With six vital senior management positions at PCC vacant, students, faculty and staff can only wonder how business is being properly and efficiently conducted on campus. The recent bribery investigation led to a vice president and facilities manager being put on administrative leave. A week later, Vice President of Administrative Services Rick van Pelt was terminated.
Community Education Center dean’s employment ends
The now former Community Education Center Dean Richard Hodge did not have is employment contract renewed as of June 30. Hodge had been put on administrative leave on Feb. 21 by the Board of Trustees, according to the meeting’s minutes.
Five Board members unavailable for comment
Only two of six elected Board of Trustees members agreed to make a public comment about the bribery scandal involving two campus officials despite repeated attempts by the Courier to contact them.