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- Participate in one-day EMU Trustee Orientation program in June
- EMU Board responsibilities, expectations and policies
- Overview of EMU's mission, strategic plan, academic programs, services, and finances
- Meet Cabinet members and other leadership staff
- Campus tour
- Meet with EMU's President, Board Chair, and Assigned Committee Chairs
- Complete and debrief Intercultural Assessment (e.g., Intercultural Development Inventory)
- Connect with mentor before, during, and / or following board meetings
- Participate in select EMU activities (e.g., alumni/donor events, Homecoming Weekend, Commencement)
- Review selected readings on EMU and higher education governance:
- Eastern Mennonite University: A Century of Cross-Cultural Education (Kraybill, 2017)
- Governance as Leadership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards (Chait, Ryan & Taylor, 2005) See CFAR Summary (book is no longer in print).
- Association of Governing Boards Statements: Governing An Anatomy of Good Board Governance in Higher Education (2018); Governing Board Accountability for Campus Climate, Inclusion and Civility (2016); The Fiduciary Duties of Governing Board Members (2015); Consequential Boards: Adding Value Where It Matters Most (2014); External Influences on Universities and Colleges (2012).
- Optional, for trustees to purchase: Practical Wisdom: Thinking differently About College and University Governance (Eckel & Trower, 2018).
Approved: Board of Trustees, June 2017