North Dakota University System Governance: Assessing Public University System Effectiveness June 16, 2016 Tisa Mason, Ed.D., CAE

Effective governance is the creation of a culture that enables high levels of trust and flexibility in accomplishing work and making timely and responsive decisions. Developing and sustaining the will to govern well is facilitated by a focus on: Oversight Insight Foresight Tecker, G.H., Frankel, J.S., and Meyer, P.D. (2002). The Will to Govern Well. Washington. DC: American Association of Association Executives. Governance: Assessing Public University System Effectiveness

Meredith, T.C. “Public University Systems: A Checklist for Success.” Trusteeship, September/October 2014), pp Governance: Assessing Public University System Effectiveness Long-Term Task Complete a Self-Study based upon the AGB article Public University Systems: A Checklist for Success.

Meredith, T.C. “Public University Systems: A Checklist for Success.” Trusteeship, September/October 2014), pp Governance: Assessing Public University System Effectiveness Three premises: 1.The governing board of a system is the final authority and will ultimately be held accountable for the system and the institutions within it. The delicate balance between having the power and being judicious in its use is the key to good system board governance.

Meredith, T.C. “Public University Systems: A Checklist for Success.” Trusteeship, September/October 2014), pp Governance: Assessing Public University System Effectiveness 2.The system and its board must serve the state, its citizens, and its students while giving each institution as much autonomy as possible.

Meredith, T.C. “Public University Systems: A Checklist for Success.” Trusteeship, September/October 2014), pp Governance: Assessing Public University System Effectiveness 3.Essential responsibilities, functions, and obligations of a system board cover the following areas:  Administrative & General Issues  Finances  Academics  Service  Advocacy  Accountability

Governance: Assessing Public University System Effectiveness Immediate Task Review current processes and make recommendations for:  Presidential Assessment  Chancellor Assessment  Board Self-Assessment

Governance: Assessing Public University System Effectiveness Recommendations: Presidential Assessments Expand content areas for the annual review Expand board member involvement in partnership with the Chancellor Schedule annual reviews by tier Explore both annual & comprehensive (every 3-5 years) reviews

Governance: Assessing Public University System Effectiveness Recommendations: Chancellor Assessment Continue to mirror presidential reviews Review process used this year

Governance: Assessing Public University System Effectiveness Recommendation: Board Assessment “Boards must hold themselves accountable for their own performance by modeling the same behaviors and performance they expect from others in their institutions. To do so means setting goals for board performance and benchmarks for effectiveness, as well a conducting regular board self-assessments.” Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. Consequential Boards: Adding Value Where it Matters Most. A Report of the National Commission on College and University Board Governance. Washington, D.C.: AGB, 2014.

Governance: Assessing Public University System Effectiveness Recommendation: Board Assessment There are two aspects of the board self- assessment: 1.Review of the work of the board as a whole 2.Individual board member self-assessment presented as a composite profile

Governance: Assessing Public University System Effectiveness Recommendation: Board Assessment Create a Board Governance Committee to begin this work

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