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Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1976
Guidelines for self-study and evaluation criteria are presented for use by community college governing boards. For each of 10 areas, a discussion is provided, questions regarding the board's performance are posed, a summary evaluation of the board's work in the area is solicited, and space is provided for additional comments or suggestions. The 10…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, Community Colleges, Evaluation Criteria
Babbidge, Homer D., Jr. – AGB Reports, 1975
Identifying the traditional function of the trustees as that of maintaining a balance between accountability and autonomy, and pointing out the threat to that role inherent in the new emphasis on accountability and the development of systems of public higher education, the author outlines prospects for the seventies and the challenge for trustees.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, Centralization, Governance
Peer reviewedMcCall, Tom – Community College Review, 1975
The governor of Oregon, addressing the American Association of Community College Trustees, recommends local election of trustees, local control and state financing of community colleges, student (but not faculty) representation on boards of trustees, open board meetings, financial aid for children of middle-income families, student tuition, and…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Community Control, Educational Finance, Full State Funding
Morgan, Don A. – 1983
An overview is provided of the conditions and forces which underpinned the creation of the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT). Chapter 1 looks at major developments in the two-year college field related to the formation of the ACCT, including information on alternative organizations available to two-year college trustees, differences…
Descriptors: College Administration, Community Colleges, Educational History, Governing Boards
Kinnison, William – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1984
The structure and functions of college development committees are discussed. The development committee of a board of trustees, also known as "the institutional advancement" committee, is responsible for ensuring the operation of the fund-raising program. Whether the development committee works through a foundation or directly for the…
Descriptors: Committees, Fund Raising, Governing Boards, Higher Education
Riley, Bob E. – 1988
A policy is a general statement of intent to act in a particular manner when confronted with a given situation or to achieve a given result in the future. Because policies ensure consistency and fairness, policy making is the most important function assigned to a governing board. Policies are not only the vehicle by which a board expresses and…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, College Administration, Community Colleges, Governing Boards
Download full textTaylor, Barbara E. – 1988
A discussion of college governance by lay boards of trustees focuses on the sources and nature of trustees' authority and, by extension, of faculty and administrators' influence on boards. It chronicles briefly the history of the lay board and the reasons for its continued use in modern institutions. Criticisms and defenses of lay trusteeship are…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, College Administration, Governance, Governing Boards
Direct linkCohen, Arthur M. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1974
An analysis of the bases of curriculum development and instruction design as they relate to increasing state influences. (Editor)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Governing Boards, Government Role, Instructional Design
Peer reviewedAiken, Ray J. – Journal of College and University Law, 1974
Analyzes, with reference to relevant cases, the issues involved in protecting institutional trustees, administrators, and faculty from tort liability exposure, particularly that related to due process and equal protection civil rights claims and to full disclosure regulations of the Securities Act. Notes the different problems for public and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Court Litigation, Faculty, Governing Boards
Brouillet, Frank B. – Compact, 1969
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Budgeting, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Buskin, Martin – Sch Manage, 1969
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Board Administrator Relationship, Decentralization, Governing Boards
Gallin, Alice, Ed. – Current Issues in Catholic Higher Education, 1981
Purposes and leadership in Catholic higher education are discussed to promote further dialogue among members of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities on institutional roots, present institutional conditions, and future vision. Papers and authors include: Commentary on Bishops' Pastoral Letter on Catholic Higher Education (William…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Church Related Colleges, College Presidents, Governing Boards
Houston Public Library, TX. – 1979
The newly-constructed Julia Ideson building, central library public service programs, branch and extension services, support services, and the Houston public library board are described in this review of the Houston public library's activities in 1979. The report also includes statistical comparisons of the number of borrowers, materials…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Branch Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Governing Boards
Krummel, D. W., Ed. – 1980
Topics of interest to the library manager in locating potential library support, soliciting support, and managing "friends" and volunteers are covered in the 12 papers presented at the 1979 Allerton Park Institute of the University of Illinois. The papers begin with an assessment of the library context for private financial support,…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Governing Boards, Grants, Grantsmanship
Click, J. William – 1980
This publication analyzes governing and policy documents for student publications from various types of colleges and universities and discusses organizational arrangements and strengths and weaknesses of the documents' various approaches. The eight chapters deal with (1) governance and varied approaches to student publications, (2) legal and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Governance, Governing Boards, Governmental Structure
