Campus Compact Governance at the State Level

Based on data collected from Indiana Campus Compact Presidents and Chancellors Board in October 2011

State Campus Compact directors in December 2011

Compiled by Maggie Stevens, Indiana Campus Compact

Campus Compact Governance at the State Level

• Review notes from October Board Meeting• Share feedback from other State Campus

Compact Directors• What are we required to do?• Recommendations• Next Steps

The Mission of Indiana Campus CompactIndiana Campus Compact supports higher education’s efforts to develop students into well-informed, engaged citizens. By providing programs, services, and resources, Indiana Campus Compact serves as a catalyst for campuses and communities to improve people’s lives through service-learning and civic engagement initiatives.

The Vision of Indiana Campus CompactIndiana Campus Compact will be the premier resource for service learning and civic engagement in Indiana higher education.

The Tagline of Indiana Campus Compact…advancing citizenship and service in Indiana higher education.

Key Points from the Mission Statement

• Institutional FocusService LearningCivic Engagement

• Brings all of higher education together in IndianaCampus Focus-Collectively BetterSynergy

• Supporter, not doerTransforms the education of studentsFaculty-Staff development

• Governance

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Number of Mentions

Number of Mentions

Looking Five Years Ahead• Engaged Members

– President/Chancellors influence campuses• Advocates• Champions

– Campuses understand the value of Indiana Campus Compact– Strong connections with people doing service on campus

• Better ways to reward faculty• Re-engage with new faculty

– Timeline for focus and relevance is tight now

• Keep leadership and staff up to date– Cutting edge– Resource for Bets Practices– Professional development

• Diversity funding– Case Statement– Leverage collaboration, high level of support

• Assess and evaluate impact– Outcome value– Focus on mutual benefits of the work

Another Question

Should we concentrate on a few issues to do well?

Decreasing the BoardIssue Opportunities ConcernsSmaller group Greater involvement and drive for those at the

tableLoss of the historic commitment of the Presidents/ Chancellors

Rotating membership board; Committed core Currently there are too many board members which diffuses responsibility

Other Voices at the Table When considering who to include, ask the question, what needs doing?

Ensure that all sectors of Higher Education are represented

Representatives outside of Higher Education (experts, nonprofit partners, etc)

Will the board shift to focusing more on practice than leadership

Bring other in to lead the work including practitioners (faculty/staff on campus)

Presidents more focused on mission, vision, values where practitioners may not be

Presidential Involvement What are the other opportunities to update presidents?

Dues need to be paidNot decision makers

Board Role Leadership for Indiana Campus Compact to work with

Have we had the opportunity to bring the agenda?

Generative

Fiscal responsibility; Audit Committee

Strategy; Game changers

States Who Responded

• California• Iowa • Kansas • Minnesota • Missouri • Montana • New Hampshire• North Carolina• Oklahoma

• Oregon • Pennsylvania• Texas • Utah • Vermont • West Virginia

• Anonymous (1)

16 Responses out of possible 35 state Campus Compact offices responded

501 C 3 Program of an Institution

Part of State Government

Part of a Larger Nonprofit

Response 6 8 2 0

Existing 8 23 2 1

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Response Rate by Campus Compact Organization/Affiliation

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Minimum Number of Board Members 0 0 8 6 7 9 5 0 6 12 2 6 0 23 0 7

Maximum Number of Board Members 18 0 8 14 11 0 11 0 11 20 15 15 0 23 0 11

Current Number of Board Members 11 12 8 10 9 9 4 20 10 14 9 10 36 23 22 11

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Mean Board Sizes 8.3 13.1 13.6

Median Board Sizes 7 12.5 10.5

Others who are represented on Boards

• State Commissioner of Higher Education • Director of the state-wide independent colleges

association• Other University Administrators– VP of Finance of host institution (serves as Board

Treasurer)– Associate Vice President for Public Engagement

Other SuggestionsHigher Education Representation

• Proportionate Representation Based on Membership– Our bylaws also mandate that at least one president from a 4-year

public, one from a 2-year public, and one from a private institution be on the board to help balance all perspectives.

– Our executive board (our only board) is made up to represent our membership so it is based on a percentage of the makeup of private, public, 2 year and four year... and we added one category - graduate/professional schools.

– Can for-profit institutions be part of your Compact? That's something that we're having to deal with currently so you might want to think about that if it's not clearly spelled out in your bylaws.

• Higher Education Partners– I've listed as "government" the director of the state-wide

independent colleges association. Both he and the state Board of Regents maintain a permanent seat on the board.

Other SuggestionsNon-Higher Education Representation

• Add Corporate, Foundation or Community Partner Representatives

• I'd look outside of higher education. Intentionally and regularly share the progress and success stories with new stakeholders!

• Having corporate members of the Board has worked well. They are very invested, enjoy the interaction with Presidents and are good with fundraising.

Other SuggestionsGeneral Feedback

• Expanding beyond presidents, or at least creating a board that represents those other than presidents, is a very good idea! We just haven't made that happen yet.

• I guess just look at the general category of work that you hope for your board i.e. a policy or working board.

• We need to rethink the diversity of the board by including the such members as noted above. Good luck.

Other Ways of Engaging Diverse Voices

• Advisory Boards— We are restructuring ours to be a board of 5-11

Presidents serving three-year terms. So far, folks here have resisted the idea of adding others to the board. Faculty and staff or represented on the Program Advisory Council.

– We did create an Advisory Board that has some faculty, community partners, foundation representation. We also have a Student Advisory Board. But Executive Board is exclusively presidents.

Requirements by Affiliation with Campus Compact

• Each board/executive committee must be chaired by a president/chancellor and

• Consist of a majority of member campus presidents/chancellors

• Must meet at least once a year• Can include other members including public or

corporate representatives

Board Membership Recommendation• Presidents/Chancellors (5-7)

– Chair– Chair-Elect– Past Chair– Others

• Four Year Public• Four Year Private• Two Year

• Other Higher Education Representation (2-3)― Chair of Indiana Campus Compact Advisory Council― Vice President/Chancellor of Academic Affairs― Vice President/Chancellor of Student Affairs

• Non-Higher Education Representation (2-3)— Foundation— Government— Corporate

• Other At Large ????

Board Membership Recommendation

• Board Size 12 ??• Term Limits– Board members– Chair

• Executive Committee– Chair, Past-Chair, Chair-Elect– Treasurer– Who Else?

• Meeting Frequency ?

Space and Affiliation Question

Next Steps• Collect feedback from all members of the Ad Hoc

Committee (December/January)• Share feedback with Executive Committee (January)• Draft new bylaws for Ad Hoc Committee to review

(February)• Share updated draft with Executive Committee

(February/March)• Get Approval from Board (March)• Transition to New Board Structure by July 1, 2012

Campus Compact Governance at the State Level

Based on data collected from Indiana Campus Compact Presidents and Chancellors Board in October 2011

State Campus Compact directors in December 2011

Compiled by Maggie Stevens, Indiana Campus Compact