ACCT

ACCT Board Committees Seek Associates for 2011

2010 Associate Committees are currently being formed.  If you are interested in serving as an Associate Committee member in 2011, please check for the 2010 spring ADVISOR, which will be available by May. 

Inviting member trustees to serve on ACCT Board Committees has expanded membership participation in the governance of the Association, while bringing new ideas and expertise to committee deliberations.

ACCT Committees seeking volunteer members are:

• Diversity Committee
The Diversity Committee ensures leadership for the involvement of historically underrepresented diverse populations within the governance activities of ACCT. It promotes respect for and acceptance of diverse individuals and promotes awareness and educational opportunity for underrepresented populations. It advises the ACCT Board by strengthening the links with the minority membership, identifying issues that require member input, and recommending strategies to gather input.

• Finance and Audit Committee
The Finance and Audit Committee is responsible for monitoring executive compliance with fiscally related Policies and Bylaws, reviewing the annual budget, the financial audit, establishing procedures for the periodic audit of Association programs and services, and reporting to the Board of Directors.

• Governance and Bylaws Committee
The Governance and Bylaws Committee is responsible to review resolutions related to the governance of the Association, amendments to the Bylaws, and the Board Policies. In fulfilling this charge, the Committee helps ensure that the Board of Directors is fulfilling its role to represent the member boards in determining and demanding appropriate organizational performance through its written governing policies.

• Member Communications and Education Committee
The Member Communications and Education Committee is responsible for evaluating and making recommendations to strengthen the Board’s links with the membership; identifying issues that require member input; and recommending strategies to gather input. Additionally, they evaluate and make recommendations to strengthen current ACCT education programs, and recommend additional programs that promote effective board governance through advocacy and education.

• Public Policy Committee
The Public Policy Committee is charged with reviewing public policy issues and recommending positions to the Board of Directors, and where appropriate, to the Joint Commission on Federal Relations.

ACCT Board Policy states that the ACCT Chair will appoint committees. In making appointments, the chair will consider regional representation, gender and diversity.

Associate members may be appointed to a committee under the following conditions:
1. They shall be selected from voting members
2. They may serve three consecutive one-year terms
3. No more than one associate member from a college shall serve on any one board committee
4. All related expenses are to be the responsibility of the member’s college
5. They have full voting rights
6. They shall have a letter of nomination from their board supporting the appointment to an ACCT committee

Please Note: Associate Committee Members currently serving in 2009 MUST re-apply if they are interested in serving in 2010.

ACCT committees will meet in 2010 just prior to the Community College National Legislative Summit scheduled February 8-10 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC, and a day or two before the Annual Community College Leadership Congress in Toronto, Canada, October 20-23. Committee work may also be done through e-mail and postal mail.

If you are interested in serving and your board will send a letter of nomination and financially support your attendance, please submit the following:

1. 2010 Associate Committee Interest Form (see spring 2009 Advisor, due out in late March)
2. A letter of nomination from your board supporting your appointment to an ACCT committee.

These documents must be received at ACCT by October 16, 2009.

Send to the ACCT Chair, assocmemb@acct.org, electronic mail preferred or via standard mail to ACCT, 1233 20th Street, NW, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20036; FAX 775-4461.