| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 39.01 |
| Liaison | YOLANDA MENDOZA CAVAZOS |
| Submission Date | June 19, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
PA-3: Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Maria Teresa
Maldonado Sada Special Projects Sustainability dept |
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Do all enrolled students, regardless of type or status, have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies (through direct participation or the election of representatives)?:
Yes
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A brief description of the mechanisms through which students have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies:
The mechanism used for the students to participate in the University’s governability is through the University Assembly. This is the maximum referee team in our University.
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Is there at least one student representative on the institution’s governing body who was elected by peers or appointed by a representative student body or organization?:
Yes
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A brief description of student representation on the governing body, including how the representatives are selected:
The mechanism used for the students to participate in the University’s governability and how they are selected is through the Technic Committee in each one of the Faculties.
In order to be selected, the students have to cover all the requirements stablished on the 19th Article of the University’s Organic Statute.
There has to be two students of each faculty or school of the University to be in the University Assembly preceded by the Dean of the University.
The requirements and more information are in the following web page:
http://www.uat.edu.mx/SG/Documents/LeyOrganicaUAT.pdf
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Do students have a formal role in decision-making in regard to the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| Establishing organizational mission, vision, and/or goals | No |
| Establishing new policies, programs, or initiatives | Yes |
| Strategic and long-term planning | Yes |
| Existing or prospective physical resources | No |
| Budgeting, staffing and financial planning | No |
| Communications processes and transparency practices | No |
| Prioritization of programs and projects | No |
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A brief description of the formal student role in regard to each area indicated, including examples from the previous three years:
The students selected from each University's Faculty or School can analyze the proposals and studies that are oriented to accomplish the admitted information by the Administrative Management of the University through the General and Academic Secretariats in accordance of the role of each referee team.
For more information about the students’ participation like the representatives in the University Assembly visit the following web page: http://www.gaceta.uat.edu.mx/
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Do all staff, regardless of type or status, have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies (through direct participation or the election of representatives)?:
Yes
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A brief description of the mechanisms through which all staff have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies:
According to the University’s Organic Statute, the Governability of the University is performed by the kind of competences, for the collegiate organs and the following personnel:
I. The University’s Assembly
II. The President of the University
III. General Secretariat
IV. The Technic Advisors of each Faculty or School
V. The Faculty or Schools’ Directors
VI. The Patronage
More University Assembly information are in the following web page:
http://www.uat.edu.mx/SG/Documents/LeyOrganicaUAT.pdf
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Is there at least one non-supervisory staff representative on the institution’s governing body who was elected by peers or appointed by a representative staff body or organization?:
Yes
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A brief description of non-supervisory staff representation on the governing body, including how the representatives are selected:
The mechanism used for the staff to participate in the University’s governability is throughout SUTUAT (Unique Work Union of UAT University) (http://academia.uat.edu.mx/sutuat/)
All the Union parties have to been registered through the electoral committee. After that, each party has to make a one month campaign. At the end of that month, all the Union (workers and retired) and the actual representatives of the Union, are called to vote. On the same day, the counting and the won party are published. The won party assume the charge of the actual Union Force.
The requirements and more information are in the following web page:
http://www.uat.edu.mx/SG/Documents/LeyOrganicaUAT.pdf
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Do non-supervisory staff have a formal role in decision-making in regard to the following? :
| Yes or No | |
| Establishing organizational mission, vision, and/or goals | Yes |
| Establishing new policies, programs, or initiatives | Yes |
| Strategic and long-term planning | Yes |
| Existing or prospective physical resources | Yes |
| Budgeting, staffing and financial planning | Yes |
| Communications processes and transparency practices | Yes |
| Prioritization of programs and projects | Yes |
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A brief description of the formal staff role in regard to each area indicated, including examples from the previous three years:
Each of the elected staff has the role to stablish proposals and studies that are oriented to the accomplishment of the granted information of the University. The responsible and management team in this matter are the General, Administrative, Finance Secretariats and the Transparency Unit in accordance of the role of each referee team.
More information related to the staff participation in the governability of the University are the following pages:
www.gaceta.uat.edu.mx
http://2014.uat.edu.mx/trans
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Do all faculty, regardless of type or status, have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies (through direct participation or the election of representatives)?:
Yes
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A brief description of the mechanisms through which all faculty (including adjunct faculty) have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies:
The mechanism used for the faculty to participate in the University’s governavility is through the Technic Committees of each Faculty or School.
To be elected, the faculty has to accomplish all the requirements that are in the 18th Article of the University Organic Statute.
Those requirements can be found in the following page:
http://www.uat.edu.mx/SG/Documents/LeyOrganicaUAT.pdf
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Is there at least one teaching or research faculty representative on the institution’s governing body who was elected by peers or appointed by a representative faculty body or organization?:
Yes
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A brief description of faculty representation on the governing body, including how the representatives are selected:
Each School of the University has a representative teacher in the main governing body, this teacher is elected by the teachers' assembly. The duration of this charge is 1 year.
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Do faculty have a formal role in decision-making in regard to the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| Establishing organizational mission, vision, and/or goals | No |
| Establishing new policies, programs, or initiatives | Yes |
| Strategic and long-term planning | Yes |
| Existing or prospective physical resources | Yes |
| Budgeting, staffing and financial planning | No |
| Communications processes and transparency practices | No |
| Prioritization of programs and projects | No |
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A brief description of the formal faculty role in regard to each area indicated, including examples from the previous three years:
The representative elected faculty members can analyze the proposals and studies oriented to the accomplishment of the granted information by the Administrative Management of the University through the General and Academic Secretariats in accordance of the role of each referee team.
The requirements and more information are in the following web page:
http://www.uat.edu.mx/SG/Documents/LeyOrganicaUAT.pdf
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The website URL where information about the institution’s governance structure is available:
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