AU/AUM: AU System

PRESIDENTIAL INITIATIVES:
AU/AUM: AUBURN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

Recommendations to be presented to the Board of Trustees at the Sept. 2005 meeting include:

* Board should officially declare an Auburn University System through appropriate statements in strategic plan.

* Title of Auburn University president should be changed to Chancellor of the Auburn University System and President of Auburn University.

* Title of AUM chancellor should be changed to President of AUM. Titles of current AUM vice chancellors should be changed to vice presidents. AUM president should sit on the board in an advisory capacity.

PRESIDENTIAL INITIATIVES

ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW

AGRICULTURAL INITIATIVE

AUBURN-OPELIKA AIRPORT

AU/AUM: AU SYSTEM

GULF STATE PARK

RESEARCH PARK

* Title of AU executive vice president should be changed to Vice Chancellor for Financial and Administrative Services for Auburn University System. Individual in this position would retain current title for AU duties.

* Title of AU provost and vice president for academic affairs should be changed to Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs for the Auburn University system. Individual in this position would retain current title for AU duties.

* Title of AU vice president for development should be changed to Vice Chancellor for Development for the Auburn University System. Individual in this position would retain current title for AU duties.

* Changes should require no additional staff or compensation.

* Changes should result in more timely consideration and approval of academic and administrative changes; be more attractive to presidential candidates; provide recognition of AUM as a major component of the AU system; provide improved commitment to the university mission as identified by the board; and lead to a strengthening of AU and AUM through shared resources.

Updated: June 20, 2005