The Chancellor is the executive officer and the head of the faculty of the Mindanao State University at Naawan, he/she is directly responsible to the President for the administration of Mindanao State University and also performs other functions that the Boards of Regents or the president may delegate him/her. The Office of the Chancellor is the executive office of Mindanao State University at Naawan. The office supervises campus operations through the related offices of the Vice Chancellors, and Deans of the schools and colleges of the university.

The Office of the Chancellor is in charge of overseeing the Office of the Vice Chancellors in their pursuit of high-quality education, research and development, community outreach, administrative operations, capital generation, and utilization, planning, execution, standardization, and evaluation and monitoring for the University. The following are the Vice Chancellor’s offices directly under the supervision of the Office of the Chancellor:

• Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
• Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension
• Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance
• Office of the Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development

The Chancellor is also in charge of overseeing the following offices:

• Office of the Campus Secretary
• Office of the International Affairs and Linkages
• Office of the Internal Audit Services
• Office of Information, Press and Publication
• Information and Communication Technology Center
• Office of the Legal Services

The Chancellor is also the head of the schools and colleges of the university:

• • School of Marine Fisheries and Technology
  • College of Marine and Allied Sciences
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Environmental Sciences
  • College of Business Administration and Accountancy
  • College of Education and Social Sciences