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Utah Code Title 53B. State System of Higher Education § 53B-2-103. Degree-granting institution board of trustees--Powers and duties

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) A degree-granting institution has a board of trustees that may act on behalf of the institution in performing duties, responsibilities, and functions as may be specifically authorized to the board of trustees by the board or by statute.

(2) A board of trustees of a degree-granting institution has the following powers and duties:

(a) to facilitate communication between the institution and the community;

(b) to assist in planning, implementing, and executing fund raising and development projects aimed at supplementing institutional appropriations;

(c) to perpetuate and strengthen alumni and community identification with the degree-granting institution's tradition and goals;

(d) to select recipients of honorary degrees; and

(e) to approve changes to the degree-granting institution's programs, in accordance with Section 53B-16-102.

(3) A board of trustees of a degree-granting institution shall:

(a) approve a strategic plan for the institution of higher education that is aligned with:

(i) state attainment goals;

(ii) workforce needs;

(iii) board goals and metrics described in Section 53B-1-402; and

(iv) the institution of higher education's role, mission, and distinctiveness; and

(b) monitor the institution of higher education's progress toward achieving the strategic plan.

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