Board Governance Policies

  A.2.5.8 Board Development

Approved/revised: April 27, 2001

The Board of NVIT is committed to its ongoing development as a governing Board, and will pursue the following strategies in support of the development of Board members.

    1. The Board meeting agenda will include a regular item on Board development. Topics might include implementing policy governance, the responsibilities of Board members individually and collectively, system issues, NVIT information and developments, special issues, other matters of interest. The Executive Committee will table a suggested list of topics at the first meeting of the fall semester.

    2. The Board will encourage all newly appointed and elected members and other interested members, to attend the AECBC fall Board orientation session.

    3. Newly elected and appointed members will receive an orientation to NVIT and the College and Institute System at a special session arranged by the President.

    4. After being on campus for a few months, any new President, in consultation with the Executive, will plan a Board retreat. Possibly using an external facilitator, the sessions will focus on 1) issues, and 2) the respective roles and responsibilities of the Board and President in a policy governance structure.

    5. The Board will hold a regular (annual) retreat on planning, team building, challenges, problems, successes, and others issues appropriate to a retreat setting.

    6. The Board will conduct an informal self-evaluation activity at its annual retreat.