Monthly Archive for: ‘April, 2012’
Trustee Committee Update – April 27, 2012
I write to follow up on Board Chair Mackey McDonald’s April 10 email about the college’s review of the Presidential Requirements Bylaw. Mackey promised that you would receive regular updates about the work of the Committee on Church-Relatedness. This is the first of those updates. First, a brief reminder about the committee and our work: As Mackey explained in his …
Read More →Davidson’s Religious Heritage – Frequently Asked Questions
What was decided about the Presidential Bylaw? At the April 16 meeting, the Board of Trustees came to the following conclusions: The Board reaffirmed the Statement of Purpose and the continued voluntary relationship between the Presbyterian Church (USA) and Davidson College. The Board acknowledged that there are differing views among the Trustees with regard to the Presidential Bylaw and recognized …
Read More →Trustee Update on the Presidential Election Bylaw – April 10, 2012
In December 2010 I informed the Davidson community that the Trustee Executive Committee had voted to examine the bylaw which establishes the qualifications to serve as President of Davidson College: The Trustees shall elect a President of the College who shall serve as the chief executive officer of the College. They shall elect only a person who is a loyal …
Read More →Board Forms Trustee Committee on Church-Relatedness
Over the course of Davidson College’s history, the Board of Trustees has periodically reviewed the college’s religious heritage, the college’s relationship to the Presbyterian Church, and the meaning that the college draws from that relationship. Most recently, questions about church-relatedness were important parts of the discussion during the 2010-11 presidential search. The Board of Trustees decided at that time to review this …
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