| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 34.48 |
| Liaison | Rebecca Jones |
| Submission Date | Feb. 9, 2022 |
Austin College
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.12 / 3.00 |
Rebecca
Jones Coordinator Center for Environmental Studies |
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Part 1. Shared governance bodies
| 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:
The Student Assembly is the representative body of the students of Austin College. Student Assembly is the chief student governmental organization that actively advocates for students in campus issues and genuinely seeks to affect positive change by encouraging communication and involvement.
Staff Council has effectively served the Austin College community since 1989 by organizing events of interest to staff, and assuring that the staff of the institution have a voice in addressing concerns related to campus employment.
Faculty are involved in college governance through multiple mechanisms. Faculty set the curriculum, faculty determine academic policy, the Faculty Executive Committee serves as a liaison between the faculty and the senior staff and Board of Trustees, meeting regularly with both.
Staff Council has effectively served the Austin College community since 1989 by organizing events of interest to staff, and assuring that the staff of the institution have a voice in addressing concerns related to campus employment.
Faculty are involved in college governance through multiple mechanisms. Faculty set the curriculum, faculty determine academic policy, the Faculty Executive Committee serves as a liaison between the faculty and the senior staff and Board of Trustees, meeting regularly with both.
Part 2. Campus stakeholder representation in governance
33
Number of students representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
0
Number of academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
0
Number of non-academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
0
Part 3. Gender equity in governance
12
Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
36.36
Website URL where information about the institution’s highest governing body may be found:
Part 4. Community engagement bodies
No
A brief description of the campus-community council or equivalent body that gives external stakeholders a regular voice in institutional decisions that affect them:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s governance structure is available:
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