The board of trustees shall have the power to organize the institution by appointment of instructors and faculty members and such executive and administrative officers and employees as may be necessary to operate the university; the trustees may remove any officers, faculty members or employees of the institution in their discretion and shall have the power and authority to fix salaries or compensation, increase or reduce the same at their discretion, to regulate, alter or modify the government of the institution as they may consider advisable. The trustees may prescribe courses of instruction, rates of tuition and fees, confer such academic and honorary degrees as are usually conferred by institutions of like character; and they may do whatever else they may consider in the best interest of the institution.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 55 - University of South Alabama.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 16-55-2 - Board of Trustees - Appointment; Terms; Vacancies; Compensation and Expenses.
Section 16-55-3 - Board of Trustees - Rights, Privileges and Authority.
Section 16-55-4 - Board of Trustees - Powers as to Organization and Administration.
Section 16-55-5 - Board of Trustees - Trustees Divided Into Classes; Initial Terms.
Section 16-55-6 - Board of Trustees - Quorum; Meetings.
Section 16-55-6.1 - Board of Trustees - Participation in Meetings by Electronic Communications.
Section 16-55-7 - Scholarships to School of Nursing - Distribution.
Section 16-55-8 - Scholarships to School of Nursing - Who Eligible.