Editing University of Utah (section)

==Organization==
The University of Utah is governed by a 10-member [[Board of Trustees]], 8 of whom are appointed by the [[Governor of Utah]] with the consent of the [[Utah Senate]]. The President of the University of Utah Alumni Association serves as the 9th member, and the President of the Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) serves as the 10th member. The 8 appointed members serve for four-year terms, four expiring on June 30 of each odd-numbered year. The two [[ex officio member]]s serve for the terms of their respective offices.<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Trustees Bylaws|url=https://admin.utah.edu/board-of-trustees/board-of-trustees-bylaws/|publisher=University of Utah|access-date=March 16, 2017}}</ref>

The University of Utah and the other public colleges and universities of the Utah System of Higher Education are governed by the [[Utah State Board of Regents|Utah Board of Higher Education]] (previously the Utah State Board of Regents)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cortez |first1=Marjorie |title=Herbert announces inaugural Utah Board of Higher Education |url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/5/18/21262877/herbert-announces-inaugural-utah-board-of-higher-education |access-date=April 10, 2021 |work=Deseret News |date=May 18, 2020}}</ref> whose chief executive officer is the Commissioner of Higher Education.<ref>{{cite web |title=Utah System of Higher Education |url=https://academic-affairs.utah.edu/faculty-handbook/utah-system-of-higher-education/ |website=utah.edu |publisher=The University of Utah |access-date=April 10, 2021}}</ref>

The chief executive officer of the University of Utah is the president, who reports to the Board of Higher Education and, with the approval of the trustees, submits budgets, tuition adjustments, and academic program plans, appoints faculty, and develops policy initiatives.<ref>{{cite web |title=Delegation of Responsibilities to the President and Board of Trustees |url=https://ushe.edu/ushe-policies/policyr220/ |website=ushe.edu |publisher=Utah System of Higher Education |access-date=April 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Checklist of Presidents' and Trustees' Responsibilities |url=https://ushe.edu/ushe-policies/r220checklist/ |website=ushe.edu |publisher=Utah System of Higher Education |access-date=April 10, 2021}}</ref>

Subject to the board of trustees, the university faculty have authority to legislate on matters of educational policy via the [[Academic Senate]]. The senate is composed of 100 faculty members proportionally representing and elected by their respective colleges, two elected [[Dean (education)|dean]]s, and 18 students from the ASUU, one from each college and the ASUU president. The senate also includes the [[university president]], [[Ruth Watkins|Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs]], Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, and all non-elected deans as ex officio members who may debate and present motions but do not vote. Much of the actual senate work is carried out by 12 senate-elected [[committee]]s which work on the central academic issues of the institution. The committees report to the full senate, and the senate often acts on their proposals as well as on issues brought to its attention by the administration.<ref>{{cite web|title=Academic Senate Overview|url=https://academic-senate.utah.edu/academic-senate-overview/|publisher=University of Utah|access-date=March 16, 2017}}</ref>