The board membership will consist of between 6 and 12 active members from the business community.

Board members will provide diverse representation representative of MPC’s business community and stakeholders. 

The advisory board membership is to be comprised of knowledgeable representatives from key business sectors in MPC’s service area.  

Advisory board members are appointed by the Division Chair of the MPC Business & Technology division to serve two or three year terms as mutually agreed by the Division Chair and the Board Member, and by mutual agreement, can be re-appointed to additional terms. 

A Chair (and co-chair) are to be elected by board membership, to serve one-year terms renewable through the election process. 

Meetings may be run by Roberts Rule of Order as deemed appropriate by board leadership.

Board members hold advisory roles, and do not have managerial responsibilities beyond this advisory role.  The day to day organizational responsibilities of Administration, Faculty, and Staff remain solely the responsibilities of administration, faculty, and staff. 

Board meetings will take place at least twice per year, once towards the end of the Spring semester, and once towards the end of the Fall semester as scheduling determines.        

Members receive the following benefits in lieu of monetary compensation:  assistance in recruiting top students from MPC, an avenue for presenting advisement on your specialty business segment needs, promotional recognition in MPC publications and announcements, a certificate recognizing your membership service, the appreciation of MPC Business and our students and other stakeholders for your valuable contributions.