| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.78 |
| Liaison | Julia Carlow |
| Submission Date | July 25, 2024 |
American University of Sharjah
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.12 / 3.00 |
Sachin
Verma Senior Manager OIRA |
Part 1. Shared governance bodies
| Yes or No | |
| Students | Yes |
| Academic staff | Yes |
| Non-academic staff | No |
A brief description of the institution’s formal participatory or shared governance bodies:
Please refer the link below for Faculty Senate
https://www.aus.edu/academics/services-and-resources/faculty-senate
Please refer the link below for student council
https://www.aus.edu/life-at-aus/student-life/student-council
Part 2. Campus stakeholder representation in governance
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:
Part 3. Gender equity in governance
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:
Part 4. Community engagement bodies
A brief description of the campus-community council or equivalent body that gives external stakeholders a regular voice in institutional decisions that affect them:
Her Excellency Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of American University of Sharjah (AUS), chaired the inaugural meeting of the Advisory Council of Development and Outreach (ACDO) on the AUS campus.
The voluntary body was established following the approval of the AUS Board of Trustees in January 2023 on the recommendation of the board’s Resource Development Committee.
ACDO serves in an advisory capacity as part of the university’s efforts to increase its contribution to Sharjah’s socio-economic, workforce and innovation priorities while deepening its commitment to excellence in teaching, learning, research and creative work. It focuses on partnership and resource development, as well as local, regional and international outreach. The council comprises 20 members, including prominent alumni and distinguished global and community leaders.
During the campus visit, ACDO members toured a student showcase highlighting innovative works and the AUS Donor Recognition Wall acknowledging the support of AUS lifetime donors/contributors.
Sheikha Bodour said: “The ACDO will take the lead in defining AUS’ overall contribution to society, by training a wide-angle lens on the strategies we pursue as an institution. Our goal is to ensure AUS delivers enduring benefits for humanity, starting in Sharjah but fanning out across the world. This inaugural meeting was a positive first step, and I’m grateful to the ACDO members for donating their time, energy and intellects to this key undertaking. It’s clear to me they fully appreciate the importance of what we’re trying to achieve, and that they’re committed to working together for our big-picture objectives.”
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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:
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