Board of Trustees and its Committees

Trustee Relations Office

Contact: trustoff@risd.edu

The Executive Committee shall have and exercise all the authority of the Board between meetings of the Board, except for the authority to amend, alter, or repeal these bylaws; elect, appoint, or remove any Officer of the Board or of the College or any member of any committee of the Board; amend or restate the College’s articles of incorporation; adopt a plan of merger or a plan of consolidation with another corporation; authorize the sale, lease, exchange, or mortgage of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the College; authorize the voluntary dissolution of the College or revoke proceedings for such dissolution; adopt a plan for the distribution of the assets of the College; or amend, alter, or repeal any resolution of the Board that by its terms provides that it shall not be amended, altered, or repealed by the Executive Committee.

Bylaws, RISD Charter,  and a RISD Board of Trustees Roster can be found in Governance documents here:  https://www.risd.edu/about/policies-and-disclosures