Rutgers
is America's eighth oldest institution of higher education, chartered
as a colonial college in 1766 and designated a land-grant institution
in 1864. The Board of Trustees was the governing body of the university
from the time of its founding as Queen's College in 1766 until the
university was reorganized under Chapter 61, Laws of 1956, as Rutgers,
The State University of New Jersey.
The 1956 act created the
Board of Governors as the primary governing body of the university with
the Board of Trustees continuing in an advisory capacity with certain
fiduciary responsibilities. As part of its compact with the state,
Rutgers maintains autonomy in academic matters such as programs of
study, student-body composition, faculty hiring and promotion, and
labor negotiations. It also maintains control of its lands, endowments,
and assets.
Members of the Board of Governors and Board of
Trustees are distinguished volunteers drawn from New Jersey's business
and policy leaders and Rutgers alumni. They receive no monetary
compensation, and their terms are limited to no more than two six-year
consecutive terms.
For more information about the governing boards of the university and to view the membership listing, visit http://ruweb.rutgers.edu/governance.
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