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WorkgroupforCollegeandCampus/LocationNamesReviewWednesday,September16,2020,12:30p.m.Location:Zoomvideo/audioconference*
Agenda
DiscussFauquierandMiddletowncampusnamesbackgroundinformationAddupdatedattachmentsfromKimAttachment1:HistoricalNotesrelatedtoLFCCCampusNames–VirginiaStateBoardminutesAttachment2:FauquierCampusestablishmentreferencedocument–LFCCPresOfficefilesAttachment3:LFCCWolkHallGroundbreakingProgramexcerptAttachment4:AnecdotalBackgroundInformationConcerningLFCCFacilityNames
KimBlosser,LFCCPresident
UpdateonLFCCbrandresearchWillworkwithSIRbrandresearchconsultant.Kimbroughtworkgroupquestions/concernstotheconsultantwhichresultedinthefollowingfinalgoalsandobjectives:Theoriginalobjectivesofthisresearchare:
1. Tobegintheprocessofacomprehensivebrandassessment;2.
Tounderstandstakeholderandcommunityawarenessand
perceptionsofLordFairfax,thenamesakeoftheindividual;3.
Toassessanygeographicalconfusioncreatedbyproximityto
FairfaxCounty;and4.
Touncoverandunderstandstakeholderand/orcommunity
supportorresistancetoinformleadership’sdecisionmakingaboutanamechange.
Additionalobjectives(addedsincecommunicationswithLordFairfaxleadership):
1. Completeacomprehensivebrandassessment;2.
Exploreadvantagesanddrawbackstoapotentialrebrand;
and,3. Assessstudentclarityorconfusionbetweentownandcounty
campuses.
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Attachment5:LFCCBrandResearchStudyGoals&ObjectivesDiscussnextstepsanddraftingfinalreportofworkgroupfindings
Chairwilldraftfinalanalysisreportoffindingsandsendtoworkgroupforreview.Willthenincorporatefindingsfrombrandresearchfindingsanddeterminewhethertheworkgroupfindsthenamesreflectiveofcollege’smissionandvalues.FinalreportwillbesubmittedtoCollegeBoardfortheirNovember12meeting.Workgroupwillnotconveneuntilafterbrandresearchconsultantcompletesstudy.
Blosser
Attendance:McInnis,Hansen,Blosser,Owens,Noyalas,Davis,Gillispie,Morgan,Carlos,Wenger;Humbert(absent)
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HistoricalReferencestoCampusNamesofLordFairfaxCommunityCollegeFromMay28,1992StateBoardminutes:
7.RequestforExceptiontoSection2.IX.D.3.a,VCCSPolicyManual-AppointmentofLocalCollegeBoards
GermannaCommunityCollegehasrequestedanexceptiontoSection2.IX.D.3.aoftheVCCSpolicyManual-AppointmentofLocalCollegeBoards.EffectiveJuly1,FauquierCountywillbecomeapartoftheLordFairfaxCommunityCollegeserviceregionleavingGermannawitheightrepresentativesratherthantherequiredminimumofninerepresentatives.TheCommitteerecommendedapprovalasatemporarymeasureuntiloneyearaftertheopeningoftheFredericksburgAreaCampuswhenanotherrepresentativewillbeadded.
ChairmanDolanadvisedthatsomesortofmechanismshouldbeincorporatedintheapprovaloftheexceptionformonitoringpurposesandtore-visitthematterassoonasthecampusisinplace.
FromtheMarch17,1994StateBoardminutes:
ReportonGeneralAssemblyActions
Ms.Grahamreportedonthe1994-96VCCSGovernor'sBudgetandAmendmentsfor1994session.Ms.GrahamindicatedthateverycapitalprojectthateitherwasinthehouseorsenatewaspassedthroughtheConferenceCommittee.Therewerethreerenovationprojects:NorthernVirginiaCommunityCollege(RenovateManassas);DanvilleCommunityCollege(RenovateOldLibrary);andVirginiaWesternCommunityCollege(RenovateOldArtBuilding).TherewasonecompleteconstructionprojectatPiedmontVirginiaCommunityCollege(HumanitiesSocialScienceBuilding).Therewereeightplanningprojectsattheindividualcolleges:
PaulD.CampCommunityCollege(FranklinRenovation);ThomasNelsonCommunityCollege(PlanInstructionSupportBuilding);J.SargeantReynoldsCommunityCollege(FacilityontheWesternCampus);BlueRidgeCommunityCollege(PlanBusinessTechnologyCenter);WythevilleCommunityCollege(LearningResourceCenter);andLordFairfaxCommunityCollege(PlanFauquierCampusandPlanScienceBuilding).WereceivedplanningmoniesfortheMidlothianCampusofJohnTylerCommunityCollegeandfortheNorfolkCampusofTidewaterCommunityCollege.
FromtheSeptember28,1995StateBoardminutes:
AmendedSix-YearCapitalOutlayPlanandSCHEVCapitalRecommendations
Ms.RagsdalepresentedtheVirginiaCommunityCollegeSystemamendedSixYearPlan(AppendixI)andSCHEV'scapitaloutlayrecommendations.InstitutionsofhighereducationwererequestedbySCHEVtore-evaluatetheirSixYearPlansbasedonanalysescompletedsincetheinitialsubmission.
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TheChancellorexplainedtotheBoardtheprocessdevelopedbyStateCouncilforcapitaloutlayrecommendations.HenotedthatStateCouncilhasexpressedconcernregardingconstructionofthenewcampuses(MidlothianCampusatJohnTylerCommunityCollege,MedicalEducationCampusatNorthernVirginiaCommunityCollege,FauquierCountyCampusatLordFairfaxCommunityCollege,andtheNorthernPeninsulaCampusatThomasNelsonCommunityCollege)inrelationshiptojustificationbasedonprojectedenrollment.Asaresult,theStateCouncilrequestedfurtherstudyofthejustificationfornewcampuses.
FromtheMarch14,1996StateBoardminutes:
2.LordFairfaxCommunityCollege
Fauquier(Warrenton)CampusAcquisitionofLand/MasterSite
Plan/SchematicDrawings
Duringthe1994SessionoftheGeneralAssembly,$200,000wasappropriatedtobeginplanningfortheLordFairfaxCommunityCollege,FauquierCounty(Warrenton)Campus.
InSeptemberof1994,theFauquierCountyBoardofSupervisorsidentifieda47acretrackofland,locatedjustsouthofWarrenton,Virginia,alongRoutes15,17and29,foruseindevelopingtheFauquierCampusofLordFairfaxCommunityCollege.ThepropertytobeconveyedtotheCommonwealthofVirginia,StateBoardforCommunityCollegesisvaluedat$553,200.InMarchof1995,anarchitectural/engineeringcontractwasawardedfortheplanningofthenewFauquierCampus.PhaseIofthecontractprovidesforthecompletionofa
ComprehensiveMasterPlan.Inaddition,thiscontractprovidesforthecompletionofthepreliminarydesigndocumentsforthefirstphaseofthiscampus,includingtheconstructionofa62,180grosssquarefootadministration/classroombuilding,a600spaceparkinglotandassociatedsiteimprovements.
ApprovalwasrequestedfortheacquisitionofpropertyfortheFauquierCampusofLordFairfaxCommunityCollegeforrecommendationtotheGovernorforhisconsenttoacceptthisgiftofland.TheCommitteeagreednottoapprovetheLordFairfaxmastersiteplanandschematicdrawingsuntiltheCollegeconductedanotherstudyofthemastersiteplanandschematicdrawingsandreportedtheirfindingstotheFacilitiesCommittee.
*AmotionwasmadebyMr.Reidandsecondedby'Mrs.Bundythat:
"THESTATEBOARDAPPROVETHEACQUISITIONOFPROPERTYFORTHEFAUQUIERCAMPUSOFLORDFAIRFAXCOMMUNITYCOLLEGEFORRECOMMENDATIONTOTHEGOVERNORFORHISCONSENTTOACCEPTTHISGIFTOFLAND."
Laterintheseminutes:
NewCampusFunding
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GermannaCommunityCollege/FredericksburgCampus
$400,000YearOne,6.75FIE
LordFairfaxCommunityCollege/FauquierCampus
$250,000YearOne,5FIE
$250,000YearTwo,5FIE
And,fromthesameminutes:
FromtheMay16,1996StateBoardminutes:
4.LordFairfaxCommunityCollegeFauquierCounty(Warrenton)Campus
a.AcquisitionofLand/MasterSitePlan
ItisrecommendedthattheStateBoardrescindthemotionpassedatitsMarch14,1996meetingthat:"THESTATEBOARDAPPROVETHEACQUISITIONOFPROPERTYFORTHEFAUQUIERCAMPUSOFLORDFAIRFAXCOMMUNITYCOLLEGEFORRECOMMENDATIONTOTHEGOVERNORFORHISCONSENTTOACCEPTTHISGIFTOFLAND."
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TheChancellorstatedthatrescindingthepreviousmotionisatechnicalcorrection.TheBoardmustapprovethemastersiteplanbeforeitsrecommendationtotheGovernorforhisconsenttoacceptagiftoflandcanbeforwardedtotheappropriateoffice.
*AmotionwasmadebyMr.ReidandsecondedbyMr.Brownthat:
"THESTATEBOARDRESCINDTHEMOTIONPASSEDATITSMARCH14,1996MEETINGTHAT:"THESTATEBOARDAPPROVETHEACQUISITIONOFPROPERTYFORTHEFAUQUIERCAMPUSOFLORDFAIRFAXCOMMUNITYCOLLEGEFORRECOMMENDATIONCONSENTTOACCEPTTHISGIFTOFLAND.”
b.SchematicDrawings
Thisprojectprovidesforthecompletionofthefirstphaseofthiscampus,includingtheconstructionofa57,825grosssquarefootadministration/classroombuilding,renovationoftheexisting"barn"(approximately3,000grosssquarefeet),constructionofa600spaceparkinglotandassociatedsiteimprovements.TheFacilitiescommitteereviewedtheschematicdrawingsfortheaforesaidconstructionandrecommendsthattheStateBoardapprovetheschematicdrawingsforLordFairfaxCommunityCollege,FauquierCounty(Warrenton)Campus.
*AmotionwasmadebyMr.ReidandsecondedbyMr.Albrothat:
"THESTATEBOARDAPPROVETHESCHEMATICDRAWINGSFORLORDFAIRFAXCOMMUNITYCOLLEGE,FAUQUIERCOUNTY(WARRENTON)CAMPUS."
Mr.ReidnotedacorrectioninthebackgroundinformationonLordFairfaxCommunityCollege,FauquierCounty(Warrenton)Campus,AcquisitionofLand/MasterSitePlan/SchematicDrawings.Onlinefour,page198,itshouldread:
"Anadditional$7,196,000in21stCenturyCollegeTrustFundswasappropriatedduringthe1996SessionoftheGeneralAssemblytofullyfundthedesignandconstructionofthisproject."Itshouldnothaveread:
"Anadditional$1,756,000in21stCenturyCollegeTrustFundswasappropriatedduringthe1996SessionoftheGeneralAssemblytofullyfundthisdesignandconstructionofthisproject."
FromtheJuly18,1996StateBoardminutes:
2.LordFairfaxCommunityCollegeFauquierCounty(Warrenton)Campus
AcquisitionofLand/MasterSitePlan
ViceChairRatliffreportedthatduringthe1994SessionoftheGeneralAssembly,$200,000wasappropriatedtobeginplanningfortheLordFairfaxCommunityCollege,FauquierCounty(Warrenton)Campus.Anadditional$7,196,000in21stCenturyCollegeTrustFundswasappropriatedduringthe
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1996SessionoftheGeneralAssemblytofullyfundthedesignandconstructionofthisproject.InSeptemberof1994,theFauquierCountyBoardofSupervisorsidentifieda47.4176acretrackof
land,locatedsouthofWarrenton,Virginia,alongRoutes15,17and29,foruseindevelopingtheFauquierCampusofLordFairfaxCommunityCollege.ThepropertytobeconveyedtotheCommonwealthofVirginia,StateBoardforCommunityCollegesisvaluedat$553,200.InMarchof1995,anarchitectural/engineeringcontractwasawardedfortheplanningofthenewFauquierCampus.Theprojectwillincludetheconstructionofa57,825grosssquarefootadministration/classroombuilding,renovationoftheexisting"barn"
(approximately3,000squarefeet),constructionofa600spaceparkinglotandassociatedsiteimprovements.
*AmotionwasmadebyMr.DanielandsecondedbyMr.Leftwichthat:
"THESTATEBOARDAPPROVETHEACQUISITIONOFPROPERTYFORTHEFAUQUIERCAMPUSOFLORDFAIRFAXCOMMUNITYCOLLEGEFORRECOMMENDATIONTOTHEGOVERNORFORHISCONSENTTOACCEPTTHISGIFTOFLAND.THISAPPROVALISCONTINGENTUPONTHEFAUQUIERCOUNTYBOARDOFSUPERVISORS'AGREEMENTTOCOMPLYWITHTHESTATEBOARD'SRECOMMENDATIONS.(APPENDIXV)ITISFURTHERRECOMMENDEDTHATTHESTATEBOARDDELEGATEAUTHORITYTOTHECHANCELLORTONEGOTIATETHESERECOMMENDATIONSWITHTHEFAUQUIERCOUNTYBOARDOFSUPERVISORSANDTOAPPROVETHEASSOCIATEDMASTERSITEPLAN.”
Laterintheminutes
LORDFAIRFAXCOMMUNITYCOLLEGEFAUQUIERCOUNTYCAMPUS
ACQUISITIONOFLAND
STATEBOARDFORCOMMUNITYCOLLEGES.RECOMMENDATIONS
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TheexistingcrossoverandentranceshouldbeclosedandrelocatedtotheRoute17BusinessandRoute15/29intersection.Thiswillrequiretheinstallationofatrafficsignal,constructionofaconnectorroadtothepresentserviceroad,andupgradingoftheserviceroad.
Althoughthetrafficsafetyimpactmaybelimited,theaestheticimpactspersist.Eventheverybestlandfilloperationshaveunpleasantodors,noise,andlitterproblems.Thus,thelikelihoodoftheseproblemsoccurringattheLFCCcampusisveryhigh.ThisresultsinanunattractiveaccesstotheCommunityCollege.Someofthelandfilloperationswilllikelybeinviewofthecampus.Althoughtreescreeningisplanned,thelandfillpropertywillrequireaneightfootchainlinkfencetoprohibitaccessduringtheoffhours.
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Thelayoutforthetreescreening,itslength,widthandplantmaterialsshouldbefinalizedbytheFauquierCountyBoardofSupervisorsandreviewedandagreedtobytheVCCS.
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Theappearanceofthegatedentrancetothelandfillshouldalsobeaddressedsincethiswillbeseenbyeveryonedrivingintothecampus.
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Additionally,recyclingfacilities,hazardousmaterialreceptaclesformotoroil,paint,etc.,truckscales,andpotentiallytruckwashingfacilitieswillallbelocatedalongtheproposedaccessroad.ItisrecommendedthattheFauquierCountyBoardofSupervisorsworkcloselywiththeVCCStoensurethatproperscreening,littercontrol,anddecisionsregardingthelocationoftruckscales,recyclingfacilities,hazardousmaterialreceptacles,truckwashingstations,andotherperipherallandfilloperationsareincorporatedintothelandfillexpansion.
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Further,theactualrouteoftheroadintothelandfillshouldbeagreedtobytheVCCSandtheFauquierCountyBoardofSupervisors.
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AnecdotalBackgroundInformationConcerningLFCCFacilityNamesSource:KimLewis,LFCCprofessorofEnglishDr.KimLewis,ProfessorofEnglish,researchedandwroteahistoryofLFCCthroughthefirst25years.KimBlosser,LFCCpresident,emailedandaskedheraquestionrelatedtocampusnamesandthiswasherresponse:
“OurCollege'sfoundersgaveusthename"LFCC"becausetheyweresimplyfollowingtheVCCSprotocolofnamingcampusesafterlocations(NOVA'sManassasCampus,forexample),andcollegesafteraregionorlocalidentity.
UnlikeCentralVirginiaCommunityCollegeandPiedmontCommunityCollege,ourCollegecouldn'teasilybenamedafteraregionsinceourregioncoversalittlebitofeverythinginnorthernVirginiaexceptNOVA.Ofcourse,thename"LordFairfax"andtheregularuseofhiscrestarenowbeinghotlydebated.
Ihavenoofficialdocumentationonthecampusnamingprocess.This[is]whatIgatheredfrominterviewswhenIwaswritingtheCollege'shistory:
Intheearlydays,therewasno"MiddletownCampus."ItwasjustLFCC.
Fauquierbecameknownasthe"FauquierCampus"becausethecampusislocatedinthecounty,outsideWarrenton'scitylimits.Plus,becausesomanyofthedonorslivedsouthofthecampus,itwasalsoprudenttofocusonthecounty'snameratherthanthecity'sname.Moreover,LFCC'sWorkforceservicesandNOVAwerealwaysinatugofwaraboutwhichCollegegotwhichaccount.Thename"Fauquier"seemedtoaddressthatLFCCwasn'tmovinginonNOVAterritory,bydoingtrainingforManassascompaniesthathadWarrentonoffices.
ForthefirstyearsofFauquier'sexistence,thecampuswassucha"holeinthewall"--littlemorethanabarn--thatnoonewouldhaveconsideredhavinganofficialcampusnamingceremony.Bythetimewehadarealfacility,thename"FauquierCampus"hadbecomethenorm.
Initially,therewasLFCCandtheFauquierCampus.TextbookdeliveriesandlabsupplieswenttotherealLFCC,whichhappenedtohaveaMiddletownaddress,andthentraveledoverthemountaintoFauquier.WhenWINCannouncedthatLFCCwasclosedforbadweather,theyalwaysmeantMiddletown--notthatcampustotheeast.
PresidentJohnJ."Ski"SygielskistarteddifferentiatingthetwocampusesbycallingonetheFauquierCampusandtheothertheMiddletownCampus.That'swhenourstationery,businesscardsandsignagereflectedthatwehavetwonamedcampuses.
Note:Itwasn’tuntiltheendofthe1990’s/early2000’sthatLFCCletterheadhadbothcampusnames/addressesatthebottom.Untilthen,collegeletterheadstated“LFCC”withaMiddletown
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addressatthetop,andstated“ServingthecountiesofFrederick,Shenandoah,Warren,Page,Clarke,Rappahannock,Fauquier,andtheCityofWinchester”atthebottom.
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LFCCBrandResearchStudyhasbeenexpandedtoinclude:
GOALSTheoriginalobjectivesofthisresearchare:
1. Tobegintheprocessofacomprehensivebrandassessment;2.
TounderstandstakeholderandcommunityawarenessandperceptionsofLord
Fairfax,thenamesakeoftheindividual;3.
ToassessanygeographicalconfusioncreatedbyproximitytoFairfaxCounty;and4.
Touncoverandunderstandstakeholderand/orcommunitysupportorresistance
toinformleadership’sdecisionmakingaboutanamechange.
Additionalobjectives(addedsincecommunicationswithLordFairfaxleadership):
1. Completeacomprehensivebrandassessment;
2. Exploreadvantagesanddrawbackstoapotentialrebrand;and,
3.
Assessstudentclarityorconfusionbetweentownandcountycampuses.
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