1.4 PHILOSOPHY

The Board of Regents affirms the following:

That higher education is a function of the State of Oklahoma and that RUSO shall act as an entity of the State.
That the universities under its control are an integral part of the unified system which is known as the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education as provided under Article XIII -A of the Oklahoma Constitution.
The authority of the Board resides only in the Board as a whole and not in its individual members.
That the Board exercises its control over the universities through the president of each university.
That the universities exist to serve their students, communities, Oklahoma, and a global society.
That university presidents will give due consideration to faculty and student recommendations when making recommendations to the Board.