SCHEV is required by the Code of Virginia to conduct educational programs for all recently-appointed members of the governing boards of Virginia's state-supported colleges and universities. The Code of Virginia mandates that all new appointees attend a SCHEV orientation session within their first two years of service. To this end, the agency hosts an event annually for new members of the 14 Boards of Visitors and the State Board for Community Colleges to help them better understand, exercise, and fulfill their important governing responsibilities.

2022 Boards of Visitors Orientation Details

Date: October 18-19, 2022
Location: Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond Virginia, 23228

October 2022 BOV Minutes
Agenda
Attendee list
Speaker Bios

Board Resources

• AGB Knowledge Center
• Board Fundamentals
• Principles of Trusteeship
• Campus Free Expression: A New Roadmap
• Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
• What Every Board Member Absolutely Has to Know about FOIA
• Student Debt Reports
• Acronyms

Speaker Presentations

• Economic and Revenue Review and Update -Stephen Cummings
• Overview of Higher Education - Peter Blake
• Trusteeship 101 The Role of a Public Trustee: Resources and Ideas - Michael Poliakoff
• Analysis and Benchmarking of Institutional Spending - Armand Alacbay
• Virginia's Budget - Michael Maul
• Institutional and State Finance - JJ Davis
• Changing Demographics and Potential Impact on Enrollment - Qian Cai
• Boards' Roles in Freedom of Speech/Expression, Academic Freedom and Intellectual Diversity - Michael Poliakoff
• Freedom of Speech - Joe Cohn
• Free Expression and the College Trustee - Jim Douglas
• Best Practices for Effective Governance - Judi Lynch

Handouts

• Campus Free Expression: A New Roadmap
• FIRE Free Speech Rankings
  • College of William & Mary
  • George Mason University
  • University of Virginia
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Spotlight on Speech Codes 2022
• Trustees Article by Jerry L. Martin
• Forbes article by Michael Poliakoff
• Washington Post article by Mitch Daniels
• Trusteeship 101 - ACTA Supplemental Resources

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