Policies and Procedures

Section III Postsecondary Affairs

C. Institutional Governance

1. Chief Executive Officer.
   
   The chief executive officer is the chief program and administrative officer of the institution, with full power and responsibility within the framework of the Board's Governing Policies and Procedures for the organization, management, and supervision of the institution. The chief executive officer is held accountable by the Board for the successful functioning of the institution.



2. Faculty Governance.
   
   The faculty of each institution will establish written bylaws, a constitution, and necessary procedures, subject to the approval by the chief executive officer and the Board, for making recommendations to the chief executive officer as a part of the decision-making process of the institution. All policies and procedures must be consistent with the Board's Governing Policies and Procedures.



3. Other Representative Organizations.
   
   The chief executive officer may establish or recognize other governance organizations representative of identifiable institutional constituencies. Each organization will establish written bylaws and necessary procedures, subject to the approval by the chief executive officer, for making recommendations to the chief executive officer as a part of the decision?making process of the institution. All policies and procedures must be consistent with the Board's Governing Policies and Procedures.



4. Advisory Groups.
   
   From time to time, the chief executive officer may establish an advisory group to study and make recommendations on a particular issue. Such an advisory group will report to the chief executive officer or his or her designee on the topic assigned and within the time established by the chief executive officer, who may accept or reject the recommendation.



5. Attendance at Board Meetings.
   
   Each institution is authorized to bring to meetings of the Board, at institutional expense, the president, the academic vice president, the financial vice president, and the duly–elected faculty and student government representatives. Expenses of any other personnel must be authorized by the chief executive officer prior to attendance at the meetings.

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