This record group contains records related to the Utah System of Higher Education's Board of Regents, including agendas and minutes of board meetings. There are 19 members, 15 of which were appointed by the governor. The appointed members serve a six year term. The Board of Regents are the ruling body of High Education, including policies, hiring of school presidents, budets, and government relations. The Board of Regents is in charge of the Presidential Search Committee. The committee is made up of members of the Board of Regents, Board of Trustees, faculty and staff, and community leaders. In the 1970s the committee was called the Advisory Screening Committee.