Fundamentally, the Board is charged with seven key roles:
- Serving as keeper of the society's mission. The Board keeps the overall mission of the Academy clearly in focus and works to ensure that the objectives of the association are in harmony with its mission.
- Charting the future direction of the association. With input from the Academy's various stakeholders, the Board charts or envisions a path to the future, but it leaves the piloting to committees, staff, and key volunteers. The Board works collaboratively to create and periodically revise plans that include guiding statements for the future, which are based not only on forecasts derived from past and present trends, but also on predictions of significant developments in the profession and in higher education that affect member needs.
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Statement of Strategic Direction
- Creating policy. The Board creates policy that reflects its values and defines how the association prefers to work. The policy making done by the Board is broad in scope as contrasted to the operating procedures that are developed by volunteers and staff in charge of various activities. Anyone may initiate a proposal for Academy-wide policies or policy change; adoption of policy is the domain of the Board.
- Providing resources and support. The Board creates access to resources and provides moral support and guidance to those who carry out the work of the association. In addition, the Board broadly oversees the programs of the various units to ensure that objectives are being achieved in the best fashion possible.
- Spanning the boundary between the association and the environment. The Board creates links to important constituencies and creates positive visibility for the society.
- For more see:
Affiliated and Associated Societies
- Ensuring future leadership. The Board provides for the development of its own leadership as well as that of volunteer positions and executive staff.
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- Carrying out legal, ethical, and fiduciary responsibilities of the association. The Board ensures compliance with the law and, going beyond legal requirements, inquires as to the ethical nature of its own actions and the actions of the association. The Board is the guardian of member dues and other association assets. The executive committee serves as the fiscal affairs committee.
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