(1) The Chairman of the Board of Education of the Virgin Islands, the Commissioner of Education and the President of the University shall be members ex officio.
(2) The Governor shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature, nine other members of the Board, at least five of whom shall be residents of the Virgin Islands, for terms of five years. Such members may be removed for cause by the Governor.
(3) The Board of Trustees shall elect, in accordance with procedures established in its bylaws, two additional members to the Board, at least one of whom shall be a resident of the Virgin Islands, for terms of five years. Said bylaws shall provide a method for removal of such members for cause.
(4) The student body of the University of the Virgin Islands shall elect annually one student who shall serve as a voting member of the Board. The student Board member shall be elected prior to the commencement of the 1988–89 school year and shall serve a one year term beginning September 1, 1988. The student member must be a resident of the Virgin Islands and must be enrolled as a full-time student, in good standing with the University and shall be elected alternately from each campus of the University. The student member shall be either a Junior or Senior at the time of his election to the Board.
(5) The teaching faculty of the University of the Virgin Islands shall elect annually one full-time teaching faculty member who shall serve as a voting member of the Board. The faculty Board member shall be elected prior to the commencement of the 1988–89 school year and shall serve a one year term beginning September 1, 1988. The faculty member shall be elected alternately from each campus of the University.
(6) The alumni association shall elect one member, from among its members, who shall serve as a voting member of the Board and shall serve for a three-year term. The alum shall be elected from existing alumni association chapters, and no chapter shall have two consecutive members on the Board.
(7) Any person appointed or elected to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed or elected shall be appointed or elected only for the remainder of such term. Each member shall serve until the appointment and qualification of his successor; however, the Governor shall submit names of proposed new Board members to the Legislature within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the term of any Board member, or within sixty (60) days where the vacancy being filled is for an unexpired term.