Board of Trustees visits campus

The Nebraska State College System Board of Trustees visited CSC last week for its annual board meetings.  

During their business meeting that was held on Thursday, Sept. 10, the board approved the Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Remote Sensing Undergraduate Certificate that has been in the works at CSC. This program would be a 12-credit course that teaches students how to operate drones and gain their drone pilot certification. While the program would mainly apply to Rangeland Management students, any student at CSC can take the course. 

“We’re pretty excited about it,” Vice President James Powell said. “We talked about a minor at one point, but it’s a certificate because there’s an anticipation that people who aren’t interested in the degree or already have a degree and just want to learn the technology and have a certificate.” 

Along with the approval of the unmanned aircraft systems for remote sensing undergraduate certificate program, the board approved the addition of a musical theatre option to the theatre major and a strength and conditioning option to the sports and recreation management major. These options were both something that were said to be lacking from the programs.  

According to Powell, the additional options would generate recruitment in the theatre and sports and recreational management departments and would provide students with the skills they need for potential summer internships and jobs.  

“I think it has the advantage of helping our students become have more job credentials,” Powell said.  

Student Trustee Konery Klueber shared the success of the food pantry at CSC, which has provided students dealing with food insecurity nonperishable food items, and the excitement felt on campus to be back on campus. 

While visiting campus, the board attended the ribbon cutting ceremony of the track and the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Math Science Center of Innovative Learning.