Bylaws - Office of the Trustees

Administration and Finance Committee
Committee for University Advancement
Academic Affairs Committee
Committee on Trusteeship
Honorary Degree Committee
Compensation Committee
Audit Committee

5.2.1 Each standing committee shall consist of such number of Trustees, not less than three, including a Chair of such committee and excluding ex officio members, as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Trustees. Trustees Emeriti may be elected to the Investment Subcommittee by the Board of Trustees; provided, however, that a majority of the members of the subcommittee shall be current Trustees. The Chair, the members of each standing committee, and the members of the Investment and Buildings and Grounds Subcommittees shall be elected by ballot at each annual meeting of the Board of Trustees and shall serve for one year or until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified. In addition to the Trustees so elected, the President of the University shall be a member ex officio of each standing committee, provided that the President shall not serve as a member of the Audit Committee. With the exception of the President, ex officio members of committees shall not have the right to vote and shall not be counted for a quorum.

5.2.2 A majority of the members of any standing committee shall constitute a quorum. Meetings of any standing committee shall be called by the Secretary whenever he or she is requested to do so by the chair or vice chair of the committee, the chair of the Executive Committee or the President of the University, by giving notice of the time and place of meeting to each member of the committee.

5.2.3 Each standing committee may appoint from among its own number a vice chair of such committee and may appoint from time to time one or more subcommittees with such powers within the scope of the powers of such standing committee as are designated in the votes appointing them.

5.2.4 Records of the proceedings of each standing committee shall be kept by the Secretary and such proceedings shall be reported to the Board of Trustees. Each standing committee may adopt such rules for the conduct of its business as it shall deem advisable, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws.