Section 3: Comprehensive Standards

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3.2.1 The governing board of the institution is responsible for the selection and the evaluation of the chief executive officer.

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Judgment of Compliance:
Compliance

Narrative/Justification for Judgment of Compliance:
Christopher Newport University is in compliance with this standard. The Board of Visitors (BOV), in accord with Article III of its By-Laws, appoints and fixes the salary of the president and chief executive officer of the University, who serves at the pleasure of the Board. The president is accorded responsibility for the operation of the University in conformance with the purpose and polices determined by the Board.

Article III. Powers and Duties
The Board shall control and expend the funds of the University and any appropriation hereafter provided; control all real estate and personal property of the University; make all needful rules and regulations concerning the University, appoint the president who shall be its chief executive officer, and all teachers; fix their salaries; provide for the employment of other personnel as required; and generally direct the affairs of the University.

Article V of the By-Laws stipulates that when the chief executive officer position becomes vacant, the Rector of the Board of Visitors appoints and chairs a Special Committee on the Nomination of a President from among the members of the Board, consisting of no fewer than five members, to seek and recommend to the Board a person to fill the vacancy. Decisions of the Board require a quorum, set by statute at seven members.

Article V. Officers Section 2.
Powers and Duties of the Rector - The Rector shall be the presiding officer of the Board at all of its meetings and as such shall have the power, unless otherwise directed by the Board, to fix the order of business, appoint all standing and special committees (except the Executive Committee), and require the proper preservation of a record of the Board's proceedings by the Secretary. Upon the request of the Board, the Rector shall act as its spokesperson or representative.

The Rector shall perform such additional duties as may be imposed on the office by statute or by the direction of the Board. Whenever the Office of the President becomes vacant or a vacancy is impending, the Rector shall appoint a Special Committee on the Nomination of a President from among the membership of the Board to seek and recommend to the Board a person to fill the vacancy. This special committee shall be chaired by the Rector, and the committee shall consist of no fewer than five members.

The Board of Visitors periodically evaluates the President as required in his Employment Agreement, Section 8, Evaluation, Renewal and Separation. “Trible welcomes and expects an annual evaluation of his performance. The Board shall conduct such evaluation by an Evaluation Committee of Board of Visitors consisting of the Rector and two (2) other Board Members appointed by the Board of Visitors. The Evaluation Committee will report their findings and recommendations to the full Board.”

Each year, the Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM) of the Commonwealth of Virginia issues a memorandum to all state agencies regarding fiscal year authorizations and compensation activities. The most recent memorandum from DHRM, dated September 8, 2005, authorizes a performance increase for the President, as agency head, if they “meet satisfactory performance criteria, as certified by the appointing authority…It is the responsibility of each agency to ensure that the appointing authority has certified the agency head’s performance.”

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Support Documentation:
University Handbook 06-07, Section II Board of Visitors
President’s Performance Increase
Board of Visitors’ Minutes – November 14, 2005
Virginia Department of Human Resources Memo

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