| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.28 |
| Liaison | Nina Bisbee |
| Submission Date | Sept. 22, 2023 |
Bryn Mawr College
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.50 / 3.00 |
Nina
Bisbee Director Facilities Services |
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:
The Self-Government Association (often referred to as SGA) is the self-governing body of the undergraduate students of Bryn Mawr College. Students practice self-governance which allows them to create rules and principles for the members of SGA to abide by.
Students united to form the Bryn Mawr College Self-Government Association in 1892. The College therefore became the first institution of higher education in the United States to give students responsibility to not only enforce rules of behavior upon themselves, but also for decide what those rules should be. Designated members of the SGA also serve as student representatives to the Board of Trustees. (https://www.brynmawr.edu/activities/self-governance)
Bryn Mawr College has a Staff Association with an Executive Council that meets regularly, as well as representatives to the Board of Trustees, the highest governing power. Board of Trustees Representatives are nominated and elected by the Executive Council of the Staff Association as per the Staff Association Constitution. (https://www.brynmawr.edu/inside/offices-services/staff-association)
Bryn Mawr College has Faculty Governance and Committees through which they participate in College Governance.(https://www.brynmawr.edu/provost/faculty-governance-and-committees-0) The governance structure includes three representatives to the Board of Trustees (the highest governing body) made up of the elected Chair of Faculty, the Chair- elect, and a member of the Committee on Academic Priorities selected by the Committee as per the Bylaws of the Faculty.
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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?:
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