| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.53 |
| Liaison | Dedee DeLongpre Johnston |
| Submission Date | July 27, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Wake Forest University
PA-3: Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 3.00 |
Dedee
DeLongpre Johnston Chief Sustainability Officer Office of Sustainability |
Do the institution’s students have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a student council)? :
Do the institution’s students have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body?:
A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which students are engaged in governance, including information to support each affirmative response above:
In spring and fall semester elections, all undergraduate students are eligible to run for governance positions. Information about the process and opportunities are available at http://sg.wfu.edu/get-involved/.
Graduate student representatives of the Graduate Student and Black Graduate Student Associations are nominated by their respective departments. Information about these associations are available at http://www.gsa.graduate.wfu.edu/.
A student is appointed to the highest governing body of the institution, the Board of Trustees. Nominations are made by the representative's peers, but the student is appointed, not elected.
Do the institution’s staff members have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a staff council)?:
Do the institution’s non-supervisory staff members have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body?:
A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which staff are engaged in governance, including information to support each affirmative response above:
The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) has the following responsibilities:
To serve as a forum of exchange about policies and issues affecting Wake Forest employees;
To listen to, examine and respond to ideas, concerns and suggestions of staff employees;
To convey these ideas, concerns and suggestions to the University administration;
To advise the President of the University or his/her representative(s) on all subjects that affect staff employees;
To inform staff employees of issues and policies affecting them;
To strengthen communication among staff and administration, at all levels; and
To promote an enhanced sense of campus community for all staff.
Members are elected to the faculty senate (bylaws of the senate).
Do the institution’s teaching and research faculty have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a faculty senate)?:
Do the institution’s teaching and research faculty have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body? :
A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which teaching and research faculty are engaged in governance, including information to support each affirmative response above:
The Faculty Senate is composed of thirty-seven elected faculty members from the seven schools of Wake Forest University. Wake Forest College has fifteen; the School of Medicine eight; the School of Business six; the School of Law three; the Graduate School two; the Z. Smith Reynolds Library two; and the School of Divinity one representative(s) in the Faculty Senate. The faculty of each school independently elects its respective representatives. Senators serve four-year terms, and may serve for more than one term. There are also ten ex-officio (non-voting) members of the Senate: the President, Provost and Chief Financial Officer of the university and the seven respective deans of the schools of the university.
The Faculty Senate advises the university administration and the Boards of Trustees on all pertinent matters related to planning and the general welfare of the university. The Faculty Senate also provides advice to relevant selection committees for the appointment of senior administrative officers, and recommends through the University President to the Boards of Trustees persons to receive honorary degrees awarded by the university.
The Faculty Senate has five standing committees: Planning, Resources, University Integration, Fringe Benefits, and Senior University Appointments. The Senate also directs the agenda of the University Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility. The Senate may also create additional standing or ad hoc committees. An Executive Committee consisting of the five officers of the Senate – president, past-president, vice-president, secretary, and member-at-large – and the chairpersons of the four standing committees provides overall policy direction for the Faculty Senate.
More information about the role of the Faculty Senate is available at http://facultysenate.wfu.edu/.
Does the institution have written policies and procedures to identify and engage external stakeholders (i.e. local residents) in land use planning, capital investment projects, and other institutional decisions that affect the community?:
A copy of the written policies and procedures:
The policies and procedures:
Does the institution have formal participatory or shared governance bodies through which community members representing the interests of the following stakeholder groups can regularly participate in institutional governance?:
| Yes or No | |
| Local government and/or educational organizations | No |
| Private sector organizations | No |
| Civil society (e.g. NGOs, NPOs) | No |
A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which external stakeholders are engaged in institutional governance (including information about each stakeholder group selected above):
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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