Essential 1: Respect the past and the future

The board balances respect for tradition with a robust anticipation for future possibilities.

Essential 2: Commitment to board development and growth

The board takes responsibility for its preparedness to govern effectively.

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Essential 3: Responsibility for effective institutional leadership

The board takes responsbility for hiring, supporting, and evaluating the president.

Essential 4: Vigilance for mission and economic vitality

The board actively strives to achieve mission fulfillment with economic vitality.

Essential 5: Commitment to shared governance

The board establishes leadership and governance structures that encourage campus community members to contribute to the institution’s vitality.

Essential 6: Implementation of planning and assessment

The board models an institutional culture of collaborative goal setting, continous planning, and hard-nosed evaluation.