2007 Self-Study - University of Nevada, Reno

full funding of the budget. UNR works with
NSHE staff throughout the year to review
budget expenditures and long-term financial
plans. The Regents, through their audit committee,
regularly schedule fiscal audits at UNR (CD
6.6: Schedule of Audits). Budget reconciliations
are followed routinely by the Budget and
Finance subcommittee of the Regents.
6.B.9 The board is knowledgeable of the institution’s
accreditation status and is involved,
as appropriate, in the accrediting
process.
The Board has been apprised of the on-going
self-study for accreditation and will meet with
reviewers during the site visit. The final Accreditation
report will likely be reviewed and
discussed during a Regents’ meeting. The Regent's
will make recommendations and will
oversee follow-up.
Standard 6.C — Leadership and
Management
The chief executive officer provides leadership
through the definition of institutional
goals, establishment of priorities, and the development
of plans. The administration and
staff are organized to support the teaching
and learning environment which results in
the achievement of the institution’s mission
and goals.
6.C.1 The chief executive officer’s full-time
responsibility is to the institution.
As stated in the UNR Bylaws and Board of Regents
Handbook, the President is the chief executive
officer of the University. The duties of
the President are outlined in the Regents Handbook
(RE 6.2: Board of Regents Handbook,
Title 1, Chapter 1, Article 7, Section 4) and in
contract statements. The President has a fulltime
employment contract.
6.C.2 The duties, responsibilities, and ethical
conduct requirements of the institution’s
administrators are clearly defined and published.
Administrators act in a manner consistent
with them.
As chief executive officer, the President hires
and defines the jobs for the Executive Vice
President/Provost and other Vice Presidents.
Under President Lilley, there was a reorganization
in the administrative offices that included:
creation of an Office of Informational Technology
with a new Vice President reporting to the
President, separation of the Development Office
from the Office of Marketing and Communication,
creation of a Vice President for Health Sciences
(Dean of School of Medicine), conversion
to on-campus legal counsel and creation of a
Provost position from the Vice President for
academic affairs position (RD 6.2: Organizational
Charts: UNR). The Executive
VP/Provost position was charged with all internal
affairs including academic affairs, faculty
hiring and contracts, and day-to-day oversight of
the Deans. The new President, Dr. Glick, has indicated
that he intends to be more involved in
campus affairs and is working with the Provost
to clarify his expectations. Any administrative
changes in this position will be communicated to
the campus community.
The Vice Presidents (VPs) with executive administrative
positions are responsible for assisting
the President in administering the institution.
Their jobs are defined and approved by the
President. The Vice Presidents meet with the
President to clarify and update their roles. Typically,
the VPs have either role statements from
annual evaluations (personnel document and
confidential) or job descriptions from their public
hiring, both of which are written (RE 6.4:
Administrative Position Descriptions). PDQs
(position description questionnaires) define the
positions under the VPs and Deans. These are
updated annually and published, although they
are not yet online. It is anticipated that all these
positions will be available online during the next
two years.
6.8