Article V Other Committees of the Board of Trustees

Other Committees of the Board of Trustees

1. Standing committees of the Board of Trustees shall include the following:

   Committee on Academic Affairs

   Committee on Administrative Services

   Committee on Development and Public Affairs

   Committee on Finance

   Committee on Investments

   Committee on Nominations and Honorary Degrees

   Committee on Student Life and Enrollment Management

   Committee on Planning

   and such other committees as the Board may from time to time create.

2. The Board of Trustees may also create special committees from time to time for specific purposes assigned by the Board.
3. Members of standing and special committees shall be appointed by the Chair unless otherwise specifically provided by these Bylaws or by action of the Board.
4. The Committee on Academic Affairs shall advise the President and the chief academic officer regarding matters concerning academic policy, the curriculum, and the faculty.
5. The Committee on Administrative Services shall advise the President, the chief financial officer, and the chief administrative officer regarding new construction, the acquisition of property, the maintenance and repair of the physical plant and grounds of the College, rentals, human resources, food service and vending, the bookstore, the post office, and telecommunications
6. The Committee on Development and Public Affairs shall advise the President and the chief development officer on matters of planning for the enlargement of the capital resources of the College and maintaining and enhancing the good reputation of the College. The Committee shall develop in consultation with the President a comprehensive evaluation of capital needs, and shall be responsible to see that plans for the realization of such needs are developed and carried through.
7. The Committee on Finance will advise the President and the chief financial officer on all matters of financial management and policy. It shall carefully examine the financial condition of the College at least annually. It shall review the annual budget proposals of the President and make appropriate recommendations for the adoption of the annual budget to the Board of Trustees. This Committee shall also serve as the audit committee for the Board of Trustees
8. The Committee on Investments shall have the responsibility for the oversight and management of the endowment funds of the College and of all other funds that may be available for investment from time to time. It shall make annually a full report to the Board of Trustees of all securities held by the College and of their value. The Committee on Investments shall have the full authority of the Board of Trustees with respect to the management of the College’s endowment and of other funds available for investment from time to time, within the guidelines and limitations established by the full Board of Trustees in the approved Investment Policy Statement.
9. The Committee on Nominations and Honorary Degrees shall assist the President in proposing to the Board nominees to receive honorary degrees from the College and shall make nominations to the Board of Trustees for filling all vacancies in the membership of the Board and for the election of officers of the Board. It shall investigate all names proposed for both Board membership and honorary degrees. No nominee for an honorary degree shall be recommended to the Board without a formal vote of this committee.
10. The Committee on Student Life and Enrollment Management shall advise the President and the chief student affairs officer on matters of extracurricular student life, including intercollegiate athletics. The Committee also concerns itself with the quality of students at the College, their admission, financial aid, and retention.
11. The Committee on Planning shall consult with the Chair, the President, and the other committees of the Board for the purpose of developing and maintaining effective long-term projections and plans relative to financial matters, student enrollment, faculty composition, any staffing requirements or any other matters the Chair, the President or any other committee chair might ask it to undertake. The Committee shall periodically bring its findings to the Board for consideration and adoption.
12. The Chair and Vice Chair of the Board and the President of the College shall be ex officio members of all standing and special committees of the Board.