The Charter of the University of Eastern African, Baraton
2. Interpretation
2. Interpretation
In this Charter, unless the context requires otherwise—"Act" means the Universities Act (Cap. 210);“academic staff” means any person appointed to teach, train or to do research at the University and any other employee designated as such by the Council;“academic year” means the instructional period running from the 1st of September to 31st of August the following year;"affiliated institution" means an institution with which the University has established a link in order to be able to offer courses leading to the award of a degree, diploma or certificate by the University;“Alumni” means the former students of the University who have completed and were awarded a degree, diploma or certificate by the University;“Alumni Association” means the Alumni Association established under this Charter and the Statutes;"Board of Regents" means the supreme international academic accreditation body of the Seventh-day Adventist Church;"Business Manager" means the chief financial officer of the University;"Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University appointed under section 11;"Chairperson" means the head of a Department;"Charter" means this Charter;"Conference” means a subdivision of a Union that is financially self-supporting;"Constituency” means the executive committees of the Unions organized under the Seventh-day Adventist Church East African Union the Registrar of Societies in Kenya;"Dean" means the head of a School;"Dean of Students" means the officer in charge of student affairs other than financial matters;"Deputy Vice-Chancellor" means an administrative associate of the Vice-Chancellor;"Department" means a subdivision of a School;"Director of Education" means-the supervisor of education in a church territorial unit;"Eastern Africa Division (E.A.D.) of Seventh-day Adventist" means the territorial unit of the Seventh-day Adventist Church which comprises the following countries the following countries: Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Botswana;"Executive Director" means the chief administrative officer of a territorial unit of the Seventh-day Adventist Church;"Field” means a subdivision of a Union that is not financially self-supporting;"General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists” means the worldwide organization of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church head-quartered in Silver Springs, Maryland, U.S.A;"General Faculty Assembly" means a body composed of the administrators, senior staff, and all lecturers in the University;“Public university” means a university established by an Act of Parliament of the Republic of Kenya;"Registrar of Admissions and Records" means the officer who directs admission of students and the academic record-keeping processes;"Secretary" means the administrator who is second in command of a church territorial unit;"School" means the major academic subdivision of the University which is made up of constituent departments;“Sponsor” means the Seventh-day Adventist Church (East Africa) Limited, a company limited by guarantee which is the asset holding entity of the Seventh-day Adventist Church East African Union;"Statutes" means the rules enacted by the University Council for the governance of the University;“student” means a person who is registered by the University for purposes of obtaining a qualification of the University as determined by the Senate;“student association” means the student association of the University established in accordance with the provisions of the Act;"Treasurer" means the administrator Who is third in command of a church territorial unit;"Union" means the major regional territorial unit of the E.A.D.;"University" means the University of Eastern Africa, Baraton;"Vice-Chancellor" means the chief academic and administrative officer of the University of Eastern Africa, Baraton.(L.N. 59/2026, s. 2.)Source: Kenya Law