Agenda

• Institute Board of Advisors: Agenda Preview (Hannah Ross)
• ILG Meeting Feedback (All)

Institute Board of Advisors: Agenda Preview (Hannah Ross)

• Reference: Middlebury Governance Structure, Middlebury Board or Trustees, Middlebury Institute Board of Advisors
• The Institute Board of Advisors (IBA) will meet in Monterey next Friday, January 26, and Saturday, January 27. 
• The boards of advisors (Schools, College, Institute) meet with the Board of Trustees during the October and May meetings, and then meet off-cycle on their respective campuses when programs are in session. 
• Schedule Preview
  • Friday (full day):
    • Update on Middlebury Institute Online
    • How AI is being incorporated into the MIIS curriculum
    • Meetings with Staff Advisory Team, Faculty Senate, and student representatives
    • Round-table with students from CTEC, CNS, and CBE
    • Dinner with California Climate Semester students.
  • Saturday (half day):
    • Enrollment and marketing update
    • Advancement and grant activity update
    • Conversation about language cooperation across Middlebury
• Q&A Notes:
  • Will there be any voting at this meeting?
    • No, this meeting is off-cycle for tuition, budget-setting, contract recommendations, etc.
  • Does the IBA have decision-making authority?
    • All of the advisory boards serve in an advisory capacity and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees which is the ultimate governance actor and decision-maker.
  • Do the boards overlap with one another?
    • Members of the Board of Trustees are each assigned to a standing committee (Resources, Strategy & Programs, Trusteeship & Governance, Risk, External Relations, etc.) and a board of advisors (Institute, College, Schools). There is a helpful graphic of the governance structure here.
  • Do the various boards have standing committees on DEI and how do those boards ensure there is a thread of diversity represented?
    • There is a board committee on DEI and Khuram Hussain is the senior administrative officer. There is significant overlap between this committee and the trusteeship and governance committee, which informs the thinking around diversity across the boards.
• Board of Trustees Agenda Preview
  • The winter Board of Trustees meeting is typically shorter than the May/October meetings and includes professional development. This session will focus on current issues around student mental health.
  • Other topics will include language cooperation across Middlebury, a financial update, advancement update, and College tuition discussion.

ILG Meeting Feedback (Hannah Ross)

• There will be an opportunity for ILG members to provide input on meeting cadence and content through a survey.
• Want to be thoughtful about how we are using our meeting time. We also recognize there are other groups that have been introduced over the last several years (Institute Council, Student Experience Team, Leadership Alliance) and think it is good timing to check in with this group and invite recommendations to ensure these meetings continue to add unique value.
• This is seen as an important space for Institute-level communication and coordination.