Board of Trustees to better support university goals
Utah State University’s Board of Trustees has changed the way it does business.
The board met Friday for a workshop in which it discussed changes in the structuring of its committees.
The Board of Trustees is an ten-person advisery body for the president. Eight individuals are appointed by the governor to four-year terms. The president of the Alumni Association and the president of the Associated Students of USU are the other two, non-voting members.
According to the draft presented to the board Friday, the board’s committees weren’t as closely aligned with university goals.
President Kermit L. Hall said the committees will now require more active participation by all members.
“In the past, eight to 12 standing committees gave reports, but no one thought about what they were doing,” he said.
Each committee wil meet and report on a regual basis, and each, except the Financial Audit Committee, will now be reviewed by the board’s Executive Committee annually to determine whether it is compatible with the university’s goals.
The committees will be “supple, flexible and issue-driven,” Hall said.
They will also be more inclusive of faculty, staff and students, he said.
According to the draft, non-Board of Trustees members, such as the president of the Classified Employees and vice president for Extension, will serve on various committees.
John DeVilbiss, director of Public Relations and Marketing, said the committees are taking a more proactive approach.
Hall said, “They should make the university perform better over time.”
-amarie@cc.usu.edu
New committees:
•Financial Audit Committee•Enrollment Management and Placement Committee•University Academic and Administrative Restructuring Committee•Government and Public Relations and Marketing Committee•Compact Plan Audit Committee•Honorary Degrees and Awards Screening Committee•Executive Committee