| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.58 |
| Liaison | Janna Cohen-Rosenthal |
| Submission Date | July 3, 2023 |
University of Massachusetts Boston
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.38 / 3.00 |
Dennis
Swinford Director of Campus Planning & Sustainability Office of Campus Planning and Sustainability |
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Part 1. Shared governance bodies
| 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 of Massachusetts is governed by a 22-member Board of Trustees that represents various interests of the public at large on a non-partisan basis. Seventeen members of the board are appointed by the Governor and five members are UMass students elected by the student body on each of the five campuses. The Board of Trustees functions as a legislative body dealing with many general policies governing the University. The board is not an administrative or management board.
Students:
The Undergraduate Student Government is the governing body for the undergraduate student body. It is composed of a legislative, executive, and judicial branch, with positions for President, Vice President, Speaker, Vice Speaker, Chief Justice, and USG Officers.
(https://umb.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/studentgovernmentassociation)
Academic Staff:
The primary governance for academic staff is the faculty council
(https://www.umb.edu/faculty_staff/faculty_council)
Non-academic staff:
The primary governance bodies for staff are their unions which provide opportunities for establishing new policies, programs, or initiatives; budgeting, staffing and financial planning; and communications processes and transparency practices.
(https://hr.umb.edu/unions)
Students:
The Undergraduate Student Government is the governing body for the undergraduate student body. It is composed of a legislative, executive, and judicial branch, with positions for President, Vice President, Speaker, Vice Speaker, Chief Justice, and USG Officers.
(https://umb.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/studentgovernmentassociation)
Academic Staff:
The primary governance for academic staff is the faculty council
(https://www.umb.edu/faculty_staff/faculty_council)
Non-academic staff:
The primary governance bodies for staff are their unions which provide opportunities for establishing new policies, programs, or initiatives; budgeting, staffing and financial planning; and communications processes and transparency practices.
(https://hr.umb.edu/unions)
Part 2. Campus stakeholder representation in governance
22
Number of students representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
5
Number of academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
0
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
7
Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
31.82
Website URL where information about the institution’s highest governing body may be found:
Part 4. Community engagement bodies
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
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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:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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