| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 34.79 |
| Liaison | Eric Dodge |
| Submission Date | Dec. 30, 2022 |
Hanover College
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.12 / 3.00 |
Eric
Dodge Professor Economics |
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 | No |
A brief description of the institution’s formal participatory or shared governance bodies:
From the Student Senate Constitution.
Section 1. The membership of the Senate shall consist of the following components:
A. Senators shall be the twelve upper-class students, four per class, and eight first-year students elected in a general election to represent the student body. In addition, three upper-class alternates and one first-year alternate shall be elected if adequate interest is shown in the position.
B. Representatives shall be the one student from each active student organization recognized and approved by the administration. In addition, each organization will appoint one designated alternate.
C. The Executive Board composed of the President, Vice President of Membership and Student Organizations, Vice President of Finance, Secretary, Communications Chair, and Senator-At-Large.
Faculty Steering Committee
From the Faculty Manual
Purpose: The Faculty Steering Committee oversees and coordinates the work of faculty committees. The Committee establishes the agendas for the monthly Faculty Meetings and coordinates the monthly Faculty Forums.
Membership:
• Six (6) elected faculty (at least one from each division, no more than two from any division). Faculty serve three-year terms.
• Dean of Academic Affairs ex-officio
Responsibilities: In consultation with the President and the Dean of Academic Affairs, the Committee establishes the agenda for Faculty Meetings and coordinates the Faculty Forums. The Committee conducts elections for appropriate committees and recommends to the President faculty members for appointive committee positions. The Steering Committee coordinates the work of the standing committees and individual members of the Steering Committee serve as liaisons with specific committees. When necessary, the Committee creates ad hoc task forces of faculty and assigns faculty from the standby pool to standing committees or task forces. The Committee makes recommendations to the President and Vice President of Academic Affairs for appointments to search committees. The Committee consults on a regular and ongoing basis with the Administration on a wide variety of institutional issues. The Committee in consultation with faculty members, committees, and the Administration identifies needs and issues and brings them to the attention of individual committees and the campus community.
Total number of individuals on the institution’s highest governing body:
Number of students representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
Number of academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
Number of non-academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
Number of women serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
Website URL where information about the institution’s highest governing body may be found:
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?:
A brief description of the campus-community council or equivalent body that gives external stakeholders a regular voice in institutional decisions that affect them:
The Town/Gown Committee has as its charge to hold listening sessions with the community to understand current problems and explore ways it might partner with the Town of Hanover, City of Madison, and Jefferson County. It makes recommendations to the president and the Board of Trustees on "trustee-level action, including but not limited to institutional policies, financial priorities, land use plans, and community partnerships in support of the College's mission and strategic plans." (That last bit is directly from the committee charge.)
Number of people from underrepresented groups serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body.:
Website URL where information about the institution’s governance structure is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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