Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.91
Liaison Andrew Bernard
Submission Date July 26, 2019
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STARS v2.1

Central New Mexico Community College
PA-3: Participatory Governance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.75 / 3.00 Molly Blumhoefer
Campus as a Living Lab and Sustainability Project Manager
PPD
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Part 1

Do the institution’s students have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a student council)? :
No

Do the institution’s students have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body?:
No

If yes to either of the above, provide:

A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which students are engaged in governance, including information to support each affirmative response above:
We have a student government that is not a traditional SGA model but rather an Executive Council of Students that can, if they choose, serve on campus teams and committees and can request meetings with upper administration and expect to be met with. https://www.cnm.edu/depts/student-activities/student-government

Do the institution’s staff members have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a staff council)?:
No

Do the institution’s non-supervisory staff members have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body?:
No

If yes to either of the above, provide:

A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which staff are engaged in governance, including information to support each affirmative response above:
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Do the institution’s teaching and research faculty have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a faculty senate)?:
Yes

Do the institution’s teaching and research faculty have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body? :
No

If yes to either of the above, provide:

A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which teaching and research faculty are engaged in governance, including information to support each affirmative response above:
Faculty senate and the curriculum making bodies (per academic program and institution wide). Faculty Senate participates in the Higher Education Department processes and others (see attachment.) The CNMFS aims to provide a forum for faculty to be involved in the decision-making processes at CNM, especially in matters that directly affect our curricula and instruction. The CNM Faculty Senate is committed to: Improving the collegial environment at CNM by facilitating substantive faculty participation in all of the College's educational and academic processes and committees Strengthening the CNM Community by ensuring that the College incorporates the perspectives, the knowledge, and the insights of the CNM faculty regarding the success of our students and the curricula of our programs Supporting faculty collaborations within each School and between Schools by sustaining the College Curriculum Committee, and conducting forums based upon their findings Providing a Faculty-centered voice and venue for CNM Faculty to collaboratively nurture and maintain our College's strengths while overcoming our College's weaknesses. https://www.cnm.edu/faculty-and-staff/faculty-senate

Part 2

Does the institution have written policies and procedures to identify and engage external stakeholders (i.e. local residents) in land use planning, capital investment projects, and other institutional decisions that affect the community?:
No

A copy of the written policies and procedures:
higher-education-department-goals.pdf

The policies and procedures:
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Does the institution have formal participatory or shared governance bodies through which community members representing the interests of the following stakeholder groups can regularly participate in institutional governance?:
Yes or No
Local government and/or educational organizations Yes
Private sector organizations Yes
Civil society (e.g. NGOs, NPOs) No

If yes to one or more of the above, provide:

A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which external stakeholders are engaged in institutional governance (including information about each stakeholder group selected above):
-Thomas E Swisstack (CNM Governing Board) was Mayor of Rio Rancho (one of CNM's campus locations) and also served on the NM State House of Representatives -Nancy Backa (CNM Governing Board) owns a residential property management business.

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
https://hed.state.nm.us/resources-for-schools/capital-projects

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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