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Board of trustees

President

VP foundation VP alumni Executive VP VP finance VP student VP operations
and advancement and provost (CFO) affairs and facilities
Sponsored Institutional Many colleges with Graduate Budget and Library Others
research research each having: school finance
• Dean
• Associate deans
• Assistant deans
• Department
chairs
• Other
administrators
General Intercollegiate Government Chief marketing Chief information
counsel athletics relations officer (CMO) officer (CIO)
FIGURE 11.1
Simplified organizational chart for public universities.

other key decisions. The president is the chief executive officer and has a
large executive team. In some cases, universities own and operate hospi-
tals as part of their mission to educate physicians, nurses, and other medi-
cal professionals. This is not shown in Figure 11.1. It is vital to realize that
the boxes in Figure 11.1 do not even show the “tip of the iceberg” because
there are many deputies, associates, and assistants who work with the
board, president, vice presidents (VPs), and other top managers. In turn,
the deputies, associates, and assistants have directors, managers, special-
ists, supervisors, and staff who are part of the administration. The size
and complexity of the structure are staggering. Brief descriptions of the
president’s direct reports are provided here.

1. VP foundation and advancement: This is the fundraising arm that
seeks money from alumni and other donors. The foundation, which
holds the funds, is often a separate legal entity with its own board
so it has fiscal autonomy and does not have to abide by spending
restriction that states impose, such as a prohibition on purchasing
alcohol.
2. VP alumni: This entity tracks alumni, gathers information about
their success, and keeps them up to date on what is happening at the
university. This is useful for fundraising.