No. 4/2016 MANICALAND STATE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Cap. 25:31 Functions of deans or directors 10. (1) A dean or director shall be responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for— (a) the character and quality of his or her faculty’s or institute’s academic programmes and teaching; and (b) the proper direction, control and management of the staff, property, equipment and finances of his or her faculty or institute; and (c) contributing to the evolution and maintenance of a conducive environment for learning at the University. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), a dean’s or director’s functions include— (a) the planning and control of his or her faculty’s or institute’s budget; and (b) implementing the policies and objectives of the University and his or her faculty or institute; and (c) developing and maintaining relations with alumni of his or her faculty or institute and with other organisations and persons, with a view to enriching the academic programmes offered by his or her faculty; and (d) soliciting funds and other assistance to support programmes and projects of his or her faculty or institute; and (e) co-operating with other faculties or institutes, agencies and centres to further the programmes and projects of his or her faculty or institute; and (f) performing such other functions as may be prescribed by the regulations or ordinance. Evaluation of performance of deans or directors 11. The performance of every dean or director shall be evaluated annually by a committee appointed by the Vice-Chancellor and consisting of senior academic staff and administrative staff. Termination of appointment of deans or directors 12. (1) A dean or director may resign his or her office by giving the ViceChancellor three months’ written notice or such longer or shorter notice as he or she and the Vice Chancellor may agree. (2) Subject to subsection (3), the Vice-Chancellor may suspend or terminate the appointment of a person as dean or director— (a) on the recommendation of a committee referred to in Statute 11; or (b) for other good cause. (3) A dean or director whose appointment has been terminated in terms of subsection (2) may appeal to the Council within fourteen days of being notified of the suspension or termination, and on any such appeal the Council may confirm, vary or rescind the suspension or termination, as the case may be, or give such other direction in the matter as it thinks appropriate. Composition of faculty or institute boards 13. For each faculty or institute there shall be a faculty or institute board which shall consist— (a) (b) (c) (d) all the full-time members of the academic staff of the faculty or institute; and such persons as may be assigned to the faculty board by the Senate; and two students elected annually by the students in the faculty or institute; and one member elected annually by and from among the non-academic fulltime staff of the faculty or institute. 152