Overall Rating Reporter
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Liaison Shante Walker
Submission Date March 7, 2025

STARS v2.2

Rowan University
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Shante Walker
Institutional Research Analyst
Office of Institutional Research & Analytics
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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 Yes
Academic staff Yes
Non-academic staff Yes

A brief description of the institution’s formal participatory or shared governance bodies:
The Board of Trustees of Rowan University includes members who are external stakeholders. Rowan University operates under the laws of the State of New Jersey, and the BoT is vested by law with the general supervision of the University within general policies and guidelines pursuant to NJSA 18A:64 et seq.
 
Some of the responsibilities of the trustees are to appoint the University president, to approve the educational curriculum and student services program, and to determine policies for the organization, administration, and development of the University. Click here to view the Bylaws.

Part 2. Campus stakeholder representation in governance

Total number of individuals on the institution’s highest governing body:
16

Number of students representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
2

Number of academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
1

Number of non-academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
13

Part 3. Gender equity in governance

Number of women serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
5

Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
31.25

Website URL where information about the institution’s highest governing body may be found:
https://sites.rowan.edu/president/board-of-trustees/

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:
The Board of Trustees of Rowan University includes members who are external stakeholders. Rowan University operates under the laws of the State of New Jersey, and the BoT is vested by law with the general supervision of the University within general policies and guidelines pursuant to NJSA 18A:64 et seq.
 
Some of the responsibilities of the trustees are to appoint the University president, to approve the educational curriculum and student services program, and to determine policies for the organization, administration, and development of the University. Click here to view the Bylaws.

Optional Fields 

Number of people from underrepresented groups serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body.:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s governance structure is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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