| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 83.87 |
| Liaison | Yolanda Cieters |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2024 |
Seattle University
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.88 / 3.00 |
Yolanda
Cieters Associate Director CEJS |
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 STUDENTS: The Student Government of Seattle University (SGSU) is the official governing body of student representatives who are committed to advocating for the needs and
concerns of the undergraduate student community. https://www.seattleu.edu/sgsu/
--GRADUATE STUDENTS: The Graduate Student Council (GSC) represents the graduate and professional students of Seattle University. The GSC works with all members of the university to advance services and policies and create a supportive community that better meets the needs and improves the experience of the graduate and professional students of Seattle. https://www.seattleu.edu/gsc/
--ACADEMIC STAFF: The Academic Assembly is the elected body through which the faculty participates in decisions involving university-wide academic matters, including student learning and success. Such matters encompass the following, among other topics: academic quality, terms of faculty service, curricula that require coordination across programs, strategic planning, budgets and physical facilities. https://www.seattleu.edu/governance/academic-assembly/
--NON-ACADEMIC STAFF: The purpose of the Seattle University Staff Council (SUSC) is to serve as a formal representative voice of our diverse and intersectional staff community. The Staff Council will advocate on behalf of staff and make recommendations to University leadership, including the President's Cabinet, on matters which impact staff including Seattle University culture. To ensure a positive environment and the personal and professional growth of all staff, SUSC will partner to develop opportunities for staff across all levels and departments. https://www.seattleu.edu/staff-council/
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:
Seattle University participates in inclusive and participatory governance in many ways, but the best example is our ongoing partnership with the City of Seattle via our Implementation Advisory Committee – a committee of citizen volunteers (a “citizen’s advisory committee") who help Seattle University fulfill and surpass its obligations to the City of Seattle as a major institution within the City of Seattle.
See here: https://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/public-participation/major-institutions-and-schools/major-institution-advisory-committees/seattle-university
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:
NOTE related to PART 2: The SGSU President (Student Government of SU), GSC Chair (Graduate Student Council), Academic Assembly President, and SUSC President (SU Staff Council) are non-voting representatives invited to attend the Board of Trustees meetings.
NOTE related to PART 2: The SGSU President (Student Government of SU), GSC Chair (Graduate Student Council), Academic Assembly President, and SUSC President (SU Staff Council) are non-voting representatives invited to attend the Board of Trustees meetings.
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