The Board of Trustees is composed of ten members appointed by the Governor for staggered ten-year terms and has constitutional status. The President is the chief executive officer of the University and is responsible to the Board of Trustees. The Chancellor is the chief executive officer on the Fayetteville campus and reports to the President. Five Vice Chancellors on the Fayetteville campus are responsible to the Chancellor for their respective areas. They are the Executive Vice Chancellor and Vice Chancellors for Student Services, University Advancement, Academic Affairs, and Finance and Administration.
Deans are the chief administrative officials of the various colleges and schools.
Deans, directors, and other administrative officials are responsible to the appropriate Vice Chancellors or directly to the Chancellor for the discharge of duties and responsibilities placed on them. The University has a long tradition of student participation in campus governance. Some important elements of the governance structure are briefly outlined here. The Campus Faculty has responsibility for all matters of academic concern under the Board of Trustees, including admission requirements, curriculum and courses, degrees and requirements for degrees, calendar and schedule, award of honors and honorary degrees, student affairs, and interpretation of its own legislation and policies. The Campus Faculty also makes recommendations to the Chancellor, the President, and Board of Trustees on other institutional matters of concern to faculty.