Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.24
Liaison Kelsey Beal
Submission Date July 12, 2024

STARS v2.2

Indiana University Indianapolis
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:

IUPUI Student Government - https://iustudentgovernment.indiana.edu/ There are three branches—the Undergraduate Student Government, Graduate and Professional Student Government, and Supreme Court. All three help to manage campuswide events, enact new campus legislation, and work with faculty and administrators to create positive change.


 


There is also a separate IUPUI Faculty Council of elected faculty representatives, chaired by the Chancellor: https://facultycouncil.iupui.edu/


 


IUPUI Staff Council - https://staffcouncil.iupui.edu/ Acts as a voice of the staff in collaborating with the entire campus community by fostering accountability and best practices in supporting and carrying out the vision, mission, and goals of the university. Increase the sense of identity, recognition, and value experience of each staff member in his/her relationship to the university and to identify concerns and to seek their solutions.


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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