Pioneer University Staff Handbook

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SECTION 2 - GOVERNANCE Policies and practices of the University derive from the total body of the University’s Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Board of Directors resolutions and policies, and Presidential directives by which the corporate staff is guided. I.

Board of Directors

Pioneer University is a private corporation governed by a self perpetuating Board of Directors not to exceed thirty (30) members. The organization and operation of the Board of Directors are described in the Bylaws of the University, a copy of which may be obtained from the office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, and online at the University website www.pioneeruniversity.net II.

The President of the University and Other Officers of the Corporation

The Board of Directors elects the officers of the corporation including the Chairman of the Board; the President of the University; Executive Vice President and Provost; Senior Vice President, Administration; Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer; Secretary of the University; and Treasurer of the University. The Bylaws of the University provide in Section 6.04(b) that The Senior Officers shall have such duties as are from time to time prescribed by the President of the University. Under the administrative structure of the University, all units of the University report directly or indirectly to the President of the University. Among the President of the University’s responsibilities enumerated in the Bylaws of the University are the nomination of officers of the corporation (other than the Chairman of the Board); the selection of academic staff; academic programs and fiscal programs; and the enforcement of all rules and regulations of the University.

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