Appendix B. Relevant Standing Orders of the Regents
Development Policy and Administration Manual
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RELEVANT STANDING ORDERS OF THE REGENTS
100.4 Duties of the President of the University
(a) The President shall be the executive head of the University
and shall have full authority and responsibility over the
administration of all affairs and operations of the Univer-
sity, excluding only those activities which are the respon-
sibility of the Secretary, Treasurer, and General Counsel
of the Regents. The President may delegate any of the
duties of the office except service as an ex officio
Regent.
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(i) The President is authorized to make awards of fellowships,
scholarships, and prizes with the advice of the Chancellors
and the Academic Senate, and to approve expenditures from
appropriations, gifts, and endowments for these purposes.
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(k) The President shall develop, initiate, implement, and
approve fund-raising campaigns for the benefit of the
University in accordance with the policies of the Board.
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(n) The President is authorized to permit expenditures against
contracts, grants, and gifts, or against firm commitments
thereon, provided that the contracts, grants, and gifts
have been solicited or negotiated in accordance with
established Regental policy.
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(s) The President is authorized, in accordance with the terms
specified by the donor, to designate the purpose for which,
and the campus or other location at which, the income
and/or principal of a gift shall be used and to make
allocations in accordance therewith.
(t) The President is authorized to determine, in accordance
with the terms specified by the donor, the purpose for
which and the campus or other location at which a gift
shall be used, to determine whether income and/or principal
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shall be used, and to make allocations and reallocations in
accordance therewith, to the extent not specified by the
donor of a gift of not more than five hundred thousand
dollars ($500,000).
(u) Any action taken pursuant to sections (s) and (t) above
shall conform to established University programs and
policies and shall not constitute a commitment requiring
expenditures in excess of budgeted items.
(v) The President is authorized, after consultation with the
General Counsel, to return to the donor all or any unused
portion of a gift of personal property, when the purposes
of the gift have been fulfilled or fulfillment has become
impossible or impracticable and when alternative uses are
precluded.
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(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.
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(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 resolu-
tion of the Board shall be required for documents which
involve or that are:
(1) Exceptions to approved University programs and poli-
cies; or commitments for more than seven years unless
specified otherwise in the Bylaws; or obligations on
the part of the University to expenditures or costs
for which there is no established fund source.
(2) Work or solicitation of work to be performed by the
University, pursuant to a contract or grant, any of
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which involve amounts in excess of $2,000,000 in
direct costs in any one project year or the construc-
tion of facilities not previously approved.
(3) Solicitation or acceptance of any pledge or gift in
excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000).
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(ff) Except as otherwise provided in the Bylaws, the President is
authorized to administer real properties used for campus-
related purposes, which are defined as properties within the
boundaries of a campus of the University and other
properties used for student and employee housing, parking,
athletic programs, research, public service, educational
programs, or administrative staff purposes of the
University.
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(hh) The President is authorized to approve the purchase,
groundlease, receipt by gift, or sale of real property
(1) which is used for campus-related purposes (as defined in
Standing Order 100.4(ff)) when the total consideration is
$50,000 or less, or (2) when the real property being
conveyed consists of for-sale housing units within an
approved University for-sale housing program. . . .