| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.36 |
| Liaison | Allison Maxted |
| Submission Date | Feb. 17, 2022 |
Mohawk College
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Nicolai
Strabac Sustainable Programs and Services Coordinator Sustainability Office/Facilities Services |
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:
Student Union:
The Mohawk Students’ Association (MSA) is a Non-Profit Organization built for and led by Mohawk College students through an elected Student Board of Directors (BOD).
https://www.mohawkstudents.ca/your-msa/who-we-are/
Faculty Union:
OPSEU Local 240. Local 240 of the Ontario Public Sector Employee Union represents faculty, librarians and counsellors at Mohawk College. We represent both full time and partial load faculty.
Support (Non-Academic) Union:
OPSEU Local 241 represents all Support Staff at Mohawk College, including part-time and student employees.
Board of Governors:
Mohawk’s 14-member Board of Governors helps establish the overall goals and strategic direction of the college.
Total number of individuals on the institution’s highest governing body:
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:
Number of women serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
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:
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?:
A brief description of the campus-community council or equivalent body that gives external stakeholders a regular voice in institutional decisions that affect them:
In April of 2019, Mohawk College held its first formal “Mohawk College and Surrounding Communities Outreach Meeting”. Residents from the communities immediately adjacent to Mohawk were invited to attend including Bonnington, Buchanan and Southam.
Representatives from the Ward 8 Neighbourhood Associations (Rolston, Centremount and Gourley Park) were also invited to attend.
Agenda topics included safety for students and residents, traffic and parking management, bylaw enforcement, and Mohawk's Campus Master Plan. Opportunities to support a positive engagement with Mohawk and local residents were discussed, including Community Movie Nights and ongoing partnerships to take care of the Neighbourhood.
While in-person community meetings have been paused during the COVID-19 pandemic, the college has continued to engage closely with the Ward 8 Office and the neighbourhood representatives, with the aim to resume in-person meetings of the group and broader community members at least once annually.
A record of the 2019 meeting can be found on the Ward 8 website: https://ward8hamilton.ca/mohawk-college-and-surrounding-communities-outreach-meeting/
Number of people from underrepresented groups serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body.:
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:
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