Monmouth University Inc.

“There are three classes of trustees who serve on the board of trustees: regular trustees, life trustees and trustees emeriti. The current life trustees were eligible to be elected to a five year term after distinctive service on the board for two full terms as a regular trustee; no new life trustees may be appointed. At the end of the five year term, the life trustee automatically becomes a trustee emeritis. Trustees emeriti are eligible to be elected after distinctive service for at least two consecutive terms without interruption as a regular trustee upon recommendation by the committee on trustees, a majority vote of the full membership of the executive committee and two-thirds vote of the full board of trustees. Trustee emeriti may vote on non-final matters at committee meetings but not at full board meetings. There are twelve members of the board of trustees who are trustee emeriti. The board of trustees has an executive committee that is authorized to act on behalf of the full board of trustees. The executive committee is composed of the four officers of the board (chair, vice chair, treasurer and secretary), the chairs of all standing committees, two at-large members of the board appointed by the chair of the board, the immediate past chair of the board and the president of the university. All members of the executive committee are members of the board of trustees. The executive committee may take any action that the full board of trustees is authorized to take with certain exceptions. The executive committee may not: take any action inconsistent with a prior act of the full board of trustees, award degrees (other than honorary degrees), select or appoint trustees or officers, change the university's mission or purpose, sell the university's assets, adopt the annual budget, alter bylaws, remove or appoint the president or take any action specifically reserved to the full board of trustees. The executive committee also has authority to purchase, manage and sell land, buildings and capital equipment, the construction of new buildings and the renovations of existing buildings costing between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The executive committee may also take any action delegated to it by the full board of trustees.”

“Board members christopher maher and jeana piscatelli have a business relationship.”

“The board revised its bylaws by combining six of its committees into three, as follows: the educational and faculty affairs committee and the student life committee were combined to form the academic and student experience committee; the finance and budgets and investment committees were combined to form the finance and investment committee; and the legal committee and the human resources and benefits committee were combined to form the legal, human resources and benefits committee. In addition, the board revised its bylaws by abolishing the society of trustees (an honorary title given to past members of the board) and the ex officio board seat for the chair of the society of trustees.”

“The board of trustees has designated the audit committee to be responsible for the review of form 990 prior to submission to the internal revenue service. This responsibility is included in the audit committee's charter. A final draft of the form 990 is presented to the audit committee at a regular meeting for their review and comment. Modifications resulting from the review, if any, are made before filing the form. In addition, an email is sent out to each member of the board letting them know the draft is available for review and to allow them an opportunity to comment on it. All board members receive a copy of the final version of the form 990 prior to filing.”

“The board of trustees has a code of ethics, as well as a provision in its bylaws, which deals with conflicts of interest. Also, members of the board and the president's cabinet officers complete an annual disclosure statement setting forth their business and other interests. Review of situations to determine a conflict are carried out by the university's vice president and general counsel and if necessary the board's executive committee. Board members found to have a conflict on a particular item recuse themselves from participating and voting in connection with that item. Such recusals are placed on the record.”

“The process for determining compensation for the president of the university is set forth in the university's executive compensation policy and the monmouth university compensation committee document entitled "responsibilities of the committee and members of the committee." pursuant to that policy, the board's compensation committee (all of whom are independent) and the vice president and general counsel review comparable compensation data provided by an independent outside consultant and make compensation recommendations to the full board of trustees as to the compensation for the president of the university. Minutes of both the compensation committee and the board of trustees meetings concerning such actions are reviewed and approved by both bodies.”

“Monmouth university does not currently make its governing documents available to the general public. The university's conflict of interest policy, financial statements and form 990 are available on the university's website.”

“For the year ending june 30, 2021, the university was awarded coronavirus assistance totaling $21,955,911 which included $8,980,998 to provide emergency aid to eligibile students and $12,974,913 to mitigate the financial losses associated with covid-19 disruptions to the university. As of june 30, 2021, $2,464,845 was distributed to students. Grant revenue of $8,928,381 from this funding was recognized for the year ending june 30, 2021. These awards were received from the following sources listed below. The university received an allocation from the higher education emergency relief fund ii (heerf ii) established under the coronavirus response and relief supplemental appropriations act, 2021 (crrsaa) and the higher education emergency relief fund iii (heerf iii) established under the american rescue plan act of 2021. Both allocations of the heerf ii and heerf iii awards include funding to provide emergency aid to eligible students and to mitigate financial losses associated with covid-19 disruptions to the university. In addition, the university received allocations from the state of new jersey through the office of the secretary of higher education, coronavirus relief fund i and ii (crf i and crf ii). The crf i allocation was awarded to reimburse the university for personal protective equipment purchased as a result of the coronavirus. The crf ii allocation was awarded to the university to mitigate financial losses associated with covid-19 disruptions. Finally, the university also received an allocation of the cares act passed through the monmouth county performing arts organization coronavirus relief fund to purchase equipment to resume its theatre and arts performances safely.”

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