In this chapter: (1) “Academic staff” means professional and administrative personnel with duties, and subject to types of appointments, that are primarily associated with higher education institutions or their administration. (2) “Board of regents” or “board” means the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System. (3) “Campus” means the publicly owned or leased buildings and grounds which comprise all or part of an institution or the extension. (5) “Chancellor” means the chief executive of an institution. (6m) “College campus” means any one of the 2-year collegiate campuses of the system. (7) “Extension” means the community outreach, public service and extension services of the system. (8) “Faculty” means persons who hold the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor or instructor in an academic department or its functional equivalent in an institution and such academic staff as may be designated by the chancellor and faculty of the institution. (9) “Institution” means any university or an organizational equivalent designated by the board and the University of Wisconsin colleges. (9m) “Instructional academic staff” means academic staff members with teaching responsibilities. (9s) “Mainframe” means a large scale, central computer maintained by the board for multipurpose functions. (10) “President” means the chief executive of the system. (11) “Student” means any person who is registered for study in any institution for the current academic period. For the purpose of administering particular programs or functions involving students, the board shall promulgate rules defining continuation or termination of student status during periods between academic periods. (12) “System” means the University of Wisconsin System. (13) “University” means any baccalaureate or graduate degree granting institution. (14) “University of Wisconsin Colleges” means the college campuses as a whole. (15) “University staff” means all employees of the system other than faculty, academic staff, persons whose employment is a necessary part of their training, student assistants, and student hourly help.
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