The Charter for Kaimosi Friends University
2. Interpretation
2. Interpretation
In this Charter, unless the context otherwise requires—"academic year" means a continuous period of teaching, examination and study organized in a full year mode, semester mode, trimester mode and quarter mode and extending over not less than thirty weeks in a calendar year;"Alumni Association" means the body established under Paragraph 20 of this Charter;"Act" means the Universities Act (Cap. 210);"affiliated institution" means an institution which has an academic linkage with the University for the purpose of granting certificates, diplomas and degrees in accordance with the Statutes;"Alumni" means a person who is a former student of the University who completed an approved programme of study and qualified for the award of the degree, diploma or certificate and staff of the University."Alumni Association" means the Alumni association of the University established under paragraph 15 of this Charter;"Annual Estimates" means the estimates approved under paragraph 28 of this Charter in respect of any financial year;"Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for university education;"Campus" means a campus established in the University pursuant to paragraph 7 of this Charter."Chairperson of Department" means the person appointed by the Vice-Chancellor to be the Chairperson of a teaching department or the head of any unit of the University;"Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University appointed under paragraph 12 of this Charter;"College" means a College established by the University pursuant to the recommendation made under paragraph 7 of this Charter but does not include a Constituent College;"Commission" means the Commission for University Education established by section 4 of the Act;"Constituent College" means a Constituent College established under paragraph 8 of this Charter;"Council "means the Council of the University established under paragraph 13 of this Charter;"Dean" means dean of a faculty, school or centre as appointed by the Vice-Chancellor in accordance with the Statutes;"Dean of Students" means the person appointed to be the Dean of Students of the University in accordance with the Statutes."Deputy Vice-Chancellor" means the Deputy Vice-Chancellor appointed under paragraph 19 of this Charter;"Director" means a person appointed by the Vice-Chancellor as a head of a Directorate, institute or center in the University;"Librarian" means the person appointed to be a University Librarian of the University."graduate" means a person upon whom a degree of the University has been conferred or to whom a qualification of the University has been a warded as determined by the Senate;"Institute" means an institute of the University established by the Statutes;"Lecturer" means a scholar with qualifications in the relevant discipline, teaching experience and engagement in research and publication;"Principal" means a person appointed under paragraphs 20 and 21 of this Charter to be Principal of a campus, college or a Constituent College;"Professor" means a Professor of the University, but does not include an Associate Professor;"faculty or school" means a faculty or school as defined by the Statutes;"Staff Union "means a union of staff as defined by the Labour Relations Act (Cap. 233);"student" means a person for the time being registered by the University for the purpose of obtaining a qualification of the University or any person who is determined by the Senate to be a student;"Students’ Association" means the organization of students recognized by the Council as being an organization representative of the students of the University;"Senate" means the Senate of the University established under paragraph 17 of this Charter;"University" means the Kaimosi Friends University established by paragraph 3 of this Charter;"University Management Board" means the University Management Board of the University provided by paragraph 18 of this Charter."Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed under paragraph 16 of this Charter.Source: Kenya Law