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Book The Nature of Trusteeship

Download or read book The Nature of Trusteeship written by John W. Nason and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The responsibilities and problems confronting college and university trustees in the last quarter of the 20th century are considered. The following topics are briefly addressed: increased enrollments after World War II, the growth of community colleges, the establishment of state coordinating commissions, political influences, federal support and intervention, retrenchment, and confusion of mission. Responsibilities of trustees are as follows: maintaining the integrity of the trust, appointing the college president, insuring that the institution is managed well, approving the budget, raising money, managing the endowment, assuring adequate physical facilities, overseeing the educational program, approving long-range plans, serving as a bridge between campus and community, preserving institutional autonomy, serving as court of appeal, and being informed. The collective responsibilities of trustees and the composition and operation of the board are addressed, including selection and orientation, committee structure and meetings, role of the chairman and president, and board morale. The legal liability of trustees and conflicts of interest are also discussed. Statistics on governing boards and a substantial bibliography are appended.

Book Duties and Responsibilities of College and University Trustees

Download or read book Duties and Responsibilities of College and University Trustees written by Ben C. Fisher and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book How University Boards Work

Download or read book How University Boards Work written by Robert A. Scott and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expert guide designed to help university trustees become effective leaders. Honorable Mention for Eric Hoffer Award (Business Category) by The Hoffer Project We expect college and university trustees to hire the president, advise senior staff, manage investments and financial decisions, and oversee major strategic initiatives. Unfortunately, they sometimes come into this powerful role with little or no understanding of what they are meant to do or how their institutions work. How University Boards Work, by Robert A. Scott, is designed to help trustees understand how to fulfill their responsibilities. Written by a widely respected leader in American higher education and former university president, How University Boards Work is the product of personal experience and considerable research. This concise, straightforward guide includes: • an explanation of the difference between governance and management • tips on how best to prepare for board decisions and discussions • examples of positive and negative board behavior • guidance about board professional development • advice on managing transitions between chief executives How University Boards Work will prove an invaluable resource for those responsible for governing colleges and universities, whether privately financed or state funded. It will also be an illuminating read for board secretaries, campus executives and administrators, faculty leaders, alumni volunteers, and public officials, as well as anybody seeking to understand institutional governance in the light of past and current trends in higher education.

Book The Future of Trusteeship

Download or read book The Future of Trusteeship written by John W. Nason and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Role of the College and University Trustees

Download or read book The Role of the College and University Trustees written by Carnegie Foundation for the advancement of teaching and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Trustees in Higher Education

Download or read book Trustees in Higher Education written by Gerald P. Burns and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This vigorous and constructive book will be an invaluable aid to educational executives plagued with administrative problems. It examines from practical experience the necessity not only for the institution's efficient operation, but also for a successful accommodation of the teaching and research activities which press upon the fiscal and physical resources of every campus. ; Here in one volume, several distinguished college and university presidents, vice-presidents, and deans offer solutions to a wide variety of administrative problems. Among these solutions are effective methods of integrating and coordinating the complex management of different kinds of educational institutions"--Back cover.

Book The Role of the Trustees in American Colleges and Universities

Download or read book The Role of the Trustees in American Colleges and Universities written by Gerald Philip Burns and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Trustees  Teachers  Students

Download or read book Trustees Teachers Students written by Ordway Tead and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Role of the Trustee

Download or read book The Role of the Trustee written by Orley R. Herron and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Asking the Right Questions

Download or read book Asking the Right Questions written by Nathan Dickmeyer and published by . This book was released on 2013-03-17 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended to assist board members who may be new to higher education trusteeship in shaping their questions and to help administrators prepare responsive and useful answers on topics "across the waterfront" of a modern college or university. The questions in this book are most directly intended for independent universities and colleges (though many would apply equally at public institutions). The questions do not spring from assumptions that administrations intend to mislead trustees or that trustees intend to manage or administer institutions. Nevertheless, as public trust guardians and financial fiduciaries, trustees are required to ensure that assets are not squandered, that purposes are achieved, and that public and private investments in these trusts are put to use with care and efficiency. A trustee can fulfill his or her responsibilities by understanding and perhaps shaping the mission of this public trust, by evaluating the success of the institution against its mission, by comparing the trustee's own organizational performance standards with the performance of this institution, and by shaping the direction of change in the college or university so that it points toward mission fulfillment and performance excellence. The varying plans being carried out at any given institution describe its intended direction of change, the degree of this change, and its strategies for implementing the planned change. The burden of failure falls on trustees if the direction of change harms the institution, the implementation is ill-conceived and fails, or evaluations are too weakly formed to reveal whether the change produced any benefits. This book strives to delve below the broad lists of trustee responsibilities, below the commonly prescribed and often superficial questions, to the specific inquiries that allow boards to judge whether the institution is being well administered.

Book The Role of the College and University Trustee

Download or read book The Role of the College and University Trustee written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Guardians

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  • Author : Clark Kerr
  • Publisher : Association of Governing Boards of Universities & Colleges
  • Release : 1989
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 256 pages

Download or read book The Guardians written by Clark Kerr and published by Association of Governing Boards of Universities & Colleges. This book was released on 1989 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American institution of Academic Boards of Trustees is examined, with attention to their operation and conduct; their importance to the effective functioning of American higher education; whether their roles are subject to erosion over time; and their relationship to the college presidency. The analysis is based partially on interviews conducted in previous Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) studies on the college presidency, and returned survey responses (N=1,400) on board operations from board chairs, presidents and heads of campus faculty organizations who were serving in 1987. The monograph covers various aspects of the operations of the boards of trustees, including their functions, their historical development, and trends. A number of evaluations are made, major problem areas are identified (such as drawing the line between what the board does and what the president and other administrators do) and 22 recommendations are advanced. The appendixes include the following items: (1) a list of participants; (2) the questionnaire itself; (3) various documentation, including reports relating to the board of trustees; and (4) a 12-page annotated bibliography. (LPT)

Book The Role of the Trustees of Columbia University

Download or read book The Role of the Trustees of Columbia University written by Columbia University. Trustees and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Role of the College and University Trustee

Download or read book The Role of the College and University Trustee written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book What College Trustees Need To Know

Download or read book What College Trustees Need To Know written by George J. Matthews and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHAT COLLEGE TRUSTEES NEED TO KNOW is written for the tens of thousands of college and university trustees who oversee the over 1,700 independent institutions in America. Written by three veteran higher education leaders, the book aspires to give these trustees the fundamental knowledge they need to understand the essential vital signs of their respective institutions and thereby be in the position to ask the right questions of management that help the institution avoid fiscal potholes while concurrently contributing to helping the institution move forward...and even flourish. These are very challenging times for tuition-dependent colleges which 95% or more of all independent institutions finally are. Like never before, Trustees are confronted with having to re-examine traditions and be open to changes that respond to today's economic and cultural changes. "This book is a great guide that gives college trustees a collection of important questions to be asking, presented in a very readable format. It will be tremendously helpful to me going forward" Robert Morris, Chair, Board of Trustees, Elmira College, New York. "If there is anyone who knows about proper trusteeship, and has the track record to prove it, that person is George Matthews." Dr. John A. Curry, Chancellor, Northeastern University, Boston "This terrific book is a must-read for all college trustees; a great piece of work that is long overdue. Read it and you will learn. Use it and you will help your college succeed. Bravo!" Dr. Russel R. Taylor, Founder of the Taylor Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, College of New Rochelle & Trustee Emeritus, Richmond University London, England. "Here is an important read for all college trustees and presidents. Too many fine colleges are unnecessarily pointed toward fiscal extinction. Written with candor and practical optimism, the authors rightly call on colleges to rethink traditions and reinvigorate themselves in order to secure the viable and relevant future that is theirs to seize...or otherwise lose." Dr. Ralph A. Toran, Past Chair, Mount Ida College Board of Trustees, Massachusetts. This book is a publication of the CES/Registry for College and University Presidents

Book Roles of Tribally Controlled Community College Trustees

Download or read book Roles of Tribally Controlled Community College Trustees written by Benjamin Ramirez-Shkwegnaabi and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: