.

WE TRULY APPRECIATE IT AND WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

AS YOU GUYS ALREADY KNOW, WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD ANOTHER EXCEPTIONAL YEAR WITH OUR LOCAL WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM, THIS WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM, AND ALSO OUR REGIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM.

WHEN. ME? YEAH. OH, MY GOD.

SORRY. YOU JUST GOING? AS I WAS SAYING BEFORE, WE HAD ANOTHER EXCEPTIONAL YEAR.

FIRST STARTED OFF ACTUALLY WITH OUR WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM, WHO ACTUALLY FINISHED THIRD AT THE DEEP THREE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA.

WE'VE ALSO AGAIN HAD OUR BROOKHAVEN WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM THAT FINISHED AGAIN, FIRST WITH ANOTHER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, THEIR SECOND CONSECUTIVE, THEIR FOURTH AND SIX YEARS.

SO AGAIN, AN EXCEPTIONAL FEAT FOR OUR YOUNG LADIES.

BUT ALSO WE HAVE OUR ORIGINAL MEN'S SOCCER TEAM, AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME HERE, THAT AGAIN, FINISHED WITH ANOTHER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH THEIR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THEIR FOURTH.

AND THEIR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE UNDEFEATED SEASON.

SO INCREDIBLE, MARK.

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OUR TEAMS DO A GREAT JOB OF TRAVELING AND REPRESENTING THIS COLLEGE IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE WITH CLASS AND AND A LOT OF SPORTSMANSHIP.

SO WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THEM AND EXTREMELY PROUD OF HOW THEY REPRESENT US ON A NATIONAL STAGE.

SO, AGAIN, KUDOS TO YOU GUYS AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE KNOW THAT IT'S NOT EASY BEING A STUDENT ATHLETE, AND WE KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO JUGGLE CLASS, WORK, PRACTICE AND AGAIN, WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

SO THANK YOU.

WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, ESPECIALLY YOUR STUDENT ATHLETES.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME, YOU WILL TO ALSO THANK OUR TEAMS FOR ALSO CONTINUE TO SET THE STANDARD, SET THE STANDARD AND BEING A STUDENT ATHLETE HERE AT DALLAS COLLEGE, BUT ALSO CONTINUE TO MAKE THE DALLAS COLLEGE NAME KNOWN WORLDWIDE AND CONTINUE TO SHOW OTHER STUDENT ATHLETES THE POSSIBILITIES THAT THEY CAN HAVE BY BEING STUDENT ATHLETES HERE AT DALLAS COLLEGE.

SO THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN FOR THAT.

BUT ALSO JUST LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THEY CAN COME IN HERE, THEY CAN HAVE A GREAT CAREER HERE, THEY CAN GET AN EDUCATION, THEY CAN COMPETE ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, BUT ALSO THEY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER HERE IN DALLAS COLLEGE.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S WORLDWIDE WIDE.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU, GUYS, AND THANK YOU FOR CONTINUE TO MAKE THE DALLAS COLLEGE NAME.

NO, BUT ALSO JUST TO REPRESENT US IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE.

SO WE GENERALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

THE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU GUYS SHOULD BE EXTREMELY PROUD OF IS THAT NO TEAM IN THE HISTORY OF NJCAA MEN'S SOCCER HAS EVER WON FIVE CONSECUTIVE.

BUT YOU GUYS HAVE CONTINUE TO DO INCREDIBLE JOB.

YOU CONTINUE TO MAKE HISTORY AND YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF IT.

AND WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

I ALSO WANTED TO TAKE THIS TIME TO ALSO INTRODUCE OUR NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, LEON NORBY, AT OUR RICHLAND CAMPUS, WHO HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB OF WORKING WITH OUR STUDENT ATHLETES AT THE RICHLAND CAMPUS.

BUT I ALSO REALLY WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO TO ALSO THANK OUR COACH ROLE, CAREER AND OUR ASSISTANT COACHES FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO, BECAUSE WE DON'T ALWAYS GET TO SEE ON A DAILY BASIS WHAT THEY DO BEHIND THE SCENES.

THAT'S FROM PRACTICE, FROM WORKING WITH OUR STUDENT ATHLETES AND THEIR SCHEDULES, FROM SCHEDULING TO GAMES, TRAVEL, A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.

SO WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR OUR STUDENT ATHLETES AND MAKING SURE AGAIN THAT THEY GET THEIR EDUCATION.

THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME AS WELL TO THANK DR.

JOSEPH, BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE DO AS WELL WITHOUT HER SUPPORT ON A DAILY BASIS.

AS SHE GUIDES US, SHE MAKES SURE THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED.

BUT ALSO SHE'S VERY SUPPORTIVE OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IN ATHLETICS, FROM OUR STUDENT ATHLETES TO ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE ATHLETICS WATCH.

SO GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU.

DR. JOSEPH THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

WE ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME AS WELL TO INVITE THE BOARD OUT TO ANY OF OUR COMPETITIONS.

WE STILL HAVE SEVERAL COMPETITIONS FROM OUR MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS, FROM OUR SPORTS TEAMS THAT ARE ACTUALLY COMPETING THIS WEEK FOR FINALS. WE'VE HAD TWO TEAMS, OUR VALORANT TEAM AND ALSO OUR OVERWATCH TEAM THAT ARE ACTUALLY THEY'VE BEEN NUMBER ONE IN THE COUNTRY FOR THIS PAST YEAR.

SO WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU GUYS TO COME OUT TO THAT.

BUT AGAIN, JUST REALLY WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO UPDATE YOU ON EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN ATHLETICS, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY TO CELEBRATE THESE TEAMS THAT ARE HERE TODAY.

SO THEY GIVE GIVEN OUR RICH WOMEN'S TEAM AROUND THE WORLD.

IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO VOTE, IMAGINE.

WANT TO ORGANIZE THIS? YES. COULD I ASK YOU A QUESTION? HOW MANY OF THE PLAYERS ARE GOING TO GO ON AND PLAY SOCCER AT THE NEXT LEVEL OF COLLEGE? WELL, IT WOULD DEPEND.

WE HAD SEVERAL THAT HAVE ACTUALLY GONE ON TO RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS.

WE HAVE ONE RIGHT NOW THAT IS ACTUALLY PLAYING AT SYRACUSE.

BUT FROM THIS TEAM RIGHT HERE, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF RECRUITMENT THAT'S GOING ON AND A LOT OF VISITS THAT ARE GOING ON ON CAMPUSES.

SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF.

BUT ALSO, COACH IS GOING TO GET UP THERE AND SPEAK AND HE CAN PROBABLY EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THE RECRUITMENT.

WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH OUR TURNOVER RATE, WITH OUR STUDENT ATHLETES GOING ON TO EVEN DIVISION ONE SCHOOLS.

GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

SO HERE'S WHAT I'M THINKING OF. MOVE THE PODIUM AND THEN IF YOU GUYS IF YOU GO TO SLEEP.

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BUT THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MEET WITH US TODAY.

BUT TO ALSO TO CELEBRATE OUR TEAMS AND ALL THE COMMITMENTS THAT THEY'VE HAD THIS YEAR.

AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR RICHLAND COLLEGE PRESIDENT, DR.

KAY EGGLESTON, AND SHE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR COACHES.

BUT ALSO OUR COACHES WILL INTRODUCE OUR STUDENT ATHLETES AS WELL AND TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND ON THEM.

OUR MVP'S.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND MULTIPLE THINGS.

SO THANK YOU, GUYS.

AGAIN. THANK YOU.

BRAVO TRUSTEES.

IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE, CHANCELLOR LEHMAN, TO AGAIN PRESENT THE RICHLAND CAMPUS MEN'S SOCCER TEAM TO ALL OF YOU.

AND I'D LIKE COACH RIVERA TO COME STAND HERE TO BRING US HERE.

NOW, BOTH OF THESE GENTLEMEN MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE SLEEPY EYED TO YOU, AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF THE TOURNAMENT IN HERKIMER, BUT THEY BOTH HAVE JUST COME BACK FROM DOHA. THEY HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE WORLD CUP OVER THE WEEKEND.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE CERTAINLY LOOKING TO THE BEST OF THE BEST TO INSPIRE US FURTHER.

BUT IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE OUR COACHES AND OUR STUDENT ATHLETES BECAUSE AND IT DOES BEAR REPEATING.

NO OTHER TEAM IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, DIVISION THREE HAS EVER ACHIEVED FIVE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS IN A ROW.

YOU ARE ALL ON VERY HALLOWED GROUND WITH THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.

SO LET'S GET THE ONE MORE HAND.

SO I'VE BEEN ASKED, WHAT'S THE SECRET FORMULA? WHAT IS IT THAT IS BEING DONE? SO I'M GOING TO TAKE A STEP BACK.

I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU STATS AND ALL OF THAT.

THEY WILL. BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THESE TWO INCREDIBLE COACHES BECAUSE THEY ARE HOME GROWN.

THEY ARE RICHLAND COLLEGE GRADUATES WITH ASSOCIATE DEGREES.

THEY WENT ON TO COMPLETE THEIR ADVANCED DEGREES AND THEY HAVE STAYED IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY ARE A PRODUCT OF AND THEY ARE CONTRIBUTING IN SUCH MEANINGFUL WAYS.

AND THAT'S PART OF THE SECRET SAUCE.

THEY KNOW WHAT THIS PROGRAM MEANT TO THEM AS STUDENTS GROWING UP IN NEW YORK, IN THE RICHARDSON SCHOOL DISTRICT, HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL.

AND YOU WERE ALSO IN THE AREA, ACTUALLY, YOU CAME FROM MEXICO AND GREW UP IN OAK CLIFF, TEXAS.

YES. YES.

AND BOTH PLAYED AND WON NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AS RICHLAND MEN'S SOCCER TEAM MEMBERS.

SO THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED EVERY STEP ALONG THE WAY AND THEN COME BACK.

NOW, COACH RODRIGUEZ IS GOING TO TALK, CERTAINLY PROBABLY LESS THAN WE WILL TODAY. BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT HE IS HE HAS NOW FOR FOUR SEASONS, BEEN THE ASSISTANT COACH, BUT HIS FULL TIME DAY JOB IS AS A PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT STEVENS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BUFFALO.

SO THERE IS A WONDERFUL STORY HERE ABOUT BEING A PRODUCT OF AND THEN COMING BACK AND GIVING BACK AND INSPIRING NEXT GENERATION STUDENTS.

AND THAT'S REALLY THE STORY I WANT TO TELL YOU TODAY.

AND THEN I'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THE WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENTS ON THE PLAYING FIELD.

BUT I'M TELLING YOU ABOUT THE WONDERFUL MEN THAT THEY ARE INSPIRING OUR STUDENTS.

AND COACH HERRERA'S WINNING FORMULA IS TO FOCUS INTENTLY ON EACH GAME, RIGHT PLAYERS AND TO STAY HUMBLE.

IT'S ONE GAME AT A TIME AND NEVER GO TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

BEFORE YOU GO THROUGH EACH GAME OF THE SEASON AT YOUR VERY BEST.

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I AM SO PROUD OF THESE TWO COACHES AND ALL OF OUR TEAM.

CONGRATULATIONS. TRY NOT TO TAKE TOO MUCH TIME.

THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION.

SOMETIMES. I WAS AN ASSISTANT COACH AND SOMETIMES ASSISTANT COACH.

YOU DON'T GET THE RECOGNITION YOU DESERVE.

I WAS NOT ONLY MY ASSISTANT, HE WAS MY TEAMMATE AND ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS IN LIFE.

SO I'M ALWAYS, AS I THINK I HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE COACHING.

ONE OF THE THINGS I LEARNED IS THE FIRST TEAM YOU MAKE IS THE COACHING STAFF, AND WHEN YOU MEET THE COACHING STAFF, THEN YOU CAN BUILD YOUR TEAM.

SO I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE, VERY THANKFUL FOR HIS HELP AS WELL AS MAKE IT HERE TODAY, BECAUSE THEY HAVE FULL TIME JOBS AND SOMEHOW THEY MAKE IT WORK.

I ALWAYS SAY I NEED THIS PRINCIPLE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY HALF DAYS YOU CAN TAKE IN A YEAR.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

BUT THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET GOING.

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE SEASON? FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE JIMMY ELDER.

I KNOW JIMMY THERE PERSONALLY.

FOR A LOT OF YEARS HE ACTUALLY COACHED ABBOTT AND I KNOW HOW TO TURN HIM IN AFTER WE FINISHED COLLEGE AND WON NATIONALS A LOT.

I SEE HIM AS A MENTOR, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM AND HIS TEAM.

ON WINNING HIS BROTHER ACTUALLY COACH OUT OF THE NINE MIDWESTERN STATE.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF TIES, A LOT A LOT OF CONNECTION THERE SAYING SO HIS BROTHER DOUG IS ANOTHER MENTOR OF MINE.

I ALWAYS KEEP IN TOUCH WITH HIM.

HE'S NOW A PROFESSIONAL SCOUT FOR A PROFESSIONAL TEAM HERE IN AMERICA.

AND I REMEMBER HE CALLED ME DURING PRESEASON, TOLD ME THIS EARLIER, AND COMEDIES LIKE DON'T FORGET, WINNING'S FUN.

LOSING SUCKS. VERY SIMPLE, BUT VERY COMPETITIVE INDUSTRY.

ALL THIS IS NOT ABOUT WINNING YOUR LIFE, BUT IT IS TALKING ABOUT TEAM THAT ALL THE TIME IS NOT ABOUT ALSO WINNING ON THE FIELD OR WINNING OFF THE FIELD.

AND I THINK WE'VE BEEN REALLY SUCCESSFUL WITH THAT.

YES, WE WON.

YES, WE WON FIVE IN A ROW.

WE WON 11 TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

WE'VE HAD FOUR UNDEFEATED SEASONS, BUT WE'RE WINNING OFF THE FIELD.

WE MENTIONED ABOUT HOW MANY PLAYERS WE'VE HAD.

JUST GIVE YOU AN ESTIMATE SINCE I'VE BEEN THE HEAD COACH.

WE HAD OVER 50 PLAYERS TRANSFERRED OVER FOUR UNIVERSITIES FROM ALL LEVELS, FROM UNIVERSITIES TO VICTORIA TO UTD TO MIDWESTERN STATE TO THIS WEEKEND.

WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT PLAYED HERE.

IT WAS HERE LAST YEAR PLAYING THE FIVE NATIONAL FINAL FOR DIVISION ONE, AND HE'S ONLY ON ESPN THIS WEEKEND.

SO YOU CAN CHECK HIM OUT. THAT AND HE'S A DALLAS COLLEGE STUDENT, ACTUALLY.

SO YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY BE PROUD OF THAT.

SAYING SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SEASON AS A COACH, I GUESS YOU TRY TO THEME EVERY SEASON.

NO, NOT SPORTS FANS.

YOU MIGHT HAVE SAW THE DOCUMENTARY THE COACH OF THE LAST DANCE.

I'M A BIG FAN.

BIG FAN GROWING UP.

AND THE THEME LAST YEAR WAS THE LAST ACT, MY FIRST YEAR AS A COACH, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO COMMIT BECAUSE TO BEING UNDEFEATED WAS UNDEFEATED SEASON, YOU KNOW, WAS IT NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE IN RICHMOND AND ALL THE CHAMPIONSHIP, THE UNDEFEATED SEASON.

THEN COVID CAME AND WE WERE JUST GRATEFUL TO HAVE A SEASON, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE A SEASON FOR A FEW DAYS.

AND WE WEREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO DEFEND OUR CROWN.

AND WE DID. SO WE WENT ABOUT OUR BUSINESS THERE.

AND THEN THE NEXT SEASON, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS TRY TO MAKE HISTORY, TRY TO BETTER OURSELVES, SET THE STANDARD, ARE GOING TO WIN A THREE PEAT A GAME THAT HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE. AND ALSO WE'RE NOT TRYING TO NEGATIVE AS A POSITIVE WHEN TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE SAME YEAR WHICH WAS RIGHT BECAUSE OF COVID, I REALLY WOULD HAVE PUT TWO TEMPERATURES IN ONE YEAR. AND ALSO HAVE WE HAVE STUDENT ATHLETES LIKE IN THIS YEAR THAT WERE ABLE TO BECAUSE OF COVID AND THE POSITIVE WAY WE PLAYED AND PARTICIPATE IN THREE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, WHICH IS RARE, IT'S NEVER HAPPENED SO RICHLY.

SO THAT'S ALWAYS THE STANDARD.

I ALWAYS TELL THE PLAYERS, ESPECIALLY THE CAPTAINS, LEAVE THE PROGRAM BETTER THAN WHEN YOU CAME IN SAYING SO IT'S BECOME A LITTLE DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE STANDARD IS GETTING BETTER AND THEY'RE WINNING MORE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

BUT I THINK YOU DEFINITELY DID HOW I MEAN, THE LAST FIVE YEARS, OUR RECORD 73 ZERO AND THREE TIMES AND WE WON FIVE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

AND ANOTHER NUMBER I FORGOT TO MENTION IS THE 11TH OVERALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, WHICH IS THE MOST IN ANY LEVEL IN MEN'S SOCCER.

SO THERE'LL BE SOME WE'RE VERY PROUD OF IT AND WE WANT YOU TO BE A PART OF THAT.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF. OUR GUYS ARE MOVING ON OUT AND I ARE JUST A SMALL EXAMPLE OF HOW MANY PLAYERS MOVE ON TO GET BACK IN THE COMMUNITY DIFFERENT WAYS.

SOME OF THE POLICE OFFICERS, SOME OF OUR PRINCIPAL, SOME OUR TEACHERS, YOU KNOW, WE HAD SOMEBODY ON MY NOTES HERE WHO WENT VIRAL MAKING A MUSIC VIDEO.

HE'S A HE'S MY BEST FRIEND, TOO.

IF YOU GO THE TEMPERATURE WITH THIS IS A RITUAL ALARM.

AND SO ALL THESE KIDS ARE YOU KNOW, SOME WILL GO BACK TO THEIR HOME, SOME WILL STAY HERE, SOME ARE FROM HERE.

BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE GOING TO GIVE BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY.

AND YOU NEED TO BE PROUD OF THAT AND KNOW THAT WHEN YOU'RE SUPPORTING THEM, YOU'RE SUPPORTING YOURSELF IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR FUTURE COMMUNITY.

SO JUST JUST REMEMBER THAT I KNOW YOU DO, BUT JUST REMEMBER THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE KIDS, I TREAT THEM LIKE D1 ATHLETES WITHOUT THE RESOURCES.

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SO IT'S NOT THAT I'M BAD, BUT I DEMAND A LOT FROM THEM WITH LESS RESOURCES AND THEY WORK IN SOME OF THEM, YOU KNOW, COME FROM, YOU KNOW, FIRST GENERATION AMERICA.

SOME COME FROM BETTER STANDARD OF LIVING THAN OTHERS.

SO I'M PROUD OF I'M REALLY PROUD OF IT AS WELL.

FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL MY ASSISTANT COACHES, MS..

JONES, FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

SCOTT, TOO, IS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, KNOWS COACH WAS LAST YEAR REALLY APPRECIATE HIS HELP COACH AND ABBY YOU KNOW THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN A BREATH OF FRESH AIR AND LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MORE BREAKTHROUGHS WITH YOU AND DR.

HOUSTON THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

I THINK MY BIGGEST FAN AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT FROM SOMEBODY FROM YOUR POSITION.

AND FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK THE PLAYERS AND THE CAPTAINS.

YOU KNOW, I SAY LEAVE IT IN, LEAVE THE PROGRAM BETTER THAN IT WAS.

AND SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN DO IT AND YOU HAVE.

SO I REALLY THINK THAT.

THANK YOU, GUYS. THE PROGRAM IS IN A BETTER POSITION THAN THE FIRST DAY YOU CAME HERE.

SO THANK YOU. AND GIVE YOURSELF A.

HEY, COACH.

HUH? WHO'S GOING TO WIN THE WORLD CUP? I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WAS GOOD.

PERSONALIZED MESSAGING.

WHAT DO YOU THINK? ENGLAND.

ENGLAND. WE'LL SEE.

SO, YEAH, IT'LL BE INTERESTING.

IT'S A FUN WORLD CUP. DIFFERENT WORLD CUP, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT TIME OF THE YEAR.

JUST IN THE SUMMER. NOW WE CAN COME BACK AND WATCH IT OVER THE HOLIDAYS.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. YEAH.

THANK YOU, GUYS. THANK YOU.

WE'RE PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO TO CONTRIBUTE TO DALLAS COLLEGE.

AND TRICIA, YOU SHARE THE STORIES THAT WE KNOW.

EACH ONE OF YOU IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE STORIES AS YOU LEAVE US AND GO DO AMAZING THINGS.

BUT WE'RE PROUD TO CALL YOU PART OF THE DALLAS COLLEGE FAMILY.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO REPRESENT US OUT.

THANKS FOR COMING. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE WELCOME.

SO WHY DON'T WE BEGIN? THERE'S SO MANY OF THOSE SERVICES.

IT'S.

I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

YEAH. HE'S GETTING IT RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.

I GUESS. IT JUST DON'T WORK OUT.

OH.

THINGS ARE. I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT TIME FOR.

YEAH. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

HERE WE GO. THREE, TWO, ONE.

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OH, REALLY? YOU.

THEY'RE MORE. EVEN MORE QUIET NOW.

SO YOU HEARD OUR WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAMS FROM THE BROOKHAVEN CAMPUS ARE ALSO CHAMPIONS.

SO. EXACTLY.

YOU READY AGAIN, MR. PRESIDENT? THANK YOU.

I'VE TAKE AS MANY WOMEN.

WE ALWAYS HAVE A SMALLER GROUP DEDICATED TO.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR ATHLETE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. GENERALLY SPEAKING, AS YOU KNOW, THESE PROGRAMS CONTRIBUTE TO STUDENT RETENTION AND SUCCESS.

OUR COACHES ARE FOCUSED ON, OF COURSE, WINNING ON THE FIELD, BUT THEY ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE LEARNING WHAT THEY NEED TO LEARN IN THE CLASSROOM.

YOU HEARD ONE OF OUR COACHES TALK ABOUT THEM TRANSFERRING ON, AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE LEARNING WHAT THEY NEED TO LEARN AS WELL.

SO THEY DO A GREAT JOB ON BOTH.

SO AS YOU ALREADY HEARD, OUR WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM REMAIN UNDEFEATED THIS SEASON, 19 OH, AND JUST ONE TIME.

AND THEY WERE RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE NJCAA NATIONAL RANKINGS.

WOW. THEY WERE ALSO THIS WAS THEIR SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR TO WIN TO BE THE DALLAS ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS.

AND SO I WANT TO SHARE A FEW OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS.

SO WHEN THEY WERE PERFORMING IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, WE HAD A STUDENT WHO WAS NAMED MOST VALUABLE PLAYER.

WE HAD ANOTHER ONE NAMED MOST VALUABLE FORWARD.

WE HAD TWO ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM MEMBERS.

AND THEN WITHIN THE DALLAS ATHLETIC CONFERENCE THIS YEAR, WE HAD THE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR.

WE HAD THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AND WE HAD SEVEN ALL CONFERENCE TEAM MEMBERS FROM AMONG THIS GROUP.

WE ALSO HAD THREE ALL-AMERICANS.

SO YOU ALREADY HEARD HOW COACH ELDER INVESTED IN SOME OF OUR MEN'S SOCCER COACHES THAT WE HAVE NOW.

SO THAT JUST TRICKLES DOWN.

SO HE'S, I GUESS, PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MEN'S GAME, WHICH IS.

AND SO DEFINITELY OUR COACHES WERE RECOGNIZED AS THE NJCAA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT COACH OF THE YEAR AND THE DALLAS ATHLETIC CONFERENCE COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR.

SO WE HAVE LOTS OF AWARDS TO GO AROUND.

SO I WANT TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR COACH, JIMMY ELDER.

HE'S GOING TO COME AND SAY. THIS IS THE WAY TO IN THE WAY THE WOMEN'S CLASS NOT TALK MUCH.

MY NAME IS JIMMY ELDER.

I'M A NATIVE TEXAN WITH A SCHOOL IN WEST STATE UNIVERSITY AND A SOCCER SCHOLARSHIP.

I WAS A JOURNEYMAN PROFESSIONAL PLAYER FOR THREE YEARS BACK IN THE EIGHTIES.

WHEN SOCCER YOU WORK ABOUT TWO FOUR MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR AND THEN YOU DIDN'T GET PAID FOR CONSTRUCTION OR BUILDING JOBS AND WHATNOT.

I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL, GOT MY DEGREE, BUT GOT INTO COACHING.

MY DREAM WAS TO COACH A COLLEGE TEAM.

I HAD A BEAUTIFUL WIFE OF 39 YEARS, BY THE WAY.

NEXT YEAR IS OUR 40TH.

AMAZING MYSELF, BUT 39 YEARS MARRIED.

I GOT TWO OF TWO KIDS, TWO BEAUTIFUL GRANDKIDS, AND I ALWAYS WANTED TO COACH IN COLLEGE, BUT JUST I JUST COULDN'T DO IT.

I HAD TO RAISE MY FAMILY.

I HAD TO MAKE A LIVING.

AND THE STARS DIDN'T ALIGN.

I STUMBLED INTO THIS JOB EIGHT YEARS AGO, I STARTED A SOCCER COMPANY.

THE COACH INVITED ME OVER.

NEXT THING HE LEFT AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE OFFERED THE JOB.

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AND MY ASSISTANT COACHES AREN'T HERE TODAY WITH ME OR THEY COULDN'T MAKE IT OR TRAVELING.

BUT WE RECRUITED PLAYERS FROM ALL OVER THE METROPLEX, ACTUALLY ALL OVER TEXAS.

I REACHED OUT TO EVERY HIGH SCHOOL CLUB COACH I COULD FIND LOOKING FOR PLAYERS TO REBUILD OUR PROGRAM.

WE'VE DONE IT SINCE THE VERY FIRST YEAR OF RECRUITS.

WE FINISHED THIRD IN THE COUNTRY.

THE VERY NEXT YEAR WE WON THE NATIONAL TITLE.

WE'VE WON IT FOUR TIMES IN SIX YEARS.

NOW IT'S A IT'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK.

YOU HAVE TO BE REALLY PASSIONATE TO WANT TO DO IT.

WE WE SCOUT THE ENTIRE NORTH TEXAS AREA FOR THE TOP PLAYERS THAT FIT A DALLAS COLLEGE DEGREE PLAN OBJECTIVE. THEY'RE KIDS THAT EITHER CAN'T AFFORD THE FOUR YEAR SCHOOLS WHERE THEY'RE GETTING THEIR SOCCER OFFERS OR THERE ARE KIDS THAT WANT TO STAY CLOSE TO HOME BECAUSE THEY'RE CLOSE TO THEIR FAMILY OR THEIR KIDS THAT MAYBE MAYBE DIDN'T DO AS WELL AS THEY NEEDED TO ON THE SAT.

AND SOMETIMES THEY'RE JUST KIDS THAT LOVE OUR SOCCER PROGRAM AND THINK WE CAN GET STARTED HERE AT THIS COLLEGE.

WE SELL HEAVILY ON ON DALLAS COLLEGE, THE JUNIOR COLLEGE ROUTE.

AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S FAMOUS PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE BEEN JUNIOR COLLEGE ATHLETES AND STUDENTS.

WE HAVE A GREAT NURSING PROGRAM, A MEDICAL PROGRAM.

WE'VE GOT EDUCATION PROGRAMS. WE SIT THEIR FAMILIES DOWN IN OUR OFFICE AND WE TELL THEM THAT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT SOCCER.

IF YOU'RE YOUNG LADY, IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT WITH US.

SHE'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE A GOOD STUDENT ATHLETE, BUT SHE'S GOING TO MAKE IT COLLEGE SPORTS.

SHE'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE A GOOD STUDENT ATHLETE BECAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE NOT QUALIFIED TO PLAY.

YOU COULD PASS OUT THE SYSTEM.

SO IT'S A WIN WIN.

FORTUNATELY, WE PROMOTE OUR TUTORING SERVICES.

WE GET FREE TUTORING AT DALLAS COLLEGE.

UNBELIEVABLE STUDENT COACHES THAT HELP OUR KIDS THROUGH ADMISSIONS.

WE HAVE COUNSELING SERVICES.

ALL OF OUR KIDS HAVE HAD TO USE THESE.

YOU SEE THIS YOUNG LADY, MEGAN, WHERE ARE YOU? SO YOU GOT TO GO FOR THAT BABY.

THIS YOUNG LADY HERE HAS A BABY.

SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT STAGES OF YOUR LIFE.

THEY MAKE IT HAPPEN.

I'M REALLY PROUD WHEN THEY COME IN.

THEY KNOW THEY'RE COMING TO A SERIOUS SOCCER PROGRAM.

THEY THINK THEY'RE COMING TO A SERIOUS PROGRAM UNTIL WE START.

THEN THEY KNOW THEY'RE COMING TO A SERIOUS TIME.

I'VE HEARD SO MANY PARENTS OF THE YEAR SAY, JIMMY, OUR KIDS ARE IN SPORTS AND WE WANT THEM TO BE IN SPORTS BECAUSE THE WORLD TODAY DOESN'T ALWAYS SAY NO TO THE KIDS.

AND IN SPORTS, YOU'VE GOT TO SAY NO.

THE MORE COMPETITIVE THE SPORT, THE MORE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SAY NO.

YOU'VE GOT TO GO FASTER, YOU GOT TO TRY HARDER, YOU GOT TO BE ON TIME, YOU'VE GOT TO BE EARLY, YOU'VE GOT TO BE A TEAMMATE, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE GOOD MANNERS.

YOU'VE GOT TO GET ALONG.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE DISCIPLINE.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOU HAVE TO SUFFER THROUGH HARD TIMES.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THESE YOUNG LADIES DO.

I WENT TO A FOUR YEAR SCHOOL.

MY DAD PAID FOR SOME OF IT.

I GOT SCHOLARSHIP ON THE OTHER PART.

I DIDN'T HAVE TO WORK.

MOST KIDS GO TO FOUR YEAR SKULL.

SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE TO WORK.

I WANT TO SAY EVERY ONE OF THESE YOUNG LADIES WORKS.

NOW, I TELL THEM WHEN THEY COME IN IN AUGUST THAT, LADIES, THAT BABY'S NOT BOTHERING ME.

OH, SHE CAN BE A REAL FAMILY.

WE LOVE LISTENING, BUT SHE DOESN'T LOVE EVERYBODY ELSE.

WE JUST WANTED TO COME IN, LADIES.

YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT HERE. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE FUN PLAYING SOCCER EVERY DAY AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS.

AND THIS SCHOOL'S GOOD START.

THREE WEEKS. SCHOOL IS GOING TO START.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME HERE AT 630 IN THE MORNING TO PRACTICE SO THEY CAN MAKE IT TO THE DAY.

THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO YOUR SCHOOLING AND THEN YOU HAVE TO GO TO WORK.

SOME OF OUR SELF SUFFICIENT.

THEY SUPPORT THEMSELVES.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE FUN UNTIL YOU HIT THAT.

AND THEN WE GET TO MIDSEASON WHERE WE'RE TRAVELING.

YOU GOT TO GET BACK. YOU'VE GOT TO PICK YOUR BABY, YOU GOT TO GET YOUR GRADES.

SO YOU GOT TO WAKE UP, GO TO WORK, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TO WORK.

SO WE GOT IN AT 12:00 LAST NIGHT, BUT YOU'VE GOT TO DO IT.

AND THEY DO IT.

AND SO MANY STUDENTS IN THIS COUNTRY DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS.

I'M SO PROUD OF THESE GIRLS.

I WANT TO CRY. THEY HAVE CHAMPIONS ON TOP OF ALL THAT FOR CHAMPIONS.

AND I'M NOT A DC COACH.

I'M AN OLD SCHOOL GUY.

I'M NOT AN EASY COACH.

RIGHT? WHEN IT COMES TO THE END OF THE DAY, WE PLAY MORE GAMES, WE TRAIN MORE THAN ANY OTHER DALLAS COLLEGE SCHOOL OUTSIDE VOICE BECAUSE OUR SEASON GETS EXTENDED.

I HAVE TO WORK MORE.

THEY HAVE TO WORK MORE. THEY HAVE TO STRUGGLE MORE.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF WE CAN WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, THEY WILL ALL TURN AND LOVE ME.

SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE WIN IT.

AND I TRY REALLY HARD BECAUSE I KNOW THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH AN AWFUL LOT.

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AND WE ONLY HAVE TEN TODAY BECAUSE THE OTHERS ARE WORKING.

WE TRY TO GET THEM HERE, BUT WE JUST COULDN'T.

SO I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO SAY YOUR NAME, THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE CITY YOU'RE FROM.

AND IF YOU WANT ANY AWARDS, GO AHEAD AND TELL US, PLEASE.

MY NAME IS MIA PEREZ.

I'M FROM GRANBURY, TEXAS.

I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL AND I WON MVP.

AND WHAT ARE YOU STUDYING? AND I'M STUDYING NURSING.

WOW. GOOD. I SAYS, BROTHERS.

I'M FROM DALLAS, TEXAS.

I MISS MY DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I WAS LIKE, SECOND CAME ON, AND THEN I'M STUDYING EDUCATION.

I'M GREAT. I'M GOING ON.

I'M FROM DALLAS, TEXAS. I WENT TO JUDGE SANDERS LAW MAGNET, AND I WAS STUDYING.

AND I WON. ALTERNATIVELY, I'M ALEX, A SOPHOMORE FROM MCKINNEY, TEXAS.

MORE HIGH SCHOOL AND FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE AND NURSING GRADE.

I AM HALEY NICHOLS.

I AM FROM TEXAS.

I WENT TO 40 HIGH SCHOOL.

I AM CURRENTLY UNDECIDED.

I WON THE NJCAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK, SECOND ALL-AMERICAN TEAM AND FIRST ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM.

MY NAME IS. I LIVE IN MINNESOTA.

I WENT TO LAKE DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M FROM LAKE DALLAS, TEXAS.

I GOT ACTUALLY, I'M STUDYING ASSOCIATES OF SCIENCE AND I GOT FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE.

TEAM CAPTAIN. SORRY. MY NAME IS BAYLEE CLARK, AND I WENT TO DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M FROM TEXAS AND I'M STUDYING ASSOCIATES IN SCIENCE.

AND I GOT ALL-AMERICAN FIRST CONFERENCE.

FIRST TEAM.

SOME OTHER ONES. I'M ALI BABA.

I'M FROM DENTON, TEXAS.

I WENT TO BILLY BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M STUDYING KINESIOLOGY, AND I GOT SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE.

SHE KICKED FOOTBALL FROM HIGH SCHOOL ON OUR BOYS FOOTBALL TEAM.

I'M CAMERON WATSON.

I'M FROM JUSTIN, TEXAS.

I WENT TO NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M WORKING TOWARDS MY ASSOCIATES IN SCIENCE.

AND THEN I GOT THE SECOND TEAM ALL CONFERENCE.

I'M MEGAN ANDERSON.

I'M FROM PROSPER, TEXAS.

I WENT TO PROSPER HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M A CENTER BACK.

I WON A PLAYER OF THE WEEK ONE WEEK AND ALL.

ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM AND FIRST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE.

THIS IS SAMMY, AND HE JUST TURNED 101 AT THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT.

THIS IS JUST A COUPLE OF TIDBITS.

THIS IS OUR SECOND OUR FIRST EVER BACK TO BACK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

AND I'M SO GRATEFUL TO FIRST GUY TO HIRE IF YOU TOOK A CHANCE ON ME BECAUSE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE DIDN'T DO THE YEAR AND I WANTED TO COACH COLLEGE.

I'M SO HAPPY WE GOT A PRESIDENT THAT SUPPORTS US AND EXECUTIVE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR WHO HAS JUGGLED SO MANY JOBS THIS YEAR.

SHE'S BEEN OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.

SHE'S IN ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK IN HER OFFICE AT BROOKHAVEN WHILE SHE JUMPS TO THE OTHER SCHOOLS IN BETWEEN.

SHE'S HELD US ALL ACCOUNTABLE.

SHE'S PROMOTED PROPER ATHLETICS.

SHE'S PROMOTED TAKING CARE OF OUR KIDS, DOING THE RIGHT THINGS, MAKING SURE THEIR GRADES ARE GOOD.

BY THE WAY, WHO'S GOT A 3.0 OR HIGHER GPA? STEP FORWARD, PLEASE.

WELL. 3 TO 4.

4.0 GPAS ALL SAY WE HAVE THREE UP FOUR SCHOLAR ALL AMERICAN THROUGH THE UNITED SOCCER COACHES WHICH IS A COMPLETE INDEPENDENT COACHING GROUP.

IT'S THE NATIONALS, ONE OF THE BIGGEST IN THE WORLD.

WE WON THEM ONCE BEFORE.

WE'VE GOT THREE OF THEM UP FOR FOUR NATIONAL ACADEMICS, PLAYER OF THE YEAR, AND WE HAVE WON OUR FOUR NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR ALL JUNIOR COLLEGE, WHICH IS A HUGE AWARD. SHE DOESN'T KNOW IT YET.

I WON'T TELL WHO SHE IS, BUT SHE'S UP.

I GOT A CALL TODAY. THANK YOU, MS..

JONES, FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR US, MS..

JONES. THANK YOU FOR YOU GUYS.

BECAUSE WITHOUT THIS, WITHOUT ATHLETICS, THESE KIDS DON'T GET A CHANCE TO COME TO DALLAS COLLEGE C DALLAS COLLEGE WE DON'T GET A CHANCE TO SHOW THE NATION DALLAS COLLEGE AND BELIEVE ME, WE'RE ON THE RANKINGS.

WE'RE ON NUMBER ONE RANKINGS SINCE THE FIRST WEEK.

WE START BY THE WHOLE SEASON.

ARROWS, BULLETS, EVERYTHING COMING AT US.

WE SURVIVE AND WE PUT BROOKHAVEN ON THE MAP.

I WENT TO THE UNITED SOCCER COACHES SHOW THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO.

IT'S A HUGE SHOW.

PEOPLE CAN MODEL OVER THE WORLD AND THEY HAVE THESE GIANT BILLBOARDS OF NCAA DIVISION ONE, TOP 20, DIVISION TWO, DIVISION THREE, JUNIOR COLLEGE BROOKHAVEN WAS NUMBER ONE ON THE LIST.

I TOOK A BIG PICTURE WITH THAT.

I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, HEY, MAN, WE SAW YOU DURING YOUR SCHOOL UP THERE.

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SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YEAH, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, COACH, FOR FOR THAT WITH YOUR PASSION, FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND FOR SHARING IN THAT PASSION AND SHARING IT WITH EACH OF OUR STUDENTS.

AND AS I SAID WITH THE PREVIOUS GROUP, YOU KNOW, WE ARE SO PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU REPRESENT, ALL THE ACCOMPLISH AND PERSEVERE TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE AND CELEBRATE IN THIS.

AND AGAIN, WE'RE PROUD TO BE PART OF THE DALLAS.

TODAY'S. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT.

YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT IS.

WHAT? YOU SEE AFTER.

EVEN THE.

OKAY. I'LL BE READY.

OKAY. SO NOW WE WILL CONTINUE WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE 10TH.

[6. Chancellor and Board Announcements]

THE SACS, CMC ACCREDITATION CONFERENCE THAT SOME OF OUR TEAM HAS BEEN JUST RETURNING FROM ATLANTA.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT ARE PART OF THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION TOGETHER ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

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PRESENTED YESTERDAY, I THINK IT WAS ON SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE THAT WE DO PRESENTED ALONG WITH OUR SEC'S CMC VICE PRESIDENT LIAISON.

SO WE'RE WELL REPRESENTED IN THAT CONVERSATION.

WE HAD A NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM THAT WERE THERE AND ARE STILL THERE.

BUT BUT I CERTAINLY MENTION THAT AS WE HAVE OUR ONGOING CONVERSATION ABOUT ACCREDITATION.

AND SO I'VE GOT A SMALL GROUP THAT INCLUDES SOME OF OUR FACULTY LEADERS AND AN ACADEMIC TEAM.

AND I'VE ASKED CHAIR BRAVO TO JOIN WITH A SMALL GROUP THAT IS GOING TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF A FIELD TRIP, BUT ENGAGE A LITTLE BIT WITH HLC NEXT MONTH SO WE CAN ASK SOME MORE DIRECT QUESTIONS WITH THEM ONE ON ONE.

AS WE CONTINUE TO EVALUATE OUR ACCREDITATION, OUR CREDIT ARE MOVING FORWARD.

SO I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION IS WE'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATION WITH PARKLAND HOSPITAL ABOUT PROVIDING SOME SPACE AT THE RICHMOND CAMPUS ON THE RICHMOND FOOTPRINT FOR A COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC. AND SO PARKLAND IS HOSTING A PUBLIC FORUM SOMETIME IN THE COMING WEEKS TO SEEK INPUT ON THAT FROM THE COMMUNITY AS WE CONTINUE TO EVALUATE TOGETHER WITH PARKLAND, WHAT MAY MAKE SENSE IN TERMS OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH US IN PARKLAND TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES IN THAT AREA.

AND THE OTHER THING IS I'D LIKE TO ASK JOHN TO COME UP.

WE WERE RECENTLY NOTIFIED OF A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD OF ON THE FINANCIAL SIDE OF WHAT WE DO.

YOU ALL ARE ALWAYS WATCHING AND PAYING ATTENTION AND KEEPING EVERYBODY STRAIGHT WITH THE FISCAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THIS INSTITUTION. I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THE TEAM HAS DONE.

AND SO WE RECENTLY GOT NOTICE OF THAT.

WE MAINTAINED OUR TRIPLE-A BOND RATING.

AND SO, JOHN, YOU WANT TO MENTION THAT A LITTLE BIT? YEAH. I'LL TALK ABOUT EACH YEAR.

WE STARTED THIS TEN YEARS AGO.

WE GOT NOTIFICATION JUST LAST WEEK THAT WE RECEIVED THE A GOVERNOR FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

THAT'S A MOUTHFUL FOR OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, WHICH YOU'RE SEEING.

THAT IS REALLY FOR LAST YEARS BECAUSE THEY'RE ALWAYS ONE YEAR IN.

BUT THIS IS TEN YEARS OF CONSECUTIVE AWARDS IN WHICH WE HAVE.

THIS WAS TESCO'S FIRST YEAR OF REALLY PUSHING THE WHOLE THING THROUGH.

SO YOU NOW HAVE TO GET THAT SAME AWARD NEXT YEAR BECAUSE THE BAR HAS BEEN SET.

SO WE'LL CONTINUE THAT THEN.

ALSO I HAVE TO THANK HER VERY MUCH.

AND ALSO THIS WAS THE CHANCELLOR'S INAUGURAL MEETING WITH OUR RATING AGENCIES.

I ALWAYS THINK IT'S GOOD WHEN YOU HAVE A NEW CHANCELLOR TO PUT THEM IN FRONT OF, IN THIS CASE, TWO RATING AGENCIES, STANDARD AND POOR'S AND FITCH RATING.

AND BOTH FIRMS REAFFIRMED OUR TRIPLE-A RATING NOT ONLY ON THE NEW BOND FOR ISSUING, BUT ALSO IN THE OUTSTANDING, WHICH IS GETTING TO BE NEXT TO NOTHING BUT ON THE OUTSTANDING BONDS WITH AN OUTLOOK OF STABLE, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH A GOOD RATING FROM BOTH OF THE RATING AGENCIES.

SO THANKS TO STAFF AND EVERYBODY ELSE.

AND THANK YOU, MR. CHANCELLOR. YOU DIDN'T BLOW IT, YOU KNOW.

YOU PUT TRIPLE A RATING AND IT IS REALLY UP TO ALL THE THINGS THAT THIS BOARD HAS ALWAYS PUT IN FRONT OF US TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND BE VERY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE FOR ALL.

THERE'S ONLY WE'RE ONE OF FOUR IN THIS STATE WITH THE TRIPLE A RATING AND ONE ARE A DOZEN OR SO.

YES, MAYBE 12 NATIONALLY.

I REALLY DON'T HAVE TOTAL INFORMATION, JUST WHAT I GATHER.

BUT US LONE, KAREN AND COLLIN ARE THE FOUR OF THE TEXAS THAT HAVE TRIPLE A RATING FROM THEIR.

SO THIS IS REALLY SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD NEEDS TO BE PROUD OF.

AS WE CELEBRATE THAT, WE CONTINUE THAT IT MEANS WE GET BETTER RATES IN THE MARKET, WHICH WE'LL BE GOING TO THE MARKET ON THURSDAY.

THAT'S WHAT UNDERWRITING COUNCIL HAS.

OUR UNDERWRITERS HAVE SUGGESTED THAT IT'S THE PROPER TIMING IN THE MARKET TO EFFECT THE BEST RATES WE CAN HAVE AS WE ISSUE THIS FIRST, BUT ENDED UP BEING ON THIS ON THE SHEET 337 MILLION.

I DO HAVE A STORY ROB RECOGNIZED AS WELL.

WE'RE CLOSING THAT 168 PAGE PACKAGE TOGETHER THAT YOU READ SINCE I GOT IT TO YOU ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

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SO THOSE TWO THINGS, THAT'S LIKE DOUBLE TROUBLE AT THE SAME TIME TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE BOTH OF THOSE DOCUMENTS.

BUT THEY'RE BOTH DONE. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DID ON THAT.

YOU'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB.

CAN YOU SELL US THOSE TWO RATING AGENCY REPORTS TO TIE THIS OVER TO THE NEXT CHAPTER? YES, IT DOES.

IT DOES MENTION ON THERE THAT THE BOARD'S FISCAL MANAGEMENT AND THAT WE HAVE STRONG MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE DISTRICT FOR KEEPING THOSE.

SO THEY'RE THEY'RE VERY PROUD OF WHAT WE DO, WHICH ALL MAKE IT EASY.

BUT I WOULDN'T GET YOU THOSE.

I WOULD SAY, JOHN, THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW THAT.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM, THE DISTRICT THAT COLLEGE HAS ALWAYS RUN VERY FISCALLY SOUND AND CONSERVATIVE TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE TAXPAYER DOLLAR.

AND I THINK WE DON'T CELEBRATE OURSELVES ENOUGH BY GETTING TEN YEARS OF THIS AWARD.

AND ALSO THE RATING FROM THE THREE BOND RATING AGENCIES.

RIGHT. WE JUST DID TO THIS MAN.

I KNOW, I KNOW. BUT BUT ALL BUT YES, WE WILL GET A REAFFIRMATION FROM MOODY'S HERE SHORTLY WHEN THEY REVIEW US UNDER THEIR NORMAL SCHEDULE.

I DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING TO BE THERE.

AND THEN WE NEED TO REALIZE JUST A COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS LOWER THAN TEXAS.

THEY'RE 50.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY THE FOUR YEARS ARE, BUT WHEN YOU THEN GO NATIONWIDE, HOW MANY THOUSANDS ARE THERE? AND WE'RE ONE OF 12, ONE OF 12.

SO WE JUST NEED TO CELEBRATE THAT.

AND HOPEFULLY THE PUBLIC REALIZES THAT WE'RE NOT WE'RE NO RUBBER STAMPS AT THIS BOARD TABLE.

WE REALLY TAKE CLOSE LOOK AT HOW THE TAXPAYER DOLLAR IS BEING ALLOCATED AND BEING TAKEN CARE OF.

AND WE CAN LEVERAGE AND MAKE THE MOST OUT OF THAT TAXPAYER DOLLAR THAT WE CAN FOR THE GOOD OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR ECONOMY.

NO RUBBER STAMPS HERE.

THERE ARE NOT. AND EVERY TIME WE GO BEFORE A RATING AGENCY, THEY PROVE IT TO US THAT IT'S NOT A RUBBER STAMP.

QUESTION SO SEVERAL YEARS BACK, WE ACTUALLY WENT ON A BOND RATING TRIP TO NEW YORK.

DID YOU GO TO NEW YORK? NO, IT WAS VIRTUAL AND MY PHONE, BUT YEAH, IT WAS VIRTUAL.

NOWADAYS, ALMOST ALL THE AGENCIES HAVE OFFICES HERE IN DALLAS.

TYPICALLY, THEY USED TO GO WITH MOODY'S, USED TO GO TO NEW YORK FOR REVENUE BONDS BECAUSE THAT NOW THEY DO IT ALL.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU'RE ISSUING.

THEY TAKE CARE OF ALL THEIR BUSINESS LOCALLY, WHICH MAKES THEM A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

WELL, THEY DID AWAY WITH WHAT THE GOOD LITTLE PERKS GOT.

WHAT WOULD YOU WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DOUBLE-A AND A TRIPLE-A MEANS ON $307? YOU KNOW, I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON THE ISSUER, BUT IT'S A MINIMUM OF FIVE BASIS POINTS AND PROBABLY AS MUCH AS 15 BASIS POINTS.

THERE'S NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THERE EXCEPT BRAGGING RIGHTS AND THE ACTUAL FINANCIAL END OF IT.

BUT IT IS STILL ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE STRIVE FOR IF WE WANT TO MAINTAIN BECAUSE IT DOES LOWER OUR INTEREST EXPENSE AND WE ARE GOING TO BE OFFERING THOSE THIS WEEK. YOU SAID I'M THIRSTY ON THURSDAY, SO PEOPLE LISTENING IN, IT'S A GREAT INVESTMENT.

IT IS. IT IS.

THERE IS SO MUCH COMPETITION FOR OUR BONDS.

THEY USUALLY SELL WITHIN ABOUT 3 TO 5 MINUTES, ALL 337 BILLION.

AND IT'S SOME VERY LARGE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS.

THEY JUST LOVE US TO DEATH AND THEY JUST COMPETE FOR THE DIFFERENT MATURITIES THEY WANT TO BUILD THEIR PORTFOLIO.

AND WE'VE HAD OUR EXCELLENT UNDERWRITING.

OF RBC CAPITAL, WHO IS THE LEAD UNDERWRITER FOR MINORITY AND ONE TWO REGIONAL.

FLORIDA. AND SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY ABOUT WHO WE PUT TOGETHER.

AND I GIVE FISHER CREDIT ON THAT.

I DON'T MEET WITH UNDERWRITERS ANYMORE BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, I'VE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS TOO LONG AND I KNOW THEM ALL.

SO THAT HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO HER FOR THE LAST THREE OR FIVE YEARS, THE MEETING WITH THEM AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEY DO UNDER TRYING TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT THEY KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT ALSO BE ABLE TO EVALUATE THEM AS TO WHAT KIND OF JOB THEY CAN DO FOR US.

WHAT DO YOU THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET? SEE HOW GOOD YOU ARE. YOU KNOW, I'M NOT.

IN OTHER TIMES, I PROBABLY WOULD.

I'LL EXTEND THE OFFER IF YOU WANT TO GO DOWN AND WATCH THE SALE.

815 AND HILLTOPS OFFICES.

YOU CAN JUST SIT THERE ON THE TRADING DESK AND WATCH OUR BONDS MAKE THE WORLD CUP.

BUT YOU CAN'T TELL US THE RATES.

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THANK YOU ALL. GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. APPRECIATE THAT.

WELL, SO TOMORROW I'LL BE IN AUSTIN TO SPEAK AT THE TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, AND I'VE BEEN ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN A PANEL TO TALK ABOUT FISCAL MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY. AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE GREAT WORK THAT THIS TEAM DOES.

I KNOW THE TRUSTEE MAYOR WILL BE DOWN THERE GETTING CERTIFIED AS A TRUSTEE AND PARTICIPATING IN THAT SESSION TOMORROW.

SO SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

ALSO WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR BETWEEN THANKSGIVING AND AND DECEMBER HOLIDAYS WHERE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE REALLY THINKING ABOUT WHAT WHAT NEEDS ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP OF TRUSTEE FLORES FOR PULLING TOGETHER A GROUP OF THE HISPANIC CHAMBER LEADERS AND THE DALLAS BLACK CHAMBER LEADERSHIP THAT WE HOSTED ON OUR WEST CAMPUS AND ASKING EVERYONE TO SUPPORT OUR CLOTHING PANTRY IN THAT. SO PEOPLE BROUGHT GENTLY USED ITEMS THAT SUPPORTS MUCH OF WHAT YOU HEARD DR.

CRUZ TALK ABOUT TODAY.

SO THERE WAS A BIG STACK OF CLOTHES THAT WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO 375 479 51 ARTICLE CLOTHING.

SO SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND AND AGAIN, JUST KNOW THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE PUT TO USE IN A IN A POSITIVE WAY.

NOW, ON A LITTLE BIT OF A DOWNER, I'D LIKE TO ASK CHIEF HILL TO COME UP.

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE BITTERSWEET MOMENTS WHERE WE RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE AND A LITTLE BIT SAD THAT CHIEF HILL HAS LET US KNOW THAT SHE HAS GRADUATED FROM DALLAS COLLEGE AND SHE IS GOING TO USC TO TAKE ON A SIGNIFICANT ROLE.

THEY HAVE NO WAY THEY COMPETE WITH IT IN DALLAS VERY OFTEN.

BUT SO MUCH, YOU KNOW, WHEN CHIEF HILL CAME IN AT A TIME, WE WERE JUST BEGINNING TO FIRST OF ALL, WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN CONSOLIDATE OUR POLICE OPERATIONS.

BEFORE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT CONSOLIDATING THE REST OF THE COLLEGE CAME IN AFTER THE JULY 2016 TRAGEDY THAT HAPPENED AT EL CENTRO.

SHE ACTUALLY CAME HERE SOONER THAN SHE PLANNED BECAUSE OF THAT TRAGEDY TO ASSUME LEADERSHIP AND HELP PUT US ON THE RIGHT PATH FOR FOR OUR POLICE OPERATIONS AND CERTAINLY DONE AN AMAZING JOB IN THE DAY TO DAY OF THOSE CHALLENGES AND SOME EMERGENCY SITUATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD DURING THAT TIME.

AND SO, CHIEF HILL, WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU.

WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE.

BUT SHARE WITH WITH THE BOARD AND EVERYONE BEHIND YOU AND SUPPORT YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR YOUR NEW ADVENTURE.

SO I AM.

THANK YOU, CHANCELLOR.

I AM SO THANKFUL THIS SIX YEARS AS IT'S BEEN.

IT FEELS LIKE A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN SIX YEARS.

AND I'M SO THANKFUL THAT YOU TOOK A CHANCE.

THE SELECTION COMMITTEE WHEN I INITIALLY WAS SELECTED FOR THE POSITION AND THEN THE SUPPORT THAT I RECEIVED ALL WHILE I WAS HERE.

I AM SO THANKFUL.

WE HAVE A VERY STRONG POLICE DEPARTMENT, A STRONG TEAM, AND EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT OUR MISSION IS STUDENT SUCCESS IS TO MAKE IT OPEN, WELCOMING, ACCESSIBLE, BUT YET SAFE FOR EVERYBODY, OUR STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF.

AND THAT'S WHAT I STRIVE FOR, INCREASING OUR TRAINING AND PROFESSIONALISM TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE BEST OFFICERS PRESENCE ON THOSE CAMPUSES AT ALL TIMES.

AND I COULDN'T WE COULD NOT DO IT.

I DIDN'T DO IT ALONE.

I DID IT WITH AN AMAZING TEAM AND AN AMAZING SUPPORT FROM ALL MY PEERS AND THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT ON THE ACADEMIC SIDE OF THE OPERATIONS SIDE.

AND IT'S BEEN SO GOOD.

AND I CAN TELL YOU USQ, I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.

BUT THE REALITY WHAT THEY TOLD ME AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN AFTER SIX DIFFERENT INTERVIEWS AND BOARDS THAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH, THAT THE FACT THAT I CAME HERE, MY RESUME SOLD ITSELF BECAUSE I'M CONSOLIDATING SEVEN POLICE DEPARTMENTS WHERE I COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT BEING HERE.

SO IT SOLD ITSELF.

AND ONCE I TALKED TO THE PRESIDENT THERE, SHE WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE THAT I COULD POTENTIALLY MAKE THE USC.

SO IT'S NOT GOODBYE.

IT'S I'LL SEE YOU LATER BECAUSE TEXAS IS HOME, ALWAYS WILL BE HOME.

SO THE USC WILL BE HERE IN THE COTTON BOWL.

SO. I'LL BE HERE FOR YOU AS WELL.

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN HELP THEIR FOOTBALL TEAM? WELL, NO, NO, BUT YOU PLAY WITH A TORN HAMSTRING.

IT'S KIND OF HARD TO FINISH THE GAME, SO.

BUT I'LL BE ROOTING FOR TCU.

I'LL SEE YOU AROUND.

AND SHE WAS. WHAT'S THAT NEW TITLE AT USC? I'M ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OF SAFETY RESPONSIBLE.

IT'S A BIG RESPONSIBILITY. THEY TELL YOU THE COST OF LIVING OUT THERE IS IS BEYOND SHOCKING.

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SO. BUT I'M EXCITED.

IS IS A NEW CHAPTER.

I'VE BEEN IN POLICE WORK ALMOST 29 YEARS NOW, AND SO IT'S EXCITED ABOUT ANOTHER CHAPTER AND HOPEFULLY MY LAST CHAPTER IN THE BOOK.

BUT AGAIN IT'S NOT BY IS.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

WELL, THANK.

WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY, I THINK TODAY IS REPRESENTATIVE OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE A PART OF.

AND SO I HOPE EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM AND EVERYONE THAT'S LISTENING IS CERTAINLY PROUD OF HOW WE SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.

AND WE HEARD FROM TODAY HEARING THE PASSION FROM OUR COACHES AND HEARING WHAT OUR STUDENT ATHLETES GOING THROUGH AND THE WORK THAT OUR TEAM DOES EVERY DAY WITH THE PRESENTATIONS THAT YOU HEARD.

YOU KNOW, 2022 HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING YEAR FOR ALL OF US.

IT'S CERTAINLY BEEN AN INTERESTING YEAR FOR DALLAS COLLEGE.

AND THERE'S A LOT LEFT THAT WE STILL HAVE TO DO.

WE HAVE A LOT TO CELEBRATE, BUT WE KNOW THAT THOSE THAT WE SERVE HAVE TREMENDOUS CHALLENGES.

BUT HOPEFULLY TODAY HELPS REMIND EVERYBODY AND GET A SENSE OF WHAT THAT PASSION AND COMMITMENT LOOKS LIKE FROM EVERYONE THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH DALLAS COLLEGE.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL, EVERYONE, AS WE CLOSE OUT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING OF 2022 AND THE TERM OF 2020.

SO THANK YOU. GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY TRUSTEES WITH ANNOUNCEMENT? TRUSTEE BOYD. I JUST WANT TO SAY WE AGAIN HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL VETERAN'S CELEBRATION IN MOUNTAIN VIEW THIS YEAR.

AND AND IT'S JUST A PROGRAM THAT'S GOING TO GROW AND GROW EACH YEAR.

AND WE HAVE DECIDED WITH THE TEAM, I JUST CAN'T THANK THE TEAM ENOUGH.

IT'S IT'S AN UNBELIEVABLE TEAM OF PEOPLE WHO REALLY LOVE AND CARE ABOUT VETERANS THAT WANT TO BE ON THE TEAM.

THEY VOLUNTEER EACH YEAR.

AND WE ALREADY STARTED OUR PLANNING PROCESS FOR NEXT YEAR BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE IT BIGGER AND BETTER EVERY YEAR.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IT AROUND.

WE'RE GOING TO GO TO A DIFFERENT CAMPUS EACH YEAR THAT MEETS EACH AREA OF OF OUR CAMPUSES.

SO WE HAVEN'T SELECTED THE CAMPUS NEXT YEAR.

BUT WHEN WE DO, I KNOW WE'LL PICK UP ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS FROM FROM THAT PARTICULAR CAMPUS.

WE CHANGED AND HELPED AGAIN, A LOT OF VETERANS LIVES THAT DAY WITH A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR A MEAL, AS YOU HEARD WHAT A MEAL AND THE GIFT CERTIFICATE MEANS TO AN INDIVIDUAL. WE RECOGNIZE AND HONORED A VERY HIGH HONORED VETERAN AT OUR CELEBRATION, WHICH EACH YEAR WE PICK A VETERAN TO BRING FORTH TO HONOR EACH YEAR.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.

AND SO I THINK IT WAS JUST ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR.

AND I THINK THE TEAM AND I THINK ALL OF THE STAFF THAT SUPPORTED IT.

AND SO I THINK ANOTHER THING THAT I THINK AS WAS KIND OF SAID EARLIER, I THINK THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DON'T WE DON'T DO ENOUGH OF IS THAT WE WE NEED TO STICK OUR CHEST OUT MORE FREQUENTLY.

AND WHATEVER GROUP WE'RE AT, WHETHER IT'S A ROTARY CLUB, A CHURCH MEETING OR WHATEVER, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE KNOW IS HAPPENING IN DALLAS COLLEGE. WE JUST NEED WE JUST REALLY HAVE TO BE GRANDPARENTS, WRITERS.

WE JUST HAVE TO START TELLING MORE AND MORE TO NOT HAVE READ ALREADY IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS ABOUT THIS.

SPORTS SUCCESS IS CRIMINAL.

I HAVE A FEW NUMBERS I'LL BE CALLING RIGHT AFTER THE MEETING.

THE PEOPLE WHO CALL ME ABOUT THE ISSUES OF SPORTS AND DUNCANVILLE AND WANT TO TALK TO ME AND I WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT.

SO AND I THINK ANY OF YOU KNOW, ANY OF THE PEOPLE IN THE PRESS, THE TESTIMONIALS TODAY, I'VE ALREADY SPOKE WITH THAT STAFF MEMBER AND THAT INDIVIDUAL, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE A GUEST AT MY ROTARY CLUB.

AND WE'RE GOING TO START WE TELL THAT STORY.

THERE'S 50 TO 60 ROTARY CLUBS IN DALLAS COUNTY, AND WE'LL JUST GET THEM BEFORE ALL OF THEM AND LET THEM BE FREE MARKETING AND TELL OUR STORY.

SO I JUST WANT US TO DO THAT MORE.

SO I COULDN'T BE PROUDER TODAY.

WELL, I'M GOING TO THROW A LITTLE MONKEY WRENCH IN ALL THE GOOD THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.

AND TRUSTEE BOYD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS.

WHEN HE BROUGHT UP THE ISSUE ABOUT HOW NEW CUSTOMER LANDSCAPING AND SOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE.

[01:05:05]

SO I WAS AT A MEETING IN FRONT OF THE PLACE IN THE BUILDING, AND LANDSCAPING IS JUST ATROCIOUS.

THERE'S WEEDS, IT'S JUST AWFUL.

AND THAT WE'RE DALLAS COLLEGE IS SO COULD WE AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING, HAVE A REPORT ON WHO HANDLES OUR LANDSCAPING AND WHAT THE SCHEDULE IS, WHAT THE STANDARD IS FOR, HOW WE KEEP OUR CAMPUSES KEPT UP AND JUST MAKE THEM LOOK AS BEST AS THEY CAN.

I THINK IT DOES MAKE SENSE.

I WAS THE FIRST CRITIC.

I GUESS I WANT TO GO TO THE DEFENSE OF WHY IT'S THE WAY IT IS.

THE BYLAWS, THE BUILDING.

THE V, THE DAYCARE.

THE BEZOS BEZOS ACADEMY WAS GOING TO BE IN THAT BUILDING.

AND THEY PURPOSELY WE'RE GOING TO USE A CONSTRUCTION SITE FOR WHERE THAT LANDSCAPING AND THEN RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE PEOPLE THIS IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE STAGING, A STAGING AREA FOR CONSTRUCTION, NOT ENOUGH ROOM.

SO THEY CHANGE THE LOCATION AND AFTER THE SEASON WAS OVER.

SO THERE'S NOT IT'S NOT AN EXCUSE.

IT'S A REASON THAT THAT DIDN'T GET DONE BECAUSE THE REST OF THE CAMPUS WAS IN IS REALLY, REALLY IMMACULATE.

JUST THAT ONE AREA YOU CAN STAND UP AND TELL TELLING IF WE HAVE NOT HAD THIS CONVERSATION.

YEAH. SO SO AT MOUNTAIN VIEW IN PARTICULAR THAT THAT AREA WAS FOR THEIR PLAYGROUND AND THERE WAS NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

IT'S GOING TO BE NO, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SPACE THERE.

ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE ENTRANCE.

YES, THIS IS THE ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING.

COULDN'T BE MORE THAN FIVE, SIX FEET.

THE PICTURE. I SAID IT.

SO ANYWAY, I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW WHAT.

WHAT WHAT IS THE STANDARD THAT WE TRY TO KEEP OUR LANDSCAPING IN OUR FACILITY? I THINK FACILITIES IN TERMS OF MAINTENANCE, YOU'VE GOT A GOOD SCHEDULE AND THAT'S TAKEN CARE OF AND WE INVEST MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR THAT.

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE LANDSCAPING? BECAUSE THAT SENDS A LOT TO SAY.

WE HAVE A HUGE THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A BIG SCHEDULE FOR FEBRUARY FOR THE WORK.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

CONTINUE. YES, THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT THIS BY THE ANNOUNCEMENTS? OK. JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR CHANCELLOR ON A COUPLE RECOGNITIONS THAT HE RECEIVED IN THE LAST MONTH.

HE WAS NAMED ONE OF THE 500 MOST INFLUENTIAL LEADERS IN DALLAS BY THE MAGAZINE.

CONGRATULATIONS. SECOND YEAR IN A ROW YOU'VE BEEN NAMED TO THAT LIST.

HE ALSO RECEIVED THE EDUCATIONAL LEADER IN NORTH TEXAS AWARD FROM THE U.S.

INDIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS. WE ARE GLAD TO SEE THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE RECOGNIZED.

ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING, NOT JUST FOR DALLAS COLLEGE, BUT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THIS PAST MONTH, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE BLACK BRG MEETING IN ALONG WITH TRUSTEE COMPTON AND TRUSTEE FLORES. I BELIEVE YOU SHOWED UP LATER.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO PROFESSOR AUBREY HURD AND THE OTHER LEADERSHIP.

LEADERSHIP. I BELIEVE IT WAS THEIR FIRST EVENT IN A FEW YEARS BECAUSE OF COVID.

AND IT WAS JUST GREAT TO BE AROUND DIFFERENT.

NOT JUST IT WASN'T JUST STAFF, IT'S PROFESSORS, ADMINISTRATORS AT CENTRAL WEST AND JUST GOOD FELLOWSHIP.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION TO THAT.

I REALLY ENJOYED ATTENDING THAT.

AND LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR RETIREES WHO ARE NOW MOVING ON TO THE NEXT PHASE IN THEIR LIFE. THIS MONTH, WE HAVE TWO RETIREES TO RECOGNIZE KEY MIRRORS MEN WHO LOOKED AT DALLAS COLLEGE FOR 45 YEARS AND CHAIR CHERRY BENCH, WHO WAS WITH US FOR 14 YEARS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO DALLAS COLLEGE.

AND THAT IS IT FOR MY ANNOUNCEMENTS.

NO MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

WELL, I DID ATTEND THE HISPANIC BRG EVENT ALSO AT THE WEST CAMPUS.

VERY GOOD SPEAKER.

I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME BECAUSE I'M NOT THAT GOOD ABOUT REMEMBERING NAMES.

SHE WAS FORMER CHANCELLOR OF MARICOPA, THE GREAT FORMER CHANCELLOR OF AMERICA AND OTHER.

AND I ENJOYED THE DANCING AT THE BLACK EMU.

[01:10:03]

SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CHANCELLOR TO DECLARE CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

SPECIFIC TO THIS AGENDA, DOES ANYONE HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO DECLARE? OK NO. SEEING NONE.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[8. Consent Agenda]

TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.

ITEM EIGHT IS CONSENT AGENDA 8.18.

I HAVE A SECOND. SO.

PLACE THEIR NUMBERLESS FIRST VERSES BACK AT THAT MOTION.

OK. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I OPPOSE TO SAY NAY AND ABSTENTIONS.

MOTION PASSES.

ALL RIGHT, NOW WE MOVE ON TO ITEM NINE POLICY ITEMS.

[9. Policy Items - First Reading]

IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THIS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO TRICIA HORATIO.

SHE IS THE CONTACT FOR THESE THREE POLICIES.

FOR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS. WE MOVE ON TO THE INFORMATIVE REPORTS.

[10. Informative Reports]

SO WITH THAT, IT IS 541 THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING, THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS NOW ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

OKAY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.