Monday, October 1, 2012

Board Of Trustees

Howdy,

Last week was probably one of the busiest weeks of my entire life! Last week was midterms week it also was the first board of trustees meeting of the 2012-1013 school year! As MSG president I have have a voting seat on the board of trustees. I think this says a lot about the Mercyhurst University as an institution and how much it cares about the voices and concerns of its students!




The bylaws of Mercyhurst College require that the number of college trustees be no fewer than 30, no more than 40; and that at least five of the trustees be members of the religious congregation of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. (Section 3.04). Currently, the active roster includes 33 trustees. Thirty-two voting and one non-voting, the non-voting trustee is the president of the college. One other trustee is on leave of absence, and five others are Trustee Emeriti (non-voting). Six of the board members serve by virtue of office.
The new center for academic engagement,
 which houses the new board of trustees board room.
Term trustees are elected for an initial four-year period that is renewable upon the recommendation of the Committee on Trustees to the Executive Committee/Nominating Committee, and then voted by the full board of trustees.
Elections and renewals usually take place once a year at the annual May meeting


The board of trustee meetings take place over a 2 day span. Typically, on Friday all the committees have their meetings. I have the pleasure of sitting on the buildings and grounds committee, the student life committee, the mission committee and the governance committee. Each committee meeting lasts about an hour and a half, we discuss various issues about the university. 


On Saturday, the actual board of trustee meeting takes place, this is where we hear a variety of presentations from the executive board of the board of trustees, including Dr. Gamble and board chair Marlene Mosco. It is at this time that the committees present on all the matters they discussed the previous day.


One of the big agendas this week was the strategic plan for the next 10 years. This plan is comprised of a series of goals and initiatives that plan to make Mercyhurst a better place within the next ten years. I was included on the strategic plan inn many different stages throughout its drafting and publishing. The plan be released to the wider Mercyhurst community in the coming days. Once it is made public I will be sure to do a blog post discussing it and it's implications for the student body.


Peace Out,

Richard Molloy!

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