Board of Trustees Records, 1923-Present
Wake Forest University Board of Trustees is part of the University's governance structure, as the ultimate decision-making authority. Board committees include Academic, Administration, Athletics, Audit and Compliance, Bylaws, Compensation, Executive, Finance, Advancement and Communications, Health Affairs, and Investment Committees. This collection contains Board administrative materials including handbooks and directories, versions of the charters and bylaws, documents pertaining to the Board's relationship with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, meeting minutes beginning in 1976, subject files, and a limited amount of materials from the WFU Health Sciences Board of Directors. Meeting minutes dated earlier than 1976 are currently located in Board of Trustees Records, 1834-1997 (RG2.2).
Biographical and Historical Note
Wake Forest University Board of Trustees is part of the University's governance structure. At WFU, ultimate decision-making authority lies in the privately appointed Board of Trustees. The Board provides leadership in the ongoing process of shaping University goals and ensuring those goals are met. Board committees include Academic, Administration, Athletics, Audit and Compliance, Bylaws, Compensation, Executive, Finance, Advancement and Communications, Health Affairs, and Investment Committees. The Board of Trustees appoints and oversees the University President.
Collection Overview
This collection documents the structure and work of the Wake Forest University Board of Trustees. The collection contains Board administrative materials including handbooks and directories, versions of the charters and bylaws, documents pertaining to the Board's relationship with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, meeting minutes beginning in 1976, subject files, and a limited amount of materials from the WFU Health Sciences Board of Directors.
Meeting minutes dated earlier than 1976 are currently located in another collection, Board of Trustees Records, 1834-1997 (RG2.2).
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged by subject matter into seven series: Series 1, Board Handbooks; Series 2, Charter and Bylaws; Series 3. Convention Relationship; Series 4. Covenant Committee; Series 5. Subject Files; Series 6. Minutes and Agendas; and Series 7. WFU Health Sciences Board of Directors Materials.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Processed by John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex, 2004
- Revision Description
- Revised by Stephanie Bennett, Juno Zhu, Mia Harris, Sayeda Islam, Ashelee Gerald Hill, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Access Restrictions
- Access to the entire collection is restricted. Written permission from the University Counsel is required for access to Board of Trustees records. Contact University Archives for more information.
- Preferred Citation
- Board of Trustees Records, 1923-Present (RG2.1), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.