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Section III: Mission, Governance, and Institutional Effectiveness
SACS Comprehensive Standard

III-2. The governing board of the institution is responsible for the selection and the evaluation of the chief executive officer.

JUDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE

Yes, East Tennessee State University is able to provide a portfolio of evidence supporting compliance.

STATEMENT OF RATIONALE FOR JUDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE

The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) is responsible for the selection and employment of ETSU's chief executive officer (TBR Manual, Selection and Retention of Presidents). In TBR institutions, the president is the chief executive officer of the institution and the chancellor is the chief executive officer of the TBR. The same policy stipulates that the chancellor, on behalf of the TBR, evaluates the performance of each president of a TBR institution. Generally, the evaluation is to be conducted annually and, at a minimum, the chancellor is to consider the following qualities of each president:

• accomplishment of annual objectives at the institution;



• demonstrated ability to serve as the leader of a campus community, including such factors as the ability to organize, make decisions, motivate others, communicate, maintain strong external relationships, and develop other leaders; and



• commitment to the institution and the system and to the implementation of TBR policies.

The purpose of the evaluation process is to improve the administration of the president, establish compensation, and determine future employment status.

After review, we have determined that, in practice, the TBR formal annual evaluation (as specified by TBR) of the ETSU president has not always been conducted.

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