NIRSA Governance Transition

The Governance Commission (GC) has been working diligently since June 2007 to collect and analyze information in order to make recommendations regarding NIRSA's governance structure. At the 2009 Annual Business Meeting in Charlotte, NIRSA Members adopted restated Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation reflecting the recommendations of the Governance Commission and endorsed by the NIRSA Board of Directors. The NIRSA Board of Directors has appointed a Governance Transition Team and seven (7) work teams to oversee implementation of the newly adopted Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.

To date, the NIRSA Board has approved the overall Governance transition plan, job descriptions for leadership positions, and 2010 election processes. Please follow the links below to access various Board-approved components of the transition to NIRSA's Future First governance structure.

• Approved Implementation Plan
• Strategic Assumptions and Operating Tenets
• Board of Directors
  • Transition and Election Cycle
  • Presidential Track Position Description
  • At-Large Director Position Description
  • Annual Director Position Description
• NIRSA Member Network
  • Regional Representative Position Description
  • Regional Representative Election Process Summary
  • National Student Leader Position Description
  • Regional Student Leader Position Description
  • State/Provincial Student Leader Position Description
• Summary of Tasks for Governance Transition Work Teams (as of June 2009)
• Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation
• Restated and Amended Bylaws

Please follow the links below to access various Governance Commission documents.

• Highlights and Summary of Proposed Amendments to the NIRSA Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation from the Governance Commission
• NIRSA Board - endorsed Future First Model
• NIRSA Governance Town Hall Video
  • PowerPoint  presentation presented at Town Hall session at 2008 Annual Conference
• An article published in the April 2008 NIRSA Know
• A case statement on why NIRSA needs governance change
• A roster of the team members on the
  • Governance Transition Team 
  • Governance Commission
  • Student Leaders 
  • Young Leaders Advisory Group
  • Peer Advisory Review Team
• The original concept model