CODE OF VIRGINIA (REPEALED EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2016) RIGHTS AND POWERS OF BOARD GENERALLY; APPOINTMENT, ETC., OF PRESIDENT, FACULTY AND STAFF; RULES AND REGULATIONS (ยง 23-50.10) The board of visitors shall be vested with all the rights and powers conferred upon it by this chapter insofar as the same are not inconsistent with the general laws of the Commonwealth.The board shall appoint the president, who shall be the chief executive officer of the University, and all professors, teachers, staff members and agents, and shall fix their salaries and shall prescribe their duties.The board shall make all rules and regulations it deems advisable concerning the University and shall generally direct the affairs and business of the University. HISTORY: 1968, c. 93.