The Charter for Daystar University
2. Interpretation
2. Interpretation
In this Charter, unless the context otherwise requires—“Act” means the Universities Act (Cap. 210);“administrative staff” means a member of staff of the University appointed for general purposes of performing duties related to general management and administration of the University;“affiliated institutions” means institutions which have academic linkage with the University under section 8 for the purposes of being able to grant university degrees, diplomas and certificates;“Alumni Association” means the Alumni Association of the University established under section 17B;“Cabinet Secretary” means the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for university education;“Chairman of the Council” means the Chairman of the Council of the University as appointed under section 15;"Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University appointed under section 14;“Charter" means Daystar University Charter, 1994;“College” means a College established within the University pursuant to section 8;"Company" means the registered non-profit making Daystar Company Limited by guarantee and the body that sponsors Daystar University;“Constituent College” means a Constituent College established under section 8;“Convocation” means the convocation of the University which shall consist of the graduates of the University and such other persons as may be prescribed in the Statutes established in accordance with section 26;“Council” means the Governing Council of the University established under section 15;"Dean" means a person appointed as Dean under section 23;"Deputy Vice-Chancellor" means the Deputy Vice Chancellor appointed by the Council of the University under section 20;“Director” means the person appointed by the Council to be designated as a director in the University as provided for under section 22;"Executive Committee" means the Executive Committee of the Council appointed under section 16(5);"faculty” means a faculty of the University established under the Statutes;“financial year” means the financial year of the University as provided for in section 27;"Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of Daystar University determined under section 27(1);"graduate” means a person upon whom a degree of the University has been conferred or to whom a qualification of the University has been awarded as determined by the Senate;“Institute” means an institute of the University established by the Statutes;“Lecturer” means a member of the staff of the University who is, in terms of appointment, a professor, an associate professor, senior lecturer, lecturer, Tutorial Fellow, teaching assistant, Graduate Assistant or a person who holds any other teaching or research post which the Council has recognized as a post having academic status in the University;“Management Board” means the Management Board of the University established under section 18;“Principal” means the Principal appointed under section 21;"School” means a school of the University established under the Statutes;"Senate" means the Senate of the University established under section 17;"Sponsor” means the Daystar Company Limited a company limited by guarantee incorporated as C.38/73 under the provisions of the Companies Act (Cap. 486);“staff association” means an association of the staff recognized by the Council as being representative of the staff of the University;“staff of the University” means both academic and administrative staff of the University as set out in section 24;“Statutes” means Statutes of the University made by the Council under this Charter;"Student" means a person registered by the University for the purposes of receiving instructions in a particular area of study with a view to obtaining a qualification of the Universityor any other person who is determined by the Senate to be a student;"Students Association” means an association of the students recognized by the Council as being an organization representative of the students of the University and as provided by section 17A;“support staff" means a member of staff of the University appointed for purposes of providing support services for the general management and administration of the University;“teaching staff" means a member of staff of the University who is in terms of appointment, a lecturer of the University;“technical staff" means a member of staff of the University who is appointed to conduct general clerical, laboratory and field courses, and assist in the conduct of lectures, examinations and research of the University;"University” means the Daystar University established under section 3;"University Managers” refers to the Managers as defined in the Statutes of the University;“University Secretary” means the person appointed by the Council to be designated as a University Secretary in the University;“Vice-Chancellor” means the Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed under section 19; and“visitation” means an official visit, in support of the University, requested by the Chancellor.[L.N. 219 of 2023, s. 1.]Source: Kenya Law