D.3. Policy on Presidential Chairs
     January 1989

Development Policy and Administration Manual 
Chapter VI. Endowment Funds
Section D. Endowed Chairs
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                       POLICY ON PRESIDENTIAL CHAIRS


A fund functioning as an endowment has been established by The
Regents to support a continuing program of Presidential Chairs. 
The initial allocation to the fund will support nine chairs. 
This number may be augmented by the President with the approval
of The Regents.  The establishment of Chairs and appointment of
Chair holders pursuant to this policy shall conform to the
guidelines listed here.


Administrative Guidelines

1.   Purpose of the Chairs

Presidential Chairs are intended to encourage new or inter-
disciplinary program development or to enhance quality in
existing academic programs of the University.

2.   Support for the Chairs

Allocations to support the program will be provided annually to
the Chancellors through the normal budget process.  Support for
each Chair will be equivalent to the income from a $250,000 share
of the program fund.  The actual income allocated in any year
will depend upon the earnings of the fund in the previous year. 
The program has been designed as a continuing commitment, and
campuses may make permanent commitments for the tenure of any
individual Presidential Chair holder.

3.   Use of Funds

Funds allocated to the campuses for Presidential Chairs may be
used to support instructional activities, research, or other
creative activities of the incumbent Chair holder.  During
periods in which there is no incumbent, campuses may utilize the
allocation to support programs in the general academic area of
the Chair(s) or carry forward the funds to augment the total
amount available for the next incumbent.

The income allocated for the Presidential Chairs may be sub-
divided to support more than one Chair as long as the minimum
level is at least equal to the income from $250,000.  

If the income from any $250,000 allocation of The Regents is
subdivided, at least one of the Chairs created must further the
program goals stated in 1. above and must be specifically
designated as a Presidential Chair.  Up to 50 percent of the
total allocation to each campus for Presidential Chairs may be
permanently encumbered, upon specific agreement of the President,
to establish a base for matching private funds for endowed
chairs.  Chairs not designated as Presidential Chairs established
with these or other funds shall conform to "The Regents' Policy
on Endowed Chairs" adopted May 16, 1980 and the "Administrative
Guidelines for Campus Implementation of the Regental Policy on
Endowed Chairs" issued May 16, 1980.

4.   Procedure for Proposing a Presidential Chair

Chancellors shall be responsible for developing proposals to be
submitted to the President for utilizing Presidential Chairs.
Proposals may select from a range of options to carry out the
broad academic purposes intended, e.g., Chairs to be filled on a
permanent basis by tenured faculty members, rotating Chairs to be
filled by a succession of visiting scholars or members of the
campus faculty, or Chairs to be filled in alternate years, with
Chair funds to be used for program support in the intervening
years.

The Chancellor's submission to the President shall specify the
fields or disciplines in which the Chair(s) will be designated
and the relationship of the Chair(s) to campus priorities as
indicated in the campus academic plan or other relevant planning
documents.  Departures from this arrangement would be only as a
consequence of consultation with the Academic Senate and with
students.

The submission must also indicate the procedure for consultation
with the Academic Senate and the students in establishing the
Chair and selecting appointees.

5.   Appointments of Faculty Members as Presidential Chair  
     Holders

Holders of Presidential Chairs shall be designated by the Presi-
dent of the University on the recommendation of the Chancellor,
following established procedures described in section 3 of the
"Administrative Guidelines" of May 16, 1980.  No member of the
faculty may hold a Presidential Chair while on indefinite leave.

                                                                        

6.   Assignment of the Presidential Chairs

Presidential Chairs should be viewed as campuswide resources and
are subject to reassignment by the Chancellor at the time an
incumbent vacates the Chair.  Reassignment will follow the
proposal procedure described in 4. above.

5.   Responsibility for the Program

The Academic Vice President shall be responsible for University-
wide aspects of this program.