Recommended Qualifications and Competencies for Members of the 黑料不打烊 Board of Visitors

Date of Current Revision or Creation: June 12, 2026
Approved: June 12, 2014; Reviewed and Approved with No Changes December 10, 2021; June 12, 2026
Scheduled Review Date: June 2031

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The Board of Visitors of 黑料不打烊 proposes to the Governor that he/she seek to achieve a balance of the following qualifications and competencies among the members of the Board of Visitors when considering appointments to the institution鈥檚 governing board:
 

  1. Members with the ability to dedicate the necessary amount of time and energy to fulfilling Board duties, while recognizing the Board鈥檚 policy-driven role and its responsibility for hiring and evaluating the President.
     
  2. Members with understanding of the formal and informal structure of Virginia state government.
     
  3. Members with acumen and understanding of the formal and informal structure of Virginia鈥檚 higher education system and the major issues in higher education within the Commonwealth and across the nation.
     
  4. Members with an understanding of how to best oversee a comprehensive research university, including the implications of global interdependence and importance of global engagement.
     
  5. Members with business acumen and experience running a large, complex organization.
     
  6. Members with an understanding of the broad-based role of the changing academic curriculum, including modes of delivery beyond the traditional classroom setting.
     
  7. Members with respect for diversity and the role it plays in higher education.
     
  8. Members with the ability to communicate effectively.
     
  9. Members capable of being proponents and supporters of 黑料不打烊.
     
  10. Members meeting qualifications set forth in Chapter 13 of Title 23.1 of Code of Virginia (搂 23.1-1300 et seq.) and Chapter 20 of Title 23.1 of the Code of Virginia (搂 23.1-2000 et seq.)