CHAPTER 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES
IC 21-24-3
Chapter 3. Board of Trustees
IC 21-24-3-1
Management of university
Sec. 1. The authority to manage the university is vested in the
board of trustees.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.265.
IC 21-24-3-2
Board; membership
Sec. 2. The board of trustees consists of nine (9) members who
shall serve terms of four (4) years. However, the term of a student
member of the board of trustees is two (2) years.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.265.
IC 21-24-3-3
Board; residency requirement
Sec. 3. Each member of the board of trustees must be a citizen of
the United States and a resident of Indiana.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.265.
IC 21-24-3-4
Board; membership qualifications
Sec. 4. The board of trustees must include at least the following:
(1) One (1) member who is an alumnus of the University of
Southern Indiana or an alumnus of the regional campus.
(2) One (1) member who is a full-time student in good standing
enrolled in the University of Southern Indiana.
(3) One (1) member who is a resident of Vanderburgh County.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.265.
IC 21-24-3-5
Board; appointments
Sec. 5. (a) The governor shall appoint the members of the board
of trustees.
(b) If a vacancy occurs during the term of any member, the
governor shall appoint an individual to serve the unexpired term of
the vacating member.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.265.
IC 21-24-3-6
Screening committee; alumnus board membership; establishment
Sec. 6. (a) There is established a screening committee of the
University of Southern Indiana to nominate the alumnus member of
the board of trustees.
(b) The screening committee consists of five (5) members
appointed by the executive body of the university alumni association
designated by the board of trustees.
(c) Within seventy-five (75) days after the date that a vacancy
occurs on the board of trustees for the alumnus member, the
screening committee shall submit a list of at least three (3) names of
eligible individuals to a person designated by the board of trustees.
(d) When the names are received by the person designated by the
board of trustees, the designated person shall submit the names to the
governor.
(e) The governor shall appoint the alumnus member of the board
of trustees from the list of names submitted under subsection (d).
However, if the governor does not receive the names of at least three
(3) eligible individuals under subsection (d) within ninety (90) days
after the alumnus member vacancy on the board occurs, the governor
may appoint any individual who is otherwise eligible under this
chapter to serve as the alumnus member of the board of trustees.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.265.
IC 21-24-3-7
Screening committee; student board membership; establishment
Sec. 7. (a) There is established a screening committee of the
University of Southern Indiana for the purpose of nominating the
student member of the board of trustees.
(b) The screening committee consists of:
(1) four (4) students enrolled in the university who are
appointed by the student governing body designated by the
board of trustees; and
(2) one (1) individual appointed by the governor.
(c) Within seventy-five (75) days after the date that a vacancy
occurs on the board of trustees for the student member, the screening
committee shall submit a list of at least ten (10) names of eligible
individuals to a person designated by the board of trustees.
(d) When the names are received by the person designated by the
board of trustees, the designated person shall submit the names to the
governor.
(e) The governor shall appoint the student member of the board
of trustees from the list of names submitted under subsection (d).
However, if the governor does not receive the names of at least ten
(10) eligible individuals under subsection (d) within ninety (90) days
after the date that the student member vacancy on the board of
trustees occurs, the governor may appoint an individual who is
otherwise eligible under this chapter to serve as the student member
of the board of trustees.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.265.