Chapter Two

Sec. 2.1.1 Appointment of the President

The President of the University of Louisville reports to the Board of Trustees and serves at its pleasure.

In making the appointment of the President, the Board shall consult with a faculty advisory committee to be composed of one representative elected for that specific purpose from each of the units listed in Section 3.1.1 and one faculty member from the Commission on Climate, Culture and Well-Being. The faculty advisory committee will be briefed and consulted about both procedure and progress throughout a presidential search process.

The constituent trustees (President of the Student Government Association, Chair of the Staff Senate, and Chair of the Faculty Senate) shall be members of any search committee constituted as part of a presidential search process.

Sec. 2.1.2 Powers and Duties of the President

The President's functions are as follows:

A. To be the chief administrative and educational officer of the University and to perform such other duties and have such other powers as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Trustees.
B. To make overall policy for all aspects of the academic and other functions of the University, coordinating with whatever individuals, groups, or organizations may be required.
C. To recommend major policies and other major actions to the Board of Trustees for its final action and to be the official medium of communication between the Board of Trustees and the various segments of the University and their official bodies.
D. To make final decisions for which the office has received delegated responsibility over a wide range of activities from the Board of Trustees; such actions are ordinarily taken after consultation with various concerned individuals, groups, or organizations.
E. To enforce the rules and regulations of the University.
F. To establish and make changes in the administrative structure and table of organization of the University after consultation with individuals or groups when the matter relates to their sphere of responsibility.
G. To recommend to the Board of Trustees all personnel actions, including tenure decisions, concerning faculty members and administrators and to make final decisions concerning all other personnel actions.
H. To prepare annual budgets and recommend them to the Board of Trustees of the University after consultation with appropriate units of the University and their administrators; to recommend a biennial budget to the Council on Higher Education with the approval of the Board of Trustees; to recommend modification of the budgets as needed to the Board of Trustees of the University.
I. To appoint University-wide committees.
J. To manage the University through officials that report to the Office of the President.
K. To provide leadership in the development of academic instructional, research, and service programs by making initiatives to the Faculty Senate and to the faculties of academic units and their planning committees concerning such programs, and any other possible changes in curriculum or academic policies which are the responsibility of the faculty.
L. To serve ex officio as a member of all faculties and all faculty committees, to call and preside over the meetings of the University Congress and such advisory groups as the President chooses to appoint, and at his or her discretion to call meetings of the faculties of the colleges and schools of the University.
M. To be responsible for all University functions relating to student affairs and the life of students at the University, as well as intramural and extramural or intercollegiate athletics.
N. To arrange for the President's signature to appear on all diplomas issued by the University, either in the original or by facsimile.
O. To be responsible for all aspects of the relations of the University to the community and for providing information about the activities of the University.
P. To be responsible for public services of the University, including hospital and clinic affiliations.
Q. To maintain continuing relations with governmental agencies at city, county, state, and federal levels as required by the mission of the University.
R. To be responsible for relations of the University with alumni.
S. To be responsible for raising funds from the federal government, state and local public sources, corporations, private individuals, foundations, and other sources.
T. To supervise programs for constant maintenance and improvement of their quality, for the effectiveness of their services to students, for the adequacy of research, and for their accountability to the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, to the students, and to grantors or donors.
U. To be responsible for the University role in construction and renovation, in maintenance of buildings and grounds, in the acquisition of essential new facilities, equipment, and library materials, and in space allocation and utilization.
V. To prepare and submit to the Board of Trustees an annual report upon the work and general status of the University.
W. The President may delegate to the University Provost, the appropriate vice president or others the responsibility for carrying out any of the above functions.