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| Standing
Committees |
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Board of Trustees establishes the following Standing Committees: |
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| Academic
and Faculty Affairs Committee |
| Duties: |
- Through regular program review and other processes, ensure that
all elements of the College's academic program are consistent with
and supportive of its mission and strategies, and that the various
courses of study are appropriate to the needs and interests of the
College's undergraduate and graduate students.
- Review College recommendations for significant changes in curricula
or degree requirements, as well as new programs or initiatives.
- Monitor and evaluate the allocation of financial, personnel, and
physical plant resources to the range of academic programs offered
by the College; recommend appropriate action steps concerning academic
resources to the full Board.
- Provide ongoing review and support of the college's faculty personnel
policies, including appointment, promotion, tenure, and post-tenure
reviews; performance evaluations; compensation schedules and plans;
sabbatical leaves and retirements; and retrenchment plans when the
situation arises.
- Review the recommendations of the President and Provost for annual
faculty promotion and tenure; forward recommended promotion and
tenure decisions to the full Board.
- Validate faculty recommendations of degree candidates; forward to
the full Board an approved list of candidates for specific undergraduate
and graduate degrees.
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| Members: |
| Hon. William Murphy, Chair |
Trustee |
| John Nowak |
Trustee |
| Sr. Mary Kay Oosdyke, O.P. |
Trustee |
| Luis Tomatis, M.D. |
Trustee |
| Edward Smith |
Trustee Emeritus |
| Penny Avery |
Faculty Assembly Chair |
| Lenord Smith |
Faculty Affairs Committee of the Faculty Assembly Chair |
| Bruce Nanzer |
Faculty |
| Msgr. William Duncan |
Ex-Officio; Board Chair |
| Chad Gunnoe |
Provost & Dean of Faculty; Executive Secretary |
| Monica Edison |
Recording Secretary |
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| Advancement Committee |
| Duties: |
- Create and maintain within the Board an awareness of and commitment
to the importance of private giving.
- Maintain goals for trustee giving and systems for engaging
trustees in College fund raising processes.
- Work with College administration to set annual and long-range
fund raising goals; provide ongoing review and monitoring of progress
toward specific fund raising goals.
- Periodically examine trends in philanthropy and analyze
implications for future College development initiatives.
- Establish for Board adoption and maintain over time College
policies pertaining to the receipt and use of gifts.
- Provide ongoing support to the Vice President for Development
in determining the extent to which professional staff and budget are
distributed in ways to maximize giving by the College's myriad constituencies.
- Identify and recruit new individual, corporate and foundational supporters
to the College.
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| Members: |
| Karen Palmore, Co-Chair |
Trustee |
| Sr. Margaret Hillary, O.P., Co-Chair |
Trustee |
| Marilyn Drake |
Trustee |
| Rev. Mark Przybysz |
Trustee |
| Greg Alksnis |
Trustee Emeritus |
| Lyle Morrison |
Trustee Emeritus |
| Sr. M. Aquinas Weber, O.P. |
Chancellor Emerita |
| John "Otis" Jackoboice, II |
Community |
| Doug Dooley |
Community |
| Ross Meehan |
Community |
| James Mitchell |
Community |
| Jennifer Van Horn |
Community |
| Paul Brewer |
Faculty |
| Deb Steketee |
Faculty |
| Brigid Avery & Andy Holtgreive |
Alumni Association Liaison |
| Msgr. William Duncan |
Ex-Officio; Board Chair |
| Greg McAleenan |
Ex-Officio; Vice President of Advancement; Executive Secretary |
| Cecilia Cunningham |
Ex-Officio; Aquinas Fund Director |
| Ali Erhan |
Ex-Officio; Corporate Relations Director |
| Marty Fahey |
Ex-Officio; College Relations Director |
| Marjorie Kindel |
Ex-Officio; Planned Giving Director |
| Greg Meyer |
Ex-Officio; Associate Vice President of Advancement |
| Deb O'Donnell |
Recording Secretary |
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| Awards
Committee |
| Duties: |
- Identify candidates for honorary degrees and individuals
to serve as Commencement Speakers; forward nominations to the full
Board for endorsement.
- Review candidates for the College's major awards, including
Reflection and Trustee awards.
- Engage in a periodic review of the College's criteria and procedures
for making awards.
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| Members: |
| Marilyn Drake, Chair |
Trustee |
| David Bottrall |
Trustee |
| Sr. Nathalie Meyer, O.P. |
Trustee |
| Marty Allen |
Trustee Emeritus |
| Alan Ryan |
Trustee Emeritus |
| Sr. M. Aquinas Weber, O.P. |
Chancellor Emerita |
| Bruce Nanzer |
Faculty |
| Ann Bishop |
Student |
| Dave Sweeney |
Student |
| Msgr. William Duncan |
Ex-Officio; Board Chair |
| Marty Fahey |
Ex-Officio; Director of College Relations |
| Sally Reeves |
Ex-Officio; Publications |
| Greg McAleenan |
Ex-Officio; Vice President of Advancement; Executive Secretary |
| Ed Balog |
Ex-Officio; President |
| Deb O'Donnell |
Recording Secretary |
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| Business and Finance Committee |
| Duties: |
- To monitor the institution's financial operations by making periodic
and regular reviews of the financial affairs of the College, including
but not limited to the budgets and current and proposed revenue and
expenditures.
- To oversee the annual and long-range operating budgets.
- To ensure that accurate and complete financial records are
maintained.
- To keep the full Board fully informed of the college's financial condition
by ensuring that timely and accurate financial information is presented
to each member and by discussing all aspects of the budget with the
full Board, including its underlying assumptions and how it reflects
the college's mission and vision.
- To
serve as liaison between the Investment and Human Resources Sub-Committees
and the full Board.
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| Members: |
| Tom Czerney, Chair |
Trustee |
| Sr. Maureen Geary, O.P. |
Trustee |
| Mike Lown |
Trustee |
| Joseph Parini |
Trustee |
| Luanne Thodey |
Trustee Emerita |
| Patrick Gill |
Community |
| Robert White |
Community |
| Kristel Heinz-Ciullo |
Faculty; Faculty Assembly Vice-Chair |
| Jeff McKelvey |
Faculty |
| Thad Salter |
Staff; Staff Assembly Vice-Chair |
| Msgr. William Duncan |
Ex-Officio; Board Chair |
| Ed Balog |
Ex-Officio; President |
| Chad Gunnoe |
Ex-Officio; Provost and Dean of Faculty |
| Lisa Stover |
Controller; Recording Secretary |
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| Investments
Subcommittee |
| Duties: |
- Formulate investment policy
for the Board and the College, including specific investment objectives
and endowment fund spending rules.
- Recommend to
the Business and Finance Committee and then to the full Board agreements
with the financial manager and/or consultants; monitor performance
of the College's fund managers.
- Annually review the level of expenses its funds management
program incurs each year, including internal management costs, fees
paid to outside active managers, custodial and reporting fees paid
to banks, and any fees paid to general-purpose consultants who assist
the committee.
- Oversee the institution's financial reporting structure for
its various investment funds; ensure appropriate systems are in
place so that individual donor preferences are recognized and investment
management can be carried out in accord with those preferences.
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| Members: |
| Tom
Czerney, Chair |
Board |
| Sr. Maureen Geary, O.P. |
Board |
| Lanny Thodey |
Emerita |
| Kate
Wolters |
Emerita |
| Robert White |
Community |
| Ed Balog |
Ex-Officio |
| Lisa
Stover |
Ex-Officio |
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| Committee
on Trustees |
| Duties: |
- Periodically review and update as necessary the profile of the Board
to ensure its composition reflects the needs and directions of the
College.
- Monitor the composition of the Board in order to ensure adherence
to the ideal profile of the Board.
- Identify prospective Board members; work with the President to cultivate
potential members; screen and propose new members for appointment
to the Board.
- Monitor Board and officer performance; at appropriate intervals,
present candidates for officers of the Board.
- Review the group of Board members up for re-election with regard
to their participation in the affairs of the College according to
the standard of attendance at meetings, service through committees,
financial support, and other identifiable evidence of support of
the College and its programs; recommend to the full Board those
members who should continue terms on the Board.
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| Members: |
| Lisa Wurst, Chair |
Trustee |
| Hon. William Murphy |
Trustee |
| Debra Bailey |
Trustee |
| Msgr. William Duncan |
Board Chair |
| Sr. M. Aquinas Weber, O.P. |
Chancellor Emerita |
| Greg Alksnis |
Trustee Emeritus |
| Kate Wolters |
Trustee Emerita |
| Greg McAleenan |
Vice President of Advancement |
| Ed Balog |
Ex-Officio; President |
| Jan Sommerville |
Recording Secretary |
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| Diversity
Committee |
| Duties: |
- Promotes respect and appreciation for racial and ethnic diversity,
as well as for all members of traditionally underrepresented groups.
- Fosters a campus whose policies, programs, and activities is inclusive
and adheres to the ideals of the Dominican tradition.
- Supports programs and initiatives aimed at integration and unity
within the College and broader communities.
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| Members: |
| Patrick Miles, Jr., Chair |
Trustee |
| Carretta Cooke |
Trustee |
| Don Burns |
Trustee |
| Ella Sims |
Trustee Emerita |
| Dianne Liggins |
Community |
| Tom Bahl |
Faculty |
| Sr. Rosemary O'Donnell, O.P. |
Faculty |
| Brigid Avery |
Staff: Director of Alumni Relations |
| Brad Bosserman |
Student |
| Hannah Marko |
Student |
| Paula Meehan |
Ex-Officio; Vice President for Enrollment Management |
| Steve Wolf |
Ex-Officio; Director of Human Resources |
| Joelle Baldwin |
Ex-Officio; Director of International Programs |
| David Weinandy |
Ex-Officio; Special Assistant to the Provost for Campus Life |
| Marnika Brown |
Ex-Officio; Director of Diversity Initiatives |
| Greg McAleenan |
Ex-Officio; Vice President for Advancement |
| Lynn Atkins-Rykert |
Recording Secretary |
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| Enrollment Committee |
| Duties: |
- Engage in a systematic, holistic, and integrated review of College
programs and activities directed at achieving enrollment goals for
all undergraduate and graduate programs, including marketing, recruitment,
admissions, financial aid, orientation, advising, and class scheduling.
- Monitor and support the non-fundraising, public relations,
and image enhancement efforts of the College, both those that are
ongoing and those developed for specific purposes or initiatives.
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| Members: |
| Dcn. Dennis Williams, Chair |
Trustee |
| David Aker |
Trustee |
| David Bottrall |
Trustee |
| Richard Durell |
Trustee |
| Alan Ryan |
Trustee Emeritus |
| Andrew Robel |
Community |
| Damon Bouwkamp |
Alumni Board Liaison |
| Jason Duncan |
Faculty |
| JoAnne Gorant |
Faculty |
| Ann Bishop |
Student |
| John Kalinowski |
Student |
| Msgr. William Duncan |
Ex-Officio; Board Chair |
| Terry Bocian |
Ex-Officio; Director of Athletics |
| Nanette Clatterbuck |
Ex-Officio; Dean, School of Education |
| Tom Mikowski |
Ex-Officio; Dean of Admissions |
| Cindy Van Gelderen |
Ex-Officio; Dean, School of Management |
| David Steffee |
Ex-Officio; Director of Financial Aid |
| Marty Fahey |
Ex-Officio; Director of College Relations |
| Brenda Hennink |
Ex-Officio; Director of Adult Student Recruitment |
| Ed Balog |
Ex-Officio; President |
| Paula Meehan |
Ex-Officio; Vice President for Enrollment Management; Executive Secretary |
| Mary Sue Barnes |
Recording Secretary |
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| Executive Committee |
| Duties: |
- The
Executive Commitee ensures that the Board fulfills its collective
responsibilities.
- Serve as the Board's mechanism for overseeing the institutional planning
and budget processes and monitor the progress the institution makes
toward achieving the designated goals and objectives.
- Serve as a sounding board for the president and administration, particularly
in reviewing potential initiatives, policy changes, or other key issues.
- Provide advice, counsel and support to the president; monitor the
president's performance and contract.
- Act on behalf of the full Board in emergencies.
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| Members: |
| Msgr. William Duncan |
Board Chair |
| Ellen Satterlee |
Board Vice-Chair |
| Deb Bailey |
Board Secretary |
| Tom Czerney |
Board Treasurer and Business & Finance Committee Chair |
| Sr. Nathalie Meyer, O.P. |
Prioress, Grand Rapids Dominicans |
| Patrick Miles, Jr. |
Immediate Past Board Chair |
| Hon. William Murphy |
Academic & Faculty Affairs Committee Chair |
| Karen Palmore |
Advancement Committee Chair |
| Dcn. Dennis Williams |
Enrollment Committee Chair |
| Ed Balog |
President |
| Jan Sommerville |
Recording Secretary |
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| Facilities
Committee |
| Duties: |
- Monitor the College's comprehensive facilities-management program,
which includes:a. a campus master plan and physical-planning policy that identifies
goals and priorities for enrollment, land use, and facilities; b. audit and analysis of facility conditions, management procedures,
and use of space; c. projections of future requirements, including capital programs
and controlled and deferred maintenance; and d. mandated regulatory
programs.
- Provide ongoing review of the institution's capital improvement,
renewal, or replacement recommendations.
- Review the annual physical facilities budget, including annual maintenance
and operations; plant renewal; and plant adaptation/upgrades/replacements.
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| Members: |
| John Wheeler, Chair |
Trustee |
| Ellen Satterlee |
Trustee |
| Dcn. Dennis Williams |
Trustee |
| Lyle Morrison |
Trustee Emeritus |
| Larry Erhardt, Sr. |
Community |
| Ray Kisor |
Community |
| Paul McGraw |
Community |
| Deborah Springer |
Faculty |
| Dale Haisma |
Physical Plant Director |
| Rachel Hearn |
Student |
| Msgr. William Duncan |
Ex-Officio; Board Chair |
| Ed Balog |
Ex-Officio; President |
| Lisa Stover |
Controller; Recording Secretary |
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| Student
and Religous Affairs Committee |
| Duties: |
- Represent students' interests in the Board's
policy-making activities; reviews and affirms policies that affect
students.
- Review the adequacy of financial, personnel, and physical plant resources
for student affairs programs.
- Monitor the relative effectiveness and efficiency of the College's
student affairs programs and initiatives.
- Ensure that Board policies and institutional strategies keep pace
with the evolving needs of the College's
undergraduate and graduate students.
- Monitor and support College policies, procedures, and programs that
contribute to or otherwise relate to the
spiritual development of all members of the Aquinas community:
students,staff, faculty, administration, and
the Board.
- Review recommendations for College policies and programs that foster
the spiritual, intellectual, and moral values
of the Catholic, Dominican tradition of the College.
- Review and incorporate as appropriate in ongoing activities the ways
of ministering to members of the College
community from other religious traditions.
- Foster the continued development of the range of community service
and service learning programs offered by
the College.
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| Members: |
| Sr. Joyce Ann Hertzig, O.P., Chair |
Trustee |
| Carretta Cooke |
Trustee |
| Sr. Mary Kay Oosdyke |
Trustee |
| Sr. Marjorie Vangsness, O.P. |
Trustee Emerita |
| Gary Eberle |
Faculty |
| Robert Marko |
Faculty |
| Brad Bosserman |
Student |
| Lauren LaMore |
Student |
| Brenan Knue |
Student |
| Mark Mann |
Community; Dir. Of Family, Youth & Young Adult Ministry, Diocese of G.R. |
| (vacant) |
Chaplain |
| Msr. William Duncan |
Ex-Officio; Board Chair |
| David Weinandy |
Ex-Officio; Special Assistant to the Provost for Campus Life |
| Marnika Brown |
Ex-Officio; Director of Diversity Initiatives |
| Mary Clark-Kaiser |
Ex-Officio; Director of Campus Ministry |
| Terry Marshall |
Ex-Officio; Liturgist |
| Eric Bridge |
Ex-Officio; Director of Service Learning |
| Patricia Chase |
Ex-Officio; Dean of Students; Executive Secretary |
| Dee Wagner |
Recording Secretary |
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