• (m)To provide leadership in the development of academic instruction, research, and service programs by making initiatives to the Faculty Senate and to the faculties of academic units and their planning committees concerning changes in curriculum or academic policies which are the responsibility of the faculty;
• (n)To serve as an ex-officio member of all faculties and all faculty committees, to call and preside over the meeting of the University faculty and such advisory groups as he or she chooses to appoint, and at his or her direction to call meetings of the faculties of the several colleges and schools of the University;
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• (o)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;
• (p)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;
• (q)To be responsible for public relations;
• (r)To maintain continuing relations with governmental agencies at city, county, state, and federal levels as required by the mission of the University;
• (s)To be responsible for relations of the University with alumni;
• (t)To be responsible for raising funds from the federal government, state and local public sources, corporations, private individuals, foundations, and other sources;
• (v)To supervise programs for constant maintenance and improvement of their quality, for effective service to students, for the adequacy of research, and for their accountability to the people of the Commonwealth, to the students, and to grantors or donors;
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• (w)To be responsible for the University's role in construction and renovation, in the maintenance of buildings and grounds, in the acquisition of essential new facilities, equipment, and library materials, and in space allocation and utilization;
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• (x)To prepare and submit to the Board of Regents an annual report on the work and general status of the University; and
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• (y)To delegate as appropriate the responsibility for carrying out any of the above functions.

SECTION 11.1

It is the purpose of this article to provide that any member of the Board of Regents be afforded a legal defense and indemnification for any acts or actions taken in good faith and within the scope of his or her official duties while on the official business of the University.

SECTION 11.2

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