JDOTT Committees

• Executive and Strategic Planning Committee
• Summit Coordinating Committee
• Business and Finance Committee
• Constitution and By-laws Committee
• Faculty/Staff /Student Research and Professional Development Committee
• Editorial Publications Committee
• Public Relations Committee  (Web and other Outreach)
• Membership Committee
• Human Resources Committee
• Speakers Bureau Committee
• Faculty Affairs Committee
• Administrative Affairs Committee
• Ad Hoc Committee (optional; as deemed necessary)

 

Committee Descriptions
• Executive and Strategic Planning Committee
The Executive Committee consisting of the President, Executive Vice-President, Program Vice President, Membership Vice President/Secretary, Finance Vice President, Parliamentarian shall be responsible for strategic planning and shall conduct the business
of the organization when the Board is not in session. The Committee is responsible for providing recommendations for the promotion and
development of the organization. The committee shall:

1. Recommend short and long-range goals and objectives for the organization.
2. Update short-range goals annually.
3. Revise long-range planning every other year.

 

• Summit Coordinating Committee
The Conference Coordinating Committee has the primary responsibility for organizing and administering the annual conference for the organization. The committee shall:
1. Design, implement, coordinate and conduct an Annual National Summit as the major professional meeting of Black intellectuals;
2. Assist in the implementation of regional summits.

 

• Business and Finance Committee
Duties of the Business and Finance Committee shall be to oversee the financial operations of the organization. The committee shall make a full report detailing income and expenditures of the current budget year to the Board. The committee shall:

1. Prepare and submit an annual budget;
2. Develop a long-range fiscal plan for the John D. O’Bryant National Think Tank for
Black Professionals in Higher Education on Predominantly White Campuses in conjunction with other committees;
3. Make periodic reports to the Board regarding the financial affairs of the organization.
 
• Constitution and By-laws Committee
The Constitution and By-laws Committee shall be responsible for keeping the
organization in compliance with the constitution and by-laws: The committee shall:
1. Interpret, review and recommend revisions to the constitution.
2. Provide annual reports of the review.

 

• Faculty/Staff /Student Research and Professional Development Committee
(Divided into components)
The duties of the Faculty/Staff Research and Development component shall:
1. Work with the Technology Vice President and maintain the web page and E-mail database.
2. Develop linkages with national and regional Black organizations in the United States.
3. Develop linkages with national funding organizations, i.e., National Foundations, Ford, Rockefeller, etc.
 
The Student Research and Development component shall:
1. Receive and make recommendations regarding policies affecting Black students on predominately white campuses.
2. Serve as an advocate for Black students on predominantly White campuses.
3. Make annual reports to the Executive Board regarding the condition of Black students on predominantly White campuses.
4. Undertake annual studies of the status of Black students on predominantly White campuses.
5. Serve as an advocate in promoting student recruitment and retention in higher education.

 

• Editorial Publications Committee
The Editorial/Publication Committee is responsible for producing and overseeing all written publications. The committee shall:
1. Produce the organizational newsletter, brochures and other publications.
2. Publish the annual Summit proceedings.
3. Assist in organizational members written works being published.

 

• Public Relations Committee  (Web and other Outreach)
The Public Relations committee is responsible for the visible promotion of the organization. The committee shall:
1. Develop a process for organizational public relations.
2. Establish contacts with other national higher educational newsletters and Journals.
 
• Membership Committee
The Membership Committee is responsible for developing strategies to increase membership of the organization. The committee shall:
1. Execute a membership drive annually.
2. Actively involve the active membership in the recruitment process 

 

• Human Resources Committee
The Human Resources Committee is responsible for providing information and assistance concerning employment opportunities. The committee shall:
1. Develop a job bank.
2. Directly assist members in becoming employed.
3. Provide a mentoring network for Black professionals and/or any other member who expresses this need.

 

• Speakers Bureau Committee
The Speakers Bureau Committee is responsible for developing opportunities for members to be presented in an organized structure. The committee shall:
1. Develop a list of speakers from the organizational membership.
2. Promote speakers from the organizational membership.
3. Develop a speakers brochure.

 

• Faculty Affairs Committee
The Faculty Affairs Committee is responsible for all academic issues relating to higher education. The committee shall:
1. Oversee all issues and concerns regarding class instruction in higher Education.
2. Develop a network of academicians within the organization.

 

• Administrative Affairs Committee
The Administrative Affairs Committee is responsible for all administrative issues relating to higher education. The committee shall:
1. Oversee all issues and concerns regarding administration in higher education.
2. Develop a network of administrators in the organization.

 

• Ad Hoc Committee (optional; as deemed necessary)
Ad hoc Committees are those established by the President and charged with a specific assignment on a continuing basis for a period of 6 to 12 months. All officers shall serve as ex-officio members.

 

For committee information and questions, contact:   JDOTT_com@gmail.com