Anomalous Property Remediation Advisory Committee

Division of Anomalous Property and Nonstandard Conditions · Responsible administrator: Office of the Provost, Room A-202, ext. 2205

Advises the Anomalous Property Remediation program (Technical Diploma), including the field practicum completed under APS 280. The position of Division Chair is vacant; recommendations are received by the Provost as responsible administrator. Meetings are held in Room A-120 at 4:00 p.m.

Members

Ex officio, without vote: Odalys R. Brench, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs (responsible administrator); Franklin R. Bede, Acting Program Coordinator; Marisol Etch, Assistant Professor; Nolan Pfeiff, Instructor, Occupant Support and Referral; Bernard O. Culliton, Associate Professor (on leave, 2026–27); Sherman Quibb, Field Placement Coordinator, Career Services.

Quorum: four voting members.

Meeting record

The fall 2026 meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 19, 2026, 4:00 p.m., Room A-120.

Minutes — April 23, 2026

Room A-120, 4:00 p.m. · Draft — pending approval at the fall 2026 meeting.

1. Call to order 4:01 p.m. Five of seven voting members present; quorum present.
2. Minutes. The minutes of November 13, 2025 were approved without correction (Olah/Mihalik).
3. Division administration. Provost Brench reported that the position of Division Chair was reposted in March 2026 and that a position of Instructor, Anomalous Property Remediation, has been posted. Professor Culliton will be on leave in the 2026–27 academic year. APS 110 will be covered by Mr. Bede and by adjunct assignment.
4. Curriculum review. Mr. Pfeiff presented the review of PSY 140. The referral resource list used in the course was updated in March 2026. Ms. Mihalik recommended that the list include the local health district’s environmental health intake line for housing complaints, so that students can distinguish a referral for the occupant from a referral concerning the structure. Mr. Pfeiff will add it. Mr. Bede presented the review of APS 220. No change was recommended.
5. Equipment. Ms. Etch reported that the Division’s blower door and manometer did not meet calibration tolerance at their March 2026 check and were withdrawn from instruction, and that the vendor no longer certifies the units. Instruction requiring blower door testing in the spring 2026 term was completed with a rented unit, which was calibrated on delivery. Replacement will be requested through the capital equipment request. Mr. Kovach recommended that the replacement manometer be of a model the members’ firms use in the field. Ms. Etch will circulate the specification before the request is submitted.
6. Practicum and placement. Mr. Quibb reported that host sites for APS 280 in the fall 2026 term are being arranged and asked members to identify host capacity at their firms by June 1. Program outcome data are published at Consumer Information, Student Outcomes, and were distributed with the agenda.
7. The fall 2026 meeting was scheduled for Thursday, November 19, 2026.
8. Adjourned 5:08 p.m.

Recorded by N. Ruggiero.

Minutes — November 13, 2025

Room A-120, 4:00 p.m. · Approved April 23, 2026.

1. Call to order 4:00 p.m. Six of seven voting members present; quorum present.
2. Minutes. The minutes of April 24, 2025 were approved without correction (Esterly/Pettibone).
3. Division administration. Provost Brench reported that the position of Division Chair remains vacant and that she continues as responsible administrator.
4. Curriculum review. Mr. Bede presented the review of APS 145 and APS 245. Mr. Esterly recommended that instruction in APS 145 continue to require that the instrument, its serial number, and its most recent calibration date be recorded with every reading. Ms. Etch stated that this is the Division’s practice in every course. Ms. Thorsby asked that course materials continue to state that completion of the program does not license a graduate as a home inspector under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4764. Mr. Bede confirmed that the statement appears in the APS 110 and APS 265 course materials.
5. Equipment. Ms. Etch reported that calibration records for all Division instrumentation are current and retained, and that the vendor has notified the Division that it will discontinue certification of the current blower door and manometer.
6. Practicum and placement. Mr. Quibb reported that all students eligible for APS 280 in the spring 2026 term have been placed. Program outcome data are published at Consumer Information, Student Outcomes.
7. Adjourned 5:02 p.m.

Recorded by N. Ruggiero.