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when, due to exceptional circumstances, a proposed action of the Board of Trustees would authorize a deviation from the General Rules for the purpose of a specific transaction.] The Board of Trustees delegates to the President of the University the authority to promulgate regulations and rules implementing the General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedures. These are printed in The Business Policy and Procedure Manual. Article I. U N I V E R S I T Y A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Sec. 5. THE GENERAL RULES CONCERNING UNIVERSITY ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE The General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure supplement the University Statutes. The Rules are subordinate to the Statutes and deal with administrative organization, with the powers, duties, and responsibilities of officers of the University, and with University employment policies, property, and other matters. The Rules are adopted by the Board of Trustees acting on the advice of the President of the University. The Board reserves the right to make changes in the Rules after consultation with the President. Before providing such advice or consultation, the President shall consult with the University Senates Conference, with due regard for the provisions of Article XII, Section 4. However, consultation with the Conference is not required when, because of exceptional circumstances, a proposed action of the Board of Trustees would authorize a deviation from the Rules for a specific transaction. Article I I . L E G I S L A T I V E O R G A N I Z A T I O N Sec. 3. FACULTY ROLE IN GOVERNANCE a. The faculty of the University and any of its units consists of those members of the academic staff with the rank or title in that unit of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or instructor who are tenured or receiving probationary credit toward tenure, and those administrators in the direct line of responsibility for academic affairs (persons who hold the title Director or Dean in an academic unit, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs or Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Chancellor and President). Administrative staff not in the direct line of responsibility for academic affairs are members of the faculty only if they also hold faculty appointments. The bylaws of a college or other academic unit may give specified faculty privileges to selected faculty of other units and to members of the academic staff with the rank or title of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or instructor, who are not tenured or receiving probationary credit toward tenure. b. As the responsible body in the teaching, research and scholarly activities of the University, the faculty has inherent interests and rights in academic policy and governance. Each college or other academic unit shall be governed in its internal administration by its faculty. Governance of each academic unit shall be based on unit bylaws established and amended by the faculty of that unit. The bylaws shall provide for the administrative organization and procedures of the unit, including the composition and tenure of executive or advisory committees. Except that they may not conflict with these Statutes, or other specific actions of the Board of Trustees, or with the bylaws of a unit which encompasses it, the details of the bylaws are left to the faculty of the unit. Sec. [3]4. F A C U L T Y ADVISORY C O M M I T T E E Faculty advice and recommendations on University governance art traditionally provided to the Administration through standing and ad hoc