Sec. 14.40.120. University governed by Board of Regents.
The University of Alaska shall be governed by a Board of Regents consisting of 11 regents.
Sec. 14.40.130. Qualifications of regents; special provisions relating to student regent.
(a) Each regent shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state. (b) In addition to satisfying the requirements of (a) of this section, the regent appointed under AS 14.40.150(b) must (1) be enrolled as a full-time student at the University of Alaska at the time of appointment; (2) remain […]
Sec. 14.40.140. Term of office.
Except for a student regent as specified in AS 14.40.150(b), the term of office of a regent is eight years. The term of office begins on the first Monday in February of the year in which the appointment is made. Each regent serves until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
Sec. 14.40.150. Appointment of regents.
(a) The governor shall appoint the regents subject to confirmation by a majority of all the members of the legislature in joint session. The names of those appointed shall be sent to the legislature within five days after the opening of the session, for confirmation or rejection. If a person appointed is not confirmed by […]
Sec. 14.40.155. Suspension and removal of regents.
(a) The governor may, after providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing, suspend a member of the Board of Regents while a final disposition is pending on (1) a criminal complaint, presentment, information, or indictment involving a felony in any jurisdiction; (2) an information or formal criminal charges of a misdemeanor described under (g)(3) […]
Sec. 14.40.160. Board meetings public; meeting notice; public facilities.
(a) The provisions of AS 44.62.310 apply to meetings of the Board of Regents. All meetings of the board, its committees or subcommittees, are open to the public and press except as otherwise provided in AS 44.62.310(c). The findings of an executive session shall be made a part of the record of the proceedings of […]
Sec. 14.40.170. Duties and powers of Board of Regents.
(a) The Board of Regents shall (1) appoint the president of the university by a majority vote of the whole board, and the president may attend meetings of the board; (2) fix the compensation of the president of the university, all heads of departments, professors, teachers, instructors, and other officers; (3) confer appropriate degrees as […]
Sec. 14.40.175. Indemnification.
The Board of Regents shall insure or indemnify and protect the Board of Regents, any member of the Board of Regents, or any agent or employee of the University of Alaska or of the Board of Regents against financial loss and expense, including reasonable legal fees and costs arising out of any claim, demand, suit, […]
Sec. 14.40.190. Report.
(a) The Board of Regents shall prepare a written report at the beginning of each regular session of the legislature of the condition of the university property, of all receipts and expenditures, including the administration and disposition of appropriated and restricted funds and information required under AS 37.25.010(d), and of the educational and other work […]
Sec. 14.40.200. Quorum.
Corporate business may not be transacted at any meeting of the Board of Regents unless at least six regents are present, the majority of the whole board to approve the same.
Sec. 14.40.210. Powers and duties of president of the university; research and development.
(a) The president of the University of Alaska may (1) give general direction to the work of the University of Alaska in all its departments subject to the approval of the Board of Regents; (2) appoint the deans, heads of departments, professors, assistants, instructors, tutors, and other officers of the University of Alaska to the […]
Sec. 14.40.220. Duty of president to define duties and supervise appointees.
The president shall define the duties and supervise the performance of those persons who are appointed by the president to positions established by the Board of Regents.
Sec. 14.40.230. Powers of regents to remove officers.
The Board of Regents may remove from office any officer of the University of Alaska by a majority vote of the whole board when in its judgment the good of the university requires it.
Sec. 14.40.240. Power of president to suspend and expel students.
The power to suspend and expel a student for misconduct or other cause and to reinstate the student is vested solely in the president of the University of Alaska. The president may delegate the exercise of the power to the chancellor or another official on each campus of the university or to the administrative head […]