| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.64 |
| Liaison | Lawrence Brien |
| Submission Date | Dec. 12, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
State University of New York at Brockport
PA-3: Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.50 / 3.00 |
Do the institution’s students have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a student council)? :
Do the institution’s students have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body?:
A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which students are engaged in governance, including information to support each affirmative response above:
Brockport students have a representative body through which they can participate in governance in the Brockport Student Government. Brockport Student Government includes Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches and has the following elected officials: Senator, President, Vice President, and Treasurer.
Brockport's governing body is the College Senate. The College Senate is the campus governance body of the College at Brockport. It is comprised of teaching and non-teaching professionals (referred to as faculty) elected by their peers to represent their departments and the College as College Senators Their purpose is to review and pass acceptable proposals regarding coursework, course requirements and policies submitted by College staff. This allows faculty to be a part of shaping the future of the College and preparing Brockport's students for success.
Brockport's highest governing body is the College Council. The College Council includes 9 members appointed by the Governor and one student elected yearly by the student body.
Do the institution’s staff members have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a staff council)?:
Do the institution’s non-supervisory staff members have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body?:
A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which staff are engaged in governance, including information to support each affirmative response above:
Brockport staff have representatives on the College Senate.
Do the institution’s teaching and research faculty have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a faculty senate)?:
Do the institution’s teaching and research faculty have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body? :
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:
The College Senate includes a faculty senate and has senators from many academic departments. Kathleen Peterson, a full-time faculty member sits on the College Council, the college's highest governing body.
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?:
A copy of the written policies and procedures:
The policies and procedures:
As outlined in the campus Strategic Plan, engagement of the community and local residents was accomplished through online surveys, Town Halls, and community forums. Brockport continues to build partnerships with the Village of Brockport, City of Rochester, Monroe County, and local rural communities through community advisory boards and Town meeting and initiatives. Brockport also continues to develop stronger working relationships with bodies with influence, including
some or all of the following: the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council(FLREDC), the Greater Rochester Chamber of the Commerce, the Greater Rochester Enterprise (GRE), and the Rochester Monroe County Anti-Poverty Initiative (RMAPI).
The following is a link to an example Town Hall presentation that was used to engage external stakeholders:
https://www.brockport.edu/about/strategic_plan/docs/town_hall_slideshow_2016-10-19.pdf
Brockport also has written policies and guidelines for identifying and engaging the community (external stakeholders) as part of their December 2016 Transformation Subcommittee Report which is located here:
https://www.brockport.edu/about/strategic_plan/docs/transformation_final_report.pdf
This report includes a framework for the evaluation of community engagement.
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) | No |
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):
The College Council has the following members:
Mr. Scott Turner
Managing Partner
Nixon Peabody, LLP
Ms. Andrea Guzzetta
Chief of Staff
City Council at City of Rochester
Ms. Lauren Kelly
Chief of Staff
Town of Irondequoit
Ms. Elaine Leshnower
Retired Human Resources Executive
Dr. Lesli Myers
Superintendent
Brockport Central School District
Mr. Kenneth Pink
Partner
The Bonadio Group
Ms. Bridgette Wiefling
Chief Innovation/Quality Officer
Rochester Regional Health System
Mr. Chris Wiest
VP Public Policy and Advocacy
Rochester Business Alliance
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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