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Table of Contents Agenda .............................................................................1 Minutes from April 2008 Meeting ...................................3 National Updates and Key Accomplishments..................6 NEXCOM Report...........................................................18 Current By-laws .............................................................20 Proposed By-laws...........................................................25 403b Retirement Plan Summary ....................................33 Board Information..........................................................36 Bios of New Board Members.........................................44 Compact in the News .....................................................48 Selected Readings ..........................................................60 Agenda Monday, October 6 Tour of Elon University 3:30-4:30 pm Shuttles will leave from the Acorn Inn at 3:30 Cocktails and Dinner 5 to 9 pm Maynard House, Elon University Hosted by Leo Lambert Guest presenter: Ms. Alma Blount, Director, Hart Leadership Program, Lecturer in Public Policy Studies, Duke University “What is Campus Compact’s role in promoting responsible political engagement?” Reading: Educating for Democracy: Preparing Undergraduates for Responsible Political Engagement, by Anne Colby, Elizabeth Beaumont, Thomas Ehrlich, and Josh Corngold Tuesday, October 7 Board Meeting 8:00 am to 2 pm Isabella Cannon Room, Center for the Arts, Elon University 8:00 Breakfast Welcome and Introductions - Jack DeGioia, chair • Introduction of new board members • Approval of April 2008 minutes (pg. 3) • Updates and Key Accomplishments – Maureen Curley CAMPUS COMPACT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, OCTOBER 2008 1 9:00 Corporate Business – Maureen Curley • Approval of proposed bylaws (pg. 25) • Resolution: Separation from Brown University • Resolution: Campus Compact 403b plan (pg. 33) 10:30 Break 10:45 Finance Committee Report – Teresa Iannaconi, Committee Chair 11:30 Discussion Concerning Board Committees – Maureen Curley and Jane Karas 11:45 NEXCOM Report – Sandra Hansen, Executive Director, Iowa Campus Compact 12:00 Lunch Discussion of National Policy Initiatives – Jack Keating and Maureen Curley 2:00 Board Meeting Adjourn CAMPUS COMPACT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, OCTOBER 2008 2 Campus Compact Board Meeting Minutes April 8, 2008 Georgetown University, Washington, DC Attendance Board Members: Lou Albert, Larry Bacow, Jack DeGioia, Judith Hansen, Teresa Iannaconi, Alex Johnson, Jack Keating, Leo Lambert, Tashia Morgridge, Toni Murdock, Dick Rush, Fr. Michael Sheeran, and John Sirek State Director: Char Gray National Staff: Maureen Curley, Kristen Pichler, Bruce Hain (via conference call) Organizational Items 1) Welcome and Introductions: Jack DeGioia Jack DeGioia welcomed everyone and described the historical aspects of the meeting space. Everyone around the table introduced themselves. Approval of October 2007 Board meeting minutes Action: Motion made by Lou Albert and seconded by Judith Hansen to approve the minutes. Motion passed unanimously. 2) Updates & Key Accomplishments: Maureen Curley • Campus Compact has been featured in 106 articles in 2007, compared to 45 articles in 2006 • Campus Vote website initiative, suggested at the last board meeting, has received many hits • Our webmaster, John Pennypacker, has just resigned and we will be looking for a replacement • We secured funding to bring together all of the Campus Compact VISTA leaders and project directors to the January 2008 network meeting, along with representatives from the Corporation for National and Community Service • The producers of the recent PBS film, American Idealist, detailing the life of Sargent Shriver, gave us copies to send to each of our member campuses • Campus Compact was named the Higher Education Advisor for the National Service- Learning Clearinghouse and received a grant fort $50,000 for this work. • Third annual meeting of the Research Universities and Civic Engagement Network (TRUCEN) convened in February at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. The CAMPUS COMPACT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, OCTOBER 2008 3 Compact has been the coordinating body for this group of 25 universities who are examining, documenting and supporting engaged scholarship, community based research and other civic engagement activities. • We entered into a partnership with Imagining America, focusing on issues of promotion and tenure for faculty who use service-learning and civic engagement practices in their teaching and research • We will continue in our partnership with the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund to administer the Students 4 Giving philanthropy education program, increasing the number of grantees from five schools to ten in the coming year, as well as replenishing the gift funds for the schools that received the grants the first year Committee Reports Finance- Teresa Iannaconi, Chair of Finance Committee and Bruce Hain, Insource Services financial consultant (via conference call) • The Finance Committee presented the end of the year report. Approval of Finance Committee Report Action: Motion made by Toni Murdock to approve Finance Committee report, seconded by Dick Rush, motion passed unanimously NEXCOM- Char Gray, Executive Director of Pennsylvania Campus Compact • Char made a presentation about NEXCOM as well an update on the relationship between the national office and the state offices. The Compact is moving toward a more holistic approach to our work, speaking about The Compact has being all of the network working together. (see powerpoint presenation) • Board recommended supporting state director development, including mentoring of new directors by those who have been with the Compact longer; suggestion that NEXCOM could play a role in this • Suggestions were given for how to engage presidents on the state Compact boards: Talk about their return on investment Focus meetings on qualitative discussions (ie. strategy and vision) rather than quantitative (ie. budgets) Ask board members to contribute something tangible (ex. a newsletter, a brochure) • Suggestion that NEXCOM produce a best practices document, including guidance about financial matters • If the name of the organization is going to change, we should go through a systematic process with a hired professional consultant specializing in branding CAMPUS COMPACT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, OCTOBER 2008 4 Membership- Fr. Michael Sheeran, Co-Chair of Membership and Network Committee • Fr. Sheeran presented the names of board members to be re-elected, new members to be elected, and the slate of officers to be elected Re-election of Larry Bacow, Jack DeGioia, and Dick Rush to a second term Action: Vote included all three board members at once. Judith Hansen made the motion, Leo Lambert seconded, vote passed unanimously. Election of David Giunta, James Dworkin, and James Harris as new board members Action: Vote included all three candidates at once. Lou Albert made the motion, Dick Rush seconded, vote passed unanimously. Election of Officers: Jack DeGioia as Chair, Toni Murdock and Jane Karas as Vice- Chairs Action: Vote included all three candidates at once. Judith Hansen made the motion, Dick Rush seconded, vote passed unanimously. • Jack DeGioia acknowledged Fr. Michael Sheeran as he ends his second term on the board, Tashia Morgridge as she leaves the board after her first term for other commitments, and thanked both of them for their service. Recognition awards were presented to both. Fund Development- Tashia Morgridge, Fundraising Committee Chair • Tashia spoke briefly about her decision to not seek a second term on the board due to other commitments and expressed her appreciation for her time on the board. • Tashia encouraged any board members who have not made a personal contribution to do so. • Alex Johnson suggested that we look into the possibility of receiving gifts from university foundation funds. Closed Executive Session took place from 11:00 to 2:00 Meeting adjourned at 2 p.m. CAMPUS COMPACT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, OCTOBER 2008 5 National Updates and Key Accomplishments Fundraising and Development Updates SUBMITTED BY MAUREEN CURLEY FUNDING National Service-Learning Clearinghouse: Campus Compact was named as the Higher Education Advisor to the National Service- Learning Clearinghouse sponsored by the Learn and Serve America program of CNCS. We received $50,000 for this grant cycle, with the option to continue for the following cycle. Fidelity: Campus Compact was successful in renewing the Students4Giving program with Fidelity for a second year. Ten schools will receive $15,000 in the Giving Account for the course and $3,000 for administration costs, while each of last year’s participants will receive additional funds in their Giving Account. This year’s winners are George Washington University (DC), Lesley University (MA), Northeastern University (MA), Northwest Missouri State University (MO), Providence College (RI), Southwestern College (KS), SUNY at Binghamton University (NY), University of North Carolina, Charlotte (NC), Western Michigan University (MI), and Wheelock College (MA). In addition, Campus Compact received funds for administrative costs. KPMG: Campus Compact received a three-year continuation grant for general operating costs from KPMG. The amount of the grant is $150, 000 over three years. Special thanks to Teresa Iannaconi for helping to secure these funds. Ludwick Family Foundation: We submitted a Letter of Intent to the Ludwick Family Foundation