Section 8
SEC. 8. Powers of the President. The powers and duties of the President of the State College, in addition to those usually pertaining to the Office of the President of a State College which are not inconsistent with the provisions of law, are as follows: To provide leadership for the State College; preserve and protect its academic integrity and insure the strict observance and implementation of the policies, rules and regulations promulgated by the Board. To recommend to the Board of Trustees for appointment, (he Vice-President, Executive Director, Directors of the Institute, Professors, Administrative Officer, professorial lecturers, exchange or visiting faculty and other officers and employees whose basic salaries are equal to that of an Assistant Professor. To appoint instructors and other faculty members, officers and other employees of the State College subject to the provisions of Item three Section five of the Act; promote and transfer said employees, fix their work schedule, grant leaves of absence and approve their designations, additional assignments, compensations and retirement in accordance with the policies promulgated and approved by the Board, subject to the provisions of pertinent budget and compensation laws. To recommend the promotion, additional renumeration and the granting of fringe benefits to the officials of the State College appointed by the Board. To set up the machinery for the review of all disciplinary actions appealable to the Office of the President and the machinery for redress of grievances. To exercise within the framework of the policies of the State College, development planning and allocation of resources, request for grants, endowments and other donations, external relation and State College policies relative to curricula and other academic programs, and rights, privileges, responsibilities and welfare of State College constituency. To formulate comprehensive institutional development plan for the State College, to be revised and updated every 5 years or every year as may be necessary. To submit and recommend to the Board approval of curricular programs, rules of discipline, the conferment of degrees and diplomas and awarding of certificates as recommended by the College Council. To award fellowship, assistantships and schoolships to the faculty and other employees and students in accordance with the policies prescribed by the Board. To negotiate and obtain grants for specific projects, donations of properties of all kind subjects to the confirmation of the Board and to administer the same for the benefit of the State College and its constituency in accordance with the wishes of the donor and in the absence thereof, in such manner as the Board may in its discretion determine. To prepare for approval of the Board the budget of the State College. To submit to the Board annual reports on the operations of the State College, and such other reports as the latter may require. To proscribe rules and regulations not contrary to law for the governance of the State College consistent with its purpose and tiie policies promulgated by the Board; and To exercise such other powers and duties as may be delegated to him by the Board.