Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees literally owns the College and possess ultimate authority. According to the bylaws, the trustees have general supervision and control over the property and affairs of the College. They formulate and oversee educational and fiscal policy; appoint officers and set the terms of their employment; make rules to ensure the good government of the college; fix tuition and other fees; and confer all honors and degrees. There are currently 24 members of the board of trustees, including one member of the faculty and one student. The president of the college is also a member of the board. The board also provides for a nonvoting student trustee alternate.

For more information about student participation on trustees committees or becoming a student trustee, inquire in the office of the secretary of the college, x 5780.

The Student Trustee
The student trustee and the trustee alternate are expected to attend and to participate in four meetings per year of the board of trustees: three at Hampshire College (usually on Friday), in October, May and June; and one off-campus in January.

Student trustees are also expected to attend and to participate in meetings of various committees of the board. In addition to presenting students’ concerns and viewpoints to the board, the student trustee and student trustee alternate are expected to report back to his/her constituencies, formally and informally, on the matters taken up by the trustees.

A student candidate must have been enrolled for one full academic year, or be a transfer student who has completed one academic year elsewhere as well as one semester at Hampshire, and must be in good academic standing. The student trustee alternate must make a two-year commitment, so candidates must plan to be on campus for two years; students planning to go on field study or leave are not eligible. An incumbent is not eligible for reelection except where the incumbent filled an unexpired term. The student trustee alternate must be a nonvoting member of the board for the first year of service, and will automatically become the voting student trustee for the second year.

There are also student representatives on each of the Board committees. The students are elected in the Spring of each year, and hold the post for the full year following the election.


 * Notes from the Board of Trustees' Committees' Student Representatives' Meetings

Members
https://www.hampshire.edu/offices/members-of-the-board-of-trustees

Committees
The Board of Trustees organizes its work by a committee structure that addresses the areas of its responsibilities. Most committees of the board include students, faculty and staff as voting members, and the board may also invite members of the broader Hampshire College community to join its committees. The chair of the board and the president are ex officio members of all board committees, and a member of the administration staffs each committee.

https://www.hampshire.edu/offices/committees-of-the-board-of-trustees

Defunct Committees
These are Board committees that no longer exist.


 * Committee at Hampshire on Investment Responsibility (CHOIR) - reviews the college’s investments and, as necessary, recommends changes, in accordance with established guidelines.
 * Committee on Profile and Identity

History
What has the Board been up to?

Minutes

 * 2008-09 Board of Trustees Meeting Notes
 * 2003-05 Meeting Minutes

Resources &amp; Documents
https://www.hampshire.edu/offices/hampshire-college-bylaws