| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 71.89 |
| Liaison | Isabel Savransky |
| Submission Date | Nov. 14, 2023 |
Ontario Tech University
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.62 / 3.00 |
Isabel
Savransky Sustainability & Asset Planner Office of Campus Infrastructure and Sustainability |
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:
Students: Ontario Tech U Student Union exists to enhance our student experience. The union is governed by student representatives elected by their peers each year. These students work together to lead the union’s initiatives. https://www.otsu.ca/
Non-academic staff: Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) represents professional, administrative and technical staff under one collective agreement.
Academic Staff: The University of Ontario Institute of Technology Faculty Association (UOITFA) represents the tenured and tenure-track faculty, teaching faculty, and limited-term faculty members under one collective agreement.
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) represents Sessional Lecturers, Teaching Assistants/Research Assistants/Invigilators, and Post Doctoral Fellows in three separate collective agreements. Each faculty also has its own council that meets on a regular basis to discuss goals and plans within the faculty.
https://hr.ontariotechu.ca/working-at-ontario-tech/collective-agreements/index.php
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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:
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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:
The university regularly meets with local government officials (quarterly meeting between university senior leadership and City of Oshawa leadership)
The university is in periodic contact with bureaucrat and elected officials across the region (municipal and regional)
The university sits on local boards of trade and chambers of commerce – as directors, members of advocacy committees, etc.
The university, along with the college and Trent University Durham GTA host a Town and Gown Committee to facilitate connections between the community (City and select community organizations) and the three post-secondary institutions in the City. Town and Gown Committee: https://www.oshawa.ca/Modules/News/index.aspx?newsId=ffd6b3d9-4ac6-445d-8410-965d1e6d9414
The university has a formal position on the Oshawa Downtown Business Improvement Association
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:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Highest governing body: Board of Governors
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology Act sets out the role and responsibilities of the Board of Governors. Every Board member is required to exercise the powers and carry out the duties of his or her office diligently, honestly, in good faith, in the best interests of the university, and in accordance with any other criteria set out in the by-laws of the university.
Highest governing body: Board of Governors
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology Act sets out the role and responsibilities of the Board of Governors. Every Board member is required to exercise the powers and carry out the duties of his or her office diligently, honestly, in good faith, in the best interests of the university, and in accordance with any other criteria set out in the by-laws of the university.
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