Cazenovia College's board of trustees takes seriously the active and conscientious performance of its responsibilities as the institution's governing body. Consistent with generally approved practices for independent colleges, the board and its members leave day-to-day operations and decision making in the hands of the president, the executive staff, the faculty, administration, staff and the institutional governance system. The board avoids decision-making or direct interference in matters of personnel.
In general, the board places a high value on communication and always seeks opportunities to share and receive information. Through its contacts with the president and the executive staff, and through the operations of its committees, the board provides feedback, takes and asks questions, and works diligently to ensure that its decisions are based on informed and thorough understanding of the issues before it.
Board Meeting Schedule
Committee Assignments
| Officers | |
Chair |
Treasurer |
Vice Chair |
Secretary |
| Member | Term** | Committee(s) |
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Third | Board of Trustees, Vice Chair Executive Committee, Chair Academic Affairs Buildings & Grounds Committee on Trustees Enrollment Management Institutional Advancement |
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Second |
Staff to Board, Chair |
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President, Cazenovia College Ex officio member of all committees, except Audit |
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Second | Student Affairs, Chair Academic Affairs Executive Institutional Advancement |
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Third |
Committee on Trustees, Chair |
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Third | Board of Trustees, Chair Ex officio member of all committees |
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Third | Board of Trustees, Secretary Buildings & Grounds, Chair Executive Faculty to Board Finance Investment Student Affairs |
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First | Enrollment Management Staff to Board |
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Second |
Finance, Chair |
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Second | Board of Trustees, Treasurer Academic Affairs, Chair Faculty to Board, Chair Committee on Trustees Executive Finance |
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First | Academic Affairs Staff to Board Student Affairs |
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Second |
Audit, Chair |
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First |
Enrollment Management, Chair |
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First | Institutional Advancement, Co-Chair Executive Faculty to Board Student Affairs |
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First | Audit Buildings & Grounds Investment |
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First | Academic Affairs Audit Finance |
Nicholas J. Christakos*
Winifred E. Coleman*
Robert S. Constable
Charles B. Morgan*
Richard L. Smith
Jay W. Wason, Sr.*
Barbara C. Wheler*
* Deceased
**The term of office of all elected Trustees shall be three (3) years. No elected Trustee may serve as Trustee for more than nine (9) consecutive years, except to complete another Trustee's term, or in the case of a Trustee elected to a first term as chair or vice chair in his or her ninth year of service as a Trustee, he or she may be re-elected for up to two additional one-year terms. Time served by a Trustee or Alumni Association Trustee completing a prior Trustee's or Alumni Trustee's term shall not be counted as part of the nine (9) consecutive years.
The term of all Trustees shall commence at the first Board Meeting following the Trustee's election. Any former Trustee may be elected Trustee Emeritus by majority vote of the Board. Trustees Emeritus shall be entitled to attend all Board meetings but shall not have the power to vote.
