The Board of Trustees believes it must give careful attention to the views of faculty, students, alumni, and staff and should take advantage of the expertise, interest, and concern of these university representatives through shared information and participation in the governing process.

Therefore, representatives appointed by and from the Deans, the Faculty Senate, the Student Government, the Graduate Leadership Council, the Alumni Board, the Staff Council, and the Student Bar Association are invited to serve as resource persons to the following Board committees:

• Academic Affairs
• Advancement
• Athletics
• Communication
• Finance
• Inclusive Excellence
• Student Affairs
• Trusteeship (Faculty Senate only)

These committees, in their sole discretion and for any matter deemed advisable, may meet in executive session, exclusive of resource persons.

Additionally, the vice chair of the Faculty Senate and chair of the Staff Council, and the presidents of the Student Government, Student Bar Association, Graduate Leadership Council, and Alumni Association are invited to the general sessions of Board meetings as resource persons. The Board in its sole discretion and for any matter deemed advisable may meet in executive session exclusive of resource persons.

The current campus representatives to the AU Board are:

• AU Alumni Board: LaTanya Sothern (SOC/BA '92), president
• Faculty Senate: Stephen Silvia, vice chair
• Graduate Leadership Council: Roger Reyes, president 
• Staff Council: Jessica Bancroft, chair 
• Student Bar Association: Reganne Hardy, president 
• Student Government: Arusa Islam, president

In addition, the president of the Residence Hall Association (Ava Falkenrath) serves as a resource person on the Student Affairs Committee.

Updated June 2024