Differences in the weight of each voice from one point to the next should be determined by reference to the responsibility of each component for the particular matter at hand. 3.7.2 Examples of Joint Effort Activities Identification and Determination of General Educational Policy. When an educational goal has been established, it becomes the responsibility primarily of the faculty to determine the appropriate curriculum and procedures of student instruction. Such matters as major changes in the size or composition of the student body, and the relative emphasis to be given to the various elements of the educational and research program should involve participation of governing board, administration, and faculty prior to final decision. The framing and execution of long-range plans, one of the most important aspects of institutional responsibility, should be a central and continuing concern in the academic community.
Effective planning demands the broadest possible exchange of information and opinion.
Channels of communication should be established and maintained by joint endeavor. Decisions regarding existing or prospective physical resources calls for joint effort. The allocation of resources among competing demands is central in the formal responsibility of the governing board, and the administrative authority of the president, and in the educational function of the faculty. Selection of a New President . The section of a university president is the responsibility of the governing board, and any process leading to that selection is the prerogative of the board.