The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees is the governing body of the

University of Central Florida The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public research university whose main campus is in unincorporated Orange County, Florida. UCF also has nine smaller regional campuses throughout central Florida. It is part of the State University ...

, a space-grant

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located on a main campus in

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, United States. UCF is a member institution of the

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and is the largest public university in the United States. The Board of Trustees is the governing body of UCF, setting policy for the university, and serving as UCF's legal owner and final authority. Overall, the Board of Trustees hold the institution's resources in trust, is responsible for selection of the

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and administrators, and are responsible for university resources and for implementing the rules and policies of the

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History

The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees was founded in 2001, after the

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– the governing body of the state university system – was abolished by an act of the

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. The Board of Regents was responsible "for adopting systemwide rules and policies; planning for the future needs of the State University System; planning the programmatic, financial and physical development of the system; reviewing and evaluating the instructional, research, and service programs at the universities; coordinating program development among the universities; and monitoring the fiscal performance of the universities." After the dissolution of the Board of Regents, the powers held by the Regents were then awarded to independent, appointed university Boards of Trustees. Governor

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appointed the first twelve charter trustees, who took office on June 22, 2001. In an effort led by

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, the Florida Constitution was amended in 2003 to create a new statewide governing body for the State University System of Florida. The Amendment created the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state university system, and has veto and confirmation powers over the Board of Trustees.

Composition

The board consists of thirteen members, six members that are appointed by the

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and five members that are selected by the Florida Board of Governors. The chair of the Faculty Senate and the president of the

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also serve as trustees during their terms. Trustees serve staggered 5-year terms. The current chair of the board is Beverly Seay and the vice chair is Harold Mills.

References

External links

UCF Board of Trustees

Florida Board of Governors
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History

Composition

See also

References

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