| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.69 |
| Liaison | Jennifer Kleindienst |
| Submission Date | April 5, 2023 |
Wesleyan University
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.25 / 3.00 |
Anne
Laskowski Chief of Staff & Director of Strategic Planning President's Office |
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 | No |
A brief description of the institution’s formal participatory or shared governance bodies:
Six student representatives and six faculty representatives actively participate in the work of the Board of Trustees as voting members of all standing committees, except for the Audit, Executive, Governance, and Investment committees. Those student and faculty representatives also attend all Board meetings (other than Executive Sessions), together with the President’s Cabinet, the president and vice president of the Wesleyan Student Assembly, and other select guests. More information is available at https://www.wesleyan.edu/acaf/faculty/faculty-handbook/2_university-governance/bylaws.html#board-committees.
The Academic Council is the academic staff (faculty) governing body. The bylaws of this council and descriptions of committees are found at https://www.wesleyan.edu/acaf/faculty/faculty-handbook/4_faculty-governance/faculty-bylaws.html).
"The Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) aims to empower student voices on campus to enact meaningful, impactful, and lasting change. bridge the gap between students, administrators, staff, faculty, and other community members to illuminate needs and create solutions that will meet those needs. We are interested in including and promoting the interests of all students on campus, focusing especially on groups that have been historically marginalized on this campus." More information is at http://www.wesleyanstudentassembly.org/.
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Number of non-academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
Number of women serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
Website URL where information about the institution’s highest governing body may be found:
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?:
A brief description of the campus-community council or equivalent body that gives external stakeholders a regular voice in institutional decisions that affect them:
Number of people from underrepresented groups serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body.:
Website URL where information about the institution’s governance structure is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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