Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 31.76
Liaison Bob Nash
Submission Date Dec. 17, 2019

STARS v2.2

United World College-USA
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.13 / 3.00 Todd Austin
Special Assistant for Strategic Initiatives
President's Office
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Part 1. Shared governance bodies

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 No
Non-academic staff No

A brief description of the institution’s formal participatory or shared governance bodies:
UWC-USA students are represented by a Student Council (STUCO). The student body, which represents 90+ countries, is divided into six regions of the world, with students from each region choosing two representatives each. From among the 12 members of STUCO, two members are chosen to sit on the Board of Trustees as non-voting members.

Part 2. Campus stakeholder representation in governance

Total number of individuals on the institution’s highest governing body:
23

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

Part 3. Gender equity in governance

Number of women serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
7

Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
30.43

Website URL where information about the institution’s highest governing body may be found:
https://www.uwc-usa.org/about-us/leadership/board-of-trustees/

Part 4. Community engagement bodies

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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Optional Fields 

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:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
UWC-USA_Board.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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