Resolution Creating Standing Committees

Resolution Creating Standing Committees

December 5, 2025

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Indiana University has authorized the creation of Standing Committees by resolution of the Board; and

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that it is in the best interest of Indiana University that four Standing Committees be created and established;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:

1. The Board of Trustees shall have the following four Standing Committees:

1. A Standing Committee on Academic and Student Affairs, which shall be responsible for providing oversight and strategic direction with respect to:

1. The structure, quality, and accreditation of academic programs;
2. Faculty responsibilities, appointment, tenure, retention, promotion, and discipline;
3. Student admission, retention, graduation, and job placement; and
4. Student services, welfare, discipline, and organizations.

2. A Standing Committee on Finance and Facilities, which shall be responsible for providing oversight and strategic direction with respect to:

1. The University’s budgets, tuition and fee schedules, financing plans, and financial health;
2. The acquisition, development, disposition, maintenance, safety, and protection of the University’s real property, infrastructure, physical assets, and information systems;
3. The University’s investment objectives and policies; and
4. The University’s intellectual property and technology transfer activities.

3. A Standing Committee on Audit, Compliance, and Governance, which shall be responsible for:

1. Providing oversight and strategic direction with respect to the integrity of the University’s financial statements, related reporting processes, and internal control functions;
2. Providing oversight and strategic direction with respect to the University’s compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and University policies;
3. Providing oversight and strategic direction with respect to the University’s practices and policies for monitoring, managing, and mitigating risks;
4. Providing recommendations with respect to the Board of Trustees’ governance policies and procedures, including the Board of Trustees’ Bylaws and resolutions;
5. Establishing, maintaining, and monitoring compliance with the Trustee Code of Conduct;
6. Approving the University’s internal audit; and
7. Reviewing the reports of the University’s internal audits and the University’s independent auditor; and
8. Reviewing the cybersecurity report prepared by the University’s Chief Information Officer.

4. A Standing Committee on Compensation, which shall be responsible for:

1. Approving the hiring or appointments to positions of Provost, Chancellor, Vice President, and Athletic Director of the Bloomington campus;
2. Approving the hiring of all athletic coaches who will be paid more than the dollar amount to be designated annually by the Trustees in writing to the President;
3. Approving salary increases, performance bonuses, or other forms of compensation for the President and those head coaches making more than the dollar amount to be designated annually by the Trustees in writing to the President;
4. Completing an annual Presidential performance evaluation that includes assessments of agreed-upon outcomes; and
5. Providing oversight and strategic direction with respect to the University’s compensation and benefits policies, practices, and budgets.

1.  The membership of each Standing Committee shall consist of five Trustees. The Chair of the Board of Trustees shall serve ex officio as a member of each Standing Committee. The Chair of the Board of Trustees shall appoint the other four members of each Standing Committee, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Chair of the Board of Trustees. The Chair of the Board of Trustees shall designate the Chair of each Standing Committee, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Chair of the Board of Trustees. Vacancies arising from any cause whatsoever shall be filled in the same manner.
2. Standing Committees may meet prior to the regular Business Meeting of the Board of Trustees and such other times as may be deemed necessary by the Chair of the Board or the chair of the Standing Committee.
3. The members and Chair of each Standing Committee shall serve for a term beginning at the time of the appointment and ending at the end of the next Organizational Meeting of the Board after the date of the appointment.
4. The Chair of each Standing Committee shall preside at the meetings of the Committee, shall manage the operations of the Committee, and shall ensure that the Committee properly performs its duties and responsibilities. The Chair of the Committee shall, in consultation with the Chair of the Board, set the agenda and determine the items of business for any meeting of the Committee. Any member of a Standing Committee may suggest items for the agenda of that Standing Committee’s meeting or move to have an item discussed at a meeting of that Standing Committee.
5. The Chair of the Board of Trustees, in consultation with the Chair of each Standing Committee and the President of the University, shall appoint a Staff Liaison for each Standing Committee, who shall provide to the Standing Committee all administrative support from the resources available to the University that is reasonable and necessary for the Standing Committee to perform its duties and who shall keep the Standing Committee members informed about significant developments regarding matters within the Standing Committee’s responsibilities.
6. With respect to the matters within the responsibilities of each Standing Committee, each Standing Committee shall have the authority to collect information, to review and to propose policies and other actions by the Board of Trustees, and to take any action and exercise any authority specifically authorized by the Board of Trustees or the Chair of the Board of Trustees.
7. The Chair of each Standing Committee is authorized to make requests for information to the President of the University or Staff Liaison. If the President or Staff Liaison believes that a request is outside the requesting Standing Committee’s responsibilities, is unreasonable, is unduly burdensome, or is otherwise contrary to law, the President or Staff Liaison shall consult with the Chair of the Board of Trustees for a determination of whether the request should be granted or should be modified or denied; the decision of the Chair of the Board of Trustees on such a matter is final.
8. This Resolution replaces and supersedes all previously adopted committee charters.

 Unanimously approved on a motion duly made and seconded.