Board of Visitors | July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is comprised of the Rector, the Vice Rector, the Secretary, and two at large members elected by the Board for two-year terms at the annual meeting of the Board in odd-numbered years. Chairs of standing committees serve as non-voting ex officio members of the Executive Committee. The Rector serves as Chair of the Committee. The Executive Committee is authorized to convene and exercise the full power and authority of the Board between meetings of the Board whenever circumstances require immediate action to address matters of an urgent nature, or as the Board may otherwise direct. All Board members are noticed and invited to attend all Executive Committee meetings.
Board of Visitors Executive Committee
(Committee on Committees – Oversight)
- Bishop Kim W. Brown, Rector Dwayne B. Blake, Vice Rector
- Dr. Katrina Chase, Secretary
- Jay Jamison
- Gilbert Bland
- Liaison: Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston, President
*The President attends all Committee Meetings
The Rector is an ex-officio member of all committees
Standing Committees
The chairs and members of the four standing committees are appointed by the Rector for terms of two years and serve until their successors are appointed. All Board members serve on at least two (2) standing committees. The agenda for each regular Board meeting shall include a report by each committee to the Board. Unless otherwise specifically provided by the Board, decisions/recommendations of standing committees (except decisions by the Academic and Student Affairs Committee on review of negative tenure decisions) are advisory and must be ratified and approved by the Board of Visitors. The Rector is an ex-officio member of all committees.
Academic and Student Affairs Committee
The Academic and Student Affairs Committee focuses on student success from recruitment to graduation, including coordinating with the Strategic Finance Committee to ensure that adequate resources are budgeted for that mission; works with the Provost and Faculty leadership to ensure compliance with shared governance priorities, including faculty tenure and faculty and staff opportunity; and continually assesses the quality of student life, including identifying, in conjunction with the Strategic Finance Committee, the provision of adequate financial resources to assure a high quality student life.
- Delbert Parks, Chair
- Mike Andrews
- The Honorable James W. Dyke, Jr. Dwayne Blake
- Jay Jamison
- The Honorable Senator Lionell Spruill, Sr.
Staff:
- Dr. DoVeanna S. Fulton, Provost/VP for Academic Affairs
- Dr. Leonard E. Brown, VP for Student Affairs
- Dr. Justin L. Moses, VP for Operations & Chief Strategist for Institutional Effectiveness
- Dr. Melody M. Webb, Athletics Director
Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
The Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee oversees the effective and efficient use of funds in accordance with the University’s mission; ensures the University is acting in legal and ethical compliance with all federal, state and local laws and executive orders, policies and regulations of accrediting, regulatory, and funding agencies and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; oversees the University’s enterprise risk management program and institution of effective internal controls to identify and manage risks; maintains an effective system of internal controls over the University’s fiscal process; oversees the performance of the internal audit function and the independent auditor; monitors implementation of management action plans to manage identified risks; maintains the integrity of information technology and data governance; and monitors the implementation and effectiveness of the University’s compliance programs.
- Dr. Harold L. Watkins, II, Chair
- The Honorable James W. Dyke, Jr Gilbert Bland
- Dwayne B. Blake Conrad Hall Edward Sanders
Staff:
- Derika Burgess, Chief Audit Executive
- Dr. Dawn M. Hess, Chief Compliance Officer
Governance Committee
The Governance Committee coordinates input into the selection of Board members based on a matrix of needs; monitors Board members’ performance, behavior and compliance with the University’s Code of Ethics, the Statement of Mutual Expectations and Conflicts of Interest policies; provides periodic performance assessment of Board members, including an assessment of the Rector; develops a slate of officers to present to the full Board for consideration; and works with the University Board Liaison to help facilitate governance related policies.
- Heidi W. Abbott, Chair Delbert Parks
- Dr. Katrina Chase Mike Andrews Gilbert Bland
- The Honorable Senator Lionell Spruill, Sr.
Strategic Finance Committee
The Strategic Finance Committee reviews proposed budgets and performance throughout the fiscal year; develops financial strategies related to Strategic Plan priorities, fundraising and alternative revenues; and coordinates issues that connect to the work and priorities of other standing committees.
- Jay Jamison, Chair Dr. Katrina Chase Conrad Hall
- Dr. Harold L. Watkins, II Heidi Abbott
- Edward Sanders
Staff:
- Dr. Gerald Ellsworth Hunter, VP for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer
- Dr. Justin L. Moses, VP for Operations & Chief Strategist for Institutional Effectiveness
- Clifford Porter, VP for University Advancement
Ad-Hoc Committees
Liaison Committee BOV and NSUF
- Dr. Harold L. Watkins, II, Chair
- Jay Jamison
- The Honorable Senator Lionell Spruill, Sr.
Staff:
- Clifford Porter, VP for University Advancement
Established by MOU
President’s Goals 2024-2025
Standing Committees List Revised as of September 20, 2024
- Dwayne B. Blake, Chair
- Heidi Abbott Mike Andrews
- Advisor: The Honorable James W. Dyke, Jr.
Established March 3, 2021
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
- The Honorable James W. Dyke, Jr., Chair
- Conrad Hall
- Dr. Katrina Chase
Established January 14, 2021
Special Committee
- The Honorable James W. Dyke, Jr., Chair
- Dwayne B. Blake Delbert Parks
- Heidi Abbott
- Liaison: Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston, President
Established January 14, 2021
President Evaluation Committee
- Dwayne B. Blake, Chair
- Jay Jamison
- The Honorable James W. Dyke, Jr. Conrad Hall
Staff:
- Mike Melis, Senior Assistant Attorney
- General, AG's Office
Established July 9, 2020
*The President attends all Committee Meetings
Standing Committees List Revised as of September 23, 2024