Section 9Sec./Art. 9

The administration of the University shall be vested in the president of the University who shall render full-time service. He shall be appointed by the Board, upon recommendation of a duly constituted search committee. He shall have a term of four (4) years and shall be eligible for reappointment for another term.

In case of vacancy by reason of death, resignation, removal for cause or incapacity of the president to perform the functions of his office, the Board shall have the authority to designate an officer-in-charge pending the appointment of a new president.

In case of vacancy in the office of the president as mentioned in the immediately preceding paragraph, his successor shall hold office for the unexpired term.

The powers and duties of the president of the University, in addition to those specifically provided in this Act, shall be those usually pertaining to the office of the president of a similar university, and those delegated by the Board.

The salary of the president of the University shall be subject to the existing compensation and position classification system and shall be comparable to that being received by other presidents of similar educational institutions of like standing.

In order not to disrupt the operation of the institution and to insure the smooth transition from its status as a college to that of a university, the incumbent president of the College, if qualified, shall serve the unexpired portion of his term as the first president of the new university, subject to the limitations provided herein.