| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.80 |
| Liaison | Allie McAllister |
| Submission Date | March 27, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Villanova University
PA-3: Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.25 / 3.00 |
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:
Students elected to student government are given the opportunity to serve on the Board of Trusties committees.
Additionally all student body leaders (undergraduate student government and graduate student government) are represented on the University Council. The University Council is a collection of representative body leaders who meet with the University President, Provost and CFO four times a year.
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:
University Staff Council leadership are invited to sit on the University Council. The University Council is a collection of representative body leaders who meet with the University President, Provost and CFO four times a year.
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:
Faculty Congress leadership are invited to sit on the University Council. The University Council is a collection of representative body leaders who meet with the University President, Provost and CFO four times a year.
Faculty can serve on four of the Board committees: Academic Affairs, Investment, Stewardship, and Student Experience. Faculty recommendations are submitted by the Chair of the Faculty Congress to the President for consideration. Faculty selected are appointed to a one year term.
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:
We have no written policy or procedure with regards to engaging external stakeholders. Villanova does engage with external stakeholders on projects that affect the community via public meetings, emails, presentations before local governing boards, etc.
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 | No |
| Private sector organizations | No |
| Civil society (e.g. NGOs, NPOs) | No |
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):
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:
Currently, staff are not represented on any of the 12 Board committees. These are 5 Board committees that are only open to Trustees, they include: Executive Committee, Executive Compensation, Audit & Risk, Finance, Trustee Committee.
Currently, staff are not represented on any of the 12 Board committees. These are 5 Board committees that are only open to Trustees, they include: Executive Committee, Executive Compensation, Audit & Risk, Finance, Trustee Committee.
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