Minutes in Seconds from the January 2025 Board Meeting:

Actions:

• Selected 2025 National Collegian of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and Career Achievement Award recipient to be announced at a later date.
• Board approved bylaw recommendations, which will be presented to the Grand Chapter:
  • Clarifies Vice President-Finance officer description
  • Extends full rights of a Director to the Immediate Past Grand President, giving them the ability to vote
  • Changes the Executive Director from a Board member without a vote to an invited guest of the Board
• Board directed the Organizational Development Committee to propose:
  • An updated Board Committee bylaw recommendation at the March meeting which includes a separate Audit Committee.
  • Recommendations limiting a Board member from serving concurrently in certain chapter roles.  
  • A recommendation to develop a Jurisprudence Committee.
• Board heard updates on growth strategy, event and education roadmap and DEI initiatives.
• Approved proposal to invoice chapters twice annually for insurance and setting the insurance costs based on a cost projection instead of actual costs. This allows chapters to budget easier and will begin fall 2025. Spring 2025 insurance invoices are not impacted by this decision.
• Approved Leadership Foundation grant request funding prioritization for 2024-25. To be voted on by Leadership Foundation Board in March.
• Board reviewed 2025-26 Budget considerations with plans to vote on the Budget at the March meeting. 

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