Section II: COC Core Requirement 
2.3  The institution has a chief executive officer whose primary responsibility is to the institution and who is not the presiding officer of the board.

JUDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE

Compliance.

Narrative/Justification for Judgment of Compliance

The chief executive officer of East Tennessee State University is President Paul E. Stanton, Jr. , whose primary responsibility is to the university.  Dr. Stanton is responsible to the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) through the chancellor for the operation and management of the university.  The presidents in the TBR system report annually to the board of the work and condition of the institutions under its guidance.

Employees of public institutions may not serve as public members of the TBR (TBR Manual, Selection and Terms of Board Members).  The chairperson of the TBR is elected each year from its membership (TBR Manual, Title, Election and Duties of Board Members; TBR Board Members).  Dr. Stanton is neither a member nor an officer of the Tennessee Board of Regents.


SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
SOURCE
LOCATION
Dr. Paul E. Stanton, Jr., Biographical Information
http://www.etsu.edu/Stanton.htm
Tennessee Board of Regents Policies and Guidelines Manuat;'Policy 1:03:02:00, Duties of the Presidents
http://www.tbr.state.tn.us/policies_guidelines/governance_policies/1-03-02-00.htm
ETSU Office of Human Resources, Position 2-60100/110410, Function of President's Position and Qualifications
http://www.etsu.edu/humanres/jobsadmn/110410.htm
Tennessee Board of Regents Policies and Guidelines Manuat;'Policy 1:02:04:00, Selection and Terms of Board Members
http://www.tbr.state.tn.us/policies_guidelines/governance_policies/1-02-04-00.htm
Tennessee Board of Regents Policies and Guidelines Manuat;'Policy 1:02:05:00, Title, Election and Duties of Board Members
http://www.tbr.state.tn.us/policies_guidelines/governance_policies/1-02-05-00.htm
Tennessee Board of Regents, Board Members
http://www.tbr.state.tn.us/board_members.htm