Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 71.55
Liaison Kelsey Beal
Submission Date Jan. 18, 2024

STARS v2.2

Indiana University Bloomington
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.75 / 3.00 Kelsey Beal
Sustainbility Analyst
Office of Sustainability
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Part 1. Shared governance bodies

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 Yes

A brief description of the institution’s formal participatory or shared governance bodies:
IU Student Government - https://iustudentgovernment.indiana.edu/
Indiana University Student Government (IUSG) exists to provide student input at the highest levels of faculty, staff, and administrative decision making. We work to improve the student experience and the university as whole by advocating for student ideas and well-being in a variety of ways.

There is also a separate Bloomington Faculty Council of elected faculty representatives, chaired by the Provost: https://bfc.indiana.edu/

IU Bloomington Staff Council - https://staffcouncil.indiana.edu/
The Bloomington Staff Council provides leadership in the continual improvement of university policies and practices that enhance the quality of life of the professional employee while supporting the institutional mission.

Part 2. Campus stakeholder representation in governance

Total number of individuals on the institution’s highest governing body:
9

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:
2

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

Number of women serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
4

Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
44.44

Website URL where information about the institution’s highest governing body may be found:

Part 4. Community engagement bodies

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?:
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:
The IU Board of Trustees hosts open forums throughout the year where the public is invited to listen and comment on university decision-making. Public forum topics vary based on university needs, as well as state requirements. Comments/questions may be offered in person, virtually, or via email.

Optional Fields 

Number of people from underrepresented groups serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body.:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s governance structure is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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