Photo by Scott McCloskey West Virginia Northern Community College’s board of governors is set to meet at 5 p.m. today on the school’s main campus in Wheeling.

WHEELING — Faculty concerns about administrative leadership at West Virginia Northern Community College linger ahead of a potential vote by the school’s board of governors on President Vicki Riley’s contract.

According to a statement released by WVNCC’s faculty senate through its president, Kathy Herrington, members have learned the board of governors may discuss and vote on a new contract for Riley during its meeting at 5 p.m. today on the school’s main Wheeling campus. However, they said, they have yet to hear the results of a special “administrative review committee” formed to investigate their concerns after the faculty senate issued a vote of no confidence in Riley on Nov. 18.

“Although there has been movement to correct some of our concerns, there remain critical issues that have not been addressed, including a continuing lack of trust in the senior administrator,” the statement reads.

The agenda for today’s meeting, posted to the college’s website, does not specifically list a new contract for Riley as an agenda item. It does, however, list a possible executive session to discuss a personnel matter.

WVNCC spokesman Robert DeFrancis said Wednesday he could not confirm whether Riley’s contract would come up during today’s meeting. He also could not rule it out, however.

“If the matter is discussed, it will be discussed in executive session,” DeFrancis said.

Although discussion can be held behind closed doors, any vote on Riley’s contract would have to take place in open session.

According to their statement, faculty senate members first raised issues with the college’s leadership to the board of governors in October 2014 — two months before Riley was named president. Those issues include “a lack of shared governance, a lack of transparency, unfair practices, alienation and disregard of faculty, and a lack of competent and effective leadership,” which faculty members allege contributed to a high turnover rate among teachers and other staff between 2008 and 2016.

The board of governors did not respond to the request, leading to last year’s no-confidence vote against Riley, according to faculty senate members.

“When a vote of no confidence is levied against a college president, the president generally leaves the institution. This did not happen and the current president remains,” their statement reads. “Therefore, the faculty of West Virginia Northern have asked that the (board of governors) not renew the president’s contract.”

The board of governors created a three-member administrative review committee from its own ranks to study the faculty’s concerns.

“Faculty and staff have repeatedly requested the results of the committee’s investigation and what the president of the board of governors intends to recommend to the full board regarding the future of West Virginia Northern and its leadership,” the faculty senate statement reads. “At this point, the faculty have not received this information … .”

Attempts to reach board of governors Chairman Brann Altmeyer — who is a member of the administrative review committee — by phone and email Wednesday were unsuccessful.

Riley joined West Virginia Northern in January 2008 as its chief academic officer. She has taught online courses for the college, as well. On Jan. 6, 2016, she replaced Martin Olshinsky as WVNCC’s president following his retirement.