| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.79 |
| Liaison | Leslie North |
| Submission Date | March 5, 2020 |
Western Kentucky University
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.63 / 3.00 |
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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:
WKU has a Student Government Association, as well as a Faculty and Staff Senate body.
An elected Staff Council conducts regular meetings to assess and address staff needs and issues. Members of the Staff Council sit on other committees or advisory boards to ensure staff representation, including the WKU Board of Regents (Staff Regent). All Staff Council members are elected by WKU faculty and staff, including the member that serves as the Staff Regent. "As a representative body of all staff members at Western Kentucky University, the Staff Council does hereby pledge to determine responsibly and to administer faithfully the policies and objectives which best fulfill the needs, concerns and interests of the staff at Western Kentucky University. Furthermore, we shall strive to enhance the productivity and employment experience of every Western Kentucky University staff member and to exert to the utmost our efforts to help the University achieve its educational goals."
An elected Staff Council conducts regular meetings to assess and address staff needs and issues. Members of the Staff Council sit on other committees or advisory boards to ensure staff representation, including the WKU Board of Regents (Staff Regent). All Staff Council members are elected by WKU faculty and staff, including the member that serves as the Staff Regent. "As a representative body of all staff members at Western Kentucky University, the Staff Council does hereby pledge to determine responsibly and to administer faithfully the policies and objectives which best fulfill the needs, concerns and interests of the staff at Western Kentucky University. Furthermore, we shall strive to enhance the productivity and employment experience of every Western Kentucky University staff member and to exert to the utmost our efforts to help the University achieve its educational goals."
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:
0
Part 3. Gender equity in governance
3
Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
27.27
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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Optional Fields
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Website URL where information about the institution’s governance structure is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
WKU Board of Regents: http://www.wku.edu/regents/
WKU Senate: https://www.wku.edu/senate/index.php
WKU Staff Council: http://www.wku.edu/staffcouncil/
WKU Student Government: http://www.wku.edu/sga/
WKU Senate: https://www.wku.edu/senate/index.php
WKU Staff Council: http://www.wku.edu/staffcouncil/
WKU Student Government: http://www.wku.edu/sga/
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