Student Handbook - Rudolf Steiner College

Throughout the year, the College offers evening and weekend courses and workshops open to the
public. The subjects have included Waldorf Education, early childhood education, parenting, Biodynamic
agriculture, beekeeping, esoteric Christianity, world religions, nutrition, eurythmy, and the relation of the
human being to the stars.
College Governance
The governance forms of Rudolf Steiner College are designed to promote inclusion and participation of
employees at various levels. They provide opportunities for colleagues to engage in conversations that
define and develop the organization. The organization is structured to insure that decisions regarding
important College matters are carefully considered, promptly made, and widely understood. The various
constituencies of the College—faculty, executive offices, administrative staff, and students—function
under the general supervision of the President/CEO as delegated by the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees is vested with full legal and fiscal responsibility for the College. All corporate powers
of the corporation are exercised by or under the authority of the Board of Trustees, and it controls the
business and affairs of the corporation.
President
The President, Gayle Davis, is the chief executive officer of the corporation. Under general policy direction
of the Board of Trustees and in accordance with College policy, she plans, organizes, coordinates and
administers through management staff, all College functions and activities; provides policy guidance and
coordinates the activities of all departments and fosters cooperative working relationships.
Council
The Council is a body of senior administrators, faculty and staff members that advises the President and
the Board of Trustees concerning:
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• The spiritual mission and vision of the College
• Strategic planning and goals
• Budget priorities, senior staffing and facilities
• Presidential hiring
The Council may suggest names of possible Trustees for consideration by the BOT Nominating Committee.
Members:
Ted Mahle, MFA Patricia Dickson, MA Lyn Dixon
Claude Julien Harald Hoven Arline Monks
Brian Gray, MLArch Ronald Koetzsch, PhD Gayle Davis, MA
Irène François, MA Astrid Schmitt-Stegmann, MA Patrick Wakeford-Evans, MA