Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 60.35
Liaison Cody Friend
Submission Date May 6, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of Nebraska at Omaha
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.75 / 3.00 A.T. Miller
Chief Diversity Officer
Office of Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion
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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 Yes
Non-academic staff Yes

A brief description of the institution’s formal participatory or shared governance bodies:

Student Government - Student Government (SG-UNO) exists to advance the student experience. As the official voice of the student body we represent, empower, and serve students.
https://www.unomaha.edu/student-life/involvement/student-government/index.php

Faculty Senate - The Faculty Senate supports faculty governance and believes that shared governance is essential to creating a productive and rewarding academic environment for faculty and students. As per the University of Nebraska, Board of Regents' Bylaws the Faculty Senate is the governing agency for dealing with matters of interest to more than one college and acts as the official voice of the faculty of UNO.
https://www.unomaha.edu/faculty-senate/index.php

Staff Advisory Council - The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) was established in March 1973 to promote and facilitate communication between Managerial/Professional and Office/Service employees of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the Chancellor.
https://www.unomaha.edu/staff-advisory-council/index.php


Part 2. Campus stakeholder representation in governance

Total number of individuals on the institution’s highest governing body:
12

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

Number of women serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
6

Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
50

Website URL where information about the institution’s highest governing body may be found:

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.:
3

Website URL where information about the institution’s governance structure is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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