If you’ve ever thought about serving on the Board of Trustees of the Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC), your opportunity is now.
Applications are currently being accepted for three positions on the nine-member CVTC Board of Trustees. The open positions include one member who is an employer, one who is an employee and one additional member. Successful candidates will serve three-year terms beginning next July 1.
Applications are due by 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18. They should be sent to Lauren Sullivan, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 620 W. Clairemont Ave., Eau Claire, WI 54701.
To be eligible for district board membership in the Wisconsin Technical College System, candidates must reside in the district where they are applying and must submit an application/affidavit with a completed questionnaire and at least two written references.
They must also attend a district board appointment committee public hearing for an in-person interview. The CVTC hearing is scheduled for Monday, March 11, at 1 p.m. at the CVTC Business Education Center.
Board members are not paid, except for expenses incurred in performing their duties. They are appointed by the county board chairs from the 11 counties within the CVTC District: Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix, Taylor and Trempealeau.
Mark Gunderman, CVTC communications specialist, noted in an email that “we actively seek board members from all parts of the district.”
The board’s powers under state statute include the authority to borrow money and levy taxes, as well as general management of the district and control of its budget and other fiscal management concerns.
For more information or to request an application, contact Sullivan at 715-833-6500 or by email at lsullivan9@cvtc.edu, or look online at www.cvtc.edu/boardappointment.