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Board of Regents

Overview

The Board of Regents, acting under authority delegated to them by the Utah Legislature, is the head of the Utah System of Higher Education, which includes all public colleges and universities in the state. It has authority to appoint presidents for all of the state institutions of higher education and works with said presidents to create system-wide policy. The Board of Regents approves decisions, such as tuition increases, previously decided upon by each institution's Board of Trustees. The board also decides on the system-wide or first-tier tuition increase. Members of the Board of Regents are appointed by the governor, with ratification from the State Senate. A regent-appointed commissioner serves as head of the board.

Background

The Utah Legislature, acting under authority vested in them by the Utah Constitution, created the Board of Regents

The Higher Education Act of 1969 created a Board of Trustees for each of the institutions in the Utah System of Higher Education. The governor appoints, with the Senate's ratification, four trustees at a time to four-year terms. The ex officio members continue on the board until their term of service in their particular office has concluded. Administration officials, such as the president of the university, meet with the board but are not members and do not vote. According to the Utah Open and Public Meeting Act, meetings are open to the public save for executive sessions where personnel and other privacy-sensitive matters are discussed. Official decisions must be made in open, not executive, meetings.

The Board of Trustees is headed by a chairperson and vice chairperson, who are elected by the Board in July for two-year terms. The work of the board is handled by a division of four committees: the Executive Committee, the Finance and Facilities Committee, the Academic and Student Affairs Committee, and the University Advancement Committee.

The Executive Committee is chaired by the Board of Trustees chairperson and has as its members the chairpersons of the three other committees along with the Board of Trustees vice chairperson.

Each of the other committees has three board members appointed by the board chairperson with the board chairperson and vice chairperson serving as ex officio members. The committees make recommendations to the board as a whole on items pertaining to their specific committee. The Board of Trustees must authorize policies, not the individual committees.

As specified by the board's policies, the board have responsibility for communication between the university and the community; helping to plan, implement, and execute fundraising and development projects to supplement state funding; continuing alumni and community identification with SUU and its traditions and goals; and selecting honorary degree recipients.

Links/Contact

- Board of Trustees Website
- Board of Trustees Bylaws
- Trustees Bios

- Contact the Board of Trustees

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