Signature Authority
Signature Authority
Signature Authority
Below are the positions that have been authorized to sign on behalf of the University. Please refer to the resolution for more details.
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Authority
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Contracts/Transactions |
Scope/Limit (all subject to Legal Review) |
| President | The President can sign all contracts in the absence of delegated signors. | Subject to limits imposed by Board of Trustees |
| Senior Vice President for Finance & CFO | The Senior Vice President for Finance can sign all contracts in the absence of delegated signors. In addition, the SVP for Finance can sign all university contracts that are in excess of $100,000 university/student funds (e.g. leases, debt financing, settlements, real property). | Subject to limits imposed by Board of Trustees |
| Vice President for Finance | The Vice President for Finance can sign all contracts in the absence of delegated signors. Senior Vice President is preferred except in areas of specified delegation for VP Finance. The Vice President for Finance can sign all university contracts that are less than $100,000 using university funds. | Subject to limits imposed by Board of Trustees |
| Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs | Contracts pertaining to Academic Programs, Academic Affiliations, partnerships and joint degree programs with no monetary commitment. | No monetary commitment on behalf of the University. |
| Vice President for Research with cosignature of VP Finance or SVP Finance | Grants and contracts with federal, state, corporations and foundations. All sponsored research agreements. | VP Finance as cosigner-up to aggregate grant amount of $2,000,000. SVP Finance as cosigner- above $2,000,000 or requiring University match over $100,000 |
| Vice President for Research | All IP agreements, including MTAs and Research Compliance Agreements, including inter-institutional agreements. | Excluding Equity Share Agreements which must be signed by Senior VP for Finance. |
| AVP for Finance/Controller | All contracts that are less than $100,000 using student funds. | Subject to Board of Trustees approval. *SGA |
| AVP Budget/Financial Planning | Purchase Orders that exceed the bid threshold. | Subject to limits imposed by Board of Trustees, must be in operating budget. |
| SVP for Community and Economic Development or authorized Labor Management Relations Representative | Local agreements and individually negotiated matters with represented employees relating to labor management relations. | Subject to limits imposed by Board of Trustees, excluding financial commitments. |