Office of the President

The President is the Chief Executive of the University and renders full-time service. The President is appointed by the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of a duly constituted search committee.
The President exercises the following powers and functions :
- General supervision over all businesses and financial operations of the University.
- All officers, members of the teaching staff, and employees shall be responsible to, and under the direction of the President
- The President shall carry out the general policies laid down by the Board of Trustees, and shall have power to act within the lines of said general policies. He alone shall undertake to direct or to assign the details of executive actions.
- The President shall have the power to determine and propose the agenda of all meetings of the Board of Regents and of the State College Councils; provided, however, that any member of the Board shall be entitled to have any matter included in the agenda.
- Presides at the commencement and other public exercises of the University, and confer such degrees and honors as are granted by the Board of Trustees. All diplomas and certificates shall be signed by him, by the Vice-President for Academic Affairs, and by the Chairman of Board of Trustees.
- Official center of communication between the faculty, employees and students of the State College on the one hand and the Board of Trustees or Board of Visitors on the other hand.
- Recommends to the Board of Regents suitable persons upon consultation with the Vice-President for Academic Affairs and College Deans and Heads of Non-Academic Units, as the case may be, to fill vacancies and new positions, and to make such other arrangements as to meet emergencies accruing between the meetings of the Board so that the work of the State College will not be hampered.
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Exercises these specific powers.
- Accepts resignation of faculty member/s and employee/s which he shall report to the Board of Trustees in its meeting immediately following the resignation ;
- General supervision and control over extracurricular activities of students and authority to issue adequate rules for the organization and operation of student organizations;
- Authority to renew appointments for not more than one year if the budget permits and the services are necessary;
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Authority to transfer faculty and employees from one department, unit of the State College to another with the written consent of the faculty member or employee concerned, provided that:
- there is no demotion in rank and salary;
- it is with the consent of the head of the unit; and
- it is for the interest of the service.
- Authority to grant or deny permission for members of the faculty to accept training grants, fellowships, scholarships, assistantship, or invitations to conferences sponsored by other agencies or organizations.
- He shall have the authority to change the leave status of the faculty from that of teacher’s leave to that of cumulative leave or vise versa on the recommendation of the Vice-President for Academic Affairs and respective College Deans concerned.
- He shall hold officers, teachers, and employees responsible to the full discharge of their duties and, if in his judgement the necessity arises, he shall, after consultation with the Vice-President for Academic Affairs, College Deans and Administrative Officer, in proper cases, initiate the necessary proceedings for the separation from the service of any of them for cause. He/she shall report to the Board of Trustees the case of the supposed erring employee or faculty member for the Board to appoint a committee to hear the case.
- He shall prepare an annual report to the Board of Trustees on the work of the past year and the needs for the current year. He shall also present to the Board the annual budget of the State College with the estimates of incomes and expenditures.
- He shall execute and sign in behalf of the University, all contracts, deeds and other instruments necessary for the proper conduct of the business of the University, unless otherwise therein provided.
- He shall have general responsibility for the enforcement of discipline and for the maintenance of satisfactory academic standards in all its units.
- He shall have the right to modify or disapprove any action or resolution of any college, faculty or administrative body, if in his judgement the larger interest of the University so requires. Should he exercise such power, the President shall communicate his decision in writing to the body immediately affected, stating the reasons for his action, and thereafter shall accordingly inform the Board of Trustees, which may take any action it may deem appropriate in connection therewith.
- He shall have the power to authorize expenses from miscellaneous funds in the budget for maintenance, repairs, remodeling or modification of buildings and grounds without further action by the Board of Trustees, provided, that the account does not exceed P50,000.00
- The President may invite, from time to time, scholars of eminence and other persons who have achieved distinction in some learned professions or careers, to deliver a lecture or a series thereof; and for this purpose, he may authorize honoraria for such services, to be taken from the miscellaneous fund and at rates prescribed by existing regulations.
- He shall have the power to purchase equipment for the University not exceeding P50,000.00 without securing approval by the Board of Regents subject to the existing laws, rules and regulations on procurement and auditing regulations. His action should be reported to the Board in its next meeting or by referendum.
- He shall exercise such other powers as are elsewhere provided in this Code, or by the Charter of the University, or as may be specially authorized by the Board of Trustees, such as are usually pertaining to the Office of a President of State College. He may delegate in writing any of this specific functions to any office in the State College.
Designation for and In the Absence of the President. In case of a brief absence of the President a ranking officer, preferably the Vice President for Academic Affairs, may be designated as Officer-In-Charge for the Office of the President to carry out his functions in the University.
The Offices Under the President:
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Line Offices directly under the Office of the President (BOT Res. No. 63-14, s. 2006) :
- Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Research and Extension
- Center for the Information and Communications Technology
- Office of Finance and Management Services
- Office of the Administrative Services.
- The Staff Offices of the President includes the State College and Board Secretary, the Executive Assistants and Planning and Development (BOT Res. No. 63-14, s. 2006).
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