By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor

Fifty-four Board of Trustees will meet Friday and Saturday to make decisions about student tuition, the university’s budget and long range plans for the university.

The re-election of Dr. Royce Money, president of the University, is also on the agenda for the annual meeting, said Dr. Gaston Welborn, vice president and general counsel to the university.

“It’s the time in which the officers of the Board are elected, and the president is technically re-elected,” Welborn said.

Don Crisp, chair of the Board of Trustees, said in an e-mail the Board of Trustees is the governing body of the university. It is responsible for hiring the president, setting policy, providing long-range guidance and giving feedback about academics, fund raising and campus construction, he said.

This weekend, Crisp said the Board will spend much of its time looking toward ACU’s future, since the Centennial Vision is coming to a close.

“The entire ACU community is providing feedback on a new vision,” Crisp said. “The Board’s ideas and suggestions will be combined with those ideas from the campus VISTA teams and other ACU groups, as the vision for the next five to 10 years is developed.”

Members of the Board will meet in their committees throughout the day Friday, Welborn said. They will then report to the full Board on Friday evening and Saturday morning. Part of the meeting will also include the election of officers and the appointment of new members.

The Centennial Campaign also will be a big topic of this weekend’s meeting, Crisp said. Money will lead a discussion about the Centennial Celebration, and the Public Relations and Development committee will present on the topic.

“The Board is very excited about the 100-year celebration of ACU,” Crisp said.

Welborn said decisions made in the meeting will be announced Saturday afternoon or Sunday.