Standing Order 100. Officers of the University

100.4: Duties of the President of the University

(a) Rescinded

(b)The President is authorized in the name of The Regents to award degrees to candidates recommended by the Academic Senate for degrees in course and certified by the respective registrars, and to confer honorary degrees, the award of which has been approved by the Board. In the absence of the President, or when specifically delegated by the President, the Chancellors on the respective campuses of the University shall confer the honorary degrees so awarded by The Regents. Degrees in course, awarded by the President as prescribed above, may be conferred by any Officer of the University, including Officers of the respective campuses, on delegation by the President. The President shall seek the advice of the Academic Senate, through committees appointed in a manner which the President shall determine, in connection with the award of all honorary degrees.

(c) Rescinded

(d) Rescinded

(e) Rescinded

(f) Rescinded

(g) Rescinded

(h) Rescinded

(i) Rescinded

(j) Rescinded

(k) Rescinded

(l) Rescinded

(m)The President is authorized to negotiate and approve indirect cost rates to be applied to contracts and grants under which the University conducts programs supported by extramural funds, provided that such negotiations shall be directed toward full recovery of indirect costs. Newly approved indirect cost rates determined under the provisions of Office of Management and Budget Circular A21, and any successor publication thereto, shall be reported to the Committee on Finance annually.

(n) Rescinded

(o) Rescinded

(p)The President is authorized to approve the incurring of commitments and expenditures against the following year's budget in advance of the effective date thereof. Advance commitments for expenditure for materials, services, and equipment shall not exceed fifty percent of the Governor's budget proposal to the Legislature for such purposes for the ensuing fiscal year. Advance commitments for appointments shall not exceed the number of positions and the funds provided in the Governor's budget proposal to the Legislature for the ensuing fiscal year. The number of such advance commitments authorized shall be determined annually by the President.

(q) Rescinded

(r)The President is authorized to modify budget estimates of income of wholly or partially self-supporting activities, and in connection therewith to increase or decrease appropriations accordingly. Such authorization is subject to the availability of funds.

(s) Rescinded

(t) Rescinded

(u) Rescinded

(v) Rescinded

(w) Rescinded

(x)The President is authorized to write off against funds received from the Federal Government in reimbursement of indirect costs, routine disallowed claims under grants and contracts.

(y) Rescinded

(z) Rescinded

(aa) Rescinded

(bb)The President is authorized to execute on behalf of the Corporation claims against debtors in bankruptcy, in receivership or in liquidation, and against estates of deceased persons.

(cc) Rescinded

(dd) Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Bylaws and Standing Orders, the President is authorized to execute on behalf of the Corporation all contracts and other documents necessary in the exercise of the President's duties, including documents to solicit and accept pledges, gifts, and grants, except that specific authorization by resolution of the Board shall be required for documents which involve or which are:

1. Rescinded
2. Rescinded
3. Rescinded
4. Rescinded
5. Rescinded
6. Agreements with associations composed of medical staff for collection of professional fees for services rendered to patients at University or affiliated teaching hospitals.
7. Applications for new licenses to the Federal Communications Commission for authority to operate radio or television broadcast equipment.
8. Rescinded
9. Agreements by which the University assumes liability for conduct of persons other than University officers, agents, employees, students, invitees, and guests. In circumstances where it is deemed necessary by the President, in consultation with the General Counsel, to indemnify non-University persons who have agreed at the University's request to serve as advisors on operational matters for conduct within the scope of their role as advisors, the President is authorized to provide for defense and indemnification. This restriction does not apply to agreements under which the University assumes responsibility for the condition of property in its custody.

(ee)Anything contained in subsection (dd) above to the contrary notwithstanding, the President is authorized to take all actions and to execute all documents necessary in the exercise of the President's duties when an emergency precludes prior submission to the Board, provided that in all such cases the President shall report such actions to the Board, through an appropriate Standing Committee, at its next regular meeting.

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(gg) Rescinded

(hh) Rescinded

(ii) Rescinded

(jj) Rescinded

(kk) Rescinded

(ll) Rescinded

(mm) Rescinded

(nn) Rescinded

(oo) Rescinded

(pp) Rescinded

(qq)

1. “Extreme Financial Emergency” for purposes of this Standing Order shall mean any event(s) or occurrence(s) creating an imminent and substantial deficiency in available University financial resources which could reasonably be expected to jeopardize the ability of the University, campus, or multiple campuses, to sustain its current or future operations in a manner which would allow it to fulfill its tripartite mission consistent with past practices. The deficiency in available financial resources may result from significant reductions in any of the following: legislative appropriation; state revenues which make appropriated funds unavailable; income from other sources including auxiliary enterprises and services, contracts, grants, gifts, tuition and fees.
2. The President of the University shall have authority, consistent with legal requirements, to implement furloughs and/or salary reductions, on terms that the President deems necessary, for some or all categories of University employees, upon Declaration of Extreme Financial Emergency, as specified below. The President further shall have the authority, during the pendency of the Declaration and consistent with applicable legal requirements, to suspend the operation of any existing Regental or University policies otherwise applicable to furloughs and/or salary reductions that are contrary to or inconsistent with the terms the President deems necessary to the proposed implementation. The authority provided herein may be exercised with regard to the University as a whole or with regard to a campus or multiple campuses. For purposes of this section, Furlough means temporary unpaid time off of work where use of accrued vacation leave, compensatory time off, or any other paid leave or compensation may not be used.
3. Extreme Financial Emergency may be declared only by the Regents on the President’s recommendation. Any request by the President for approval of such a Declaration shall be made in writing directed to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Board and to the Chair of the systemwide Academic Senate, with copies directed to the Principal Officers of The Regents and appropriate University Officers. Such writing must generally describe the emergency conditions underlying the Declaration, the current or future effects of such conditions on campus or University operations, the expected duration of the Declaration if known (which in no event may extend beyond one year), a summary of the plan for implementing the proposed furloughs and/or salary reductions, and the expected outcome of the proposed plan.
4. The President shall engage in consultation with campus Chancellors, representatives of the systemwide Academic Senate and the appropriate representatives of systemwide staff and academics concerning the matters to be included in the request for approval of a Declaration of Extreme Financial Emergency prior to submitting the request to The Board of Regents. If the request for approval of a Declaration of Extreme Financial Emergency is submitted by a Chancellor to the President, the Chancellor shall engage in consultation with representatives of the divisional Academic Senate and the appropriate representatives of campus staff and academic representatives concerning the matters to be included in the request for approval of a Declaration of Extreme Financial Emergency prior to submitting the request to the President.
5. The authority provided under this Standing Order is in addition to any authority otherwise provided University officials under other Regental or University policies and, except as provided herein, nothing in this Standing Order shall limit such other authority.

(rr) Rescinded

Includes amendments through September 2021