The Student Success and Campus Vitality Committee is appointed by the Board to assist in monitoring student success and campus vitality to advance EMU’s mission and values and foster a thriving, diverse community of learning. The Committee seeks to enhance the intellectual, social-emotional, physical, and spiritual development of all EMU students, faculty, and staff, and actively promotes safe and inclusive campus for learning, growth, and achievement. The Committee serves as the Board’s principal forum for matters and policies related to the University’s student services, campus life, faith formation, faculty and staff engagement, campus safety, and community/civic engagement to support student achievement and campus vitality. The Committee has oversight of student services and campus life programs for undergraduate, graduate and seminary, and non-degree programs including Housing & Residential Life, Health & Wellness, Campus Ministries, and Career Services.
The Board will appoint at least four trustees to serve on the committee and will select one of these members to serve as committee chair. Each committee member must be independent of management of the institution and free of any relationship that would impair such independence. Members may not receive consulting, advising, or other fees from the institution or any affiliated foundation or entity related to the institution. Committee may at its discretion recommend to the board that they contract with an attorney or other external expert resources.
The dean of students serves as staff and primary liaison to the committee. The administrative assistant to the dean of students serves as recording secretary for the committee.
The Student Success and Campus Vitality Committee will meet as often as it determines. Minutes will be drafted by the recording secretary, and reviewed and approved by the Committee and the Board of Trustees.
The Student Success and Campus Vitality Committee shall:
The Student Success and Campus Vitality Committee shall:
One of the Committee’s principal responsibilities is to keep the Board fully informed on matters related to student success, faith formation, campus climate and safety, diversity and equity, and community/civic engagement. Committee members have an obligation to become knowledgeable about general higher education student development, faith formation, and diversity and equity to ensure that policy discussions conducted at the Board level are informed and transparent.
This charter shall be reviewed periodically by the Student Success and Campus Vitality Committee, and any proposed changes shall be submitted to the Board of Trustees for approval.
Adopted and approved, November 2019
The Student Success and Campus Vitality Committee has responsibility to periodically review and recommend any proposed changes to the Board of Trustees for approval.