Procedure No. 29.1

President's Office Coverage Plan

Area: General Administration
Adopted: 08/06/08
Revised: 9/24/09, 2/25/14, 9/5/17, 7/31/18; 7/14/21; 10/20/2021; 11/10/2022

During absences by the President, the President's Office staff will be available to provide support to the member of President's Cabinet exercising acting authority.
President's Cabinet and the Board of Trustees will be informed by the President's Office staff when the coverage plan is enacted.
The Purchasing and Finance departments will be alerted by the President's Office staff to provide management information system approval privileges to the member of the President's Cabinet exercising acting authority.
Communication with the Board of Trustees and Board Secretary will be directed through the President's Office.
In the event of an emergency, potential crisis or controversy, the Communications Crisis Plan will be utilized.
Acting authority is delegated in the following order: Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs; Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management; Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness and Chief Strategy Officer; Chief of Staff and Chief Advancement Officer; Chief Financial Officer; Chief Information Officer.

Reference Materials:

Executive Level Emergency Call Chain (maintained by the President's Office)
Emergency Operations Plan (maintained by Security)
Board of Trustees Membership Address Listing (maintained by the Board Office)
Evaluation and Closing Procedures (maintained by the Facilities Department)
Communications Crisis Plan (maintained by College Relations/Marketing Department)