| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.36 |
| Liaison | Marianella Franklin |
| Submission Date | Jan. 10, 2023 |
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.88 / 3.00 |
Veronica
Gonzales Vice President Office of the VP for Business Affairs |
"---"
indicates that no data was submitted for this field
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:
UTRGV and UT System have established several formal participatory and shared governance bodies, which include, but are not limited to :
School of Medicine Faculty Assembly
Staff Senate
Student Government Assocation (SGA)
Faculty Senate
Women's Faculty Network (WFN)
UT System Staff Advisory Council
UT System Student Advisory Council
These formal participatory and shared governance bodies, are charged with planning for institutional advancement and innovation, advocacy for their respective jurisdictions and governing members.
School of Medicine Faculty Assembly
Staff Senate
Student Government Assocation (SGA)
Faculty Senate
Women's Faculty Network (WFN)
UT System Staff Advisory Council
UT System Student Advisory Council
These formal participatory and shared governance bodies, are charged with planning for institutional advancement and innovation, advocacy for their respective jurisdictions and governing members.
Part 2. Campus stakeholder representation in governance
11
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:
1
Number of non-academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
1
Part 3. Gender equity in governance
4
Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
36.36
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:
---
Optional Fields
4
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:
The highest governing body for UTRGV, which is the UT System Board of Regents, has representation from areas of diverse and underrepresented backgrounds. Over half of the board of regents are comprised individuals of culturally and ethnically diverse backgrounds and empowered women who represent over 100,000 UT System students.
UTRGV’s participatory governance works towards the sustainable development goal of Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions by building an effective and accountable institution. UTRGV prides itself as being diverse, equitable, and inclusive to all of our campus community both in traditional and executive leadership roles, and we are proud to share that many of our governing bodies are led by under represented groups. All of the governing groups mentioned prior, have significant impact and voice for our campus community at UTRGV.
UTRGV as an institution of of UT System, is led by innovation and celebration of differences that united all institutions across the state of Texas.
UTRGV’s participatory governance works towards the sustainable development goal of Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions by building an effective and accountable institution. UTRGV prides itself as being diverse, equitable, and inclusive to all of our campus community both in traditional and executive leadership roles, and we are proud to share that many of our governing bodies are led by under represented groups. All of the governing groups mentioned prior, have significant impact and voice for our campus community at UTRGV.
UTRGV as an institution of of UT System, is led by innovation and celebration of differences that united all institutions across the state of Texas.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.