PUBLIC FOUR-YEAR HIGHER EDUCATION BOARDS ACROSS THE NATION OKLAHOMA NUMBER OF BOARDS STATE BOARDS Public Boards INSTITUTION BOARDS University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Board of Regents Institution Boards System Boards Coordinating Board Eastern Oklahoma State College Board of Regents Northern Oklahoma College Board of Regents Murray State College Board of Regents SYSTEM BOARDS ABOUT THE BOARDS Regional University System of Oklahoma Board of Regents University of Oklahoma Board of Regents MEMBERSHIP SELECTION boards have student members (0 who vote) boards have members selected by a general election Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges boards have faculty members (0 who vote) boards have members selected by the governor COORDINATING BOARDS boards have members selected by the state legislature PROCESS REQUIREMENTS boards have an external vetting process for members boards require their members to be state residents boards have a formalized removal process for members boards require some members to live in a certain region of the state Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education INTERESTING FACT On the Board of Regents of Northern Oklahoma College, no two members can be from the same profession or occupation and no more than three members can be from the same county 1133 20th Street, N.W., Suite 300 Washington, D.C 20036 TEL FAX 202.296.8400 202.223.7053 www.agb.org TYPE OF AUTHORITY TOTAL MEMBERS / VOTING FROM A GENERAL ELECTION FROM THE GOVERNOR (*LEGISLATURE CONFIRMS) FROM THE LEGISLATURE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION APPOINTED MEMBERS / VOTING FACULTY MEMBERS / VOTING STUDENT MEMBERS / VOTING EX OFFICIO MEMBERS / VOTING GOVERNOR SERVES PRESIDENT / CHANCELLOR SERVES (*VOTES) ALUMNI MEMBERS REQUIRED TERM LENGTH IN YEARS (*TERM LIMIT) REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEETINGS ANNUALLY FORMALIZED REMOVAL PROCESS REQUIRES AN EXTERNAL SCREENING LIMITS THE NUMBER OF POLITICAL AFFILIATES Board of Regents of the Regional University System of Oklahoma year only Constitutional 9/9 8* 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 No No No Yes/ Yes No No No University of Oklahoma Board of Regents year only Constitutional 7/7 7* 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 No No No No/ No No No No University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Board of Regents year only Statutory 7/7 7* 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 No No No No/ No No No No Eastern Oklahoma State College Board of Regents year only Statutory 7/7 7* 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 No No No No/ No No No No Board of Regents of Northern Oklahoma College year only Statutory 5/5 5* 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 No No No No/ No No No No Murray State College Board of Regents year only Statutory 7/7 7* 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 No No No No/ No No No No Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 2&4 year Constitutional 9/9 9* 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 No No No Yes/ Yes No No No Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges 2&4 year Constitutional 9/9 8* 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 No No No Yes/ Yes No No No MUST HAVE STATE RESIDENTS / MUST LIVE IN A CERTAIN REGION TYPE OF INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT OKLAHOMA’S PUBLIC BOARDS For more information and specific questions, please contact Cristin Toutsi, AGB’s director of public policy and strategic communications, at CToutsi@agb.org