Board of Trustees
Selection
The property, affairs, business, and concerns of Mount Saint Mary College are legally vested in a Board of Trustees consisting of not fewer than fifteen and not more than twenty-five members. At least five board members are members of Sisters of the Order of Saint Dominic of Newburgh, the founding corporation of the College. The offices of Chairperson and vice-Chairperson are filled through nomination by an Executive Committee and elected to office by majority vote of the membership to serve for a period of two years.
Responsibilities and Duties
The Board bears full legal responsibility for the College and through the President exercises general supervision over the work of the College. The Board shall formulate and determine such general policies as shall be deemed necessary for the development and administration of the College.
The Board authorizes the purchase and sale of property, construction of new buildings, investment and reinvestment of funds, and controls the financial administration of the College. It approves appointments to the faculty on the recommendation of the President, selects the President of the College, and establishes regulations regarding appointment, reappointment, tenure, academic freedom, qualifications for academic rank, salary schedules, as well as personnel policies for other employees.
It shall be the obligation of the Board to establish annual goals for the College and the President of the College.