Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.18
Liaison Weston Dripps
Submission Date Aug. 19, 2024

STARS v3.0

Amherst College
PA-3: Institutional Governance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 4.00 Weston Dripps
Director of Sustainability
Sustainability

Criteria

3.1 Student participation in governance

An institution earns 1 point when it meets all three of the criteria listed below:

  1. Institution has one or more ongoing bodies through which students can democratically participate in the governance of the institution.

  2. One or more student representatives are included as members of the institution’s highest decision-making body.

  3. At least one student representative has voting rights on the institution’s highest decision-making body.

Partial points are available and earned as outlined in the Technical Manual.

Measurement

Report on the current status of the institution’s governance structures.

3.2 Academic staff participation in governance

An institution earns 1 point when it meets all three of the criteria listed below:

  1. Institution has one or more ongoing bodies through which academic staff can democratically participate in the governance of the institution.

  2. One or more academic staff representatives are included as members of the institution’s highest decision-making body.

  3. At least one academic staff representative has voting rights on the institution’s highest decision-making body.

Partial points are available and earned as outlined in the Technical Manual.

Measurement

Report on the current status of the institution’s governance structures.

3.3 Non-academic staff participation in governance

An institution earns 1 point when it meets all three of the criteria listed below:

  1. Institution has one or more ongoing bodies through which non-academic staff can democratically participate in the governance of the institution.

  2. One or more staff members representing non-managerial workers are included as members of the institution’s highest decision-making body.

  3. At least one staff member representing non-managerial workers has voting rights on the institution’s highest governing body.

Partial points are available and earned as outlined in the Technical Manual.

Measurement

Report on the current status of the institution’s governance structures.

3.4 Community participation in governance

An institution earns 1 point when it meets both of the criteria listed below:

  1. Institution has one or more ongoing bodies through which local community-based organizations not affiliated with the institution can democratically participate in its governance.

  2. Institution has used one or more ad hoc mechanisms during the previous three years to consult local community members on institutional decisions, plans, or policies.

Partial points are available and earned as outlined in the Technical Manual.

Measurement

Report on the current status of the institution’s governance structures.


Applicability

Applicable to all institutions.


Scoring


Measurement

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.