• Approve salary and benefit ranges for all University personnel;
  • Approve the creation and abolition of employment positions;
  • Approve the University’s annual budget and approve any material changes to it;
  • Approve tuition, fees, and other charges;
  • Approve all loans, borrowing, and issuances of bonds;
  • Approve, after consultation with the President, any administrative structure and plan of organization needed for the successful conduct of the University;
  • Act as a policy-making body by approving the University’s policies of governance and operations in areas including, but not limited to, human resources, information technology, public relations and development;
  • Entrust the internal administration of the University to the President in accordance with the duly established governing Board policies and administrative regulations;
  • Grant diplomas and confer degrees upon the recommendation of the President and faculty;
  • Periodically evaluate the University’s progress in implementing its mission, goals, and objectives according to its strategic agenda, and hold University officers and officials accountable for the status of the University’s progress;