Section 6Sec./Art. 6

The Board shall have the following specific powers and duties in addition to its general powers of administration and the exercise of all the powers granted to the Board of Directors of a corporation under existing laws:

(a) To promulgate rules and regulations not contrary to law as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and functions of the University;

(b) To receive and appropriate all sums as may be provided for the support of the University in the manner it may, in its discretion, determine to carry out the purposes and functions of the University;

(c) To receive in trust, legacies, gifts and donations of real and personal properties of all kinds and to administer and dispose the same when necessary for the benefit of the University and subject to the limitations, directions and instructions of the donor, if any. Such donations shall be exempt from all taxes and shall be considered as deductible items from the income tax of the donor;

(d) To fix the tuition fees and other necessary charges of the University such as, but not limited to, matriculation fees, graduation fees and laboratory fees, as the Board may deem proper to impose after due consultation with the involved sectors;

Such fees and charges, including government subsidies and other income generated by the University, shall constitute special trust funds and shall be deposited in any authorized government depository bank, and all interests that shall accrue therefrom shall form part of the same fund for the use of the University.

Any income generated by the University from tuition fees and other charges, as well as from the operation of auxiliary services and land grants, shall be retained by the University, and may be disbursed by the Board for instruction, research, extension or other programs/projects of the University: Provided, That all fiduciary fees shall be disbursed for the specific purposes for which they are collected.

If, for reasons beyond its control, the University shall not be able to pursue any project for which funds have been appropriated and, allocated under its approved program of expenditures, the Board may authorize the use of said funds for any reasonable purpose, which, in its discretion, may be used for the attainment of the objectives and goals of the university or college.

(e) To authorize the construction or repair of its buildings, machineries, equipment, and other facilities and the purchase and acquisition of real and personal properties, including necessary supplies, materials and equipment;

(f) To appoint, upon the recommendation of the president of the University, vice-presidents, deans, directors, and heads of departments, faculty members and other officials and employees of the University;

(g) To fix and adjust salaries of faculty members and administrative officials and employees in accordance with the Revised Compensation and Position Classification System;

(h) To approve the curricula, institutional programs and rules of discipline drawn by the administrative and academic councils as herein provided;

(i) To set policies on admission and graduation of students;

(j) To award honorary degrees upon persons in recognition of their outstanding contributions in the fields of education, public service, arts, science and technology, or in any field of specialization of the University, and to authorize the awarding of certificates for completion of non-degree and non-traditional courses;

(k) To establish branches or centers in the Province of Zambales, if and when it becomes essential and necessary, where there is no existing school offering similar programs or courses to promote and carry out equal access to educational opportunities as mandated by the Constitution;

(l) To establish chairs in the University and to provide fellowships for qualified faculty members and scholarships to deserving students;

(m) To establish research and extension centers of the University where such will promote the development of the latter;

(n) To delegate any of its powers and duties provided for hereinabove to the President and/or other officials of the University as it may deem appropriate so as to expedite the administration of the affairs of the University;

(o) To authorize an external management audit of the institution, to be financed by the CHED and to institute reforms, including academic and structural changes, on the basis of the audit results and recommendations;

(p) To collaborate with other governing boards of state universities within the province or region, under the supervision of the CHED and in consultation with the Department of Budget and Management, the restructuring of the University to become more efficient, relevant, productive and competitive;

(q) To develop consortia and other forms of linkages with local government units, institutions and agencies, both public and private, local and foreign, in furtherance of the purposes and objectives of the institution;

(r) To develop academic arrangements for institution capability building with appropriate institutions and agencies, public or private, local or foreign, and to appoint experts/specialists as consultants, or visiting or exchange professors, scholars, researchers, as the case may be;

(s) To set up the adoption of modern and innovative modes of transmitting knowledge such as the use of information technology, the dual system, open learning, community laboratory and the like, for the promotion of greater access to higher education;

(t) To establish policy guidelines and procedures for participative decision-making and transparency within the institution;

(u) To privatize, where most advantageous to the institution, management and non-academic services such as health, food, building or grounds or property maintenance and similar such other activities; and

(v) To extend the term of the president of the University beyond the age of retirement but not later than the age of seventy (70), whose performance has been unanimously rated as outstanding and upon unanimous recommendation by the search committee for the President of the University.