Board of Trustees Vacancies
The Trustee Nominating and Development Committee of the Board of Governors is seeking candidates for appointment to the board of trustees of universities.
- Florida Polytechnic University (5 vacancies)
- Two vacancies for two-year terms
- Two vacancies for three-year terms
- One vacancy for a five-year term
- The deadline for submission of applications for this vacancy is no later than 5:00 p.m. EST May 31, 2012.
- Applications received after this deadline will not be considered.
Each state university has a 13-member Board of Trustees responsible for cost-effective policy, implementing and maintaining high-quality education programs consistent with the university's mission, performance evaluation and developing a process meeting state policy, budgeting and education standards.
Section 7 of Article IX of the Florida Constitution provides for Trustees to serve staggered terms of five years. To achieve staggering for a new Board of Trustees, initial appointments for some members will be for a term of less than five years. As such, section 1001.71, Florida Statutes, provides that initial appointments by the Board of Governors shall be as follows:
NOTE: Applicants who are selected for interviews are subject to an initial background check by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Deadline Information:
The application is available here.
Please send completed applications to:
Office of the Chancellor
Board of Governors
Attn: Corporate Secretary
325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 1614
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
Fax : (850) 245-9685 or
Email : Chancellor@flbog.edu
PLEASE NOTE: Any application submitted by facsimile or e-mail must be received by the posted deadline and followed by the original signed application to the above address.
If you have any questions regarding the application, please contact Monoka Venters at (850) 245-0466 or email at monoka.venters@flbog.edu.
