| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.03 |
| Liaison | Sara McIntyre |
| Submission Date | Aug. 10, 2022 |
Sewanee - The University of the South
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.62 / 3.00 |
Sara
McIntyre Sustainability Coordinator OESS |
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 is the highest governing body. It has 150 members drawn from the owning dioceses of the University, alumni, faculty, staff, students, and at-large members. In addition, all levels of staff are included and represented in the Staff Partnership Council (SPC) - it is comprised of one hourly (non-exempt) and one salaried (exempt/non-exempt) staff member from each department/office across the institution. This means that employees from the custodial level through a program director are represented. In addition, there is equal representation from exempt and non-exempt employees. The SPC's mission is to promote 2-way communication (top down and bottom up) between all levels of staff and to administration. The SPC manages the election process of the staff trustees (to the Board of Trustees). The staff trustees then serve as ex-officio members of the SPC - we also include them in the SPC advisory group. The advisory group sets the agenda and focus of the SPC. The SPC also manages the staff satisfaction survey process. Additionally, administrators are welome to join SPC meetings as are others by invitation. There are two faculty governing bodies the Joint Faculties which include all College Faculty and School of Theology Faculty and the Faculty Senate whcih includes full professors from both faculties. Finally, the students have the Student Government Association. Each undergraduate class is represented by 5 elected "senators" to represent their needs and concerns to the administration. In addition, the SGA has 10 standing committees and a cabinet which are connected to every aspect of the student experience at Sewanee and ensure the maintenance of active dialogue and collaboration across those sectors.
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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:
The Board of Trustees has a committee that holds open meetings twice a year to meet with local stakeholders to hear their concerns about the university and the community. There are also smaller boards for programmatic entities that are open to external stakeholders. There is also the Sewanee Community Council, which is chaired by the President (Vice-Chancellor) of the University and the Provost is appointed, but the council members themselves are directly elected by the local population.
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:
Conversations with the Provost of the University and the Director of Human Resources Development.
Conversations with the Provost of the University and the Director of Human Resources Development.
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