Although the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) is a public institution of higher education, it is not under the control of the state's governmental administration, and possesses the complete legal authority to carry out its core functions: instruction; research, cultural diffusion and community service. As defined by the university's organic law, UABC is a public service institution, decentralized from the state's administration, endowed with full autonomy, judicial personality and its own assets.
Administration Administration of the UABC takes place in the form of a shared governance model where the entire institution is headed by a Governing Board, known as the
Junta de Gobierno, as vested by the institution's own fundamental law. A University Council, known as the
Consejo Universitario serves as the collegial authority responsible of enforcing all rules and regulations established to allow the organized functionality of all administrative, staff/faculty and student affairs. A Board of Trustees, known as
Patronato Universitario serves as the chief accountant of the institution overseeing expenditures, inventory, and accountability of all resources and assets within the institution. Student Government affairs take place in what is known as
Tribunal Universitario and oversees all issues affecting the student body, including decisions and actions taken by the university governing body. All administrative departments and operations in the UABC offices are under the final authority of the Rector and each campus operations are under the final authority of their Vice Rector, who reports to the Rector. The Governing Board is the final level of authority for all functions within the UABC. Article 19 of UABC's organic law establishes the chain of command as follow: I. Governing Board (Junta de Gobierno); II. University Council (Consejo Universitario); III. Rector; IV. Board of Trustees (Patronato Universitario); V. Deans of Academic Departments, Schools, and Institutions (Directores de Facultades, Escuelas e Institutos); VI. Investigative and Technical Councils (Consejos Técnicos y de Investigación); and VII. University Court (Tribunal Universitario).
Junta de Gobierno The Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) is governed by an eleven-member Governing Board (
Junta de Gobierno). Governing Board membership is of
life tenure and may only end upon
resignation,
impeachment,
disability, or
mandatory retirement. Vacancies may be filled under the advice and consent of the University Council. The Governing Board is headed by a President who may serve for one year and reelected once for the same term length; and a Secretary appointed by the President under the advice and consent of the rest of the Board and may serve for as long as permitted by the Board. The Governing Board is responsible for establishing policies that govern all activities related to conducting the business of the University as a whole, its individual campuses, and overall executive decisions.
Current Governing Board Members • Luis Lloréns Báez, President • Margarito Quintero Núñez, Secretary • Leonel S. Cota Araiza • Luis Javier Garavito Elías • José Román Lizarraga Arciniega • Fernando Abelardo Jiménez Codinach • Héctor Baro Angulo • Alejandro Mungaray Lagarda • Tonatiuh Guillén López • Rosa Imelda Rojas Caldelas • Martín Francisco Montaño Gómez
Consejo Universitario The University Council (
Consejo Universitario) is composed of the university's Rector (Mexicali) who serves as President of the Council and the two Vice Rectors (Ensenada and Tijuana) who serve as Vice Presidents. The Deans of all academic departments (Directores de facultades) and students of each department form part of the Council. The Council's responsibility is the development and review of policies and procedures concerning the University, its staff, faculty and student body and present them to the Governing Board. As defined by the university's organic law, the University Council is the collegial authority responsible to expedite all rules and general dispositions aimed for better organization and technical functionality of faculty and staff administration; to know of all matters concerning the institution as prescribed by its law; and of issues not directly under the disposition of an authority of the University.
Patronato Universitario The Board of Trustees (
Patronato Universitario) has four members, elected to six-year terms through vote majority by the Governing Board. The candidates are presented by Baja California's state governor through ternary ballots of citizens of the municipalities of Ensenada, Mexicali, Tecate and Tijuana. Trustee members are entitled for reelection and their service is without monetary retribution. Current trustees are serving from 2008 to 2014. Board of Trustees members serve as administrators of the university's resources, assets, and services and account for their appropriate use and distribution.
Current Board of Trustees members Tribunal Universitario Student representation takes form through the University Court (
Tribunal Universitario) which serves as guardianship of student affairs, their rights and protections as vested by the University's organic law. The University Court is composed of three head judges elected by student members of the University Council under the consent of the rest of the Council; and a stand-in judge to serve during the absence of any of the judges. The Judges elect a President within themselves who then appoints a Secretary in charge of Court operations. The University Court summons the institution's governing body whenever a conflict concerning students arises and through analysis, discussion, and vote, an agreement is reached.
Current University Court Judges Rector The University Rector, based in the city of Mexicali, serves as the institution's chief executive officer, its legal representative and as President of the University Council. The Rector is responsible for carrying out the policies approved by the Governing Board, maintain leadership in the institution and maintain informed the governing body of all university progress, challenges, services and issues. A Rector must be a natural-born Mexican, and is appointed by the Governing Board for a 4-year term. Rectors are ineligible for reelection.
Current Rector Vice Rectors The Vice Rectors, based in the cities of Ensenada, Mexicali, and Tijuana act as the institutional chief of each campus and they report to the Rector. Vice Rectors are responsible for the day-to-day operation of the total per-campus program and provide leadership and coordination for the campus they oversee. The Vice Rectors and Rector provide overall leadership and authority on all of the functional areas.
Current Vice Rectors ==Campuses==