| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 42.88 |
| Liaison | Jim Simon |
| Submission Date | June 28, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Gonzaga University
PA-3: Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Jim
Simon Director of Sustainability Sustainability |
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Do all enrolled students, regardless of type or status, have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies (through direct participation or the election of representatives)?:
Yes
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A brief description of the mechanisms through which students have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies:
Gonzaga has a number of committees ranging from academics and student life to safety and athletics. There is at least one student representative on each of these committees. Representatives are either appointed by the student body president from the general student body or elected as a senator and then appointed to a committee by the Speaker of the Senate or by the Student Body President.
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Is there at least one student representative on the institution’s governing body who was elected by peers or appointed by a representative student body or organization?:
Yes
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A brief description of student representation on the governing body, including how the representatives are selected:
Student Regents apply for positions and are chosen by the Board of Trustees.
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Do students have a formal role in decision-making in regard to the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| Establishing organizational mission, vision, and/or goals | Yes |
| Establishing new policies, programs, or initiatives | Yes |
| Strategic and long-term planning | Yes |
| Existing or prospective physical resources | --- |
| Budgeting, staffing and financial planning | --- |
| Communications processes and transparency practices | --- |
| Prioritization of programs and projects | --- |
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A brief description of the formal student role in regard to each area indicated, including examples from the previous three years:
There is a student representative who sits on the Strategic Planning Committee for the University.
Senate can make recommendations to the administration about policies. Programs or initiatives can come directly from GSBA.
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Do all staff, regardless of type or status, have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies (through direct participation or the election of representatives)?:
Yes
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A brief description of the mechanisms through which all staff have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies:
The Staff Assembly exists to contribute to the success of Gonzaga University, to the growth and welfare of its staff employees, and to the promotion of a positive and supportive work environment. As a constituent organization, along with the Faculty Assembly and GSBA, the Staff Assembly operates as a recognized part of the University system to provide a forum for open communication and ongoing dialogue among staff and between staff and administration. The Assembly is consultative and deliberative body with authority to make recommendations to the President of the university on all matters that have a significant bearing on the working environment of the staff. The Staff Assembly serves as the official nominating body for staff representation to University committees that deal with topics of impact on staff employees and to other task forces and search committees, as needed.
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Is there at least one non-supervisory staff representative on the institution’s governing body who was elected by peers or appointed by a representative staff body or organization?:
Yes
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A brief description of non-supervisory staff representation on the governing body, including how the representatives are selected:
Gonzaga has a staff Regent on our Board of Regents.
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Do non-supervisory staff have a formal role in decision-making in regard to the following? :
| Yes or No | |
| Establishing organizational mission, vision, and/or goals | Yes |
| Establishing new policies, programs, or initiatives | Yes |
| Strategic and long-term planning | Yes |
| Existing or prospective physical resources | Yes |
| Budgeting, staffing and financial planning | Yes |
| Communications processes and transparency practices | Yes |
| Prioritization of programs and projects | Yes |
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A brief description of the formal staff role in regard to each area indicated, including examples from the previous three years:
For example in 2014, the staff assembly worked on updating the paid sick leave plan and discussed ideas about a childcare and paid maternity leave.
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Do all faculty, regardless of type or status, have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies (through direct participation or the election of representatives)?:
Yes
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A brief description of the mechanisms through which all faculty (including adjunct faculty) have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies:
The Faculty Assembly is the agency by which the whole faculty can fulfill its responsibility to participate in the governance of the University. At times this participation will involve approval of recommendations made by the President and administration; at time it will involve initial recommendations made by the faculty, subject to the development and endorsement of the President or appropriate governing body.
From the Faculty Assembly Constitution
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Is there at least one teaching or research faculty representative on the institution’s governing body who was elected by peers or appointed by a representative faculty body or organization?:
Yes
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A brief description of faculty representation on the governing body, including how the representatives are selected:
All tenured, tenure-track, and long-term fixed-term faculty do. Each school and each department in the College of A&S has an elected representative in the Faculty Senate, which is the elected representative body for the faculty (under our Faculty Constitution, “Faculty Assembly” refers to the entire body of full-time faculty. The Faculty Senate is an elected body of the Assembly). All full-time faculty are eligible to vote in university-wide faculty elections for committees. Schools and departments retain the right to allow their fixed-term faculty to vote in school/departmental elections. We do not have mechanisms in place for adjunct faculty to participate in governance bodies.
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Do faculty have a formal role in decision-making in regard to the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| Establishing organizational mission, vision, and/or goals | Yes |
| Establishing new policies, programs, or initiatives | Yes |
| Strategic and long-term planning | Yes |
| Existing or prospective physical resources | No |
| Budgeting, staffing and financial planning | Yes |
| Communications processes and transparency practices | No |
| Prioritization of programs and projects | No |
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A brief description of the formal faculty role in regard to each area indicated, including examples from the previous three years:
Faculty have been active on university committees during the past three years shaping the mission of the university, establishing new programs, and in developing the strategic plan.
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The website URL where information about the institution’s governance structure is available:
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