| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.53 |
| Liaison | Kirsten Gabrielsen |
| Submission Date | Jan. 14, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Orange County Community College
PA-3: Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 3.00 |
Kirsten
Gabrielsen Sustainability Coordinator Biology |
Do the institution’s students have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a student council)? :
Do the institution’s students have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body?:
A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which students are engaged in governance, including information to support each affirmative response above:
SUNY Orange's Student Senate is responsible for appropriating activity fees, chartering clubs and organizations, and acting on behalf of the Student Association's best interest. In short, the Student Senate is the students' representative voice on campus. Students are strongly encouraged to attend Senate meetings and/or bring their concerns to the attention of any Senate member.
A Trustee is elected from the Student body to serve a one year term and has full voting rights on the College's highest governing board, The Board of Trustees.
Do the institution’s staff members have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a staff council)?:
Do the institution’s non-supervisory staff members have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body?:
A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which staff are engaged in governance, including information to support each affirmative response above:
The COLLEGE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM serves as the instrument through which the college’s responsibility to its "Assembly" (faculty, STAFF and students) may be mutually shared and fulfilled.
Staff representatives are elected by their piers and are represented on all of the College's 13 Governance committees.
The elected President of Governance represents all faculty and STAFF on the College's highest governing body, the Board of Trustees (BOT).
Do the institution’s teaching and research faculty have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a faculty senate)?:
Do the institution’s teaching and research faculty have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body? :
A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which teaching and research faculty are engaged in governance, including information to support each affirmative response above:
The COLLEGE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM serves as the instrument through which the college’s responsibility to its "Assembly" (FACULTY, staff and students) may be mutually shared and fulfilled.
Faculty representatives are elected by their piers and are represented on all of the College's 13 Governance committees.
The elected President of Governance represents all FACULTY and staff on the College's highest governing body, the BOT.
Does the institution have written policies and procedures to identify and engage external stakeholders (i.e. local residents) in land use planning, capital investment projects, and other institutional decisions that affect the community?:
A copy of the written policies and procedures:
The policies and procedures:
Does the institution have formal participatory or shared governance bodies through which community members representing the interests of the following stakeholder groups can regularly participate in institutional governance?:
| Yes or No | |
| Local government and/or educational organizations | Yes |
| Private sector organizations | Yes |
| Civil society (e.g. NGOs, NPOs) | No |
A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which external stakeholders are engaged in institutional governance (including information about each stakeholder group selected above):
RE Educational Organizations: Trustee Margaret Murphy is an associate professor of religious studies at nearby Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, N.Y. Her 35-year career as an educator and counselor has taken her to schools in New York City and Puerto Rico, in addition to Orange and Sullivan counties. She is a certified substance abuse counselor in New York state and has received numerous community service and human rights awards throughout the region.
RE Private sector organizations: Trustee William Vacca, a New Windsor resident, was appointed to the BOT in 2019. He is Walden Savings Bank’s Vice President of Business Development and has 52 years of banking experience. He brings vast fiscal and professional experience to the Board.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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