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THEYALECORPORATIONBY-LAWS

（AsApprovedbytheCorporation,September28,2013）

Yale'

sCharterprovidesthatitsgoverningbody,knownlegallyas"

ThePresidentandFellowsofYaleCollege"

–or,moresimply,as"

TheCorporation"

–"

shallhavethegovernment,careandmanagementoftheCollege...andmakesuchreasonablelaws...astheythinkfitandproperfortheinstructionandeducationofthestudents."

TheCorporationcomprises19members:

Threemembersexofficiis:

thePresidentoftheUniversityandtheGovernorandtheLieutenantGovernoroftheStateofConnecticut.

Ten"

SuccessorstotheoriginalTrustees"

whoelecttheirownsuccessors.TheirtermsontheCorporationarelimitedbytheirownvotetotwosix-yearterms,exceptthatuponrecommendationofthePresidentinspecialcircumstancesaSuccessorTrusteemaybeelectedtoanadditionaltermofuptothreeyears.SuccessorTrusteesmustretireontheJune30followingtheirattainmentoftheageof72.

SixAlumniFellows*electedbythealumniasprovidedintheMiscellaneousRegulations.AlumniFellowsareelectedoneeachyearforasix-yearterm.AlumniFellowsmustretireontheJune30followingtheirattainmentoftheageof72.

InadditiontothePresident,theofficersoftheUniversityare:

aProvost,aSecretary,aVicePresidentforFinanceandBusinessOperations,aGeneralCounsel,aVicePresidentforGlobalandStrategicInitiatives,aVicePresidentforNewHavenandStateAffairsandCampusDevelopment,aVicePresidentforDevelopmentandaVicePresidentforHumanResourcesandAdministration.

*In1792,byactoftheGeneralAssemblyofConnecticut,thetenSuccessorTrusteeswerejoinedbyeightTrusteesex-officiis:

theGovernorandLieutenantGovernor,and"

sixseniorassistantsintheCouncilofthisState."

In1819thesixseniorassistantswerereplacedbythesixseniorStateSenators.TheattendanceoftheSenatorsatCorporationmeetingswas,however,perfunctoryandunreliable.In1871,therefore,theLegislatureagreedtodivestthemoftheirmembershipandgrantedtheYalealumnitherighttoelect,instead,sixoftheirownnumber.

THEPRESIDENTANDFELLOWS

1.RegularmeetingsofthePresidentandFellows（Corporation）,unlessotherwiseordered,shallbeheldatleastfivetimesduringeachyearasscheduledbytheCorporationonrecommendationofthePresident.SpecialmeetingsoftheCorporationmaybecalledbythePresidentor,intheabsenceofthePresident,bytheSecretary,orotherwiseinaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheCharter.AwrittennoticeofeachmeetingshallbesenttoeachmemberbytheSecretarybymail,telefacsimileorotherelectronicmeansatleastfivedayspriortothedatesetforsuchmeetings,andthenoticeofanyspecialmeetingshallcontainastatementofthechiefsubjectsofbusinessproposed.Amembermaybepresentatanymeetingbyanymeansofcommunicationwhichpermitsallmemberstosimultaneouslyhearoneanother.AnyactionrequiredorpermittedtobetakenatameetingoftheCorporationoranycommitteeoftheCorporationmaybetakenwithoutameetingifallthemembersentitledtovoteonsuchactionconsenttheretoinwritingandthewrittenconsentsarefiledwithrecordsoftheCorporation.MeetingsoftheCorporationshallbeopenedwithprayer.

2.NominationsofProfessorsonpermanentappointmentandofDeansshallbemailedtotheFellowsatleasttendaysbeforethemeetingatwhichactiononsuchnominationshallbetaken.SuchnoticemaybewaivedifallthemembersoftheCorporationpresentconsent.

PRESIDENT

3.ThePresidentisthechiefexecutiveofficeroftheUniversityandassuchisresponsibleforthegeneraldirectionofallitsaffairs.ThePresidentisexofficioamemberofeveryfacultyandgoverningboard,andofeverycommitteeofthefaculty,administration,andCorporation,exceptAudit,Compensation,andTrusteeship.ThePresidentwillmakehimselfavailabletothesecommitteesandmayattendattheinvitationoftherespectiveChairman.ThePresidentmaydischargethedutiesandexercisethepowersofanyofficeroftheteachingoradministrativestaffwhomaybeabsentorunabletoact,orappointtemporaryofficialstodischargesuchdutiesandexercisesuchpowers.ThePresidentshallpresenttotheCorporationrecommendationsfromthefacultiesandotherunitsoftheUniversitywhichrequiretheapprovaloftheCorporation.ThePresidentshallprepareandsubmitforapprovaltotheCorporationatitsJunemeetingaproposedoperatingbudgetandaproposedcapitalbudgetfortheensuingfiscalyear.ThefinalbudgetsshallbeadoptedbytheCorporationpriortoJune30.ThePresidentshallappointaChiefInvestmentOfficer,whoshallberesponsibleforrecommendingandcarryingoutinvestmentsofUniversityassetsinaccordancewiththepoliciesoftheInvestmentsCommittee.

PROVOST

4.TheProvostisthechiefeducationalandadministrativeofficeroftheUniversityafterthePresident.TheProvostshallbeelectedbytheCorporationonnominationbythePresident.Intheeventofthedeath,disability,orprolongedabsenceofthePresident,orattherequestofthePresident,theProvostshallperformthefunctionsofthePresidentuntilsomeotherappointmentorarrangementismadebytheCorporation.

SubjecttotheauthorityofthePresident,theProvostshalldirecteducationalpoliciesandactivitiesthroughouttheUniversity.TheProvostshallpreparetheoperatingandcapitalbudgetsoftheUniversityonthebasisoftheestimatedoperatingincomeandcapitalreceiptsfurnishedbytheVicePresidentforFinanceandBusinessOperationsandshallpresentsuchbudgetstothePresident.TheProvostshallserveasthesecretaryoftheCommitteesonFinance,EducationalPolicyandtheSchoolofMedicine.TheProvostshallbeexofficioamemberofeveryfacultyandgoverningboard,andofallcommitteesorotherbodiesconcernedwitheducationalpolicyorwithappointmentsorpromotionsintheteachingstaff.AllDeans,committeechairmen,andothereducationalofficials,otherthanthePresident,shallreporttotheProvost.TheProvostshallattendthemeetingsoftheCorporationandofitsPrudentialCommittee.OneormoreDeputy,Associate,orAssistantProvostsmaybeappointedbytheCorporationonnominationbythePresidenttoassisttheProvostinspecialareas.

SECRETARY

5.TheSecretaryisanadministrativeofficerelectedbytheCorporationonnominationbythePresident.TheSecretaryshallattendmeetingsoftheCorporationandthePrudentialCommitteeandshallprepareandkeeptherecordsoftheCorporation.TheSecretaryshallberesponsibleforthesafekeepingofthesealandotherofficialinsigniaoftheUniversity.TheSecretaryshallserveasthesecretaryofthePrudentialCommittee,theTrusteeshipCommittee,andtheCommitteeonHonoraryDegrees.TheSecretaryshallsupervisetheelectionofAlumniFellows.TheSecretaryshallprepareand,togetherwiththePresident,signalldiplomas.TheSecretaryshallarrangefortheregistrationofstudentsinYaleUniversity.TheSecretaryshallberesponsibleforUniversity-widecoordinationofpoliciesonstudentsupport. 

TheSecretaryisresponsiblefortheconductofofficialUniversityfunctions,andforsuchothermattersasareassignedbythePresidentortheCorporation.AppointmentsforUniversitylectures,concerts,andmeetingsshallbemadethroughtheSecretary'

sOffice.TheCorporationmaydesignatetheSecretaryasVicePresident.TheremaybeoneormoreDeputy,AssociateorAssistantSecretaries,appointedbytheCorporationonnominationbythePresident,whoshallhaveresponsibilityfortheoversightofcertainnon-academicareasoftheUniversity.

VICEPRESIDENTFORFINANCEANDBUSINESSOPERATIONS

6.TheVicePresidentforFinanceandBusinessOperationsisanadministrativeofficerelectedbytheCorporationonnominationbythePresidentandresponsibletothePresidentforfinancialandcertainnon-academicadministrativeaffairs.TheVicePresidentforFinanceandBusinessOperationsshallalsobetheTreasureroftheUniversity,exofficio,exercisingallpowersandresponsibilitiesincidentthereto,includingthoseconferredbyappropriateactionorreferencebeforeJuly1,1978.TheresponsibilitiesoftheVicePresidentforFinanceandBusinessOperationsshallinclude:

financialplanningandauditing,andsuchnon-academicsupportservicesandotheradministrativeworkasmaybeassignedtotheVicePresidentforFinanceandBusinessOperationsfromtimetotimebytheCorporationorthePresident.Wheneverfinancialoradministrativeaffairsaffectactivitiesofteachingorresearch,theVicePresidentforFinanceandBusinessOperationsshallconsultwiththeProvost.TheVicePresidentforFinanceandBusinessOperationsshallattendthemeetingsofthePrudentialCommitteeandoftheCorporation,andshallserveasthesecretaryoftheAuditCommittee.TheVicePresidentforFinanceandBusinessOperationsshallbebondedtosuchanamountastheCorporationmayrequire.TheremaybeaComptrollerandoneormoreotherofficialswhoassisttheVicePresidentforFinanceandBusinessOperations,appointedbytheCorporationonnominationbythePresident.

7.TheVicePresidentforFinanceandBusinessOperationsshallhavechargeoftheaccountsoftheCorporation.TheVicePresidentforFinanceandBusinessOperationsshallkeepallnegotiablesecuritiesinaplaceofdepositapprovedbytheCommitteeonFinance,towhichaccessshallbehadonlyasauthorizedbytheCorporation.TheVicePresidentforFinanceandBusinessOperationsshallcollectandaccountforthetuition,fees,andotherchargestostudentsoftheUniversity;

buttheVicePresidentforFinance