The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia is a State Constitutional Board responsible for governance, control, and management of the University System of Georgia and its member institutions. The Chancellor and the Central Office Staff are responsible for administering the affairs of the University System of Georgia under the general direction of the Board of Regents. West Georgia, a unit of the University System of Georgia, operates according to Board policies and procedures. The President of West Georgia has general responsibility for the institution. This committee consists of persons in administrative positions reporting directly to the President, and other persons as the President believes will provide advice for the orderly, effective, and efficient administration of the University's affairs.
Appointments are annual and made at the beginning of the Fiscal Year.
The Administrative Council is the chief advisory body for administrative activities in the academic operations of the University. The Planning Council, an advisory body to the President for long-range University development, oversees a variety of plan activities extending three or more years into the future. The President appoints Council members from the administration, faculty, students, alumni, and the community. A dean or director supervises each of these major units. The Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, and Education are subdivided into departments, each responsible for instruction relevant to specific academic disciplines.