| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 72.06 |
| Liaison | Dave Barbier |
| Submission Date | March 22, 2024 |
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.75 / 3.00 |
Sergio
Romero Data Analyst Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have formal participatory or shared governance bodies through which the following stakeholders can regularly participate in the governance of the institution?:
| Yes or No | |
| Students | Yes |
| Academic staff | Yes |
| Non-academic staff | Yes |
A brief description of the institution’s formal participatory or shared governance bodies:
Common Council is the representative body of academic staff, faculty, and university staff in UW-Stevens Point shared governance. All university personnel (academic staff, faculty, and university staff) play an important role in recommending policies to the administration in many areas; academic and curricular issues are the specific responsibility of faculty and academic staff. Student Government Association’s role is to be active participants in the governance of the university, representing student interests, and creating policies concerning student life, services, and interests. We maintain the sole authority over the disposition of the allocable Segregated University Fees and the review of non-allocable Segregated University Fees. We also appoint students for institutional governance positions.
Total number of individuals on the institution’s highest governing body:
Number of students representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
Number of academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
Number of non-academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
Number of women serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
Website URL where information about the institution’s highest governing body may be found:
Does the institution host or support one or more formal bodies through which external stakeholders have a regular voice in institutional decisions that affect them?:
A brief description of the campus-community council or equivalent body that gives external stakeholders a regular voice in institutional decisions that affect them:
With the signing of the UWSP Second Nature climate resiliency commitment by the UWSP Chancellor in 2023, there was the creation of a campus community task force. As part of this, several committees and working groups were formed by members of the three branch campuses as well as the larger UWSP community. This more inclusive approach towards forming the Climate & Action Resiliency Plan (CARP) was put in place in an effort to ensure that the campus has a holistic approach to solving these wicked problems. As a result the following committees were formed, all with 1-3 campus-community members involved:
- Academics & Curriculum
- Buildings & Operations
- Economics & Procurement
- Ecosystems & Planetary Health
- Health & Wellness
- Risk Management & Safety
- Social Equity & Governance
- Transportation
- Waste Management
These stakeholders have met once a semester in their respective working groups and an additional time during larger events that bring every working group together. The end goal of these working groups is a CARP that focuses on the campus but takes into consideration the importance that the surrounding community plays a part in. As community members participate in this working groups they are given an opportunity to shape the direction of the institution and their forthcoming plans.
Number of people from underrepresented groups serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body.:
Website URL where information about the institution’s governance structure is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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