Board of Regents Policy Policy for the Appointment of a CSCU System Chancellor

The Board of Regents (BOR) is responsible for the governance of the CSCU system and the selection of a CSCU System Chancellor to be the chief executive officer who leads the constituent units of colleges and universities. The search process to select the CSCU System Chancellor shall be comprised of a BOR Search Committee and a Search Advisory Committee.  The search process will represent system wide constituencies as well as external stakeholders that depend on CSCU institutions for educated citizens and an innovative and knowledgeable workforce.

The BOR Search Committee

The BOR Chair shall determine the size and membership of the BOR Search Committee. The Search Committee shall be chaired by the BOR Chair or the Chair’s designee. The BOR Chair may also appoint a Co-Chair. The BOR Search Committee shall establish the criteria and processes for the selection of the CSCU System Chancellor. The processes shall include developing the position profile in partnership with the Search Advisory Committee and conducting interviews of semi-finalists and finalists with representatives of the Search Advisory Committee. The BOR Search Committee may engage an independent consultant to assist in the search, may convene stakeholder sessions and also may conduct such other due diligence review as the BOR Chair deems appropriate. The BOR Search Committee will solicit feedback from the Search Advisory Committee following semi-finalist and finalist interviews and any other stakeholder sessions the BOR Search Committee or the Search Advisory Committee convenes. The BOR Search Committee shall make its recommendation to the full Board of Regents for the appointment of the CSCU System Chancellor.

Search Advisory Committee Membership

The Search Advisory Committee provides valuable input into the search process. Members participate in developing the position profile, reviewing resumes of applicants and recommending candidates to the BOR Search Committee for consideration, designating representatives to participate in interviews with semi-finalists and finalists, and providing input to the BOR Search Committee regarding candidates to be considered for the appointment. Each constituent group, in accordance with the representation outlined below, should select its own members to serve on this committee and the members should represent the diversity of the CSCU community. In the case of the external stakeholders, the BOR Search and the Search Advisory Committee members may recommend individuals to the BOR Chair for selection. The chair and co-chair of the Search Advisory Committee shall be elected by its members. The recommended list of members shall be submitted to the BOR Chair for formal appointment to the Search Advisory Committee. 

Administration of the Search

1. The BOR Search Committee shall establish and provide criteria and processes for the search. The search shall proceed according to the Affirmative Action Policy of the Board of Regents.
2. Complete confidentiality of all proceedings shall be maintained throughout the search. The disclosure of candidates prior to the development of the list of finalist nominees can result in the loss of the best candidates as well as grave injustices to candidates. Names of all candidates under consideration and any other information and/or material related to the search process shall be held in strict confidence by all persons having access to such information. All members of the Search Committee and the Search Advisory Committee shall sign a confidentiality agreement before its first committee meetings.
3. The BOR Chair or the Chair’s designee shall be responsible for the administration of the search, including the keeping of official records of the BOR Search Committee. The BOR Chair shall meet with the finalists and have the sole and exclusive responsibility for contacting candidates under consideration as recommended by the BOR Search Committee.
4. Members of the BOR Search Committee and the Search Advisory Committee shall have access to the resumes and such other information as is available for those candidates.
5. Semi-finalists will be interviewed by members of the BOR Search and Search Advisory Committees, in-person or virtually, as determined the BOR Chair, and in accordance with the BOR Search Committee processes.
6. Finalists shall meet with administrators, students, faculty, staff, community leaders, and other stakeholders. The BOR Search Committee shall seek comments following the meetings from the Search Advisory Committee Chairperson(s).
7. The process shall include an opportunity for all members of the BOR, all institutional Presidents and system office executive staff to meet with the finalists and share input with the BOR Search Committee.
8. The Board will meet to receive the BOR Search Committee’s recommendation and indicate its consensus to the Board Chair to act on its behalf. The Chair or the Chair’s designee may contact finalists and conduct negotiations as appropriate.
9. The BOR shall, by majority vote, appoint the CSCU System Chancellor at a regular or special meeting called for that purpose.