University of Texas at Austin
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.38 / 3.00 |
Jim
Walker Director of Sustainability, Financial, and Administrative Services University Operations |
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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 has many and diverse opportunities for undergraduates and graduate students to participate in campus governance. Most of these are administratively organized with the Dean of Students. Student Government and the Senate of College Councils are the two main legislative bodies sponsored by Student Affairs.
https://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/
https://www.utsg.org/
The Board of Regents, the governing body for The University of Texas System, is composed of nine members who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Terms for Regents are scheduled for six years each and staggered so that three members' terms will usually expire on February 1 of odd-numbered years. In addition, the Governor appoints a Student Regent for a one-year term. The student regent applicants are first selected by the student government organization on campus, which solicits applicants.
https://www.utsystem.edu/institutions
https://www.utsystem.edu/offices/academic-affairs/ut-system-student-regent-selection-process
The University Staff Council provides this opportunity.
https://www.utexas.edu/staff/council/. Staff Council is a representative body but all staff may attend monthly open meetings and correspond with the officers.
Faculty are sent to Faculty Council as representatives of an academic department. Issues are raised by any member of the body and should they reach consensus, a policy proposal is drafted and presented to the President and Provost, who approve or deny the proposals and implement the policy.
http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/
https://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/
https://www.utsg.org/
The Board of Regents, the governing body for The University of Texas System, is composed of nine members who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Terms for Regents are scheduled for six years each and staggered so that three members' terms will usually expire on February 1 of odd-numbered years. In addition, the Governor appoints a Student Regent for a one-year term. The student regent applicants are first selected by the student government organization on campus, which solicits applicants.
https://www.utsystem.edu/institutions
https://www.utsystem.edu/offices/academic-affairs/ut-system-student-regent-selection-process
The University Staff Council provides this opportunity.
https://www.utexas.edu/staff/council/. Staff Council is a representative body but all staff may attend monthly open meetings and correspond with the officers.
Faculty are sent to Faculty Council as representatives of an academic department. Issues are raised by any member of the body and should they reach consensus, a policy proposal is drafted and presented to the President and Provost, who approve or deny the proposals and implement the policy.
http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/
Part 2. Campus stakeholder representation in governance
9
Number of students representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
1
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
3
Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
33.33
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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Website URL where information about the institution’s governance structure is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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