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CSCU committee asks chancellor to nominate prioritized designees in new succession policy
Summary
The Governance & Nominations Committee asked staff to draft a single succession policy that would require the chancellor to provide a prioritized list of designees (with alternates) annually and clarified triggers for board action when an absence exceeds 90 days.
The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Governance & Nominations Committee on Feb. 9 asked staff to draft a single succession policy that would formalize how the system and campus leadership would be covered during planned and unplanned absences.
The committee’s chair said the goal was to have a clear, legally compliant plan that preserves ‘unity of command’ and avoids creating ambiguous arrangements that split ultimate responsibility. The discussion centered on three drafted options: (1) the chancellor designates individuals by name, (2) a specified position (for example, a chief financial officer) is named, or (3) a hybrid list of positions. Committee members largely favored a model in which the chancellor…
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