Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.65
Liaison Melissa Cadwell
Submission Date June 15, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Syracuse University
PA-3: Participatory Governance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.25 / 3.00 Melissa Cadwell
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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 Board of Trustees: SECTION 1. ELECTION AND TERM Two undergraduate students, elected annually by the Student Association, and one graduate student, elected annually by the Graduate Student Organization, shall serve as Student Representatives to the Board without the power to vote. https://policies.syr.edu/charter-governing-documents/syracuse-university-bylaws/

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:

A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which staff are engaged in governance, including information to support each affirmative response above:
University Senate ARTICLE I. MEMBERSHIP Section 1. The following shall be members of the Senate ex officio: Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, and additional members named by the Chancellor for a total not to exceed 15. In addition, the presidents of the Student Association and Graduate Student Organization shall be student members ex officio, bringing the total to 17. Section 2. The following shall be eligible to stand for election as additional members: full-time faculty who are professors of all ranks, instructors or lecturers, regular part- time faculty, currently enrolled and matriculated graduate and undergraduate students, full-time non-faculty professional staff, full-time and regular part-time secretarial, clerical and technical staff and unionized staff. Names of elected members shall be certified to the Chairperson of the Senate Agenda Committee by the officials named below before March 1. This certification shall assure the Senate that members were elected in a representative manner. Names of elected faculty shall be certified by the Dean of each school and college. Names of elected non-faculty professional staff and of full-time and regular part-time secretarial, clerical and technical staff shall be certified by the supervisory group responsible for their election. The appropriate supervisory or judicial body charged with reporting election returns shall certify names of successful student candidates upon their election. If an elected senator fails to be certified as eligible for election, the current senator shall continue to hold office until a successor has been named. Terms of office for Senate members shall be determined by the constituent body from which senators are elected. Each term is defined in yearly increments, with a year defined as beginning on August 15 and ending August 14 of the following year. Senators shall forfeit their offices if by a change of University position they (1) would not be eligible for election to the Senate from the electing constituency, or (2) would no longer be eligible for an ex officio appointment. If either of the two above conditions hold, a successor shall be named in the manner specified by the constituent body represented by the senator.

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:
Broad of Trustees ARTICLE III. FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE SECTION 1. ELECTION AND TERM In consultation with the Chief Academic Officer and the Chairperson of the University Senate Agenda Committee, the members of the University Senate Academic Affairs Committee will select a tenured faculty member to serve as the Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees. This tenured faculty member will serve for a non-renewable term of two years as the Faculty Representative to the Board without the power to vote. SECTION 2. DUTIES The Faculty Representative shall attend meetings of the Board and Executive Committee and shall report to Trustees on behalf of the faculty. The Board or Executive Committee may, in their sole discretion, exclude the Faculty Representative from such of their proceedings as they may deem necessary or proper from time to time. https://policies.syr.edu/charter-governing-documents/syracuse-university-bylaws/

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?:
Yes

A copy of the written policies and procedures:
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The policies and procedures:
Office of Goverment and Community Relations Local Relations Syracuse University is located within the City of Syracuse in the County of Onondaga. We communicate and collaborate regularly with the City of Syracuse on a wide range of local issues, including: campus planning and construction; public safety; city services; and community partnership projects. As a major employer closely interconnected with the life of the Central New York community, we work closely with local officials and organizations to advance significant projects of common interest, such as: The Connective Corridor The Near West Side Initiative Say Yes to Education Southside Initiative Southside Innovation Center Syracuse Center of Excellence In addition, we are proud to collaborate in Onondaga County’s Save the Rain program. http://gcr.syr.edu/government-relations/local-relations/

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 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):
The Office of Government and Community Relations is charged with advancing the University's interests at all levels of federal, state and local government and is the designated point of contact for government officials and their staff. Community engagement The university is currently assessing its relationships with organizations in the city and region, including local governments, nonprofit organizations and corporations. http://gcr.syr.edu/government-relations/

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