Academic Affairs
Committee
Chairman:
John Doyle
Members:
Staff to Committee:
Roy Stewart,
Interim Senior Vice
Chancellor for Academic and
Student Affairs
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The Committee deliberates and makes recommendations to the full Board including but not limited to the following areas:
1. Approval of new degree programs - and in so doing considers coordination and unnecessary duplication among the universities
2. Approval of administrative units that focus on research and service activities--usually called centers or institutes
3. Approval of new Trustees' policies or amendment of existing policies governing academic matters
4. Approval of the System mission statement and university role statements
5. Oversee and guide the strategic planning process occurring throughout the system. Approval of academic aspects of university and system strategic plans and university physical master plans
6. Assessment of academic effectiveness
7. Sponsorship of conferences in academic areas
8. Review and approval of all universities international programs
9. Approval of awarding of CSU Professorships and honorary professorships in conjunction with Finance & Administration Committee
10. Review/approval of honorary doctorates
11. Review/approval of university design review procedures and policies
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Finance &
Administration
Committee
Chairman:
Karl Krapek
Members:
Staff to Committee:
Pamela Kedderis,
Vice Chancellor for
Finance and
Administration;
David Trainor,
Associate Vice Chancellor
for Human Resources
and Labor Relations
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Primary Responsibilities (Finance):
1. Review institutional annual spending plans and capital budgets to insure that financial resources are distributed reasonably between personnel and non-personal services, and insure that Board concerns have been adequately addressed.
Recommend to the Board spending plans and capital budgets for consolidation and recommend allocations to the universities.
2. Review periodically the implementation of university spending plans to evaluate institutional performance against their plans.
Recommend programmatic changes to the Board for approval if appropriate.
3. Review and recommend tuition and fee increases, taking into consideration any number of factors including, but certainly not limited to, the level of State support, financial aid, present fee levels, purposes of increases and other pertinent factors.
4. Review and recommend Board approval for the biennial operating budget to be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly.
5. Review university requests for the funding of capital projects and recommend Board approval for biennial funding.
6. Review and recommend to the Board the authorization of the CSU System to borrow funds from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) through bonding to finance construction projects for auxiliary service facilities and related expenses and financing costs; authorization to pledge revenues to finance debt service associated with the financing; and authorization to enter into various agreements with CHEFA in order to secure the financing.
7. Review university long-range facility development plans that project capital resources requests and recommend approval of a system-wide five-year plan.
8. Make policy recommendations as appropriate to the Board on other fiscal matters in addition to those identified above which may arise from time to time.
Primary Responsibilities (Administration):
1. Development and approval of policies governing Management and Confidential Professional personnel outside of union jurisdiction.
2. Examine data concerning personnel distribution among the functions of the university. Consider Board policy related to resource allocation in conjunction with spending plans.
3. Monitor the success of affirmative action programs designed to produce diversity among CSU personnel -- design policy to prevent failure.
4. Consider policy related to employee workload. Review measures of employee productivity. Relate policy to collective bargaining goals and objectives and to institutional mission.
5. Consider policy questions related to litigation and relationships with the Attorney General and labor advisor.
6. As recommended by presidents: grant tenure, award CSU Professor status.
7. Consider policy concerning student workers, graduate assistants, graduate interns, university assistants, co-op employees, honorary titles and related items.
8. Consider such other matters concerning university personnel as may arise from time to time.
Primary Responsibilities (Information Technology)
1. Review and develop policy recommendations for Board approval as appropriate on major information technology initiatives having systemwide impact.
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Student Life
Committee
Chairman:
David Panciera
Members:
Staff to Committee:
Roy Stewart,
Interim Senior Vice
Chancellor for Academic
and Student Affairs
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Primary Responsibilities:
1. Policy development in student life matters.*
2. Assessment of the quality of student life in relation to developmental outcomes.
3. Long range planning for student life programs and the relationship of program plans to institutional spending plans and physical facilities.
4. Communications from and to the Student Advisory Board to the Board of Trustees.
*Policy areas in Student Life
Housing and Residence Life:
Student Rights and Responsibilities
Discipline System
Food Service
Clubs and Organizations
Sororities and Fraternities
Athletics
Intramural Athletics
Intercollegiate Athletics
Financial Aid
Other
Student Publications, Radio/TV
Recreational and Cultural Programs
Career Services
Veterans Affairs
International Students
Campus Ministry
Policy Areas Highly Relevant to Student Life
Response to Persons with Disabilities
Racism and Acts of Intolerance
Sexual Harassment
Access and Equity Objectives
Safety and Security
Student Advisement
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Executive Committee
Chairman:
Lawrence McHugh
Members:
Staff to Committee:
David G Carter, Chancellor;
Erin Fitzgerald, Associate
for Board Affairs
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Primary Responsibilities:
1. Act for the Board of Trustees in the interval between regular Board meetings.
2. Serve as a communication link and a sounding board for the CSU Chancellor.
3. Evaluation of the CSU Chancellor and approve annual Letter of Priority.
4. Review the CSU Chancellor's evaluations and Letters of Priority for the university presidents.
5. Recommend policies regarding compensation of the university presidents and the CSU Chancellor.
6. Consider the activities of the Board and make recommendations for improvement.
7. Function as the Board's Audit Committee and Oversee the CSU Internal Audit Unit as follows:
a) Review and accept reports from the Internal Audit Department relative to the CSU System's internal accounting controls to assure that assets are safeguarded,that transactions are authorized, that transactions are properly recorded, and that Board policies and other regulations are adhered to.
b) Approve an annual audit plan for the universities and System Office developed by the Director of Internal Audit. Approve requests for special internal audits not included in the annual audit plan.
c) Review the annual report, management letter, and results of the external audit.
d) Review and receive audits prepared by the State Auditors of Public Accounts.
e) Review and receive the Annual Reports and Independent Financial Audit Reports of the university foundations and the CSU System Foundation.
f) Report its activities to the full Board on a regular basis including audit results and corrective actions taken on findings and recommendations. |
Development Committee
Chairman:
Ronald Pugliese
Members:
Staff to Committee:
David G. Carter,
Chancellor; Yvette
Melendez Thiesfield,
Chief of Staff |
Role of the Committee:
The role of the Development Committee is to establish and review policies to facilitate advancement efforts of the four universities and the Connecticut State University System. It is essential to the work of the Committee that each university have a clearly stated mission and well-articulated program and financial goals as part of an approved University Development Plan. The objective of the Committee is to ensure that gift income to the Universities and the system is maximized in order to secure the financial health of the institution. The relationship between the Committee and the Universities must be one of a partnership, working harmoniously to mobilize every resource to meet the institution's needs and that of its students.
Primary Responsibilities:
1. Create within the Board an awareness of the importance of private giving.
Inform the Board of issues related to development such as the percentage of the university's operating budget that depends on annual giving.
2. Encourage trustee giving and actively engage in trustee solicitation.
Trustees should lead not only by directive but also by example. Every trustee should give according to his or her ability. Committee members should actively solicit gifts from their peers.
3. Set fund-raising goals and assess progress.
Goals should be ambitious and challenging, yet realistic and congruent with the needs of the university.
4. Participate in the development process.
Members of the Committee must be participants as well as advisors to the development efforts of the universities. Gift "enabling" is a major part of their work and can take the form of providing personal and professional contacts who could be donors to the universities to participation in cultivation events like hosting groups of potential donors. Student trustees have a particular responsibility to act as advocates for giving to their peers and encourage participation in fund-raising activities.
5. Establish and review fund-raising policies as necessary.
Review of current gift receipt policy, foundation policy and endowment policy, making recommendations for revision as appropriate. Development of additional policies to facilitate the development effort and ensure accountability based on best practices of other institutions.
6. Review and make recommendations to the Board concerning naming opportunities.
Ensure that university requests for the naming of facilities and programs comply with Board policy to maximize potential gift opportunities
7. Acceptance of gifts
In accordance with Board Policy recommend acceptance by full the Board of Trustees any monetary gift or gift of personal property.
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