Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.05
Liaison Herbert Sinnock
Submission Date July 12, 2018
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STARS v2.1

Sheridan College (Ontario)
PA-3: Participatory Governance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.25 / 3.00 Michelle McCollum
Associate Vice President
Capital Development and Facilities Management
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Part 1

Do the institution’s students have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a student council)? :
Yes

Do the institution’s students have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body?:
Yes

If yes to either of the above, provide:

A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which students are engaged in governance, including information to support each affirmative response above:
The students at Sheridan College have a student union. The Sheridan Student Union Inc. (SSUI) has significant resources and is a separate body from the governing bodies of Sheridan College. The newest SSUI is at HMC Campus. Elections are held every year. Student Union has 12 board members - 4 from each campus. Annual Operating Budget - $5 million 275 employees (24 Full time and 251 Part time) All full-time and part-time students are represented by the SSUI. They strive to unite the student body through programs and services, and are responsible for advocating and being a voice for Sheridan students. The SSUI improves the students' quality of life on campus. In addition, two students are chosen to represent the SSUI on the College Board of Governors elected by the students of the College.

Do the institution’s staff members have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a staff council)?:
No

Do the institution’s non-supervisory staff members have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body?:
Yes

If yes to either of the above, provide:

A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which staff are engaged in governance, including information to support each affirmative response above:
The Support Staff representative on the Board of Governors votes on policy decisions on behalf of the Support Staff. The representatives are elected democratically from within the Support Staff.

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? :
Yes

If yes to either of the above, provide:

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:
A senate represents the teaching and research faculty. Senators are elected from each faculty. Each of these senates has a senate subcommittee where all work is conducted. The work of these subcommittees includes Scholarship, Research and Creative activities. The Sheridan Senate makes Academic Policy and Programming recommendations to the Sheridan Board of Governors.The Senate is made up of 72 voting members which include 42 full-time and 6 part-time faculty. Faculty membership is determined by a democratic process within each academic faculty and representation is proportionate to the number of full-time faculty in each faculty. The faculty has a Senate and an elected representative on the Board of Governors. The Sheridan Senate comprises of a total of 72 voting members out of which 42 are full-time faculty members and 6 are part-time faculty members. They are elected to the Senate by a democratic process from their own academic faculty. Besides the Sheridan Senate, there is one faculty representative on the Board of Governors who is chosen by peers. Faculty members also comprise the Senate Standing Committee that make policy and program proposals to the Sheridan Senate.)

Part 2

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?:
No

A copy of the written policies and procedures:
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The policies and procedures:
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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 No
Private sector organizations No
Civil society (e.g. NGOs, NPOs) No

If yes to one or more of the above, provide:

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):
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Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://www.sheridancollege.ca/about/administration-and-governance/board.aspx

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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