Board of Visitor Committees
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.
Executive Committee
(Committee on Committees – Oversight)
Devon M. Henry, Rector Bishop Kim W. Brown, Vice Rector
Dwayne B. Blake, Secretary Dr. Katrina Chase
Heidi Abbott
Liaison: Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston, President
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.
Members:
Delbert Parks, Chair
Mike Andrews
The Honorable James W. Dyke, Jr.
Dwayne Blake
Jay Jamison
Bishop Kim W. Brown
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
Melody M. Webb, Athletics Director
Ad-Hoc Committees
Liaison Committee BOV and NSUF
Dr. Harold L. Watkins, Chair
Gilbert Bland
BK Fulton
Dr. Katrina Chase
Staff:
Clifford Porter, VP for UniversityAdvancement
Established by MOU
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.
Members:
Dr. Harold L. Watkins, II, Chair
The Honorable James W. Dyke, Jr
Gilbert Bland
BK Fulton
Dwayne B. Blake
Conrad Hall
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.
Members:
Heidi W. Abbott, Chair
BK Fulton
Delbert Parks
Dr. Katrina Chase
Mike Andrews
Gilbert Bland
Staff:
Eric Claville
President Evaluation Committee
Members:
Dwayne B. Blake, Chair
Jay Jamison
Bishop Kim W. Brown
The Honorable James W. Dyke, Jr.
BK Fulton
Staff: Deborah A. Love, Senior Assistant Attorney
General, AG's Office
Established July 9, 2020
President’s Goals 2022-2023
Members:
Dwayne B. Blake, Chair
Heidi Abbott
Mike Andrews
Advisor: The Honorable James W. Dyke, Jr.
Established March 3, 2021
Special Committee
Members:
BK Fulton, Chair
Dwayne B. Blake
Bishop Kim W. Brown
Delbert Parks
The Honorable James W. Dyke, Jr.
Liaison: Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston, President
Established January 14, 2021
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Members:
The Honorable James W. Dyke, Jr., Chair
Bishop Kim W. Brown
Conrad Hall
Established January 14, 2021
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.
Members:
Jay Jamison, Chair
Bishop Kim W. Brown
Dr. Katrina Chase
Conrad Hall
Dr. Harold L. Watkins, II
Heidi Abbott
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