1.2 Board
(Charter)
Enabling Statement and Board of Trustees Action
Walla Walla University has developed and is committed to a system of shared governance that functions through administrative, faculty, and staff committees which assist in the formulation and administration of policy as well as represent the interests of all in administrative decisions. These governance committees exercise their function by mandate of the governance body to which they report. The University Assembly, which includes administrators, faculty, and some staff, as described in the bylaws, is the essential legislative body for shared governance. Legislative actions of the governance bodies constitute formal recommendations to the President as the chief officer of the University and representative of the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees enables and authorizes this shared governance system through the ongoing ratification of the Governance Handbook Charter and review of the Governance Handbook Bylaws and Procedures.
The constituency of Walla Walla University is defined in Appendix A: Constituency. The Charter of Walla Walla University Board of Trustees is contained in Appendix B: Charter of the Board of Trustees. Revisions to Appendices A and B may only be made by vote of the constituency of Walla Walla University.