| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.24 |
| Liaison | Alicia Gowan |
| Submission Date | June 18, 2024 |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.88 / 3.00 |
Alicia
Gowan Sustainability Specialist Campus and Community Planning |
Part 1. Shared governance bodies
| 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:
KPU has formal participatory governance bodies for students, academic staff, and non-academic staff.
Students - Kwantlen Student Association: The Kwantlen Student Association is a non-profit organization incorporated under the Society Act, independent of Kwantlen Polytechnic University. The KSA actively seeks out ways to enhance campus life; to ensure that your academic rights are upheld to lobby KPU, the provincial government, and other external organizations to ensure the best possible conditions for students; to deliver student services to enhance your experience and success at KPU; and to be responsible stewards of resources. https://kusa.ca/
Academic Staff - Kwantlen Faculty Association: The Kwantlen Faculty Association is the sole bargaining unit for approximately 1000+ members. KFA proudly represents Instructors, Counsellors and Librarians on all of KPU's campuses. https://yourkfa.ca/about/ Non-Academic
(Supporting) Staff - British Columbia General Employees Union: The BCGEU is one of the largest and most diverse unions in British Columbia, Canada. BCGEU represents over 76,000 members in 550 bargaining units in the private sector and public services. BCGEU is the union that covers non-academic supporting staff at KPU, which does not include excluded administrators. https://www.bcgeu.ca/home
Part 2. Campus stakeholder representation in governance
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:
Part 3. Gender equity in governance
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:
Part 4. Community engagement bodies
A brief description of the campus-community council or equivalent body that gives external stakeholders a regular voice in institutional decisions that affect them:
Optional Fields
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:
In the optional fields, the value noted is representing visible minorities and Indigenous people. On the board of governors, there are currently 2 Indigenous people and 10 people from visible minorities. Other equity-denied (underrepresented) factors are not known nor disclosed on the website.
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