| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.07 |
| Liaison | Lindsey Kayman |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2021 |
City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.38 / 3.00 |
Lindsey
Kayman Environmental Health and Safety Director Public Safety and Risk Management |
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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 CUNY Board of Trustees is the highest governing body of John Jay College. There is a faculty member and alternative, and a student member and an alternative on each of the 9 committees of the Board of Trustees.
John Jay is governed by a College Council. "The College Council shall be the primary governing body of John Jay College of Criminal Justice. It shall have authority to establish College policy on all matters except those specifically reserved by the Education Law or by the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York to the President or to other officials of John Jay College or of The City University of New York, or to the CUNY Board of Trustees." The membership of the College Council includes officially designated seats for the various constituencies. Of the 69 members, 14 are students, 42 are faculty, and 5 are non-academic staff.
In addition to the CC, there are other bodies for governance, including a Student Council, a Faculty Senate, a Higher Education Officers Council, a Sustainability Council, and a Presidents Advisory Council.
John Jay is governed by a College Council. "The College Council shall be the primary governing body of John Jay College of Criminal Justice. It shall have authority to establish College policy on all matters except those specifically reserved by the Education Law or by the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York to the President or to other officials of John Jay College or of The City University of New York, or to the CUNY Board of Trustees." The membership of the College Council includes officially designated seats for the various constituencies. Of the 69 members, 14 are students, 42 are faculty, and 5 are non-academic staff.
In addition to the CC, there are other bodies for governance, including a Student Council, a Faculty Senate, a Higher Education Officers Council, a Sustainability Council, and a Presidents Advisory Council.
Part 2. Campus stakeholder representation in governance
16
Number of students representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
1
Number of academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
1
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
6
Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
37.50
Website URL where information about the institution’s highest governing body may be found:
Part 4. Community engagement bodies
Yes
A brief description of the campus-community council or equivalent body that gives external stakeholders a regular voice in institutional decisions that affect them:
CUNY holds once a year a public hearing in each borough with the purpose of receiving testimony and statements from concerned individuals about university issues. John Jay College is involved in the Manhattan hearing and conducts outreach to advise local stakeholders of the opportunity. https://www.cuny.edu/about/trustees/borough-hearings/
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