Board of Trustees, Joint Government Committee, July 16 and September 11, 1998, 1998

Board of Trustees, Joint Government Committee, July 16 and September 11, 1998 July 16, 1998 Approval of Minutes of April 8, 1998 Review of Responsibilities of the Committee Resolution to suspend the work of the Benedictine Tradition and Values Committee for the year Renamed CSB Membership to be Trusteeship Committee JGC agreed that appointment of task forces is at appropriate vehicle to serve needs that do not require a standing committee of the Board Evaluation of Board and Committee Work, 1997-1998: Committees struggle with questions of clarity, setting goals and defining objectives; establishing Board protocols will assist the committee chairs. Improvement of committee reports will make the discussion interactive Report on the August Retreat (August 13-14) Preliminary discussion of board and committee work following the retreat Review of JGC Proposed Agendas for 1998-1999

September 10, 1998: Approval of Minutes of July 16, 1998 meeting Evaluation of the Board Retreat (summary attached Priority Topics relating to setting the overall strategic direction of the two colleges Review of expected outcomes of institutional goals and objectives, 1998-1999 Review of the guidebook for chairs Criteria for Task Forces Lyons and Reinhart's recommended priorities for Board and committee attention