The President of the University shall be elected by the Board upon receiving the affirmative votes of not less than two-thirds of the members of the Board (excluding the Faculty Regent and the Student Regent, who shall not exercise votes), and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The President of the University shall be the chief executive officer of the University and shall be responsible directly to the Board for the management and conduct of all the affairs of the University except those which by law, these Bylaws, the Standing Orders, the Regent Policies, or other orders of the Board are the specific responsibility of other persons or bodies. The President of the University is authorized to attend all regular and special meetings of the Board and its committees unless requested otherwise in specific instances by the Board or committee, and is authorized to bring matters before the Board or any of its committees for discussion and action.
The President of the University is authorized and encouraged to recommend for appointment by the Board (excluding the Faculty Regent and the Student Regent, who shall not exercise votes) such number of vice presidents, deans, and other officers as may be necessary for assistance in carrying out efficiently the manifold responsibilities of the chief executive officer of the University. All such officers of the University shall be under the general supervision of and shall exercise such powers and duties as may be prescribed by the President of the University.
BR, September 17, 1971; January 21, 1972; December 17, 1976; July 17, 1998; January 21, 2000; November 14, 2013 [Effective January 1, 2014]; September 8, 2022.
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