9.4 Signature Authority Policy

The President of the University, the Chair, the Vice Chair, the Secretary, and the Treasurer of the Board are authorized to sign and execute documents within their general powers as officers, or in certain cases, under specific authority.

The following types of specific agreements may be executed only by the officers or persons noted:

1. Employee Patent Agreement, Employee Patent, Research and Proprietary Rights Agreement, Adjunct Professor Patent, and Proprietary Rights Agreement, Graduate Student Patent, Research and Proprietary Rights Agreement.

President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Research, or Treasurer, provided that the President or Treasurer may delegate the authority in writing, to any member of the staff.

2. Licenses for patents or technology owned by the University, including licenses and options for licenses contained in research and other agreements.

President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Treasurer, or Vice President for Research.

3. Technology transfer agreements.

4. Non-disclosure Agreements.

President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Treasurer, Vice President for Research, or Director of Technology and Economic Development.

5. Software and trademark licenses from or to another party.

President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Research, Chief Information Officer, Director of Technology and Economic Development, Treasurer, or those staff members designated in writing by the Treasurer.

6. Easements given to another party.

President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Secretary, or Treasurer, only after having been formally approved by the Board of Control.

7. Easements received from another party.

President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Secretary, or Treasurer.

8. Rentals and leases, to and from other parties.

President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Research, Secretary, or Treasurer, provided that the Treasurer may delegate in writing, to any staff member the authority to execute agreements for room and board and apartment rentals.

9. Research, training, educational, and other sponsored activities proposed, gift requests, agreements, and grant applications requiring assurance of compliance with federal and/or state law. This also includes subcontracts/agreements and service agreements related to these agreements.

President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Research, Secretary, Treasurer, provided that the Vice President for Research may delegate in writing, to any staff member, the authority to execute such documents.

10. Labor agreements with Local 1166, AFSCME and Local 5000, UAW.

President, Vice President for Administration, Treasurer, or Director of Human Resources.

11. Educational and International agreements.

President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Secretary, or Treasurer.

12. Agreements for payment of tuition, fees, room or board by domestic and foreign organizations.

President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Treasurer.

13. Purchase order for services, including personal services for University enrichment, supplies, or equipment.

President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Treasurer, or Manager of Purchasing, or those staff members designated in writing by the Manager of Purchasing with the approval of the Treasurer. Purchase requisitions must be signed or countersigned by the Treasurer and/or President when required by the Board policy relating to capital additions.

14. Dispositions of real property.

President, Vice President for Administration, Secretary, or Treasurer upon formal approval of the Board of Control.

15. Capital outlay projects funded by special state appropriations.

President, Vice President for Administration, and/or Treasurer, or any staff member designated in writing by the Treasurer.

16. Casualty and property insurance.

President, Secretary or Treasurer provided that the President or Treasurer, may delegate this authority in writing, to any staff member.

17. Employee benefits.

President, Vice President for Administration, or Treasurer provided that the President, Vice President for Administration, or Treasurer, may delegate this authority in writing, to any staff member.

18. Agreements with domestic governmental and foreign governmental organizations except those specifically mentioned earlier.

President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, or Treasurer.

19. Athletic agreements or contracts and contracts for game officials.

President, Vice President for Administration, or Athletic Director/Department Chair of Exercise Science, Health and Physical Education.

20. Programmer and/or Analyst Proprietary Rights Agreement.

President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Research, Vice President for Administration, or Treasurer, provided that the President, Vice President for Research, or Treasurer, may delegate this authority in writing, to any staff member.

21. United States Department of Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms annual report.

President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Treasurer.

The Board of Control has assigned to the President the duty of operation of the University in accord with general policies laid down by the Board. Under this general authority and responsibility, the President may execute documents unless they go beyond or deviate from the Board's established objectives. (Board of Control Policy 11.13)