Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.43
Liaison Greg Maginn
Submission Date June 30, 2023

STARS v2.2

The Ohio State University
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.62 / 3.00 University Senate
Senate
Office of the President
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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 University Senate is the shared governing body of The Ohio State University. Comprised of 141 faculty, students, staff, and administrators, the Senate's primary responsibility is to advise campus leaders on the key educational and academic policy concerns.

Any university staff member with two years of continuous regular employment (with an FTE of 75% or higher) who is not covered by a bargaining agreement nor is a member of a union represented at the university, is eligible for membership in the University Staff Advisory Council. The University Staff Advisory Council has been instrumental in the implementation of new policies and programs including finding ways to increase the attention on work-life issues and obtaining appropriate resources for staff to complete their tasks.

The University Staff Advisory Council’s Fiscal Subcommittee reviews, on a continuing basis, the fiscal policies and resources of the university and advises the president on strategies regarding long-term/short-term allocation of university resources consistent with the mission of the university. Additionally, this committee analyzes resources and budgets from an overall university-wide perspective.

Total number of individuals on the institution’s highest governing body:
20

Number of students representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
2

Number of academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
2

Number of non-academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
0

Number of women serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
5

Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
25

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?:
No

A brief description of the campus-community council or equivalent body that gives external stakeholders a regular voice in institutional decisions that affect them:
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Number of people from underrepresented groups serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body.:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s governance structure is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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