The Board of Regents of the Regional University System of Oklahoma, (hereinafter “Board of Regents”, “Board”, or “Regents”) is vested with the governance of the following universities: East Central University, Northeastern State University, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, and the University of Central Oklahoma. Within its authority is the supervision, management, and control of each university, including the power to do all things necessary and convenient to carry out the powers expressly granted to it by the Constitution and the laws of the state of Oklahoma, or to make each university effective for the purposes for which it is maintained and operated. Specific provisions pertaining to the management of each university and related matters may be set forth in the faculty and staff/employee handbooks, student handbooks, and other official policy documents of each university.
Any modification to a Board of Regents policy in the policy documents referred to above or elsewhere must be made through action of the Board of Regents