To outline recommended standards for expenditures that might have the appearance of providing personal benefits to College officials and friends, or of being lavish or extravagant in nature. It is impossible to discuss every conceivable type of expenditure that might be made from these funds. The intent of these standards is to provide greater clarity and more uniformity in the determination of appropriate and inappropriate expenditures of these funds. Bridgewater State College must have the flexibility to fulfill its distinctive mission within the public higher education system. Expenditures of trust funds should be made with the assumption that those decisions and choices will become public knowledge.
Accountability is a critical component of our local autonomy.
BSC will be held accountable for choices and decisions, including the expenditure of trust funds. Bridgewater State College is a member of and a participant in the larger community we serve. As such, we must interact with community groups and civic associations and it is appropriate for the College to make modest and limited expenditures in support of these entities. State colleges, like private colleges, must engage in activities that promote employee morale, generate philanthropic support and enhance the well being of the College. Accordingly, reasonable and appropriate expenditures to support such activities can and should be made.