On December 6, 2024, the Board of Regents for the College of Micronesia Land Grant Program held its 1st quarterly meeting for FY25 in Yap State FSM, at the Early Childhood Education Center (ECE). Attending the meeting were the Executive Director and three administrative staff members from the COM Land Grant Program, along with the presidents of the three partner colleges: Palau Community College (PCC), the College of Micronesia – Federated States of Micronesia (COM-FSM), and the College of the Marshall Islands (CMI) joining in virtually via zoom conference.
The gathering also included the Vice Presidents of the Cooperative Research & Extension (CRE) programs from these three partner Colleges, including the CRE Coordinators from COM-FSM’s Yap, Pohnpei, Chuuk and Kosrae campuses as well as several researchers and support staff from COM-FSM’s CRE programs. Key topics addressed during the meeting included a review of the updated College of Micronesia Land Grant HR Handbook, policies, resolutions and updates on directives issued during the preceding Board meeting in Kosrae during the month of September this year.
The agenda encompassed various other important agenda items such as approval of the minutes of the previous meeting, budget updates, reviewing of investment performance report and endowment fund, and presentations of quarterly progress reports from the central office and the CRE Vice Presidents. The meeting concluded with a joint reception that brought together both the COM Land Grant Program and the COM-FSM Board of Regents, support staff, and CRE personnel as well as distinguished guests including the lieutenant governor of Yap, honorable Mr. Francis Itimai.
Sitting front row left to right: Dr. Theresa Koroibulaono, President of COM-FSM, Dr. Emais Roberts, Chairman of the Board and Governor of Pelleieu and Vice Chair Suzanne L. Gallen. Standing behind Dr. Theresa is PCC President Dr. Patrick Tellei. The rest are central office administration, partner college CRE Vice Presidents, program coordinators, researchers, extension agents and other support staff.