| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 76.21 |
| Liaison | Lindsey Kalkbrenner |
| Submission Date | May 5, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Santa Clara University
PA-3: Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.25 / 3.00 |
Kate
Morris Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Provost's Office |
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Part 1
Yes
Do the institution’s students have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body?:
No
If yes to either of the above, provide:
An undergraduate student is appointed and serves on the Academic Affairs Committee, a committee engaged in formulating policies, procedures and guidelines that relate to academic affairs.
The Associated Student Government (ASG) President, ASG Senate Chair, two appointed undergraduate students and one appointed graduate student serve on the Student Affairs Committee, a University policy committee that formulates and recommends major policies and program initiatives that affect student life.
The ASG Student Body President provides updates at the scheduled Board of Trustees meetings.
Do the institution’s staff members have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a staff council)?:
Yes
Do the institution’s non-supervisory staff members have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body?:
No
If yes to either of the above, provide:
The Staff Senate is the representative body for the staff assembly.
The Staff Senate President serves on the University Coordinating Committee, a governance oversight committee, and the University Budget Council (defined below).
A Staff Affairs Committee with seven appointed staff, the acting head of Human Resources, and the elected Staff Senate Vice President serve to formulate, review and recommend policies and initiatives pertaining to staff members.
Two appointed staff also serve on each of the Student Affairs Committee (defined above) and the Benefits Committee (defined below).
Staff members may also serve on the Planning Action Council (defined below) at the discretion of the University Coordinating Committee and the University President.
Do the institution’s teaching and research faculty have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a faculty senate)?:
Yes
Do the institution’s teaching and research faculty have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body? :
No
If yes to either of the above, provide:
Representative bodies for teaching and research faculty: Faculty Senate Council, Faculty Affairs Committee, Academic Affairs Committee, Planning Action Council, University Budget Council, Benefits Committee, and Research Committee.
The Faculty Senate exists for faculty to express their opinions on academic and professional matters and to facilitate participation of faculty in forming policies. The Faculty Senate President provides updates at the scheduled Board of Trustees meetings.
A Faculty Affairs Committee formulates policies, programs and procedures pertaining to the responsibilities and compensation of the faculty.
The Planning Action Council promotes and oversees planning at the University level.
The University Budget Council develops the annual macro budget in the context of long-range financial planning.
The Benefits Committee advises and facilitates communication between the Department of Human Resources and the University community concerning benefits issues.
The Research Committee supports faculty scholarship at the University.
See above for the description of the Academic Affairs Committee.
Part 2
Yes
A copy of the written policies and procedures:
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The policies and procedures:
All land use planning, capital projects and development projects at the University have guidelines established by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as they relate to the community. The University completes an Environmental Impact Report for projects under the CEQA. http://resources.ca.gov/ceqa/
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) | Yes |
If yes to one or more of the above, provide:
Academic programs and administrative divisions rely on advisory boards/councils to stay connected to industry partners, non-profit organizations with shared interests, as well as governmental organizations and educational institutions. Membership on these advisory boards/councils includes employees or leaders from each stakeholder group above. Examples include representation from our local Diocese, our city, our county, schools, local public and private businesses, and local non-profit organizations.
The following are a few of our advisory boards that have external stakeholders:
http://law.scu.edu/about/law-advisory-board/
https://www.scu.edu/business/about/advisoryboard/
https://www.scu.edu/cas/about-cas/leadership-board/
https://www.scu.edu/ethics/about-the-center/people/advisory-board/
http://www.scu.edu/governance
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