Support existing state law and proposed legislation that: 1) bans concealed weapons from public college campuses or 2) provides for institutional and system autonomy with regard to concealed weapons policy. Discourage new legislation that would overturn or weaken concealed weapons bans on campus.
Continue to endorse the selection/appointment criteria put forward by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, among them: a commitment to education, enthusiastic understanding and acceptance of the university's mission or the mission of all system institutions; an understanding of the role of their institution or university system within the broader higher education system in the state; a willingness to commit the time and energy necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of a board member; and overriding loyalty to the institution (or university system) and to the public interest rather than to any region or constituency.
Encourage the formation and maintenance of appropriate and constructive relationships between institutions, their governing and coordinating entities and states' elected leaders. The terms of these relationships must be absolutely clear. AASCU opposes changes in these relationships that muddle or politicize the decision-making process or compromise the autonomy or integrity of institutions.
Continue to endorse the Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities' statement, Governing in the Public Trust: External Influences on Colleges and Universities, as a constructive articulation of the roles and responsibilities of those charged with governing the nation's higher education institutions.
■ Encourage opposition to state legislation mandating intellectual diversity, course curriculum content, or ideologically- or politically-based faculty quotas on campus.