Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 31.69
Liaison Elizabeth Masuen
Submission Date Aug. 30, 2021

STARS v2.2

Metropolitan Community College
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.13 / 3.00 Sally Hopley
Coordinator of Sustainable Practices
Campus Planning and 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 No
Academic staff No
Non-academic staff No

A brief description of the institution’s formal participatory or shared governance bodies:
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Part 2. Campus stakeholder representation in governance

Total number of individuals on the institution’s highest governing body:
11

Number of students representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
0

Number of academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
0

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:
36.36

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:
Yes, we have 30 industry advisory committee members. Once a year, these committees present to the BOG on the industry advisory committees.

Our Board of Governors is a publicly elected position and is open to any person that resides in our four-county area. Board members can represent local government, private sector organizations, and civil society.

The Student Advisory Council was established to enhance communication between students and the College. Members are elected in the fall to represent each MCC location. SAC also elects a student ex-officio to attend monthly MCC Board of Governors meetings. https://www.mccneb.edu/Current-Students/Student-Life/Student-Advisory-Council

Optional Fields 

Number of people from underrepresented groups serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body.:
1

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:
https://www.mccneb.edu/About-MCC-Nebraska/About-MCC/Board-of-Governors

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