116-1. Purpose.
(a) In order to foster the development of a well-planned and coordinated system of higher education, to improve the quality of education, to extend its benefits and to encourage an economical use of the State's resources, the University of North Carolina is hereby redefined in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
(b) The University of North Carolina is a public, multicampus university dedicated to the service of North Carolina and its people. It encompasses the 16 diverse constituent institutions and other educational, research, and public service organizations. Each shares in the overall mission of the university. That mission is to discover, create, transmit, and apply knowledge to address the needs of individuals and society. This mission is accomplished through instruction, which communicates the knowledge and values and imparts the skills necessary for individuals to lead responsible, productive, and personally satisfying lives; through research, scholarship, and creative activities, which advance knowledge and enhance the educational process; and through public service, which contributes to the solution of societal problems and enriches the quality of life in the State. In the fulfillment of this mission, the university shall seek an efficient use of available resources to ensure the highest quality in its service to the citizens of the State.
Teaching and learning constitute the primary service that the university renders to society. Teaching, or instruction, is the primary responsibility of each of the constituent institutions. The relative importance of research and public service, which enhance teaching and learning, varies among the constituent institutions, depending on their overall missions. (1971, c. 1244, s. 1; 1995, c. 507, s. 15.17.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 116 - Higher Education
Article 1 - The University of North Carolina.
§ 116-3 - Incorporation and corporate powers.
§ 116-3.3 - Mediation matters.
§ 116-4 - Constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina.
§ 116-5 - Initial membership of Board of Governors.
§ 116-6 - Election and terms of members of Board of Governors.
§ 116-6.1 - Student member of the Board of Governors.
§ 116-7 - General provisions concerning members of the Board of Governors.
§ 116-8 - Chairman, vice-chairman and secretary.
§ 116-9 - Meetings of Board of Governors.
§ 116-11 - Powers and duties generally.
§ 116-11.1 - Transferred to G.S116-37 by Session Laws 1971, c1244, s6.
§ 116-11.2 - Duties regarding programs in education administration.
§ 116-11.3 - UNC admissions policy for early college graduates.
§ 116-12 - Property and obligations.
§ 116-13 - Powers of Board regarding property and services subject to general law.
§ 116-13.1 - Capital facilities; reports.
§ 116-13.2 - Report on University Fiscal Liabilities.
§ 116-14 - President and staff.
§ 116-15 - Licensing of certain nonpublic post-secondary educational institutions.
§ 116-17.1 - Dependent care assistance program.
§ 116-17.2 - Flexible Compensation Plan.
§ 116-18 - Information Center established.
§ 116-22.1 through 116-25 - Transferred to §§ 116A-3 to 116A-7 by Session Laws 1971, c1135, s2.
§ 116-26 - Transferred to § 116-43 by Session Laws 1971, c1244, s17.
§ 116-29.1 - University Cancer Research Fund[Effective July 1, 2022]
§ 116-30 - Transferred to § 116-40 by Session Laws 1971, c1244, s9.
§ 116-30.1 - Special responsibility constituent institutions.
§ 116-30.2 - Appropriations to special responsibility constituent institutions.
§ 116-30.3A - Availability of excess receipts.
§ 116-30.3B - Energy conservation savings.
§ 116-30.4 - Position management.
§ 116-30.5 - Impact on education.
§ 116-30.8 - Special responsibility constituent institutionsannual audit by State Auditor.
§ 116-30.20 - Establishment of private, nonprofit corporations.
§ 116-31 - Membership of the boards of trustees.
§ 116-31.10 - Powers of Board regarding certain purchasing contracts.
§ 116-31.12 - Acquisition and disposition of real property by lease.
§ 116-32 - Officers and meetings of the boards of trustees.
§ 116-33 - Powers and duties of the boards of trustees.
§ 116-33.1 - Board of trustees to permit recruiter access.
§ 116-33.2 - Cooperative Extension Service employees.
§ 116-34 - Duties of chancellor of institution.
§ 116-35 - Electric power plants, campus school, etc.
§ 116-36.1 - Regulation of institutional trust funds.
§ 116-36.2 - Regulation of special funds of individual institutions.
§ 116-36.4 - Vending facilities.
§ 116-36.6 - East Carolina University School of Medicine; Medicare receipts.
§ 116-36.7 - Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine; profit sharing with State.
§ 116-37 - University of North Carolina Health Care System.
§ 116-37.1 - Center for public media.
§ 116-37.2 - Regulation of University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill Funds.
§ 116-38 - Child development research and demonstration center.
§ 116-39 - Agricultural research stations.
§ 116-40 - Board to accept gifts and congressional donations.
§ 116-40.5 - Campus law enforcement agencies.
§ 116-40.6 - Certain Personnel of East Carolina University.
§ 116-40.7 - Internal auditors.
§ 116-40.11 - Disciplinary proceedings; right to counsel for students and organizations.
§ 116-40.12 - Student organizations; rights and recognition.
§ 116-40.13 - Authorization to secure liability insurance for alcohol sales.
§ 116-40.20 - Legislative findings.
§ 116-40.21 - Board of governors may authorize management flexibility.
§ 116-40.22 - Management flexibility.
§ 116-40.23 - Reporting requirement; effective date of reported policies, procedures, and rules.
§ 116-41.2 - Powers of Board of Governors generally.
§ 116-41.3 - University authorized to pay service charges; payments deemed revenues.
§ 116-41.6 - Pledge of revenues; lien.
§ 116-41.7 - Proceeds of bonds, revenues, etc., deemed trust funds.
§ 116-41.8 - Rights and remedies of bondholders.
§ 116-41.9 - Refunding revenue bonds.
§ 116-41.10 - Exemption from taxation.
§ 116-41.11 - Executive committee may be authorized to exercise powers and functions of Board.
§ 116-41.13 - Distinguished Professors Endowment Trust Fund; purpose.
§ 116-41.13A - Distinguished Professors Endowment Trust Fund; definitions.
§ 116-41.14 - Distinguished Professors Endowment Trust Fund; establishment; maintenance.
§ 116-41.15 - Distinguished Professors Endowment Trust Fund; allocation; administration.
§ 116-41.16 - Distinguished Professors Endowment Trust Fund; contribution commitments.
§ 116-41.17 - Distinguished Professors Endowment Trust Fund; establishment of chairs.
§ 116-41.18 - Distinguished Professors Endowment Trust Fund; selection of Distinguished Professors.
§ 116-41.19 - Distinguished Professors Endowment Trust Fund; promulgation of rules.
§ 116-41.30 - Establishment of Future Teachers of North Carolina.
§ 116-41.31 - Oversight of Future Teachers of North Carolina.
§ 116-43 - Escheat receipts prior to July 1, 1971.
§ 116-43.1 - Institute for Transportation Research and Education.
§ 116-43.10 - Academic Common Market program.
§ 116-43.16 - Small business counseling information.
§ 116-43.17 - Confidentiality of research data, records, and information of a proprietary nature.
§ 116-43.20 - Operation of 4-H camps.
§ 116-43.30 - Advanced Placement courses for secondary school students.
§ 116-44.1 - Transferred to § 116-42 by Session Laws 1971, c1244, s11.
§ 116-44.2 - Transferred to § 116-38 by Session Laws 1971, c1244, s7.
§ 116-44.4 - Regulation of traffic and parking and registration of motor vehicles.