Chapter 3352 | Wright State University

Section 3352.01 | Appointment of trustees - term.

• Effective: March 31, 2005
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 224 - 125th General Assembly

(A) There is hereby created a state university to be known as "Wright state university." The government of Wright state university is vested in a board of eleven trustees, who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of the trustees shall be students at Wright state university, and their selection and terms shall be in accordance with division (B) of this section. Except for the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for nine years, commencing on the first day of July and ending on the thirtieth day of June. Each trustee shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the trustee was appointed. Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the trustee's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the trustee's term until the trustee's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. No person who has served a full nine-year term or more than six years of such a term shall be eligible for reappointment until a period of four years has elapsed since the last day of the term for which the person previously served. The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be paid their reasonable necessary expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official duties. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum.

(B) The student members of the board of trustees of Wright state university have no voting power on the board. Student members shall not be considered as members of the board in determining whether a quorum is present. Student members shall not be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. The student members of the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's student governments and approved by the university's board of trustees. The initial term of office of one of the student members shall commence on July 1, 1988 and shall expire on June 30, 1989, and the initial term of office of the other student member shall commence on July 1, 1988 and shall expire on June 30, 1990. Thereafter, terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the term it succeeds. In the event that a student member cannot fulfill a two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill the unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original selection.

Section 3352.02 | Election and appointment of officers of board - bond of treasurer.

• Effective: September 23, 2008
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 562 - 127th General Assembly

The board of trustees of Wright state university shall annually elect from their members a chairperson and vice-chairperson; and they may also appoint a secretary of the board, a treasurer, and such other officers of the university as the interest of the university requires, who may be members of the board. The treasurer, before entering upon the discharge of official duties, shall give bond to the state or be insured for the faithful performance of the treasurer's duties and the proper accounting for all moneys coming into the treasurer's care. The amount of said bond or insurance shall be determined by the board, but shall not be for a sum less than the estimated amount which may come into the treasurer's control at any time, less any reasonable deductible.

Section 3352.03 | Powers and duties of board of trustees.

• Effective: November 5, 1965
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 210 - 106th General Assembly

The board of trustees of Wright state university shall employ, fix the compensation of, and remove, the president and such number of professors, teachers, and other employees as may be deemed necessary. The board shall do all things necessary for the creation, proper maintenance, and successful and continuous operation of the university. The board may accept donations of lands and moneys for the purposes of such university.

Section 3352.04 | Board of trustees to receive and hold property or funds.

• Effective: November 5, 1965
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 210 - 106th General Assembly

The board of trustees of Wright state university may receive and hold in trust, for the use and benefit of the university, any grant or devise of land, and any donation or bequest of money or other personal property, to be applied to the general or special use of the university, unless otherwise directed in the donation or bequest. The board of trustees of Wright state university may make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the operation of such university.

Section 3352.05 | General assembly to support university - other sources.

• Effective: November 5, 1965
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 210 - 106th General Assembly

The general assembly shall support Wright state university by such sums and in such manner as it may provide, but support may also come from other sources.

Section 3352.06 | College of medicine.

• Effective: October 9, 1974
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 474 - 110th General Assembly

The board of trustees of Wright State university, in cooperation with Central State and Miami universities, shall create, organize, provide for, and maintain a college of medicine. The board of trustees of Wright State university, in cooperation with the boards of trustees of Central State university and Miami university, may negotiate for and receive conveyances and transfers of property, both real and personal, to be used by the college, and may make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the operation of the college. No state funds shall be paid to such college of medicine unless it meets the requirements of section 3333.11 of the Revised Code.

Section 3352.07 | College of professional psychology.

• Effective: November 23, 1977
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 221 - 112th General Assembly

The board of trustees of Wright State University, in cooperation with Central State University, shall create, organize, and provide for and maintain a College of Professional Psychology. The board, in cooperation with the board of trustees of Central State University, may negotiate for and receive conveyances and transfers of real and personal property for use by the college and may make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the college's operation. The board of trustees of Wright State University may grant the degree of doctor of psychology after approval by the board of regents processes, prescribe rules for the effective operation of the program, and exercise such other powers as are necesary for the efficient managment of the college.

The general assembly shall support the College of Professional Psychology of Wright State University by such sums and in such manner as it may provide, but the college may accept funds from other sources.

Section 3352.11 | Powers and duties of boards of trustees.

• Effective: November 5, 1965
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 210 - 106th General Assembly

The boards of trustees of Miami university and the Ohio state university, acting in accordance with such agreements as may be decided upon, shall employ, fix the compensation of, and remove the professors, teachers, administrative personnel, and such other employees of the Wright state campus as necessary. The boards shall do all things necessary for the creation, proper maintenance, and successful operation of the institution with the goal of developing a state university. The boards may accept, hold, and use donations of property, real, personal, or mixed, for the purposes of the institution.

The boards may receive and hold in trust, for the use and benefit of the institution, any grant or devise of land, and any donation or bequest of money or personal property, to be applied to the general or special use of the institution, unless otherwise directed in the donation or bequest. The boards may make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the operation of the institution.

Section 3352.13 | General assembly to support university - other sources.

• Effective: November 5, 1965
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 210 - 106th General Assembly

The general assembly shall support the Wright state campus by such sums and in such manner as it may provide but support may also come from other sources.

Section 3352.14 | Termination of Wright state campus - transfer of property.

• Effective: November 5, 1965
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 210 - 106th General Assembly

The Wright state campus shall cease to exist when the board of trustees of Wright state university commences the exercise of its powers. Thereupon, the control of all lands, buildings, property, and equipment of the institution held by the boards of trustees of Miami university and the Ohio state university for the institution or in trust for the institution, whether for the general or special use of the institution or for some purpose otherwise directed by the terms of a donation or bequest, shall be transferred to the board of trustees of the Wright state university.

Section 3352.16 | Wright state university center for civics, culture, and workforce development.

• Effective: April 30, 2024
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 101 - 135th General Assembly

(A)(1) The Wright state university center for civics, culture, and workforce development is established as an independent academic division within Wright state university, physically located on the Dayton campus of Wright state university. The center shall conduct teaching and research in the historical ideas, traditions, and texts that have shaped the American constitutional order and society and the United States armed forces.

(2) The center shall establish bylaws requiring the center to do all of the following:

(a) Educate students by means of free, open, and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth;

(b) Affirm its duty to equip students with the skills, habits, and dispositions of mind they need to reach their own informed conclusions on matters of social and political importance;

(c) Affirm the value of intellectual diversity in higher education and aspire to enhance the intellectual diversity of the university;

(d) Affirm a commitment to create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the intellectual freedom of each member, supports individual capacities for growth, and welcomes the differences of opinion that shall naturally exist in a public university community.

The requirements prescribed under divisions (A)(2)(a) to (d) of this section shall take priority over any other bylaws adopted by the center.

(3) The board of trustees of the university may name the center in accordance with the philanthropic naming policies and practices of the university.

(B) The center shall be an independent academic division, physically located on the Dayton campus of Wright state university, with the authority to house faculty who hold their appointments within the center. Faculty appointed to the center shall not be required, but may, hold joint appointments within any other division of the university. No faculty outside of the center shall have the authority to block faculty hires into the center. No university policy shall govern the development and approval of curriculum within the center.

(C)(1) The center shall offer instruction in all of the following:

(a) The books and major debates which form the intellectual foundation of free societies, especially that of the United States;

(b) The principles, ideals, and institutions of the American constitutional order, including the United States armed forces;

(c) The foundations of responsible leadership and informed citizenship;

(d) The origins, purpose, and role of Wright-Patterson air force base and surrounding defense-related industries in supporting the United States;

(e) The workforce needs of Wright-Patterson air force base and industries that support the base.

(2) The center also shall focus on all of the following:

(a) Offering university-wide programming related to the values of free speech and civil discourse;

(b) Expanding the intellectual diversity of the university's academic community;

(c) Increasing the awareness of Wright-Patterson air force base and supporting workforce needs to sustain and attract missions at the base.

(D)(1) Not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section, the board of trustees of the university shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the senate, a seven-member center academic council. An initial member shall not begin service until confirmed by the senate. Four members shall form a quorum.

(2) The academic council shall be comprised of scholars with relevant expertise and experience. Not more than three members of the council may be employees of the university. Best efforts shall be made to have not fewer than three members of the advisory board be from Ohio.

(3) Three members of the academic council shall serve initial terms of two years and four members shall serve initial terms of four years, which the members shall determine at their first meeting, and select replacements for vacant seats.

(E)(1) The academic council established under division (D) of this section shall conduct a nationwide search for candidates for the director of the center and shall strictly adhere to all relevant state and federal laws. The academic council shall submit to the president of the university a list of finalists from which the president shall select and appoint a director, subject to approval by the board of trustees. Future directors shall be chosen in the same manner.

(2) The director shall consult with the provost; however, the director shall report directly to the president of the university.

(3) The director shall have the sole and exclusive authority to manage the recruitment and hiring process and to extend offers for employment for all faculty and staff of the center, and to terminate employment of all staff, subject to the approval of the board of trustees of the university. The director shall oversee, develop, and approve the center's curriculum. The center shall be granted the authority to offer courses independently and develop certificate, minor, and major programs as well as graduate programs, and offer degrees.

(4) Notwithstanding section 3333.164 of the Revised Code, the center shall develop a set of standards and procedures to maximize the granting of academic credit for military training, experience, and coursework.

(5) Notwithstanding section 3333.31 of the Revised Code, Wright state university shall not charge more than its in-state instructional and general fees to any current or honorably discharged member of the United States armed forces, or the spouse or dependents of such a member, who enrolls in a program offered by the center, regardless of whether that member, spouse, or dependent is a resident of this state under rules adopted under section 3333.31 of the Revised Code.

(F) The director of the center shall submit an annual report to the board of trustees of the university and the general assembly in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code. The report shall provide a full account of the center's achievements, opportunities, challenges, and obstacles in the development of this academic division.

Last updated February 14, 2024 at 10:51 AM