Does anyone know how one gets on the BOV? It says its governor appointed, but do you apply to the governor? Are you nominated? It doesnt seem like a transparent process at all.

I checked the Constituent Services section of the gov website, but didn't see anything about BOV on there. You might want to attend an office hour and ask them in person about the process.

https://www.governor.virginia.gov/consti...fficehours

Give lots of money to the Governor's campaign and party.

Yup. I gave $5 to Northam’s campaign and now I’m on the ODU BOV.

(09-10-2019 06:27 PM)BSKB 24 Wrote:  Give lots of money to the Governor's campaign and party.

That is my immediate thought/assumption as well.

I don't know how reliable https://www.vpap.org/ is but I searched 5 BOV members that had been appointed in the past decade. Only 1 of the 5 nominees was a donor to the governor that appointed them. A couple PACs showed up in the other 4 members but it was all for low amounts (<$500 per PAC, <$1k per member) but I didn't go down that rabbit hole.

As for the 1 nominee that came up as a donor? They donated $65k in the year the governor was elected. This was also the year they were appointed to JMU's BOV. They had not donated to that individual prior to that year, or since that year.

Again, no idea how reliable that site, and certainly not an expert on political giving.

No, but we do moonwalk in and out of the conference room.

BOV meeting today at 1pm. You could walk in there and ask!

(09-13-2019 10:37 AM)Deez Nuts Wrote:  BOV meeting today at 1pm. You could walk in there and ask!

Hahahahaha, yes, this would work.

Forget a seat on the BOV, I want to know how to get a sweet, high-paying consulting gig & cheap housing from JMU!

Do they have to park in the visitor parking?

(09-13-2019 11:12 AM)HyperDuke Wrote:  Forget a seat on the BOV, I want to know how to get a sweet, high-paying consulting gig & cheap housing from JMU!

Ha! Better become good buddies with a certain backward cowboy hat wearing employee. That, and some friends in richmond who control pots of money ...

(09-10-2019 02:33 PM)bigdog3030 Wrote:  Does anyone know how one gets on the BOV? It says its governor appointed, but do you apply to the governor? Are you nominated? It doesnt seem like a transparent process at all.

Here's the BOV application:

Name: ___________________________

Years living inside the bubble: __________________

Will you vote the way Charlie King tells you to vote (circle one): Yes

Will register on sports forms as "Longhorn" and defend the administration til your dying breath (circle one): Yes

(09-13-2019 11:12 AM)HyperDuke Wrote:  Forget a seat on the BOV, I want to know how to get a sweet, high-paying consulting gig & cheap housing from JMU!

If you find out please let me know.

Clearly I have too much time on my hands!

Quote:JMU Board of Visitors Executive Committee to meet Monday
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The Executive Committee of the James Madison University Board of Visitors will meet on Monday, August 29 at 10:00 a.m. at 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive in Reston, Virginia. The committee will go into closed session and there will be no formal action. There will not be public comment at the meeting.

For more information contact Mary-Hope Vass, vassmg@jmu.edu.

Published: Thursday, August 25, 2022

Is this to approve our move to the SEC?

(08-26-2022 07:53 AM)Deez Nuts Wrote:  

Quote:JMU Board of Visitors Executive Committee to meet Monday
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The Executive Committee of the James Madison University Board of Visitors will meet on Monday, August 29 at 10:00 a.m. at 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive in Reston, Virginia. The committee will go into closed session and there will be no formal action. There will not be public comment at the meeting.

For more information contact Mary-Hope Vass, vassmg@jmu.edu.

Published: Thursday, August 25, 2022

Is this to approve our move to the SEC?

I always laugh at these, no public comment at the meeting, will be in closed session... but if you want to contact this person for more information go for it.

Fascinating location, I know this place. Would be convenient for me to drop in on if it wasn't closed session. Must be a bunch of NoVa located people on the board now.

Marbury Law Group is in that building...oh boy..things could get a little heated with ground breaking precedent