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GEORGETOWN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL
2.0 Organization Cohesion
GAU expects that all departments will function cohesively in pursuit of its mission and objectives. The
functions of each Department are aligned with the organization’s core mission, and they are either in
direct support of program delivery or are peripheral to the departments that have direct responsibility for
their delivery. However, whether they play direct or indirect roles, nevertheless, their functions are vital
for mission success. In this regard, human resources are responsible for talent (personnel) acquisition
and retention, while finance is responsible for tracking and ensuring that the organization maintains its
financial viability through accurate and timely reporting for decision-making.
3.0 Institutional Planning and Effectiveness
Georgetown American University conducts institutional planning annually covering all its programs,
services, and constituencies linked to decision-making process at all levels to ensure effectiveness. This
assures a commitment to principles of continuous improvement, based on systemic and documented
processes of assessing institutional performance as it relates to the stated mission. The foregoing is
captured through the institution’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). The following schematic is a depiction
of the organizational elements.
Governing
Board
Organization
Finance Mission and Academic
Faculty
Core Values
Administration
and Human
Resources
3.1 Corporate Governance
GAU is an independent for-profit organization that is privately and wholly-owned. It is incorporated in
the Republic of Guyana and has registered offices in both Georgetown and Atlanta, Georgia in the USA.
Its corporate structure comprises a Board of Directors with 5 persons headed by the Chairman and
includes the President of the University. The Board members have varied backgrounds to ensure that its
functions to discharge its fiduciary responsibilities. The presiding officer of the board and a majority of
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