College Governance

To better meet its educational goals, MICA is committed, where practical, to joint planning and effort among the Board of Trustees, the administration, the faculty and the students. It is recognized that the interests of all are related and an exchange of information and opinion is useful for the effective planning and implementation of the College’s educational objectives.

Ultimate decision-making responsibility and management of the College are vested in the Board of Trustees and the President. One of the primary responsibilities of the faculty is implementing the educational goals of the College by playing a role in determining degree requirements, appropriate curricula, methods of instruction, research, faculty status, and those other aspects of student life that relate to the educational process. The power of review and final decision in these areas is lodged in the Board of Trustees or delegated by it to the President.

Joint planning and effort by all components of the College occur in standing committees. These are collected into two categories: institutional committees with membership of both MICA faculty and staff, and faculty committees that are comprised of faculty only. Joint planning and effort also occur in ad hoc groups composed of both faculty and administrative representatives. Such groups should be broadly representative, with faculty members selected by the Faculty Executive Committee of the Faculty Assembly, which is the official representative body of the faculty. Its membership, procedures, and principles are outlined in its Work Rules, which are published with this Handbook in the appendix.