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Board roles and responsibilities

Board member

  • Responsible for understanding and implementing the Board's mission and supporting the University's strategic plans.
  • Responsible for attending all Alumni Board meetings in accordance with applicable policy.
  • Responsible for participating on a minimum of one committee designed to assist the Board in carrying out the annual work plan.
  • Responsible for representing Metropolitan State University to other alumni, students and the community at large.
  • Responsible for providing input on evaluating the activities, projects and actions of the Board.
  • Provide financial support to Venture Fund.

Committee chair

  • Responsible for identifying and submitting possible projects for committee implementation that is consistent with the Alumni Board's mission.
  • Prepare agendas and sets meeting schedules for committee meetings and maintain communications with members of the committee.
  • Provides leadership for approved committee projects.
  • Responsible for monitoring activities of the committee so those projects are completed.
  • Reports committee status to the Board.
  • Prepares recommendations for the fiscal budget.

Executive board

 

President

  • Responsible to serve as chairperson of the scheduled Alumni Board meetings.
  • Assists in the development of work plans and objectives consistent with the mission of the Board and supporting the University's strategic plan.
  • Provides leadership for the Board directors and represents the Alumni at events, when serving on ad hoc committees and as a member of the Foundation Board.
  • Prepares agendas for Alumni Board meetings and presides over Executive Board meetings.
  • Assists in creating and maintaining the vision of the Board.
  • Seeks out opportunities to represent the University and its' mission.
  • Serves as an ex-officio member of all Board committees.
  • Signs and delivers documents made in the name of the Association, except when that authority has been delegated to another director or agent of the University.

Vice president

  • Assist the President in the development of work plans and objectives consistent with the mission of the Board.
  • Responsible for attending all Executive Board and Alumni Board meetings.
  • Plans and presides over new member orientation meeting. 
  • Serves as chairperson of the Membership Committee.
  • Assigns Board members to at least one Association Board committee.
  • Presides over Board meetings in the President's absence.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by the President or the Board.

Treasurer

  • Serves as chairperson of the Finance Committee and oversees the budget process.
  • Submits budget report at each Board meeting and at the Annual meeting.
  • Develops budget plan for the following year.
  • Responsible for the Association fiscal records will participate in the annual audit, as requested.
  • Signs checks and contracts as assigned by the Board.
  • Responsible for attending all Executive Board and Alumni Board meetings.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by the President or the Board.

Secretary

  • Records attendance and maintains official records of all Board business activities.
  • Records and submits for publication the minutes of each scheduled Alumni Board meeting.
  • Responsible for Board files and correspondence.
  • Responsible for attending all Executive Board and Alumni Board meetings.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by the President or the Board.