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Science Council Policies
MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE COUNCIL
The Science Council is an advisory body of the MBL whose primary role is to advise the Director/CEO and inform the Board of Trustees on all research and education matters, including scientific appointments and the creation and review of Centers/Programs. The Science Council is to report annually to the Members of the Corporation. It also selects a list of Members of the Corporation to recommend to the Board’s Nominating and Governance Committee for nomination for election as Corporate Trustees. Based on the authority granted in the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation, this statement of the Board sets forth the policy for the composition and election and term of the members of the Science Council.
Composition. The Science Council shall be comprised of 10 Corporation Members from the following areas within the MBL:
- Four (4) from Resident Research Centers/Programs
- Three (3) from Educational Programs
- Three (3) from Whitman Center for Summer/Visiting Research and Corporation Members not representing any of the other categories.
In addition, the Science Council shall have the following ex officio, non-voting members:
- The President of the Corporation
- The Chief Academic and Scientific Officer.
Election and Term. Candidates for Science Council membership are brought forth by a Science Council Nominating Committee composed of three members appointed by the Director/CEO and three members appointed by the Science Council. Nominees are voted on by the Corporation Members. Council Members are elected for 3-year terms and may serve two consecutive terms.
Vacancies. In the event a vacancy occurs on the Science Council within the period of a member’s term, the Science Council shall select one nominee from amongst the members of the specific constituency in which the vacancy has occurred for submission to the President of the Corporation. The President, in turn, shall appoint that nominee, if acceptable, to serve as the representative of that constituency until the next regularly scheduled Council election. The Corporation members shall then elect a representative at the next Annual Corporation Meeting for that constituency position, either to complete any unexpired term or to a full three-year term.
Chairperson. The Science Council will elect a Chairperson annually with no term limits other than those imposed by Council membership. The term of the Chairperson commences on September 1st of the year of election, or immediately upon election thereafter, and runs through August 31st of the following year. The Chairperson serves as an ex officio voting member of the Board of Trustees and its Nominating and Governance Committee as stipulated in the Bylaws.
Approved by the Board of Trustees – July 23, 2005
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