Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of the Fashion Institute of Technology establishes policies governing the college. Subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York, the Board appoints the college president, approves curricula, approves budgets, establishes tuition and fees within legal limits, and approves sites and facilities. It is responsible for the care, custody, control and management of the college’s physical facilities. The Board sets policies and delegates to the president or her designees the responsibility for implementing them, including personnel policies; the creation of divisions, departments, and administrative and academic positions; rules governing student conduct; the use of college facilities by outside organizations; the admission of students; and the preparation of the budget. The Board also has such other powers and duties as provided by New York law or prescribed by the SUNY Board of Trustees.

By State law, there are ten trustees: five are appointed by the college’s local sponsor, through the New York City Panel for Educational Policy; four are appointed by the governor, but must reside in New York City; and one, a student at the college, is elected by the other students of the college. Other than the student trustee, all trustees appointed after August 5, 2003 have seven-year terms; trustees appointed previously had nine-year terms. The student trustee serves for one year but has the same parliamentary privileges, including the right to vote, as the other members. The Board selects its chair from among its voting membership.

>> Members of the Board

Meetings are held six times a year. Unless otherwise noted, all Board meetings begin at 11:00 am in the Board Room on the 9th floor of Building C.  Meetings are open to the public except when the Board decides to meet in executive session.

>> Meeting Dates

If requested, the Board of Trustees will allocate ten minutes for a public session at the beginning of each meeting for public comments on any subject relevant to its work. The Board does not intend the public session to be used as a vehicle for immediate resolution of problems, but rather as a device to bring important issues to the Board’s attention and, in some cases, to be taken up by the administration or by the Board at subsequent meetings. Procedures for requesting time to speak at the public session are set forth in the Board's Procedures for Meetings.

>> Procedures for Meetings

>> Bylaws

>> Minutes of Meetings

Minutes of each meeting will be posted after approval by the Board.