Governance

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The University of the South is governed by the Board of Trustees, most of whom are elected from the 27 constituent dioceses, and the Board of Regents, which acts as the executive board of the Trustees. Its chief executive officer is the Vice-Chancellor and President. The Chancellor, elected from among the bishops of the constituent dioceses, serves as the Chair of the Board of Trustees and, together with the Vice-Chancellor, is a member of the Board of Regents, ex-officio.

The Board of Trustees

of the University

The Board of Trustees is composed of individuals from each of the 27 constituent dioceses of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Individuals from the associated alumni, faculties, staff, the student bodies, as well as trustees at-large are also elected as representatives. The Board of Trustees elects and appoints a Board of Regents, a Chancellor, a Vice-Chancellor, and a Chaplain to serve the University and governs matters related to the Charter, the Constitution, and the University Domain.

Roster of Trustees

The Board of Regents

of the University

The Board of Regents consists of twenty-four members, fifteen of whom are elected by the Board of Trustees. The Regents of the University establish, maintain, and govern the University in all ways other than those powers that are expressly reserved for the Board of Trustees.

Roster of Regents

Governing Documents

of the University

View the University Charter, Constitution, and Ordinances.

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The Founding of the University of the South

Concerned by the failure of the Episcopal Church to establish a successful institution of higher learning within the southern states, ten Episcopal dioceses agreed in 1856 to cooperate in creating a single university. Responding to their bishops’ invitation, clergy and lay delegates from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas met at Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee, on July 4, 1857, to name the first board of trustees.