| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.69 |
| Liaison | Laurie Husted |
| Submission Date | June 8, 2020 |
Bard College
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.38 / 3.00 |
Taun
Toay Associate Vice President Vice President |
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 | No |
A brief description of the institution’s formal participatory or shared governance bodies:
Bard's faculty participates in academic governance through its Faculty Senate. Students participate through Bard Student Government. All Bard College students are members of the Bard Student Government (BSG). BSG works to improve student services and residential life, represents student interests in curricular and training matters on campus, and administers funding for more than 150 student organizations. Student government leaders help to assess the campus climate and support the student body however possible. The Bard Student Government Central Assembly comprises the speaker of the student body; the chairs of the Student Life, Fiscal, Educational Policies, and Multicultural Diversity committees; the Peer Review and Student Judiciary Board chairs; and the treasurer. Bard College students are represented at Board of Trustees and Board of Governors meetings. https://www.bard.edu/bsg/
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:
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:
There are currently 27 voting members of the Board of Trustees. There are two student representatives to the Board of Trustees, but they are not voting members. There are two faculty representatives to the Board of Trustees, but they are not voting members. With the exception of the president of the college, no members of the staff are members of the Board of Trustees.
There are currently 27 voting members of the Board of Trustees. There are two student representatives to the Board of Trustees, but they are not voting members. There are two faculty representatives to the Board of Trustees, but they are not voting members. With the exception of the president of the college, no members of the staff are members of the Board of Trustees.
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