R310-1. Purpose
4.2. Utah State Board of Regents - The mission of the Utah State Board of Regents is to ensure fulfillment of the mission of the Utah System of Higher Education through policy determination, governance, collaboration, and coordination. Well defined and differentiated institutional missions are established by the Regents to focus college and university efforts on excellence, to avoid unwise duplication of programs and effort, to serve both traditional and nontraditional students, and to promote efficiency and accountability. The Board also coordinates with non-USHE postsecondary institutions, public education, business, and government, and administers student financial aid and other programs involving statewide participation.
4.3. Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education - The mission of the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education (OCHE) is to implement and administer policies and directives of the State Board of Regents and provide staff support to assist the Board and system institutions in fulfilling their respective missions. Under Regent direction, the OCHE works closely with college and university personnel to afford Utahns a highly efficient and economical system of public higher education. The OCHE provides statewide leadership, collaboration, coordination, strategic planning, policy development, standardized reporting procedures, information dissemination, and program administration. The office also formulates consolidated operating and capital budgets, and manages enrollments and instructional delivery systems that provide access with superior quality.
(Approved November 5, 1993.)