These four issues of "ACCT Trustee Quarterly" contain articles on topics of current concern to community college trustees. Articles in the Winter 1986-87 issue focus on current economic challenges, personal liability, filling trustee vacancies on community college boards, cooperative ventures, foundation-building, a "quality first" program, the…

The makeup of college and university governing boards and the characteristics of board members were studied in 1985, as an update of a 1977 survey. A total of 215 single-campus boards and 157 multicampus boards provided information that was statistically adjusted to represent the traits of the 2,200 boards governing of the nation's 3,000 nonprofit…

These four issues of "ACCT Trustee Quarterly" contain articles on topics of current concern to community college trustees. The first issue contains the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Excellence in Education of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association, and articles on merit pay in higher education, underrepresentation of…

The history of the University of Hawaii Board of Regents (UH BOR) is reviewed and compared to other public university governing boards, and recommendations are offered to increase the board's effectiveness. Based on a review of the literature on public university governing boards, a consensus of opinions is used as a basis to evaluate the UH BOR.…

This paper describes a matrix-type board committee structure specifically designed to tap the talents of board members and promote their committed involvement. (Author/CS)

This study is a causal-comparative analysis of three states which have different forms of teacher education governance. The purpose of the study was to identify promising variables that appeared to impact on the formation of a teacher standards and practices commission in each state and the implementation of a commission in the two states where a…

Outlines the role of the board of trustees in college collective bargaining including the board-president relationship, appointment of the chief negotiator, and information needed before bargaining. Responsibility for setting a positive tone, preserving flexibility, and full disclosure of information are emphasized. (JT)

The American system of higher education governance is examined by exploring the corporate authority of governing boards at the turn of the century, from the 1880s to World War I, to establish a baseline from which to evaluate changes in this authority resulting from the changing role of federal and state governments in higher education since World…

This guide provides basic information as a reference manual for the use of officials appointed and elected to serve on public library boards throughout New Hampshire, and offers guidance to library governing boards in meeting the challenges of trusteeship of the state's public libraries. Topics covered include trustee qualifications,…

PARTICIPANTS AT THE INSTITUTES CONSIDERED BOARD-ADMINISTRATOR RELATIONSHIPS IN A FRAMEWORK OF THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE--"TO PROVIDE FOR ALL, YOUNG AND OLD, ABLE AND NOT SO ABLE, WELL PREPARED AND POORLY PREPARED, AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT INDIVIDUALS." THE REPORT INCLUDES ADDRESSES ON (1) THEORETICAL BASES FOR…

This guide was designed with three purposes in mind: (1) to build a greater awareness among trustees of library organization in the state and of the support and services available to them through that organization; (2) to stimulate greater interest in and knowledge of the many duties and responsibilities of library trustees; and (3) to encourage…

This handbook for Tennessee library boards of trustees has five major sections: (1) public library laws of Tennessee; (2) public library services in Tennessee, including those of the Tennessee State Library and Archives and the Tennessee regional library system; (3) the library board of trustees; (4) library staff; and (5) library services. Also…

This manual for public library board members in Texas was written to help new board members learn how to delineate their powers and responsibilities and to contribute to the training of all board members. Information on issues concerning public libraries is provided, and fundamental issues involved in setting library policy and priorities are…

A study was undertaken of the patterns of governance and coordination of higher education in six states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, and New Jersey. The purpose of the study was to develop an overview of the variety of methods used and to draw analyses of commonalities and differences among them. While the trend has been…

This governance constitution of the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham was approved by the Board of Trustees of the University of Maine on February 27, 1974. Covered are: (1) academic actions; (2) meetings; (3) organization and administration; (4) the faculty of graduate studies; (5) the graduate council; (6) new academic organizations; (7)…