| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.69 |
| Liaison | Alan Turnquist |
| Submission Date | July 24, 2023 |
Michigan Technological University
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.12 / 3.00 |
Alan
Turnquist Director of Sustainability and Resilience Office of the President |
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:
Undergraduate Student Government: https://www.usgatmtu.mtu.edu/
USG has a direct line of communication to the Michigan Tech executive team, the University Senate, the Graduate Student Government, and the Board of Trustees. Our job is to ensure the student voice is heard when major policy decisions are being made. Talk with your USG representative or attend one of our weekly meetings (Wednesdays @ 7pm on Zoom) to share your concerns.
Graduate Student Government:
The GSG is a student organization that serves as a liaison between the University and graduate students, advocating on students’ behalf for the intellectual, social and professional lives of graduate students. We serve graduate students in several important ways and focus on providing opportunities for their personal and professional growth.
University Senate (includes staff): https://www.mtu.edu/senate/
the representative body for academic and research faculty and professional staff and hence, as the principal means by which Senate constituents participate in the shared governance of Michigan Tech.
Non-academic staff (Union): https://www.mtu.edu/hr/current/union/
Total number of individuals on the institution’s highest governing body:
Number of students representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
Number of academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
USG and GSG presidents both meet with our president monthly, and give formal reports and presentations to the Board of Trustees during each quarterly meeting, so our response to AASHE questions here don't really reflect the strength of their connection to the highest levels of governance at Michigan Tech.
USG and GSG presidents both meet with our president monthly, and give formal reports and presentations to the Board of Trustees during each quarterly meeting, so our response to AASHE questions here don't really reflect the strength of their connection to the highest levels of governance at Michigan Tech.
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