Overall Rating Reporter
Overall Score
Liaison Tyler Deacy
Submission Date May 24, 2023

STARS v2.2

Fullerton College
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Tyler Deacy
Interim Director of Sustainability
Sustainability
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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 Yes

A brief description of the institution’s formal participatory or shared governance bodies:

The President's Advisory Council (PAC) is an advisory committee composed of representatives from the campus's other associations (Faculty Senate, Classified Senate, Associated Students, Dean's Council, Managers of Fullerton College).

The council provides advice on major decisions to the President, who has the authoritative power. It has been running for 15 years in order to provide a more democratic process to the way the college operates and provide a voice to each of its constituent groups.


Total number of individuals on the institution’s highest governing body:
12

Number of students representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
2

Number of academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
5

Number of non-academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
5

Number of women serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
4

Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
33.33

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?:
Yes

A brief description of the campus-community council or equivalent body that gives external stakeholders a regular voice in institutional decisions that affect them:

The President's Advisory Council receives community input through public comment at Board of Trustees meetings that affect college decisions on a local level.


Number of people from underrepresented groups serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body.:
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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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