Appalachian College Association

“An Executive Committee consisting of ten (10) members shall conduct the business of the Corporation, including program proposal approvals, between meetings of the full Board of Directors. The Executive Committee shall consist of the Chair; Secretary/Treasurer, four (4) state representatives (Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia/North Carolina), an at-large representative, a representative of the Deans' Council, a designated member of the Advisory Council (ex-officio without vote) and the President (ex officio with vote). The Chair of the Board of Directors shall also serve as Chair of the Executive Committee. The association structure consists of member institutions and it is governed by a Board of Directors ("Board") constituted of the Presidents of each of those institutions. There shall be the administrative staff, an Executive Committee, a Deans' Council, a Nominating Committee, a Finance Committee, and other committees and task forces appointed as necessary to carry out the business of the Corporation. The work of the Corporation is accomplished largely through its committees (standing and ad hoc). It may operate certain programs directly, or it may facilitate the creation of programs which will function among several member colleges.”

“Any Higher Learning Commission (HLC) or Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) regionally accredited, independent four-year college with a broad range of programs in the arts and sciences located in an Appalachian portion of the states of Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia (as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)) and which can demonstrate the commitment to the region is eligible for membership in the Appalachian College Association. The Appalachian College Association had 35 members during the 2014 fiscal year.”

“The association's 990 is reviewed by the finance committee, full board and by the President before filing by association staff.”

“ACA's conflict of interest policy is outlined in its employee manual and its new board member package. Each employee and board member are provided a copy of these documents. Thereafter, employees and board members are encouraged to report any potential conflicts that they may be involved in or that they are aware.”

“All compensation and benefit payments to officers, directors and employees are reviewed by the individual's direct supervisor, compared with survey and benchmark data and submitted to the full board for final approval during the annual budget process. This is documented in committee and board minutes.”

“See above”

“Governing documents, audited financial statements and conflict of interest policy will be available to the public upon request.”

“Serve people of the appalachian region through higher education and related services. The association is an organization of 35 independent liberal arts institutions that provides expanded and enhanced learning opportunities to faculty, staff and students for the purpose of serving the educational and economic well-being of the people and communities of central appalachia. This educational consortium offers a variety of academic research, scholarship, library and travel programs serving 54,000 students and over 4,000 faculty and staff in kentucky, north carolina, tennessee, virginia and west virginia. The association in an independent 501(c)(3) incorporated organization, governed by a board comprised of member institution presidents and an executive committee.”