Boards of Visitors
SCHEV is required by the Code of Virginia to conduct educational programs for all recently-appointed members of the governing boards of Virginia's state-supported colleges and universities.
The Code of Virginia mandates that all new appointees attend a SCHEV orientation session within their first two years of service. To this end, the agency hosts an event annually for new members of the 14 Boards of Visitors and the State Board for Community Colleges to help them better understand, exercise, and fulfill their important governing responsibilities.
2021 Boards of Visitors Orientation Details
Date: October 19, 2021
Time: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond Virginia, 23228
2021 Agenda
Attendance List
2021 Planning Committee Members
Peter Blake, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
Eldon Burton, Virginia State University
Fran Bradford, Deputy Secretary of Education
Kimberly Parker, Virginia Military Institute
Alvin J. Schexnider, SCHEV Council member
Kelly Thomasson, Secretary of the Commonwealth
2021 Pre-Reading Materials
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 
What Every Board Member Absolutely Has to Know about FOIA
Equity Minded Policy Analysis
Protocol for Assessing Equity-Mindedness in State Policy PPT
Protocol for Assessing Equity-Mindedness in State Policy Workbook
Public Board Member Orientation Course (Association of Governing Boards, AGB)
AGB Case Study - Shared Governance
Six Principles of Strategic Board Leadership
Principles of Trusteeship
Recommended AGB and Other Reading Materials
AGB Fiduciary Duties
AGB Consequential Boards
AGB Brief-Sunshine Laws
Freedom of Speech on Campus
Higher Education Governing Boards (e-book)
AGB Case Study - Board Member Gone Rogue
AGB Case Study - Campus Activism
AGB Case Study - Frequent Sources of Tension
Speaker Presentations
Leading Practices of Effective Public Institution Boards - Henry Stoever, AGB President and CEO
Pathways to Opportunity: The Virginia Plan for Higher Education - Peter Blake, Director, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
AGB Board of Directors Statement on Justice, Equity and Inclusion: A Conversation - Artis Hampshire-Cowen, AGB Senior Fellow
Virginia's Budget Process: What You Need to Know - K. Joseph Flores, Secretary of Finance
Institutional Finance - Amy Stoakley Sebring, COO, William & Mary
Virginia's Budget - Michael Maul, Virginia Dept. of Planning and Budget
Other Relevant Materials
Acronyms
BOV Speaker Bios