Board of Trustees, 1913-2007 | Saint Michael's College Archives & Special Collections

By Elizabeth B. Scott

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Collection Overview

Title: Board of Trustees, 1913-2007

Extent: 17.0 Cubic Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: Chronological

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Board of Trustees' record group contains minutes, committee minutes and reports, some correspondence, and general corporate records of both the Board and the College. The records provide insight into every aspect of college life from its earliest days. Early minutes are handwritten into ledgers; later minutes are typed and are considerably lengthier. Committee files from the “modern” (post-1970) Board are quite illuminating on issues of concern to the college.

Collection Historical Note

The Board of Trustees is the governing body of Saint Michael’s College. Since 1913, when it superceded the Saint Michael’s Corporation, the Board of Trustees has taken full responsibility for operation of the college and manages its property and affairs. Although the President acts as the Chief Executive Officer of the College, the Board establishes the colleges policies and has power to carry out other functions allowed by the state of Vermont, the articles of incorporation, and the bylaws of the board. This includes promoting the mission and goals for the college, appointing the president and board and approving junior positions. The Board also authorizes tuition changes and fees, approves promotion and tenure, honorary degrees, and awards. Trustee committees take a large role in all of the functions of the Board now, but the role of the Board of Trustees has not effectively changed over the last one hundred years. The makeup of the Board of Trustees has changed over the years. The initial board was made up of seven members, with an elected president of the Board serving as President of the College. Later, the number of members was changed to eight, with four members elected to two-year terms every other year. In 1970, the Board instituted its most drastic change, upping the number of members serving three-year terms to 24. The bylaws also required ½ of the members to be members of the Society of Saint Edmund. The 1970 by-laws also established a number of committees whose memberships included SMC staff members. They also acknowledged the role of the faculty in campus affairs for the first time and they established a Board of Associate trustees that advised the regular Board. In 1980, the bylaws again changed, adding 6 members to the board for a total of 30 members. The 1980 bylaws also recognized the newly constituted Faculty assembly and the role of emeriti trustees who were allowed to vote and serve on trustee committees after serving their traditional terms. In 1988, due to the declining membership of the SSE, the membership requirement was adjusted to 1/3 SSE. In 1994, although the membership did not change, the bylaws formally acknowledged for the first time a role for the Edmundite Board of trustees that serves as advisors the President. In 2002, another major change in the membership occurred with an addition of three members for a total of 33, 1/3 of whom had to be Religious (member of the SSE or another religious order or diocesan priest), not just members of the Society of Saint Edmund. The shrinking membership of the Edmundites necessitated this change, as they were no longer able to supply members eligible for the Board.

Administrative Information

Repository: Saint Michael's College Archives & Special Collections

Alternate Extent Statement: 33 boxes

Access Restrictions: Most series are open; Search committee and Membership information (in italics) are restricted. Contact the archivist for more information.

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Box 1 Ledgers Minutes 1913-1955 Ledgers Minutes 1955-1966 Ledgers Minutes 1967-1969 Saint Michael’s Institute By-laws and minutes of meetings, 1903-1926/1958 1904-13 Corporate papers 1904-13 Correspondence 1913-39 Building Information 1913-39 By-laws 1913/undated amended 1913-39 Corporate Papers An act to incorporate.. 1913-39 Corporate Papers Assignment of shares 1915 1913-39 Corporate Papers Mtg of the incorporators/SMC Articles of Association 1913-39 Correspondence 1939-65 By-laws (1961) 1939-65 Correspondence 1939-65 Legal Documents 1939-65 Minutes

Box 2 1939-65 Meetings 1939-65 President’s Reports 1966 Correspondence 1966 Committees Honors Committee 1966 Bylaws 1967 Reports First and Second reports of the Pres. to the Devpt Comm. 1967 Reports Report on Examination 1967 Meeting Minutes Jan 21 1967 Meeting Minutes April 21-22 1967 Meeting Minutes Jun 5 1967 Meeting Minutes Sep 22-23 1967 Meeting Minutes Dec 8-9 1967 Correspondence 1967 Committees Development Committee 1967 Corporate papers [removed to box 1]

1967 Committees Honors Committee 1968 By-laws 1968 After the Presidential Selection 1968 Presidential Interview Schedule 1968 Presidential Selection Guidelines 1968 Newspaper Clippings

1968 Reports Juridical Status 1968 Reports Presidential Candidate Profiles 1968 Reports Presidential Candidate Profiles 1968 Reports Presidential Candidate Profiles 1968 Reports Presidential Candidate Profiles Box 3 1968 Reports Presidential Committee Financial Report 1968 Reports President Selection Guidelines 1968 Reports Receipts and Disbursements 1968 Reports Statement on the Relationship of SMC to the SSE 1968 Meeting Minutes May 4 1968 Meeting Minutes May 31 1968 Meeting Minutes Sep 27-28

1968 Membership Information 1968 Correspondence January-September 1968 Correspondence October 1968 Correspondence November-December and Undated 1968 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1968 Committees Development Committee 1968 Committees Faculty Advisory Committee

1968 Committees Honors Committee 1968 Committees First Presidential Search Committee

1968 Committees Resource Committee 1968 Committees Student Senate 1969 By-laws 1969 Reports Guidelines for Student Aid 1969 Reports Development Plan 1969 Reports Investment Profile 1969 Reports Re-evaluation Report

Box 4 1969 Meeting Minutes 1969 Meeting Minutes Jan 3-4 1969 Meeting Minutes March 14-15 1969 Meeting Minutes Jun 6 1969 Meeting Minutes Sep 26-27 1969 Correspondence 1969 Committees Aims and Purposes Committee 1969 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1969 Committees Development Committee 1969 Committees Honors Committee 1969 Committees Planning Committee 1969 Committees SSE-SMC Committee 1970 By-laws 1970 Meeting Minutes 1970 Correspondence Box 5 1970 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1970 Committees Executive Committee 1970 Committees Honors Committee 1970 Committees Nomination Committee 1971 Reports Accountant’s Report 1971 Reports Accountant’s Report 1971 Reports Budget Report 1971 Reports Investment Profile 1971 By-laws 1971 Membership Info 1971 Meeting Minutes Apr 29-May 2 1971 Meeting Minutes Sep 30-Oct 1 1971 Meeting Minutes 1971 Correspondence 1971 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1971 Committees Development Committee 1971 Committees Educational Policy Committee 1971 Committees Executive Committee 1971 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee 1971 Committees Honors Committee 1971 Committees Honors Committee 1971 Committees Nominations Committee 1972 Reports Accountants Report 1972 Meeting Minutes 1972 Correspondence 1972 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1972 Committees Development Committee Box 6 1972 Committees Educational Policy Committee 1972 Committees Executive Committee 1972 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee 1972 Committees Honors Committee 1972 Committees Nominations Committee 1973 Reports Development/Construction Fund 1973 Reports General Fund 1973 Reports Income and Expense Budget 1973 Membership Info 1973 Meeting Minutes May 25-26 1973 Meeting Minutes Sep 21-22 1973 Meeting Minutes Dec 7-8 1973 Meeting Minutes 1973 Correspondence 1973 Committees Associate Trustees 1973 Committees Budget and Finance Committees 1973 Committees Budget and Finance Committees 1973 Committees Development Committee 1973 Committees Educational Committee 1973 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committees 1973 Committees Honors Committee 1973 Committees Investment Committee 1974 Reports Alumni Association Report 1974 Reports Associate Trustee Report 1974 Reports Athletic Manual 1974 Reports Bank Balance and Expense Status 1974 Reports Custodial and Food Services Report 1974 Reports Edmundite Trustees report to the General Council 1974 Reports Personnel Office Report 1974 Reports Renovation of the Klein Center 1974 Reports Student Senate report to the Presidential Search Committee Box 7 1974 Membership Info 1974 Meeting Agendas 1974 Meeting Minutes 1974 Meeting Minutes 1974 Meeting Minutes May 3-4 1974 Correspondence 1974 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1974 Committees Development Committee 1974 Committees Educational Policy Committee 1974 Committees Executive Committee 1974 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee 1974 Committees Honors Committee 1974 Committees Nominations Committee 1974 Committees Student Policy Committee 1974 Newspaper clippings, etc.

1975 Reports Report of the Dean of Students 1975 Meeting Minutes 1975 Correspondence 1975 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1975 Committees Development Committee 1975 Committees Educational Policy Committee 1975 Committees Executive Committee 1975 Committees Honors Committee 1975 Committees Nominations Committee 1976 Reports President’s Report 1976 Membership Info 1976 Meeting Minutes Jan 16-17 1976 Meeting Minutes Feb 4 1976 Meeting Minutes 1976 Meeting Minutes Box 8 1976 Correspondence 1976 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1976 Committees Development Committee 1976 Committees Educational Policy Committee 1976 Committees Executive Committee 1976 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee 1976 Committees Honors Committee 1976 Committees Nominations Committee 1976 Committees Planning Committee 1976 Committees Student Policy Committee

1977 By-laws 1977 Reports First-year Stewardship of President Henry 1977 Reports President’s report 1977 Reports President’s report 1977 Reports Quality of Life Report 1977 Membership Info 1977 Meeting Minutes Feb 4-5 1977 Meeting Minutes Oct 1-2 1977 Meeting Minutes 1977 Meeting Minutes 1977 Correspondence 1977 Committees Ad-Hoc Committee on Mission and Goals 1977 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1977 Committees Development Committee 1977 Committees Educational Policy Committee 1977 Committees Executive Committee 1977 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee Box 9

1977 Committees Honors Committee 1977 Committees Honors Committee 1977 Committees Nominations Committee 1977 Committees Student Policy Committee

1978 Reports Admission and Financial Aid Reports 1978 Reports Interim Report 1978 Reports Investment Profile 1978 Reports President’s report to the Executive Committee 1978 Reports President’s report to the Board of Trustees 1978 Membership Info 1978 Meeting Minutes Feb 4 - Special Jubilee Board Meeting 1978 Meeting Minutes May 12-13 1978 Meeting Minutes Sep 9-10 - Jubilee Workshop 1978 Meeting Minutes Nov 17-18 1978 Meeting Minutes 1978 Correspondence 1978 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1978 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1978 Committees Development Committee 1978 Committees Executive Committee 1978 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee Box 10 1978 Committees Honors Committee 1978 Committees Presidential Evaluation Committee 1978 Committees Student Policy Committee

1979 By-laws

1979 Estate Maps 1979 Reports Financial Statement 1979 Reports Funds, Expenditures, and Receipts 1979 Reports President’s report 1979 Reports Progress Report: M.S.A. Program 1979 Reports Student Life Reports 1979 Membership Info 1979 Meeting Minutes Feb 16-17 1979 Meeting Minutes Nov 9-10 1979 Meeting Minutes Dec 22 1979 Meeting Minutes 1979 Meeting Minutes Executive Session 1979 Correspondence 1979 Correspondence NEASC Correspondence, 1979-1985

1979 Corporate papers [removed to box 1] 1979 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1979 Committees Development Committee 1979 Committees Educational Policy Committee 1979 Committees Executive Committee Box 11

1979 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee 1979 Committees Honors Committee 1979 Committees Honors Committee 1979 Committees Nominations Committee 1979 Committees Student Policy Committee

1980 By-laws

1980 Correspondence

1980 Committees Budget and Finance Committee

1980 Committees Development Committee

1980 Committees Educational Committee

1980 Committees Executive Committee Box 12

1980 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee

1980 Committees Honors Committee

1980 Committees Investment Committee

1980 Committees Nominations Committee

1980 Committees Student Policy Committee

1980 Meeting Minutes Feb 8-9

1980 Meeting Minutes Apr 29

1980 Meeting Minutes Oct 24-25

1980 Meeting Minutes

1980 Meeting Minutes Executive Session

1980 Membership Info

1980 Profiles of unknown purpose or origin

1980 Reports Accreditation Report

1980 Reports Athletic Program Evaluation

1980 Reports Explanation of Salary Improvement Plan

1980 Reports Long Range Planning Report

1980 Reports President’s report

1980 Reports Proposed Administrative Manual

1980 Reports Response to Planning Survey

1981 By-laws 1981 Reports President’s report 1981 Meeting Minutes Box 13

1981 Membership Info

1981 Meeting Info February 13-14 1981 Meeting Info May 8-9 1981 Meeting Info November 12-14 1981 Correspondence 1981 Committees Ad-Hoc Committee on Governance 1981 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1981 Committees Development Committee 1981 Committees Educational Policy Committee 1981 Committees Executive Committee 1981 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee 1981 Committees Honors Committee 1981 Committees Nominations Committee 1981 Committees Student Policy Committee

1982 Reports Budget Report 1982 Reports Campus Consolidation Report, Part I & II 1982 Reports President’s report 1982 Membership Info

Box 14

1982 Meeting Minutes

1982 Meeting Minutes 1982 Meeting Minutes Executive Session 1982 Meeting Info February 1982 Meeting Info April - May 1982 Meeting Info October 1982 Correspondence 1982 Committees Audit Committee 1982 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1982 Committees Development Committee 1982 Committees Educational Policy Committee 1982 Committees Executive Committee 1982 Committees Executive Committee 1982 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee 1982 Committees Honors Committee 1982 Committees Investment Committee 1982 Committees Nominations Committee 1982 Committees Student Policy Committee 1983 Reports Long-range Planning Report Progress Part I 1983 Reports Long-range Planning Report Progress Part II 1983 Reports President’s report Box 15 1983 Membership Info 1983 Meeting Agendas 1983 Meeting Minutes Proposed Meeting Dates 1983 Meeting Minutes 1983 Meeting Minutes

1983 Meeting Minutes 1983 Meeting Minutes Executive Session 1983 Correspondence 1983 Correspondence Student Tuition Petition 1983 Committees Audit Committee 1983 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1983 Committees Development Committee 1983 Committees Educational Policy Committee 1983 Committees Executive Committee 1983 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee 1983 Committees Honors Committee 1983 Committees Investment Committee 1983 Committees Nominations Committee 1983 Committees Student Policy Committee

1984 Reports Loan Agreement 1984 Reports President’s report Box 16 1984 Meeting Minutes Meeting Agendas 1984 Meeting Minutes 1984 Meeting Minutes 1984 Meeting Minutes

1984 Membership Info 1984 Correspondence 1984 Committees Audit Committee 1984 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1984 Committees Development Committee 1984 Committees Educational Policy Committee 1984 Committees Executive Committee 1984 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee 1984 Committees Honors Committee 1984 Committees Investment Committee 1984 Committees Nominations Committee 1984 Committees Student Policy Committee

1985 Reports Fiscal Analysis and Planning

Box 17 1985 Reports Development of Fort Ethan Allen I

1985 Reports President’s report 1985 Reports Proposed Development Program for Fort Ethan Allen

1985 Reports Proposed Development Program for the Plains Property 1985 Membership Info 1985 Projected Meeting Dates 1985 Meeting Minutes 1985 Meeting Minutes 1985 Correspondence 1985 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1985 Committees Development Committee 1985 Committees Educational Policy Committee 1985 Committees Executive Committee 1985 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee 1985 Committees Honors Committee 1985 Committees Student Policy Committee 1985 Committees Nominations Committee

Box 18

1986 By-laws 1986 Reports Alcohol Policy 1986 Reports Paul Morin Endowed Scholarship 1986 Reports President’s report 1986 Reports Proposed Budget 1986 Reports Proposed Graduate fees 1986 Membership Info 1986 Meeting Minutes 1986 Correspondence 1986 Committees Audit Committee 1986 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1986 Committees Development Committee 1986 Committees Educational Policy Committee 1986 Committees Executive Committee 1986 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee 1986 Committees Honors Committee 1986 Committees Investment Committee 1986 Committees Nominations Committee 1986 Committees Nominations Committee 1986 Committees Student Policy Committee

Box 19

1987 By Law Amendment Process 1987 Staff Handbook 1987 Staff Handbook 1987 St. Edmund Hall Dedication 1987 Reports Admission Profile 1987 Reports Fort Ethan Allen Plan 1987 Reports Plan for Academic Excellence 1987 Reports President’s report 1987 Membership Info 1987 Meeting Minutes 1987 Correspondence 1987 Committees Audit Committee 1987 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1987 Committees Development Committee 1987 Committees Educational Policy Committee 1987 Committees Executive Committee 1987 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee 1987 Committees Honors Committee 1987 Committees Institutional Advancement Committee 1987 Committees Investment Committee 1987 Committees Nominations Committee 1987 Committees Student Policy Committee Box 20

1988 By-laws

1988 Membership Info

1988 Meeting Minutes

1988 Correspondence 1988 Reports Fifth-year Alumni Survey 1988 Reports Financial Statements 1988 Reports Institutional Advancement Program Audit 1988 Reports Library Task Force Report 1988 Reports Loan Agreement between SMC and the VEHBFA 1988 Reports Strategic Planning 1988 Reports Tax-exemption Information

1988 Committees Academic Excellence Committee 1988 Committees Audit Committee Box 21

1988 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1988 Committees Development Committee 1988 Committees Educational Policy Committee 1988 Committees Executive Committee

1988 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee

1988 Committees Honors Committee

1988 Committees Institutional Advancement Committee 1988 Committees Investment Committee

1988 Committees Medical Benefits Committee

1988 Committees Nominations Committee 1988 Committees Student Policy Committee

1989 By-laws 1989 President’s Medallion Club 1989 Reports Campaign for Tomorrow

1989 Meeting Minutes 1989 Membership Info 1989 Correspondence

1989 Committees Academic Excellence Committee 1989 Committees Audit Committee 1989 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1989 Committees Development Committee 1989 Committees Educational Policy Committee Box 22 1989 Committees Executive Committee 1989 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee 1989 Committees Honors Committee 1989 Committees Institutional Advancement Committee 1989 Committees Investment Committee 1989 Committees Nominations Committee 1989 Committees Student Policy Committee

1990 By-laws 1990 Reports Final Self-Study Report 1990 Reports Published Self-Study Report 1990 Reports Re-accreditation 1990 Meeting Minutes

1990 Membership Information 1990 Correspondence

1990 Committees Academic Excellence Committee

1990 Committees Ad Hoc Commencement Committee

1990 Committees Alumni Association 1990 Committees Audit Committee 1990 Committees Budget and Finance Committee

Box 23

1990 Committees Development Committee 1990 Committees Educational Policy Committee 1990 Committees Executive Committee 1990 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee 1990 Committees Honors Committee 1990 Committees Investment Committee 1990 Committees Nominations Committee 1990 Committees Student Policy Committee 1990 Committees Task Force on Planning

1991 Conflict of Interest Statements

1991 Correspondence

1991 Meeting Minutes

1991 Membership Information

1991 Procession Information

1991 Committees Audit Committee 1991 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1991 Committees Curriculum Committee 1991 Committees Committee on Planning 1991 Committees Development Committee

Box 24

1991 Committees Educational Policy Committee 1991 Committees Executive Committee 1991 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee 1991 Committees Honors Committee 1991 Committees Investment Committee 1991 Committees Nominations Committee 1991 Committees Student Policy Committee

1991 Reports Capital Campaign Report

1991 Reports The Edmundite Presence

1992 Correspondence

1992 Meeting Minutes

1992 Membership Information

1992 Procession Information

1992 Trustee Orientation

1992 Committees Audit Committee 1992 Committees Budget and Finance Committee

Box 25

1992 Committees Committee on Planning 1992 Committees Development Committee 1992 Committees Educational Policy Committee 1992 Committees Executive Committee 1992 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee 1992 Committees Honors Committee 1992 Committees Investment Committee 1992 Committees Nominations Committee

1992 Committees Student Policy Committee

1993 By-laws

1993 Correspondence

1993 Citation Information

1993 Marble Island Retreat

1993 Meeting Minutes

1993 Membership Information

1993 New Trustee Orientation

1993 Committees Audit Committee 1993 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1993 Committees Committee on Planning 1993 Committees Development Committee 1993 Committees Educational Policy Committee 1993 Committees Executive Committee

Box 26

1993 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee 1993 Committees Human Resources Committee 1993 Committees Honors Committee 1993 Committees Investment Committee 1993 Committees Nominations Committee

1993 Committees Student Enrollment Committee 1993 Committees Student Policy Committee

1994 By-laws

1994 Correspondence

1994 Meeting Minutes

1994 Membership Information

1994 Committees Audit Committee

Box 27

1994 Committees Budget and Finance Committee 1994 Committees Development Committee

1994 Committees Executive Committee

1994 Committees Educational Policy Committee

1994 Committees Facilities and Personnel Committee 1994 Committees Honors Committee 1994 Committees Investment Committee

Box 28

1994 Committees Nominations Committee 1994 Committees Student Enrollment Committee

1994 Committees Student Policy Committee

1994 New Trustee Orientation

1994 SSE/SMC Agreement Revision

1995 Conflict of Interest Statements

1995 Correspondence

1995 General

1995 Meetings

1995 Meeting Minutes

1995 Membership Information

1995 New Trustee Orientation

1995 Committees Audit Committee

1995 Committees Budget & Finance Committee

Box 29

1995 Committees Development Committee

1995 Committees Educational Policy Committee

1995 Committees Executive Committee

1995 Committees Facilities Committee

1995 Committees Honors Committee

1995 Committees Investment Committee

1995 Committees Nominations Committee

1995 Committees Personnel Committee

1995 Committees Student Enrollment Committee

Box 30

1995 Committees Student Policy Committee

1995 Committees Trustee Development Committee

1996 Conflict of Interest Statements

1996 Meetings

1996 Meeting Minutes

1996 Membership Information

1996 Committees Audit Committee

1996 Committees Development Committee

1996 Committees Executive Committee

1996 Committees Educational Policy Committee

1996 Committees Facilities Committee

Box 31

1996 Committees Finance & Budget Committee

1996 Committees Honors Committee

1996 Committees Investment Committee

1996 Committees Personnel Committee

1996 Committees Student Enrollment Committee

1996 Committees Student Policy Committee

1996 Committees Trustee Nomination Committee

1997 Correspondence

1997 Membership Information

1997 Trustee Orientation

1997 Committees Educational Policy Committee

1997 Committees Executive Committee

1997 Committees Faculty Welfare Committee

1997 Committees Facilities Committee

1997 Committees Multicultural Committee

1997 Committees Student Enrollment Committee

1997 Reports Draft of Mission Statement & Strategic Vision

1998 Meeting Minutes

1998 Membership Information

1998 Committees Budget & Finance Committee

1998 Committees Curriculum Committee

1998 Committees Educational Policy Committee

1998 Committees Facilities Committee

1998 Committees Learning Committee

1998 Reports Report of the Retention Committee

1999 Meeting Minutes

1999 Membership Information

Box 32

1999 Reports Mini Master Plan

1999 Reports Presentation to the Operations Committee

2000 Meeting Minutes 2000 Membership Information

2000 Committees Faculty Reports

2000 Committees Learning Committee

2000 Reports Dashboard Indicators

2001 Membership Information

2001 Committees Learning Committee

2002 By-laws

2002 Membership Information

2004 Order of Saint Edmund

2008 Membership Information

Box 33

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