| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.20 |
| Liaison | Scott Carlin |
| Submission Date | July 15, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
LIU Post
PA-3: Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.50 / 3.00 |
William
Achnitz Sustainability Coordinator Facilities |
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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)?:
Yes
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A brief description of the mechanisms through which students have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies:
The Student Government Association (SGA) at LIU Post provides each and every student, regardless of type or status, with an avenue to directly participate in governance. The SGA works with all clubs at LIU Post, handling requests and budgetary issues and instituting regulations. SGA serves as an outlet for student voices to be heard by working closely with the LIU Post Administration to enhance the overall campus. All members share the common goal of bettering the campus community.
SGA divides their services into four committees: Campus Quality and Security; Food; Academic; and Student Activities. Each committee works diligently to give the student body what they need, want, and expect.
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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?:
No
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A brief description of student representation on the governing body, including how the representatives are selected:
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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 |
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A brief description of the formal student role in regard to each area indicated, including examples from the previous three years:
Through the Student Government Association and many other planning committees, all students at LIU Post are invited to partake in the formal role of providing input in various decision-making processes. For example, LIU most recently went through the reaccreditation process for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MHRC) and all students were invited to participate in the review of things such as the organizational mission, vision, and goals. Students at LIU Post are also provided an avenue to provide input on things such as strategic and long-term planning, prioritization of programs and projects, and the establishment of new policies or initiatives.
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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)?:
Yes
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A brief description of the mechanisms through which all staff have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies:
Along with the opportunity to join various campuswide committees, all staff at LIU Post, regardless of type or status, are encouraged to participate in formal University decision-making processes by passing along their input to their immediate supervisors. All staff may also submit proposals to their immediate supervisors, which upon approval and support, will then be passed up the chain of command for further review. The decision-making processes that staff may provide input include but are not limited to the University's organizational mission, vision, and goals, strategic and long-term planning, communications processes and transparency practices, and budgeting, staffing, and financial planning.
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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?:
No
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A brief description of non-supervisory staff representation on the governing body, including how the representatives are selected:
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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 |
No
Date Revised: Nov. 16, 2015
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| Establishing new policies, programs, or initiatives |
No
Date Revised: Nov. 16, 2015
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| Strategic and long-term planning |
No
Date Revised: Nov. 16, 2015
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| Existing or prospective physical resources |
No
Date Revised: Nov. 16, 2015
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| Budgeting, staffing and financial planning |
No
Date Revised: Nov. 16, 2015
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| Communications processes and transparency practices |
No
Date Revised: Nov. 16, 2015
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| Prioritization of programs and projects |
No
Date Revised: Nov. 16, 2015
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A brief description of the formal staff role in regard to each area indicated, including examples from the previous three years:
All staff, regardless of type or status, have the ability to submit proposals and provide their input on any issue by either participating in a campuswide committee on that issue if it exists or by directly engaging their immediate supervisor. For example, the Sustainability Coordinator at LIU Post may offer input in how the University can reduce the amount of waste it sends to landfill. In this case, a formal proposal may not be needed, only a discussion with the Director of Facilities Services, the immediate supervisor of the Sustainability Coordinator. This type of example is consistent with the protocol that is expected for any non-supervisory staff to follow when providing input in University-wide decision-making processes.
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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)?:
Yes
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A brief description of the mechanisms through which all faculty (including adjunct faculty) have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies:
All full-time faculty have the ability to participate through LIU Post Faculty Meetings, various faculty subcommittees, and through elected representatives to the Faculty Council. These various bodies meet to discuss and vote on various agenda items. The LIU Post Faculty Handbook delineates areas of faculty primacy consistent with the statutes of Long Island University and the Constitution of the University Faculty Senate. The Handbook describes the structure and procedures of faculty governance at LIU Post. The Handbook also describes the means by which LIU Post Faculty participate in University-wide governance through representation on the University Faculty Senate (UFS) and representation at Board of Trustee meetings.
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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?:
Yes
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A brief description of faculty representation on the governing body, including how the representatives are selected:
The Faculty Council represents the LIU Post Faculty in relation to other groups and
constituencies; acts and speaks on behalf of the Faculty in furthering the objectives expressed in Campus Faculty meetings; receives regular reports from the standing Campus Faculty committees and evaluates them for further action; receives and evaluates reports from any ad hoc committees it has appointed; serves as an advisory body to the Administration and the Board of Trustees; facilitates the representation of the Campus Faculty in the University Faculty Senate; and selects delegates to and facilitates the representation of the Campus Faculty at the meetings of the Board of
Trustees and of its standing committees.
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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 |
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A brief description of the formal faculty role in regard to each area indicated, including examples from the previous three years:
In the context of shared governance, the Faculty Council, whose elected members are full-time faculty from the various schools and colleges on the LIU Post campus, has the primary responsibility for the formation and development of campus-wide policy for the LIU Post Campus Faculty as a whole in the traditional areas of faculty primacy. These areas include, but are not limited to, matters related to governance, academic policy, the protection of academic freedom, and curriculum. In addition, the Faculty Council is the body through which the faculty as a whole shall govern itself. It assumes collective responsibility for the “matters of faculty primacy” named above.
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The website URL where information about the institution’s governance structure is available:
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