Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
PA-3: Governance

Student Government represents undergraduate, graduate, and professional students at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Its primary function is to serve as an advocate on student issues and voice students’ concerns about campus issues. All students have the opportunity to be elected to the Senate and/or join one of many committees.

The board of trustees consists of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, and student members selected by the student bodies of SIU at Carbondale and SIU at Edwardsville.

A. The University Planning and Budget Council [UPBC] will consist of a maximum of 16 members, 13 of whom are voting members. 1. Voting Members The voting members are: a. five faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate to three-year, staggered terms. b. two staff members appointed by the Staff Senate to three-year, staggered terms. c. two students appointed by the Student Senate to one-year terms. The Student Senate president may not be one of the Student Senate appointments. Each of the University senates recommends four (4) representatives to serve on the University Parking and Traffic Committee. Both voting and non-voting ex-officio members are appointed by the Vice Chancellor for Administration, however. Zip Car is an example.With broad-based input from the University Community, the 2013 Strategic Plan Update Committee reviewed and revised SIUE’s Mission, Vision, and Values Statements as well as the Long-Term Goals. Comprised of a diverse, campus-wide membership, the Committee included student, staff, and faculty representatives.

The University Staff Senate represents Civil Service and Professional Staff of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Employees who are represented by labor organizations as well as employees who are not represented can participate on the University Staff Senate, its panels or committees. The University Staff Senate manages two scholarship funds: The University Staff Senate Scholarship and the Faculty for Collective Bargaining Scholarship Fund. Civil Service and Professional Staff employees participate in the governance of the University via the senate and its panels. All senate and panel members are elected officers.

A. The University Planning and Budget Council [UPBC] will consist of a maximum of 16 members, 13 of whom are voting members. 1. Voting Members The voting members are: a. five faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate to three-year, staggered terms. b. two staff members appointed by the Staff Senate to three-year, staggered terms. c. two students appointed by the Student Senate to one-year terms. The Student Senate president may not be one of the Student Senate appointments.

A. The University Planning and Budget Council [UPBC] will consist of a maximum of 16 members, 13 of whom are voting members. 1. Voting Members The voting members are: a. five faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate to three-year, staggered terms. b. two staff members appointed by the Staff Senate to three-year, staggered terms. c. two students appointed by the Student Senate to one-year terms. The Student Senate president may not be one of the Student Senate appointments. Each of the University senates recommends four (4) representatives to serve on the University Parking and Traffic Committee. Both voting and non-voting ex-officio members are appointed by the Vice Chancellor for Administration, however. Zip Car is an example.With broad-based input from the University Community, the 2013 Strategic Plan Update Committee reviewed and revised SIUE’s Mission, Vision, and Values Statements as well as the Long-Term Goals. Comprised of a diverse, campus-wide membership, the Committee included student, staff, and faculty representatives.

A. The University Planning and Budget Council [UPBC] will consist of a maximum of 16 members, 13 of whom are voting members. 1. Voting Members The voting members are: a. five faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate to three-year, staggered terms. b. two staff members appointed by the Staff Senate to three-year, staggered terms. c. two students appointed by the Student Senate to one-year terms. The Student Senate president may not be one of the Student Senate appointments. Each of the University senates recommends four (4) representatives to serve on the University Parking and Traffic Committee. Both voting and non-voting ex-officio members are appointed by the Vice Chancellor for Administration, however. Zip Car is an example.With broad-based input from the University Community, the 2013 Strategic Plan Update Committee reviewed and revised SIUE’s Mission, Vision, and Values Statements as well as the Long-Term Goals. Comprised of a diverse, campus-wide membership, the Committee included student, staff, and faculty representatives.

A. The University Planning and Budget Council [UPBC] will consist of a maximum of 16 members, 13 of whom are voting members. 1. Voting Members The voting members are: a. five faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate to three-year, staggered terms. b. two staff members appointed by the Staff Senate to three-year, staggered terms. c. two students appointed by the Student Senate to one-year terms. The Student Senate president may not be one of the Student Senate appointments. Each of the University senates recommends four (4) representatives to serve on the University Parking and Traffic Committee. Both voting and non-voting ex-officio members are appointed by the Vice Chancellor for Administration, however. Zip Car is an example.With broad-based input from the University Community, the 2013 Strategic Plan Update Committee reviewed and revised SIUE’s Mission, Vision, and Values Statements as well as the Long-Term Goals. Comprised of a diverse, campus-wide membership, the Committee included student, staff, and faculty representatives.

Shared governance is the collaborative effort of all constituents toward interpreting and achieving the university mission. The strengths of all constituents are acknowledged and respected, and all strive for a clear and common understanding of their respective contributions to decision-making. While it is understood that some decisions are the sole or ultimate responsibility of a single constituent, and that specific authority is often established by either policy or charge, both faculty and administrators remain continuously invested in shared governance, and make every effort to provide the appropriate input needed to ensure the best outcomes. Because it takes full advantage of the collective expertise and diverse experiences of all constituents, shared governance maximizes the quality of decision-making, reinforces the collective value of all members of the academic community, and encourages shared ownership of and responsibility for SIUE's mission, vision and values. Shared governance both assumes ethical conduct by all constituents and accommodates reasoned disagreement. It also supports respectful interaction and timely decision-making by all constituents vested in a given decision. When authority and responsibility for decision-making rest in separate constituencies, reasonable efforts are made to communicate across constituencies during the decision-making process. Whenever there is shared authority and responsibility for a decision, the precise nature of that sharing, whenever not already designated by policy or charge, should be negotiated in good faith and agreed upon by involved constituencies. Finally, shared governance assumes that policies will be operationalized in a manner that provides balance in the voice, responsibility, and authority of all involved in the academic mission of the university.