| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.20 |
| Liaison | Kate Witte |
| Submission Date | Feb. 24, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Keene State College
PA-3: Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Kim
Schmidl-Gagne Prog. Coordinator Provost's Office |
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)?:
A brief description of the mechanisms through which students have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies:
Four students serve on the College Senate, one each is also a part of each subcommittee of the Senate including the Senate Executive Committee
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?:
A brief description of student representation on the governing body, including how the representatives are selected:
The Student Body President is elected by the students and is required to sit on the Senate. The other three students are elected from the student assembly.
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 | Yes |
| Budgeting, staffing and financial planning | Yes |
| Communications processes and transparency practices | Yes |
| Prioritization of programs and projects | Yes |
A brief description of the formal student role in regard to each area indicated, including examples from the previous three years:
The students who serve on the KSC Senate also serve on the Senate Executive Committee and all the other subcommittees of the Senate so they are involved in academic policy and curricular issues. Policy issues include revisions of the College Calendar Guides, the Academic Honesty Policy and individual program requirements. The students were instrumental in shaping new Nursing and Criminal Justice programs. Students were involved on several of our NEASC Accrediation subcommittees including the Student Standard. Students sit on committees and have been involved in our Master Planning and Strategic planning processes. Student Assembly has approval of fee budgets in the Student Affairs and Enrollment Management.
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)?:
A brief description of the mechanisms through which all staff have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies:
Staff are represented on the Senate and have their own council governing bodies. Members of these councils are elected by their own staff constituency
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?:
A brief description of non-supervisory staff representation on the governing body, including how the representatives are selected:
The staff members on the Senate are all non supervisory at this point. None is in a director role. The staff are elected by their peer group.
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 |
A brief description of the formal staff role in regard to each area indicated, including examples from the previous three years:
The Staff councils have representatives on all governing and decision making bodies of the campus. They are involved in Master and Strategic planning. Staff have traditionally staff council Chairs meet on regluar basis with the president and participated in the campus budget planning meeting. Staff are also represented on all subcommittees of the Senate and therefore involved in all policy and curricular decisions.
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)?:
A brief description of the mechanisms through which all faculty (including adjunct faculty) have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies:
Both adjunct and tenure track faculty are unionized and as such the union has representation on many of the the decision making bodies of the campus. On the College Senate 20 of the 29 seats are for faculty. 19 are for full-time faculty and one is for adjunct faculty.
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?:
A brief description of faculty representation on the governing body, including how the representatives are selected:
Of the 29 members of the College Senate, 20 are faculty members. All are elected by their peers to serve in these roles. The faculty are unionized and elect their executive board each spring.
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 | Yes |
| Budgeting, staffing and financial planning | Yes |
| Communications processes and transparency practices | Yes |
| Prioritization of programs and projects | Yes |
A brief description of the formal faculty role in regard to each area indicated, including examples from the previous three years:
Faculty chair the College Senate, Strategic Planning and College Wide Learning Outcomes Committees. The union leadership has designated roles on all campus decision making bodies and represents 2/3 of the members of the Senate so all curriculum and academic policies are fully vetted byt he faculty. Faculty faciliate their own search processes and faculty members serve as assistant deans who work with department chairs to create schedules.
The website URL where information about the institution’s governance structure is available:
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