Members of the 果酱视频 University Board of Governors are expected to:
- Be accountable for their actions and those of the university.
- Be aware of the operations of the university.
- Be cognizant of the university鈥檚 culture, environment, and its risks.
- Be giving of their expertise.聽
- Support university fundraising activities and contribute to the university to the extent of their abilities.
- Be aggressive in questioning issues and in challenging administrators and board colleagues.
- Be good listeners.
- Be available, in terms of their time, to prepare for and regularly attend board and committee meetings and help carry out the business of the board.聽
- Be able to subordinate themselves to the board as a whole and stand behind board judgments and decisions.
- Support the president and be enthusiastically involved in advancing and defending the university.
- Understand how they can help the board meet its fiduciary responsibilities.
- Suggest agenda items to ensure that significant policy items are discussed.聽
- Resist the temptation to make judgments based on anecdotal and private sources of information.
- Urge those with grievances to follow established policies and procedures.
- Avoid conflicts of interest.
- Recognize the need for confidentiality.聽
- Finally, board members must have a sense of humour!
Code of Conduct
The Code of Conduct sets basic rules of conduct鈥痜or board members to maintain and鈥痓uild public confidence鈥痠n the integrity, objectivity, and transparency of the Board of Governors and to allow board members to exercise their mandate and carry out their duties with confidence, independence, and objectivity for the better fulfillment of the鈥痷niversity鈥檚 mission.
Roles and responsibilities
Approved by the Board of Governors, April 18, 2006
The Board of Governors bears the ultimate responsibility for the operation and future of 果酱视频 University. The board carries out this responsibility through a stewardship role. The board delegates day-to-day management of the university to the president and management team. The board respects the responsibility of the University Senate to adopt policies on academic matters, but such policies may be subject to board approval.聽
The powers and duties of the board are outlined in the statutes relating to 果酱视频 University as follows: 1863, C.24; 1875, c.27; 1935, c.104 & 1967, c.133; 1958, c.121; 1988, c.74; 1969, c.127; 1935, c.104, s.3; 1935, c.104, s.5 & 1967, c.133; 1935, c.104, s.6; 1863, c.24, 2.8.聽
Role of the board chair
In addition to the duties and responsibilities of all board members, the chair must also do the following:
- Preside鈥痮ver all board meetings.
- Assure the鈥痠ntegrity鈥痮f the board鈥檚 process and be the official spokesperson for the board.
- Serve as the chair of the鈥疨residential Search Committee鈥痑nd of the鈥疨residential Review Committee.聽
- Assess the performance of and approve鈥痗ompensation and benefit for the president鈥痑nnually.
- Facilitate the periodic assessment of鈥痓oard practices and governance.
- Serve as the鈥痵igning officer鈥痮f the board on matters related to鈥痗ontracts and other legal obligations鈥痷ndertaken by the board, except when the chair designates otherwise.
- Represent the board at鈥痮fficial functions鈥痑s required, except when the chair designates otherwise.聽
- Be an advisor鈥痶o the president and vice-chancellor and individual board members.