| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 46.82 |
| Liaison | Ashley Woolman |
| Submission Date | May 16, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Western Colorado University
PA-3: Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.50 / 3.00 |
Julie
Feier CFO Finance & Administration |
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:
Undergraduate students serve on the elected Student Government Association, and they are invited to serve on diverse committees, from hiring committees, to infrastructure, to curriculum development. The SGA president attends the Board of Trustees meetings and VP for External Affairs attends City Council meetings. The SGA also has a sustainability ambassador.
Our graduate programs are new and do not currently have formal ways for students to participate
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:
Anyone can attend non-executive session Faculty Senate and Board of Trustees meetings, as well as mid-managers liaison council. We can all also participate through various representatives.
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:
Voted Faculty Trustee (on Board of Trustees) and avenues mentioned above, including seats on Strategic Planning, Faculty Senate, Curriculum Committee, IT, Academic Policies, and so on.
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 | Yes |
| Private sector organizations | No |
| Civil society (e.g. NGOs, NPOs) | Yes |
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):
Student member of the City Council, One Valley Leadership Council, (valley wide long range planning commission apt by county commissioners) Tourism and Prosperity Partnership, (previously tourism association/now run the ICELab). Also, the Gunnison Valley Community Foundation (like our foundation but for the community), Keystone Group (5 major employers in the valley for SP).
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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