Board Professionals Newsletter: Summer, 2010

Governance in an Era of Accountability

“The board professional is a cautious conduit— one who knows everything but reveals nothing,” said Rita Bornstein, president emerita and Cornell Professor of Philanthropy and Leadership at Rollins College.

Dynamic Boards...A Source of Competitive Advantage

“Great dynamic boards help make great dynamic institutions.”
- Rick Goings, quoted in Directors & Boards, Second Quarter, 2009

See what your colleagues who attended the 2010 Workshop for Board Professionals had to say about it.

"I wouldn’t miss this workshop. It is the highlight of my year."

Reflections on the National Conference on Trusteeship

“Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.
Watch your actions, they become your habits.
Watch your habits, they become your character.
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.” -Freeman Hrabowski

Letter From the Chair

For many of us in higher education, the summer provides an opportunity to reflect on our activities of the past year and prepare for a new year ahead. My recollections of the past year include our time in Orlando at the Workshop for Board Professionals.

From the Field...Federal Mandates Effective July 1, 2010

Two recent federal actions will have wide-ranging implications for all United States campuses: The Higher Education Opportunity Act and the The Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010.

Member Spotlight

This issue’s member spotlight features Adriel A. Hilton, Ph.D., executive assistant to the president and assistant secretary to the board of trustees at Upper Iowa University, a private, not-for-profit institution in Fayette, Iowa. Adriel attended the Workshop for Board Professionals for the first time in 2010.

This periodic E-bulletin is intended to inform debate and discussion, not to represent or imply endorsement by the association or its members. We welcome your feedback on the features you find useful in this newsletter, what you would like to see in future newsletters, or any other comments. Copyright ©2010 Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. All rights reserved.

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Editor: Nancy Asin, assistant secretary, University of Michigan, and member, Marketing and Membership Committee, BPLG. Newsletter Coordinator: Merrill Schwartz, director of research, AGB. Officers of the AGB Board Professionals Leadership Group (BPLG) are: Heather Fehn, chair, BPLG and executive assistant to the president and secretary to the board of trustees, The University of New Jersey; Beth Hilliard, vice chair, BPLG and senior executive assistant to the president, Kentucky Community and Technical College System; Ann Cieslak, immediate past chair, BPLG and executive director and corporate secretary, University of Minnesota Board of Regents; Anne Shaw, secretary, BPLG and associate secretary of the regents, University of California; and Merrill Schwartz, AGB liaison, BPLG and director of research, AGB.