UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF 
TRUSTEES 
 
To change in the name of the Committee on Trustees of the 
Board of Trustees 
and expand the responsibilities of the Committee 
 
WHEREAS, in March 2005, the Board of Trustees of the University of the Virgin Islands 
amended its bylaws to establish the Committee on Trustees as a Standing Committee of the 
Board after that committee had existed as an Ad Hoc Committee since 2003, and; 
 
WHEREAS, the Committee on Trustees is responsible for the orientation of new trustee, in-
service education programs for the Board, board assessment and trustee self-assessment, and 
the review of best practices in governance, and; 
 
WHEREAS, the Committee on Trustees has also become the key means by which the board 
monitors  best practices in governance in other colleges and universities and adopt changes that 
promise to improve its effectiveness in the oversight of the institution, and; 
 
WHEREAS, the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) supports 
strengthening the role of key standing committees of governing boards and recognizes the 
important role of the Governance Committee as a Standing Committee at  institutions of higher 
learning, and; 
 
WHEREAS, the Committee on Trustees has evolved, and the list of responsibilities of the 
Committee has expanded at the governing board of many institutions of higher learning, leading 
them to rename the committee “The Governance Committee”, and 
 
WHEREAS, in keeping with best practices for governance in higher education, there is a need to 
change the name of the Committee on Trustees and to expand the responsibilities of the 
committee, and; 
 
WHEREAS, those additional responsibilities include, identifying talents among trustees that the 
Board needs to fulfill its goals, providing leadership for board and committee succession 
planning, honoring and 
recognizing retiring trustees, and effectively communicating the 
committee’s responsibilities and achievements. 
 
 
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: 
 
1. Article VI, Section 1 – Standing Committees, of the Bylaws of the University of the Virgin 
Islands is hereby amended to change the name of the “Committee on Trustees” to “The 
Governance Committee”, and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Article VI, Section 1 (g) is hereby amended to read as follows 
 
The Governance Committee shall ensure that the Board’s membership and 
leadership consists of highly qualified and committed individuals; ensure that the 
regular programs of new trustees and in-service education are maintained; 
periodically recommend initiatives by which the board shall assess its performance; 
establish and ensure appropriate standards for the review and assessment of the 
President’s performance; and review and propose amendments to the Bylaws for 
the University. In addition, the Committee shall serve as the Board’s agent in 
reviewing the performance of incumbent trustees and board officers who are 
eligible for re-election. As often as may be required, the Committee shall identify 
talents the board needs among its trustees in order to fulfill its responsibilities, 
assemble a list of qualified candidates for possible nomination to the Board, 
address board and committee succession planning, honor and recognize retiring 
trustees, and effectively communicating the committee’s responsibilities and 
achievements, and review the adequacy of the statement of trustee responsibilities 
as adopted by the Board. 
 
 
CERTIFICATION 
 
The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing is a true and exact copy of a resolution 
approved by the Board of Trustees of the University of the Virgin Islands at a meeting on 
Saturday, October 26, 2013, as recorded in the minutes of that meeting. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  October 26, 2013 
 
 
Secretary of the Board 
Date