Audit Committee The primary responsibility of the audit committee is to provide oversight of the university's financial practices, internal controls, financial management, and standards of conduct.
Educational Policy/Student Affairs Committee
The Educational Policy/Student Affairs Committee considers and makes recommendations concerning all policy matters requiring attention or action of the Board relating to faculty appointment, tenure, and status; academic planning and governance; areas of instruction and degree programs; student admissions; and other matters of policy governing or pertaining to academic and curricular affairs; considers and makes recommendations concerning all policy matters requiring attention or action of the Board relating to student affairs and student life including enrollment services, advising and counseling, academic support programs, student development and conduct, student financial aid, and other non-academic matters affecting students.
External Affairs Committee
The External Affairs Committee considers and makes recommendations concerning all policy matters requiring attention or action of the Board relating to solicitation of funds for present and future needs of the University; coordinates activities with The University of Akron Foundation and relations with local, state, and federal legislative and administrative agencies; promotes relations with the University's alumni and Alumni Association; considers and makes recommendations concerning the naming of buildings and other similar honorary designations.
Facilities Planning and Oversight Committee
The Facilities Planning and Oversight Committee considers and makes recommendations regarding the capital planning and capital projects for the University, including the overall campus development guide plan; location, planning, construction, renovation, demolition and maintenance of the University's physical plant, streets, grounds, and capital equipment; the purchase, sale, and lease of real estate; the procedure for implementation of locally administered projects, and for the selection process for architects, engineers, construction managers, and contractors; and makes recommendations regarding biennium capital appropriation requests.
Finance, Fiscal Policy and Investment Committee
The Finance, Fiscal Policy and Investment Committee considers and makes recommendations concerning all policy matters requiring attention or action of the Board relating to the University budget and financial operations, business organization and practice; borrowing of funds; determination of student fees and other sources of University income; custody and investment of any funds which are not under or may in the future come under control of the Board of Trustees; and submission of appropriation requests.
Personnel and Compensation Committee
The Personnel and Compensation Committee oversees, on the Board's behalf, the University's overall employment and compensation practices, policies, and procedures and recommends to the Board of Trustees the adoption of policies to guide such practices. The committee considers and makes recommendations to the Board on employment matters involving the University President, as well as the President's recommendations regarding University officers. The committee is authorized to engage consultants and to enlist the assistance of other members of the Board and administration as necessary.
Committee on Rules
The Committee on Rules considers and makes recommendations concerning the adoption, amendment and repeal of rules of the University required to be filed with the Secretary of State. Such rules shall include, but not be limited to:
