Minutes of a Regular Meeting, June 22-23, 2004 - Digital Collections

REGENTS’ POLICY MANUALSECTION 2—ACADEMICS2.10.4—LAW CENTERThe head of the College of Law should have the title of Dean, the head of the Law Center should havethe title of Director, and there should be a single person with both titles. The Dean/Director is responsibleto the President for the operation of the Law Center on matters of policy. For academic and appropriateadministrative matters, the Dean/Director shall act through the Senior Vice President and Provost or otherUniversity officials.There is a separately identifiable budget for the Law Center based on recommendations directly to thePresident by the Dean/Director of the Law Center. The separately identifiable budget for the Law Centershould be approved together with the total University budget by the Board of Regents. The budget shouldhave internal flexibility so that the Dean/Director may adjust between sub-accounts subject to approval bythe President for any major changes of program. In the budget there will be separate program budgetsbased on priorities established.Recommendations regarding appointment, tenure, and promotion of members of the faculty of theCollege of Law should be submitted by the faculty of the College to the Dean/Director, then to thePresident, who may seek appropriate advice prior to making his recommendation to the Board of Regents.In the event there is disagreement on a tenure recommendation, the matter will be referred to theAcademic Personnel Council in accordance with the Board of Regents’ regulations on tenure.A Law Center Board serves in an advisory capacity to the Dean/Director, the President, and the Boardof Regents. The Law Center Board will consist of no more than 30 members appointed by the Presidentfor staggered terms from nominations submitted by the Dean/Director and the Chair of the Board ofVisitors, as follows:• The Dean/Director shall submit nominations for two-thirds of those to be appointed in anyone year after consulting with and seeking nominations from among the legal profession,organized bar, judiciary, law alumni, public leaders, and others outside the University.• Nominations for one-third of those to be appointed in any one year shall be submitted to thePresident by the Chair of the Board of Visitors.• The Dean/Director and the Chair of the Board of Visitors must nominate at least twice thenumber to be appointed by the President.• The composition of the Law Center Board should not be made up of persons who aremembers by virtue of office. Each member should be appointed by virtue of hisqualifications. No member of the Law Center Board may be an employee of the University.Continuing legal education is a function of the Law Center. The College of Continuing Educationshould assist the Law Center in conducting continuing legal education programs and should becompensated for its services. The details of the arrangements for such services should be determined bythe Director of the Law Center and the Vice President for University Outreach.A budget for the Law Library should appear within the budget of the Law Center. Staff will be underthe professional guidance of the University Libraries but administratively responsible to the College ofLaw. The Law Library budget should also appear in the University Libraries budget for the University asa whole.THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 136