Board of Trustees
Institutional governing body
A board of trustees is a governing body that oversees an institution—typically a university, hospital, foundation, or nonprofit organization.
Members (trustees) hold fiduciary responsibility for the institution's assets, policies, and strategic direction.
The board of trustees voted to approve the new campus expansion.
Unlike a board of directors, which often governs for-profit corporations, boards of trustees typically serve institutions with charitable or educational missions.
Higher education institution
- collegeHigher education institution
- institutionEstablished organization or custom
- academicRelating to education or theory
- facultyInherent power or ability
dean · president · provost · chancellor · endowment · tuition · campus · alumni
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- bylawsOrganization's internal regulations
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
resolution · voting · appointment · term limits · chair · vice-chair · secretary · treasurer
Generous giving for others
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- museumPublic exhibit space
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
donations · benefactor · fundraising · grantmaking · mission · stewardship · endowment · 501(c)(3)
university
Higher education institution
- collegeHigher education institution
- institutionEstablished organization or custom
- academicRelating to education or theory
faculty · dean · president · provost · chancellor · endowment · tuition · campus · alumni · accreditation
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- bylawsOrganization's internal regulations
quorum · resolution · voting · appointment · term limits · chair · vice-chair · secretary · treasurer · executive committee
philanthropy
Generous giving for others
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- museumPublic exhibit space
hospital · donations · benefactor · fundraising · grantmaking · mission · stewardship · endowment · 501(c)(3) · donor
Board of Trusteesrank and file
Ordinary members collectively
staff · faculty · employees · workers · hourly workers
Board of Trusteesstudents
Those receiving instruction
student body · beneficiaries · constituents · clients · customers
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