WESTERN NEVADA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Article 1. The Board shall be known as the Western Nevada Community College Advisory Board. It has been authorized by the Board of Regents to work directly with the President of the College and his/her staff.
Article 2. The Western Nevada Community College Advisory Board will act in an advisory capacity to the President regarding programs and activities in the college in accordance with the rules and regulations established in the Board of Regents Code. The Advisory Board may make recommendations to the Regents, through the President, concerning specific action that should be taken to enhance the development and operation of the college.
Article 3. The purposes, responsibilities, and duties of the Western Nevada Community College Advisory Board shall be to advise the President concerning:
a. Under the direction of the President, review the college’s annual operating budget and budget requests and make recommendations to the President as appropriate.
b. At the request of the President, make recommendations and proposals regarding occupational and other curricula, student services and public service activities.
c. Review campus development plans and program plans for individual buildings and make recommendations to the President as appropriate.
d. Serve generally to be a liaison between the college and the region/service area it serves.
e. Interpret to the public the unique role and function of the community college in the total education structure of Nevada.
Article 1. The number of Board members is established at a maximum of sixty (60). The Board shall be divided into three (3) service area sub-groups. These three sub-groups shall be centered around three geographic areas served by the college. They are: Carson City, Fallon, and Minden/Gardnerville.
In addition to the main Board, small, localized advisory groups may be formed in rural areas and called to meet at the discretion of the President.
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Article 2. Members selected shall be representative of industries, agencies, and members of the public at large served by the college.
Article 3. Board members shall be appointed to a term of six years, and may be reappointed at the discretion of the President.
Article 4. Advisory Board members shall begin their terms of office upon approval by the President.
Article 5. An individual may lose membership on the Advisory Board if he/she fails to attend three (3) consecutive meetings without presenting, in advance, to the chairperson of the service area sub-group, a valid reason for his/her absence.
Article 1. Each service area sub-group shall meet independently once each academic semester.
Article 2. An annual meeting of all Advisory Board Members shall be held during the summer, and other times as required by the needs of the college.
Article 3. Special Advisory Board and service area sub-group meetings may be held upon the joint call of the chairperson of the service area sub-group and the college President. The President or his/her designee should be present at all meetings.
Article 4. Agenda items for all meetings will be sent to all Advisory Board members in advance of each meeting. If there needs to be clarification of these items, a committee member should contact the President’s office.
Article 1. As the need for standing and special committees arises, such committees may be appointed by the chairperson of the service area sub-group.
Article 1. The officers shall be a chairperson and vice chairperson for each service area sub-group.
Article 2. The officers shall be elected at the first meeting of the service area sub-group at the beginning of the academic year.
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Article 3. The chairperson’s duties shall be:
a. To preside at all meetings of the service area sub-group.
b. To appoint special committees which may include persons other than committee members.
Article 4. The vice chairperson shall perform the duties of the chairperson in his/her absence.
Article 5. The college President shall serve as the secretary to the Board. His/her duties shall be to:
a. Keep records of the attendance of members at meetings.
b. Keep a record of discussions, recommendations, and action in the form of minutes.
c. Distribute minutes of meetings and copies of other related documents to members, officers, and others.
d. Maintain a permanent record file of Advisory Board activities.
(Note: These duties may be assigned to other college employees.)
Article 1. The Constitution and Bylaws may be amended or added to by a two-thirds vote of members in attendance, and ratified at the annual summer meeting of the Advisory Boards.
Revised: August 1995; July 2002; September 2002; July 2003