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TITLE Governing Boards of Public Universities and Colleges:Composition, Selection, Length of Terms.

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ABSTRACTThere are currently measures before the California

Legislature that would make changes in: (1) the composition of theboards that govern the state's public institutions of highereducation; (2) the selection process for board membenJ; and (3) thelength of terms. The Joint Committee on Postsecondary Education hasconducted a survey to determine the characteristics of highereducation governing boards in other states. A questionnaire was sentto the chief executive officer of the statewide boards of highereducation in all 50 states. Table 1 is a summary of the surveyresults. It includes information on the governing boards of majorinstitutions/systems in each state. Table 2 lists the terms of officein descending order. It is preceded in a brief discussion. Thecomposition of governing boards is then discussed. Tables 3 and 4 arelists of institutions that have student and faculty representativesserving as members of governing boards. (Author/PG)

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Composition, Selection, Length of Terms

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A Survey Preparedby the staff of

the

JOINT COMMITTEE ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE

April, 1974

INTRODUCTION

There are currently measures before the California Legislature

which would make changes in: (1) the composition of the boards

which govern the state's public institutions of higher education,

(21 the selection process for board members, and (3) the length of

terms.

The Joint Committee on Postsecondary Education has conducted

a survey to determine the characteristics of higher education

governing boards in other states. A questionnaire was sent to

the chief .ecutive officer of the statewide boards of higher

education in all 50 states. Information was not requested for

statewide planning and coordinating boards or boards whose functions

are primarily advisory. Forty-one questionnaires were returned.

Additional information was obtained through telephone interviews

and from the American Council on Education's llth edition of

American Universities and Colleges and from "Higher Education in

the States" (Vol. 2, No. 4) published by the Education Commission

of the States.

Table I is a summary of the survey results. It includes

information on the governing boards of major institutions/systems

in each state.

Trustees and regents are selected in a variety of ways. Most

are appointed by the Governor, subject to legislative confirmation.

Others are publicly elected (either statewide or by districts);

elected by the legislature, other members of the board, or by

special interest groups; or selected by the Governor from a list of

nominees submitted by other agencies.

3/4/

5

INTRODUCTION, continued

Table IX lists the terms of office in descending order. It

is preceded by a brief discussion.

The composition of governing boards is discussed beginning

on page 10. Tables III and IV are lists of institutions which

have student and faculty representatives serving as members of

governing boards.

s-TATr s:AM!; 11- PrAtio_

JURISDICTION ORNAME or LTTrAMPUSsYTEM/INsTIIVTIon

8U.AAT

TABLE I

OF INFoRMATION

Nrintark orPutiLie MEMBERS

LENOTHOF TERM

Aland's. Tt *..unt. (-f Alabama ( /1). 10

)2 yrs.

Ts s,.t t! 1 Aoisirn Univ. ( /A 10 12 rf.

Ala:J

mir

ii, ..,I .All Pub, Hsqhfr rd. (7/1) 7 R y"s.

Art? ,na li.. . nt .4as A..rivens Rr.a.. q. of 8 8 Irs.

Ariz., M. Ars*. IL I Al -

Arkansas Tristo....Univ. of Arkansas ( /4) 10 10 Yril.

Callfornta Reqests Univ. of C,lit. ( /91 16 16 yrs.

st...^. Calll. St, U. is, Co)) t '14) 16K yrs.

as/errors Calif. Comm. Coll. (99/ ) 15 2 yrs.

Colorado ReeenrsUniv. of Colorado ( /l) 9 6 yrs.

TfUqt04195 State CMIlegPM 4 /SI 7

6 yrs.

Univ. f Connecticut (5 /1) 12 ''. yrs.

State Colleges ( /4) t7 6 yrs.

Delaware Trastecs Univ, of Delawaro 70 6 yrs.

Dist. -f Ciumbia Fed. of Ili.e.e,r Ed. Tea..thers Cr)).. ( /2)v.', City cell.

9

171.:Artgr I., f4t44,ttf .4 All Pub. Dinner I.J. 1 /91 4 n yrs.

DeoTg.a peqpnfN unzv. Sys. of Ga. ( /17)7 yrs.

Hawai. Peiens Univ. of ti.121 11 1/4 yrs.

All Pub. Hiohtr Ed.

1.1.1 RiAvnt,i univ. 'f friary, ( '4) 7r, VT

Tt :st.-. 4 Univ. Ili. (

Tt . S.,. 111 . /.1

t

7

4 yr.i.

itlE.T19 or stlx= -EElec. by mthmr meft's Cott

t b4./Sen. cont.

Olv,/Smn. ,-mrt, Ott%

CeiV 1 . 41f. Pri

Gov./Sen. ennf. Cloi

Pu

Onv-/ Sen. conf. Own/

Gov. /S.-n. cant. CoOfPuMrStOf

Gov./Sen. vont. GoofPuCO

Gov./Sen. Conf.

Statewide elec.

Cuv./5en. cant.f.

lq by now..by alumni

Govrnut

A by 0v.. 10golf oPrpet.

May r-

Gov,/Sen. and Rd.et' Education cont.

anv./Sen. ronf.

Governor

4.1. nr

Unv./SH. con!

's by I.

Pa

Bc

GCPt

P1

TARL t t1.' yr. .i l: 4 yr. 0°11.)

Ati -.ARV t*" IMF.,RMA'"IOR

NUMMI( cif"PUBLIC MEMBERS

1t?

lir

LV1i611tof SI tM MTH ,ASeLE'.'TION EX.tiFFIClo MEMBERS .!1.111147 riputRS FA413TY MEMBERS1: yrs. Ly thr merib'rs Gov.. Supt. c t Ed.

ft 1.0..Nen.

12 .;(11. "..r.t.

1 niwIting. 1 fromci. Set. bystudent.;

, A ry t . f Ed. 1 n,vottsq. set. byStudent Senate

04 Vm. 6 v L. {. Pre4.,U. cf A1.10 1 votsnq. ea. eamm.sleks l'Gc. set.1 t:cla atat

A ,ts. ,Ifw. gen. c^fif. Onv. & Sqrt. nfInstf.

10 10 yr n. (Iy. Sen. DU,. Afft. ()fir.b 4.. $t inn

lb irS. GOv, . n. vont. C Lt

Pub. (mat.. Pres. ofMech. Inst.. Pres. ofSt. Bd. *f Aq.. Pres.ot Univ.

'141 14

1?

44

1 yrs.

4. '7

A yrs.

yra.

C yrs.

Sen. ,1t. Gov.. Spk.of Assembly. Supt. ofPub. foot.. Chant. ofCSI1C

Statewide elec. Pres. "f Uaiv.

, "Sen.

11 t,y n .? Gov.. Commr. Aq..Alumr11 Ste. /St. Bd. f Ed.

anvemot

7A 4 yrs. A Lyfie(f ot,rpot.

4 4. .?.f. q G-t. ":4en. ann 114.f.f Udtvath:tn ,-..7.tit.

!..14. e,...!R..,%. .-nt.

4 yrs. nf-.( t.rr

Gov. Pre,. of U.,Pfert.ig.. Rd. of Ff..Pros. Matt arange

5ant.. att. '1 11.4ner ri.

awied by se.'..of 900,A of 0:'e ic:a

I voting, by Gve.(not req. b

2 nfuntle14. Wwnting, sat.by faculty

If,. P I 4 Oo.. SUpt. .1

Inatruction ,-.adents

7I

r.t f Pur. t A:.. -*;

7 a. t .it.._,,

JURISDICTION ORmAmr or MULTICAMWS

STATP NAME or WARD _SYSTCMIKSTITUTIoN

Trustees rthrdue UhAV. ( /51

Iowa Regents All Pub. Higher Fd. ( /4)

Kansas Regents All 4-yr. Pub. Inst. t /61

Kentucky Trustees Univ. of Ky. /Comm. (3/11Coil. Sys.

Louisiana Supervisors La. State Univ. 0/21

St. 84. of Ed. St. Coil. 6 Univ. ( /10)

Maine Trustees Univ. cif Maine (2/61

Marylant Regents Univ. of Md. t /4)

Trustees 6 State Colleges ( /61

Massschusetts Trustees Univ. of Mass. ( /2)

Trustees 9 State College, t /91

Michigan Regents Univ. of Mich.( /11

Trustees Mich. St. Univ.

Oswrrnors Wayne St. Univ.

Minnesota .- Regents Univ. of Minn.

State Colleges ( /7)

Mississippi Trustees All Pub. 4-yr. Inst. ( /4)

Missouri (''craters Univ. of Missouri t /41

Montana Regnts Montana univ. Sys. (1/6)

Sebraeka Regents Univ. of Neb. ( 12)

Nevada Regents Univ. of NevaJa (3/2)

New Hasmishsro Trustee% Unr. of New Homo. t /IISys.

New Jersey Olvernor% Rutgers. the State( /3;Univ.

a.

New Mexico R*.ti tsf Univ. rtt New fitrwIre

NUMBER mrPPUSLyjitMe8Eilit

:.r1M111

4'. THEM METScii aLLICTION

0 tot. arm... t rte,.

4 6 yrs. Gov./Sen. cont.

9 4 yrs. Gov./Sen. conf.

14 4 yrs. Governor

14 14 yrs. Governor

11 6/P yrs. Elec. by diets.

15 7 yrs. Gov./Exec. Course.cont.

12 5 yrs. Gov./Sen. cont.

9 9 yrs. Governor

IS 7. yrs. Governor

I/ s yrs. Governor

8 R yrs. Statewide elec.

7 S yrs. Statewide elec.

S R yr*. Statewide elec.

12 6 yrs. Legislature

a 6 yrs. Gov./Son. cont.

13 12 yrs. Gov./Sen. conf.

9 6 yrs. Gov./Sen. Cont.

7 .7 Yrs. Gov./Sen. cont.

H 6 yrs. Elec. by Met.

9 6 yrs. Public elec.

11 4 yrs. Gov./conf. by Gov#Exec. Council

6 6 yrs. Gov./Sen. rnnf.

6 yrs. Gov.!Son.

/6)

191

/31

/3)

ROMP nP ;;;111Int

MOW MCMHER.:; I. Still! 1,111! I' rx-prFtctcmmarlls

9

4

14

14

ti

I

9

15

17

8

7

S

1:

ii

S

6

b yrs.

4 yrs.

4 yrs.

14 yrs.

ft P yrs.

yrs.

` yrs.

yre.

yrs.

yrs.

A yrs.

R yrs.

A yrs.

yrs.

6 yrs.

12 yrs.

4 yrs.

yr4.

6 yrs.

4 yrs.

4 7r5.

. yrs.

Gov., Sen. cant.

Gov.; en. cont.

Governor

Governor

tier. by dims.

Gov.:Psee.cent.

Gov...Sen. conf

Governor

Governor

Governor

Statewide elec.

Statewide elec.

Statewide 0100.

Leotslature

Ono. /Sera. cont.

Gov./Sen. cont.

(;env. /Son. conf.

Gov.'Son. nnf.

Elec. by Dist.

Public elec.

Of,v.'ennf. by dmv'sExec.. Council

nr,v.,Sen. onnf.

i. yr 4. i:.

'Governor

Governor

Supt.

Iser. of Ed. &Jliural Services

Sec. of Ag.

Supt. of Schools

(%emorn. of Al.. Ed.Pub. Health & MentalHealth! Chi nt./Sol. of Selectmen(Amherst,

Chen. /St. Rd.of Higher Ed.

Pres. of Univ.

Pres.

Pres.

Pres.

at Univ.

of Univ.

of Univ.

Sec. of Rd.

tire.., Supt. of Put..Comr. rat

higher Ed.

Gov., :nstmrs. of Ed.and Ag., Pres. ofUniv., of N.H.,Keene St. & PlymouthSt.

'Pres. of Unlv..Cherie. of Author Ed.

...firyD.,yr lit. ilB!RS_

I T. _ Tr i. es.tt rat

I voting, studentgovernment reo.

Kern. of systemwidestudent organ. onall standing comm.

Login. pending toadd 2 students

2 n/vnting. studentsenate pros, atAmherst, Boston

1 vnting. 04v.selects

_FA'ULTT pirorsr1 11,votrff4. rhrom,of ic:44. Elartt.

2 voting. elec.by faculty

Reps. of systemwidefaculty organ. onall standing coma.

n /vat. en stndg. comma.

Legis. pending

1 voting, Gov./Sen. conf.

I voting by Gov./cent. by 'Nee.enuncil

1 n/voting. elec.by Univ. Sen..1 year term

I nivottng. elec.By Univ.I year term

SPATE

he York

Mirth Carolina

NAME RuAkb

Regents

Trustees

Rd. otHigher Id.

-et not 6

JURIRDICTIMe noNAtil cF sott;.'AMPI'r:

(1s7:7:'''t A

Gen 41n AtteN erAll Public 4 Priv. Ed.

St. Univ. 4 N.V. (14/761

tniy Univ. of N.Y. (n/111

Univ. of N. Carolina/ ( /141all senior inst.

Nveltrli .4,4: 147 aura.:?

J1

LEttimu

Tv.KM

7 rm.

10 yrs.

4 yrs.

yrs.

%Mil) 411Ellialge

Legislature

Gov./Sen. conf.

6 by Mayor. 3 byGcm./Kwn. conf.

O else'. by Leg.every 2 yrs. (Ba.class of 8 must incl.a min. of I woman. 1Neb. of a Min. race,

I mem. of the min.Patty in the Leg.

!forth Dakota St. Rd. NigherEducation

111 public inst. (1/7) 7 7 yrs. Gov fr. a list of 3nom. submitted byChief Jun., Supt. ofPub. Instr.. and Pres.St. Ed. Assoc. /Senateeonf.

Oftio Trustees Ohio St. Univ. (4/11 9 9 yrs. Ocs./Sen. roof.

Oklahoma Regents Univ. of Oklahoma 7 7 yrs. Gov./Sen. conf.

Regents Oklahoma St. Univ.and State Coll.

B S yrs. Gst./Sen. cont.

Regents 6 St. Coll. a 9 yrs. Gov./Sen. cont.

Oregon of Nighereducation

All 4-yr. Pub. /7)Institutions

7 4 yrs. Gov. /Sen. conf.

Pennsylvsnia Trustees Penn. St. Univ. (18/21 27 1 Isis. 6 by Gov., e byalumni. 6 by cnty.aq. societies

Trustee* Mansfield St. Coll. 9 6 yrs. Governor

Rhode Island Regent* Univ. of Rh, Island (1/2) Ii 1 yrs. Gov./Sen. conf.

South Carolina Trustees Univ. of So. Caroling WI) 16 4 yr*. Elegy by Leg.from Wilts.

Trustees State Colleges ( /31 16 4 yrs. Elev. by Leg,from Diets.

Trustees Winthrop College 9 C 7 pier. by Leg..1 elec. by alumni

f,uth Dekrits Regents Univ. of S. Dakota 4 ( /61 7 1, yrs. Gov./Sen. conf.7 other institutions

Tennessee Trustees Univ. of Tennessee t 'SI 16 4 yrs. Governor

Regents Regional Univs. 4 ( /6) 12 4 yrs. GovernorComm. Colleges

1

17 t

Siyitint.

Mi4141,

4

t in1 )1

1 1.1RM 4111

7 y494, Legislature

-;v.14TYI"N EX7: 4') 1 1 r941714

td yrs. Gev.iften,

c, yrs. A by fitayr. 1 by Chmle. of CityG"v./Sen. - -.int. shoot Dist.

0 yrs. L etre. by Loq.every 2 yrs. (Ea.elass of R must incl.a min. of 1 woman. 1

mem. of a min. race.6 1 mem. of the min.party in the Leq.

' yrs, Gew. tr. 4 list of )

nom. submitted byChief due.. Supt. ofPub. Instr., and Pres.St. Ed. Assoc./Senatecont.

0 ' yrs. Go-./Sen. cont.

7 t yrs. Gov./Sen. Conf.

1% 4 yrs, G-,v, 110n. eonf. Pres.. St. Bd. of Ag,

41-1.tit.Wt 1aliMAEX6 1.TY _qt:Sh41:st

Each campus haskcal board withstudent member

8 9 yrs. G,Ar./Sen. conf. Supt. of Schools

7 4 yrs. Gov./Sen. cont. 2 voting. amt. bynov./Sen. ronf.

2) 27 1 yrs. A by Gmv.. 0 byalumni, 6 by enty.aq. societies

Goy., Sock. of A4..Ed., & Env,rou.Resources

t voting, appt. byGov. (not req.by law)

A yrs. Governor Sec. of Ed. 1 riftovtanq, SS 2 n/voting. tac.

(112) I t i yrs. olv,,sen. -onf, 1 Legislators

Pres,

1 vrtinsp. appt.by Gov. Snot req.by law)

00~11 chant.

a (7/1) 16 I yrs. Elec. by Leq.iron

any.. Supt. 0-Ed., 2 Legislators

16 4 yr-. by 1,04.tr m Drsts.

9 r.. 7 -lue. by Leg.,,' to. El. alumni

clov Supt, of Ed.2 Legislators

2 votsmg, PrElk.of student govt.

1 voting. view.by f.w'ilty

/tiptoe.

t /61 7 yrs. I ,v.,50.n.

14 q yrs. C1smrs. of Ed. &Aq., Dir. of HigherEd. COMM., Pres. (.fUntse. of Tennessee

IA, l2 4 yrq. Guy. , Commrs. of Ed.& Act.. Dir. of HigherEd. rnmmissioh

TodA

NAME OF _HOARD

Pegentit

J111SPICTION ORMAteok/IMTICARPtIR_$Y...9112LUEELEE2122_

cnik. it Tex. Sys. 0/41bds. tor Tex.

fltddliFS o4.

PURI. ill MIMEStFge2M1

?rs.

METHOD oF sturnes

Gov./Sen. wont.

Utah St. WI. Regent ,a

A&M Univ. Sys.. Univ.of Houston Sys., Tex.Ada Syd. f St, Sen. Coils.

All Public Higher Ed. 14 ' yrs. Gov./Sen. cont.

Vermont Trustees Univ. of Vermont El yrs. 4 by Lug.. 3 by00v.. 9 sett-potpetuating

Trustees Vermont St. 0011s. ( 111 9 it yrs. Gov./Sen. cnnf.

Virginia Tr istees William 6 Mary 11/21 17 4 yrs. Gov./3 rec, byalumni

Vssitors Univ. of Virginia 1 /41 IS I yrs. Governor

Washington Regents Univ. of Washington 7 6 yrs. Gov./Lee. cont.

Regents Wash. St. Univ. 6 yrs. Gov./Sen. eonf.

West Virginia Regents All Pub. Higher Ed. 11/101 9 yrs. Gov./Sen. cont.

Wisconsin Regents Merged Wie. St. Univ. 114/111 16 7 yrs. Gov./Sen. cont.& Univ. of Wis. Sys.

Wyoming Trustees Univ. of Wyoming 12 Governer

12

St 40PP `1. 711141-1..4

rarTli1' Tr kir? mrsynn !vjgrAtilleTlott rx.!. Pr lk t131E11..4

S/4) # of P 'hen +nf.

7011s.

it. yrs. c;..v./Sen. cont.

y t . q by Leci.. .1 by

(Icy.. 9 self-petpett..atiny

/4} 4 yr%. Gkv. Sen. cont.

1' 4 yrs. ree. byalumns

/4)

3/1M) 4

(14/11t 16

I yrs. Governor

h yrs.

*. yrs,

Gov.. Pres. 'q

Gov. `Ley. cof. Pres. at alums.assoc.

Gov./Sen. cont. Pres. of Unsv.

'4 y.q. new./Sen. conf.

7 y o env.15en. cont.

Supt. of Pub. Instr.

Supt. 'f Pub. Instr..Pres./Bd. ofTech. 6 Adult 1d,

1.tDESIT 14114pEas Aolj,ty qtr M!* K.

n'votInct. ores-f undergrad. and}ta. Sc's

I n/vortfna. pres.a faculty senate

12 Governor Gov.. Pres. cf Untv.. 1 n!vottng. Pres. I n/vctsfufgupt. of Instr. tt SB

13

14LENGTH OF TERMS

The length of term ranges from two years (University of

Hawaii) to sixteen years (University of California). See

Table II.

The public institutions most often compared to the University

of California are Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois. The trustees

and regents for these institutions serve terms of six to eight

years.

The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education has classified

institutions on the basis of educational functions and the

characteristics of students and faculty. Twenty-four stcAtes

have public institutions listed by the Commission as among the

fifty leading research universities in terms of federal financial

support of academic science. 1

Of the twenty-four boards responsible for the governance of

these institutions, only the University of California Regents

serve terms longer than nine years. Thirty-three percent serve

six to seven years; twenty-one percent have terms of five years

or less.

The Regents of the University of the State of New York have

general supervisory authority over all public and private education

in that state. Governor Wilson has recently signed a measure--given

bipartisan approval by both houses in the legislature--reducing

the length of regental term from fifteen years to seven years.

Senator Thomas McGowan (R-Buffalo) stated the need frit- keeping the

state's education governing body reasonably contemporary and aware

of the rapidly changing problems in public education.2 The New

and regents for these institutions serve terms of six to eight

years.

The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education has classified

institutions on the basis of educational functions and the

characteristics of students and faculty. Twenty-four states

have institutions listed by the Commission as among the

fifty leading research universities in terms of federal financial

support of academic science. 1

Of the twenty-four boards resnonsible for the governance of

these institutions, only the University of California Regents

serve terms longer than nine years. Thirty-three percent serve

six to seven years; twenty-one percent have terms of five years

or less.

The Regents of the University of the State of New York have

general supervisory authority over all public and private education

in that state. Governor Wilson has recently signed a measure--given

bipartisan approval by both houses in the legislature--reducing

the length of regental term from fifteen years to seven years.

Senator Thomas McGowan (R-Buffalo) stated the need for keeping the

state's education governing body reasonably contemporary and aware

of the rapidly changing problems in public education.2 The New

York Regents, themselves, last year recommended a reduction to

ten years in the interest of greater public responsiveness and

accountability.

15

16TABLE II

LENGTH OF TERM (Descending_ Order)

NOTE: The underlined boards are those with governance responsibilitiesfor research universities identified by the Carnegie Commission onHigher Education as the leading public universities in terms of federalfinancial support of academic science. The enrollment range for thesepublic institutions is 5,546 (Univ. of California, San Diego) to60,852 (Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul).

NUMBER OF YEARS

16

14

12

10

10

10

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

NAME OF BOARD

Regents

Supervisors

Trustees

Trustees

Trustees

Trustees

Regents

Trustees

Trustees

Trustees

Regents

Governors

Resents

Trustees

Trustees

Regents

Regents

Regents

Trustees

Bd. of Higher Ed.

Regents

Regents

JURISDICTION OR NAME OFMULTICAMPUS SYSTEM/INSTITUTION

Univ. of California

Louisiana State Univ.

All 4-yrs. public institutionsin Mississippi

Univ. of Alabama

State Univ. of New York

Univ. of Arkansas

Al] public higher ed. in WestVirginia

Univ. of Tennessee

Ohio State Univ.

Purdue Univ.

All public higher ed. in Florida

Univ. of North Carolina

Univ. of Michigan

Michigan State Univ.

Calif. State Univ. & Colleges

All public higher education in Alaska

Univ of Arizona, Arizona State Univ.

Univ. of Wisconsin System

Univ. of Oklahoma

All public higher education inNorth Dakota

General supervisory authority overall public & private education inNew York

Montana Univ. System

14

12

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

S

7

7

7

Viii .. LOA.

Supervisors Louisiana State Univ.

Trustees All 4-yrs. public institutionsin Mississippi

Trustees Univ. of Alabama

Trustees State Univ. of New York

Trustees Univ. of Arkansas

Regents All public higher ed. in WestVirginia

Trustees Univ. of Tennessee

Trustees Ohio State Univ.

Trustees Purdue Univ.

Regents All public higher ed. in Florida

Governors Univ. of North Carolina

Regents Univ. of Michigan

Trustees Michigan State Univ.

Trustees Calif. State Univ. & Colleges

Regents All public higher education in Alaska

Regents Univ of Arizona} Arizona State Univ.

Regents Univ. of Wisconsin System

Trustees Univ. of Oklahoma

Bd. of Higher Ed. All public higher education inNorth Dakota

7 Regents General supervisory authority overall public & private education inNew York

7

7

7

7

6

6

Regents Montana Univ. System

Trustees Univ. of Massachusetts

Trustees Univ. of Maine

Regents Univ. System of Georgia

Regents Univ. of Washington

Regents Univ. of Colorado8

18TABLE II

LENGTH OF TERM (Descending Order)

(Continued)

JURISDICTION OR NAME OFNUMBER OF YEARS NAME OF BOARD MULTICAMPUS SYSTEM/INSTITUTION

6 Regents Washington State Univ.

6 Trustees Univ. of Vermont

6 Regents All public higher education

6 Regents Univ. of Texas System

6 Regents Univ. of South Dakota

6 Regents Univ. of New Mexico

6 Trustees Univ. of Illinois

6 Governors

6 Regents Univ. of

6 Regents Univ. of

6 Curators Univ. of

6 Regents Univ. of

6 Regents All public higher education

6 Trustees Univ. of Delaware

5 Trustees Univ. of Connecticut

5 Bd. of Higher Ed. City University of New York

5 Regents Univ. of Maryland

5 Regents Univ. of Idaho

4 Visitors Univ. of Virginia

4 Trustees Univ. of South Carolina

4 Bd. of Higher Ed. All 4-yr. public institutions in

in Utah

Rutgers, the State Univ. (New Jersey)

Nevada

Nebraska

Missouri

Minnnsota

in Iowa

4

4

4

4

3

Trustees

Trustees

Regents

Governors

Regents

Oregon

Univ. of New Hampshire System

ITSryilvt; ofm

All 4-yr.Kansas

Kentucky-Community College

public institutions in

Calif. Community Colleges

Univ. of Rhode Island

6 Trustees Univ. of Illinois

6 Governors Rutgers the State Univ. (New Jersey)

6 Regents Univ. of Nevada

6 Regents Univ. of Nebraska

6 Curators Univ. of Missouri

6 Regents Univ. of Minnesota

6 Regents All public higher education is Iowa

6 Trustees Univ. of Delaware

5 Trustees Univ. of Connecticut

5 Bd. of Higher Ed. City University of New York

5 Regents Univ. of Maryland

5 Regents Univ. of Idaho

4 Visitors Univ. of Virginia

4 Trustees Univ. of South Carclina

4 Bd. of Higher Ed. All 4-yr. public institutions inOregon

4 Trustees Univ. of New Hampshire System

4 Trustees Univ. of Kentucky-Community CollegeSystem

4 Regents All 4-yr. public institutions inKansas

4 Governors Calif. Community Colleges

3 Regents Univ. of Rhode Island

3 Trustees Pennsylvania State University

3 Trustees Indiana Univ.

2 - 4 Regents 19University of Hawaii

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COMPOSITION

A 1973 Department of Health, Education, and Welfare report

discusses four characteristics of higher education board members.

The University of California Board of Regents and California

State University and Colleges Board of Trustees generally reflect

national characteristics with respect to sex, race, age, and

income. However, the Regents tend to be older and the appointed

members are 100 percent white.

Nationally, between 86 and 89 percent of governing board

members are male. 4For the UC Regents and CSUC Trustees the

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figures are 88 percent and 75 percent respectively.

A second national characteristic of governing board members

is their racial complexion. Ninety-six percent of the trustees

examined in a 1969 survey were white: less than 2 percent were

black.5

As noted above, the composition of the appointive members

of the UC Regents is totally white. Eighty-eight percent of the

CSUC Trustees are white.

Figures suggest that, nationally, only 70 to 85 percent of

trustees are over 50 years of age.6

Yet all* of the UC Regents

are 50 or older. Information regarding birth years was available

for 11 of the 16 appointed CSUC Trustees. Eighty-two percent

are at least 50 years of age and 18 percent are 70 or older.

The final characteristic of college trustees to be examined

::eats with their income bracket. Between 53 and 70 percent of

the trustees examined made over $20,000 annually. 7We do not have

information on the income levels of California Regents and Trustees.

However, it can be assumed that they are at least at the level

noted above. Members of the Board of Regents include prominent

attorneys, successful businessmen, ald presidents of corporations.

*The birth year of one of the 16 appointed Regents is not knownto us.

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COMPOSITION, continued

Ex-officio members

Forty-three of the 75 boards included in this survey have at

least one ex-officio member. The most common ex-officio members are

governors, superintendents of public instruction, and presidents

of the institutions. The complete list of ex-officios is in-

cluded in Table I.

Student and Faculty Membership

In 1973, the Center for Research and Development in Higher

Education published a report on the decision patterns of boards

of trustees. The report concluded that:

The practice of designating for board membershipmembers of the institution's faculty or studentbody with voting, limited voting, or nonvotingmemberships is increasing every year. While manyof these memberships have been added by state law,a larger number of boards have by their own actioninvited students and faculty members to sit withthe boards and participate in discussions. Inmost cases these are nonvoting memberships butin a number of cases the boards have extendedlimited voting privileges--in committee meetingsbut not in the full board meetings, or with voteslimited to issues in certain designated subjectareas. The extension of these privileges tostudents is more common than to faculty members.Some boards or their state legislatures havedecided that including members from their ownfaculty would constitute a conflict of interest.In at least one case a faculty organizationdeclined the invitation to select one of theirmembers for voting board membership. There islittle question that trustee boards are en-couraging greater participation in their affairsby faculty members and students. This is illus-trated by the fact that 14 of the 19 institutionsincluded in the study have developed eitherformal voting representation or extended somekind of informal type of representation tofaculty memkers or students within the lastfive years.'

Tables ITT and IV give a breakdown of those states and public

instit.acions with student and faculty members on governing hoards.


Two of the four public institutions which the University of

California uses as comparison institutions for the purpose of

determining faculty sal4ries have nonvoting student participants

in the governance process. Three students, nine public members

and two ex-officios govern the University of Illinois. There

are two student members on all standing committees of the

University of Minnesota Regents.

We have verified that at least 20 states have student

members on governing boards. In at least three states--Connecticut,

Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island--student trustees have been appointed

by Governors. However, there is no statutpry requirement for

student representation.

Governing boards in Oregon, Alaska, Kentucky, Massachusetts,

Montana, New Hampshire and South Carolina have voting student

members. The states of Wyoming, Washington, Alabama, Illinois,

Indiana, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania--and the District of

Columbia--have nonvoting student members. In Maine and Minnesota,

students are represented on all standing committees. Not all

institutions have waited for governors and legislators to

mandate student representation. For instance, many individual

boards have added students on their own initiative.

The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges

added a nonvoting student representative by resolution in 1969. 9

The CCC administration and members of the Board have told us

that student participation has been beneficial and worthwhile.

The University of Kentucky was the first institution to

gain a student as a full voting member on its governing board.

The President of the University of Kentucky wrote last March:

In summation, the experience of the Universityof Kentucky with a student member on the Boardof Trustees has been good and the input ofstudent opinion into the deliberations pw theBoard has been valuable and worthwhile.

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Several states have faculty trustees or regents by viture

of their public election to the board. However, we know at

Least nine states have specific faculty representatives. We

have verified that six states have nonvoting faculty members

and two have faculty with full voting membership.

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TABLE III

GOVERNING BOARDS WITH STUDENT mEtspa

NUMBER OFSTUDENT MEMBERS

NUMBER OFSTATE PUBLIC MEMBERS

ALABAMA

Univ. of Alabama

Auburn Univ.

ALASKA (Statewide board)

10

10

7

CONNECTICUT (State colleges) 12

DIST. OF COLUMBIA 9

ILLINOIS

Univ. of Illinois 9

So. Illinois Univ. 7

INDIANA (Purdue Univ.) 9

KENTUCKY (Univ. of Ky.) 14

MAINE (Univ. of Maine) 15

MARYLAND (Univ. of Md.)

MASSACHUSETTS

12

Univ. cf Mass. 15

State Colleges 12

MINMESOTA (Univ. of Minn.) 12

MONTANA (Statewide) 7

NEW HAMPSHIRE (Univ. of N.H.) 12

NEW JERSEY (Rutgers) 6

OREGON (Statewide) 7

PENNSYLVANIA

Penn. State Univ. 27

Mansfield State Coll. 9

RHODE ISLAND (Univ. of Rh. Is.) 13

SOUTH CAROLINA (Winthrop Coil.) 9

WASHINGTON (Univ. of Wash.) 7

Three nonvoting; students selectone from each campus

One nonvoting member; selected bystudent senate

One voting; each campus nominatestwo students/Gov. selects from list

One voting (one of Governor's12 public appointments)

Two nonvoting; selected by students

Three nonvoting; selected bystudents

One nonvoting; selected by students

One nonvoting; elected by students

One voting; student gov't. rep.

Representatives on all standingcommittees

Legislation pending to add twostudents

Two voting; student senate pres-idents at Amherst and Boston

One voting; appointed by Governor

Two nonvoting on standing comms.



One nonvoting; elected by Univ. Sen.

Two voting; appointed by Governor

One voting (one of Governor's 6public appointments)

One nonvoting; SB president


One voting; president of studentgovernment association

Two nonvoting; presidents ofundergraduate & graduate student

DIST. OF COLUMBIA

ILLINOIS

Univ. of Illinois

So. Illinois Univ.

9

9

7

INDIAN; (Purdue Univ.) 9

KENTUCKY (Univ. of Ky.) 14

MAINE (Univ. of Maine) 15

MARYLAND (Univ. of Md.) 12

MASSACHUSETTS

Univ. of Mass. 15

State Colleges 12

MINNESOTA (Univ. of Minn.) 12

MONTANA (Statewide) 7

NEW HAMPSHIRE (Univ. of N.H.) 12

NEW JERSEY (Rutgers) 6

OREGON (Statewide) 7

PENNSYLVANIA

Penn. State Univ. 27

Mansfield State Coll. 9

RHODE ISLAND (Univ. of Rh. Is.) 13

SOUTH CAROLINA (Winthrop Coll.) 9

WASHINGTON (Un...v. of Wash.) 7

WYOMING (Univ. of Wyoming) 12

Note: NORTH CAROLINA - Althoughthe systemwide board does not include -

students, each of the 19 campuses hasa governing board with studentrepresentatives

12 public appointments)

Two nonvoting; selected by students

Three nonvoting; selected bystudents

One nonvoting; selected by students

One nonvoting; elected by students

One voting; student gov't. rep.

Representatives on all standingcommittees

Legislation pending to add twostudents

Two voting; student senate pres-idents at Amherst and Boston


Two nnnvoting on standing comms.



One nonvoting; elected by Univ. Sen.

Two voting; appointed by Governor


One nonvoting; SB president


One voting; president of studentgovernment association

Two nonvoting; presidents ofundergraduate & graduate studentbodies

One nonvoting; SB President

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TABLE IV,

GQVERNING BoAAD6 WITH FACULTY skium

NUMBER OFSTATE PUBLIC MEMBERS

District of Columbia 9

Indiana (Purdue Univ.) 9

Kentucky (Univ. of Kentucky) 14

Maine (Univ. of Maine) 15

New Jersey (Rutgers) 6

Pennsylvania (Mansfield State) 9

South Carolina (Winthrop) 9

Washington (Univ. of Washington) 7

Wyoming (Univ. of Wyoming) 12

NUMBER OFFACULTY MEMBERS

Two nonvoting; selected byfaculty

One nonvoting; chairman ofAcademic Senate

Two voting; elected byfaculty

Representatives on allstanding committees

One nonvoting; electedby University Senate

One nonvoting; facultycouncil chairman

One voting; elected byfaculty

One nonvoting; presidentof faculty senate

One nonvoting

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NOTES

1A Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, CarnegieCommission on Higher Education, 1973, pp. 1, 9 - 10.

2"Shorter Regents' Terms," Buffalo Evening News, March 11, 1974.

30n the Nature and Scope of Student Participation on Boards ofTrustees, 0 fice o Yout an Student A a rs, Department ofEiiTTE7Education, and Welfare, January 1973, pp. 5 - 7.

4Ibid.

sIbid.

67bid.

7Ibid.:.

8James G. Paltridge et al Boards of Trustees: Their Decision Patterns,Center for Research and Development in Higher Education, 1973, p. 18.

9Minutes: October, 1969, Board of Governors of the CaliforniaColleges, p. 6.

10Letter from Otis A. Singletary to Mr. Jim Gitz dated March 23, 1973.

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