University of Cincinnati
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance

UC Student Government is the official representative of all undergraduate students attending the University of Cincinnati. It consists of an elected Student Senate, a cabinet and an executive staff. The Student Government has several standing boards: the Student Activities, University Funding and Student Safety boards. It also has several standing committees: Campus Life, Student Rights and Interests, Academic Affairs, Governmental Affairs and Strategic Planning. For more information see
https://www.uc.edu/campus-life/student-government.html.

Likewise, graduate students have a Graduate Student Senate.
https://www.uc.edu/campus-life/grad-student-gov.html

The Faculty Senate is the representative body through which all faculty can participate in governance. https://www.uc.edu/facultysenate.html There are also three Faculty representatives--including the head of the Faculty Senate, who is elected--who serve on the Board of Trustees. See http://www.uc.edu/trustees/trustees.html

UC also has a newly-established Staff Senate (for non-academic staff) which is an advisory body to the President of the University and University administration. Staff Senate endeavors to have a duly representative and diverse membership with equitable representation among various colleges, divisions and departments. More information on the staff senate can be found here: https://www.uc.edu/employees/staff-senate.html

UC engages with the community surrounding the university through the surrounding community neighborhood associations and community development councils. These exist to provide a forum for UC external stakeholders to have a clear voice and agency in the development of the neighborhoods adjoining the University.

UC administrators sit on the board of these councils/associations (e.g., CHCURC, BGCURC, CCDC, UHCURC, FOC and MOC) along with community members (including members of and representatives for under-represented groups), business owners, Greek affairs, and neighboring institutions (Children's Hospital, UC Health, Tr-Health, and the Cincinnati Zoo). A UC representative attends these meetings, which allows them to present the University's proposed plans to the community; input and feedback offered during these council/association meetings is regularly considered and factored into the University's plans and decisions. This UC representative also encounters community members asking for the University's assistance with different events/issues in these venues, in which they respond accordingly.

UC engages the Private sector and seeks their input on institutional planning and operations through the College Advisory Board, which is a volunteer body that provides counsel to the Dean and senior college administrators, these people work to build private support for the college’s students and programs. https://www.alumni.uc.edu/ArtSci/Boards

UC engages with local NGO's and nonprofit organizations through the Community Advisory Council. The Community Advisory Council (CAC) was initially created in October 2015 by the University of Cincinnati’s Office for Safety and Reform to provide community input and guidance regarding reform efforts of the University of Cincinnati Police Division (UCPD). Chaired by prominent community leader, the Honorable Judge John A. West, representatives of this group also included: UC students, faculty, staff and alumni; neighborhood community groups; civic, faith and business leaders; and law enforcement officials. Following the completion of numerous police reforms, in January 2019 the CAC was renamed the Community Compliance Council (CCC). The diverse membership of the CCC will continue to promote diversity of thought and information exchange. The role of the CCC, however, has transitioned from advisory to compliance. https://www.uc.edu/about/publicsafety/reform/cac.html