| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 81.34 |
| Liaison | Robert Stroufe |
| Submission Date | Nov. 26, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Chatham University
PA-3: Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.50 / 3.00 |
Mary
Whitney University Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
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Part 1
Yes
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:
The purpose of the Chatham Student Government (CSG) is to provide an orderly method of government that is representative of all undergraduate students and to advocate for the concerns, interests, needs, and welfare of the undergraduate student body at Chatham University. Activities and programs sponsored by this organization will keep with the organization’s stated objectives.
The purpose of the Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) is to improve graduate student life at Chatham University; to promote interaction among all graduate students; to bring graduate students into a more active participation within their departments; to act as the representative body for the graduate students and to present their views to the administration, faculty, and undergraduates; and to enhance the quality of education available at Chatham University by helping to program campus-wide events and activities which enrich our community through creating on-campus programming of lectures, workshops, and seminars from professionals outside of our University and by helping to enable graduate students to seek professional development through the help of our professional development fund. GSA is made up of two representatives from each Graduate Program, but all graduate students are welcome to attend GSA meetings or are encouraged to share their thoughts/ideas/concerns with the GSA representative.
Chatham Activities Board (CAB) is the student programming body for the entire campus. CAB is responsible for planning major campus traditions such as Harvest Fun Fest, Halloween Dinner, Holiday Ball, Battle of the Classes, Spring Fling and much more.
Do the institution’s staff members have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a staff council)?:
Yes
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:
DRVP Committee is a staff committee formed in 2017, conceived by and convened by staff middle managers. The committee has surveyed all other staff on what issues they would like to address and is developing the agenda for the 2018 year. This committee advises the Vice Presidents and the President.
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:
The standing faculty has the following responsibilities:
The approval of graduation requirements, the approval of changes and revisions to the Faculty Manual, the approval of new programs, majors, minors, and significant changes to programs, the approval of student academic policies, the approval of the report of the University Committee relative to the academic calendar, and the recommendation of this calendar to the President, and voting on new or replacement members of standing committees.
The University Committee has the following responsibilities:
The review and transmittal to the faculty of the academic calendar, the nomination of faculty to serve on elected and appointed faculty committees, and the
transmittal to the faculty of nominations to elected committees, the oversight of the agenda for faculty meetings, the oversight of the Faculty Manual, the routing of faculty business to the appropriate committee when necessary, the review of other non-curricular issues brought to it by faculty request or faculty committee request and not assigned elsewhere. In addition, the University Committee reviews issues brought to it by the administration.
University Committee also includes Student Affairs staff.
Part 2
Yes
A copy of the written policies and procedures:
The policies and procedures:
The Woodland Road Association was founded in 1870, one year after the founding of the university! The association includes the local residents that surround the university and representatives from the university. They are included in strategic planning and campus master planning. The groups also met quarterly to address issues that arise from proximity, and some of them have changed little since the founding. A copy of the original charter from 1870 is attached!
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 | No |
| Private sector organizations | No |
| Civil society (e.g. NGOs, NPOs) | No |
If yes to one or more of the above, provide:
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