Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3335 - Ohio State University
Chapter 3335-3 - Duties of University Leadership
Section 3335-3-01 - President

(A) The president shall be the chief executive officer of the Ohio state university subject to the control of the board of trustees (BOT). Duties, authority and rights are as specified in the BOT bylaws, paragraph (A) of rule 3335-1-03 of the Administrative Code.

(B) Any responsibility of the president may be delegated to any other member of the faculty or staff of the university, subject to any BOT limitations. The president will retain final authority and responsibility for administration of the university. Delegation of major areas shall be in writing to the BOT before implementation as specified in paragraph (F) of rule 3335-1-03 of the Administrative Code.

(C) The president shall designate a president's planning cabinet. The cabinet shall provide advice and counsel to the president, to discuss, deliberate and serve as the primary decision-making body on major university policies, information sharing, and other roles as the president shall determine, as specified in paragraph (G) of rule 3335-1-03 of the Administrative Code.

(D) Principal administrative officials shall include the members of the president's cabinet, the deans of the colleges and the dean and directors of regional campuses and their designated staffs, the dean of the university libraries, chairs of academic departments, directors of schools and academic centers, and such other administrative officials as determined by the president, as specified in paragraph (H) of rule 3335-1-03 of the Administrative Code.