Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 73.80
Liaison Pamela Mischen
Submission Date March 2, 2023

STARS v2.2

Binghamton University
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.62 / 3.00 Pam Mischen
Pres Office
Pres Office
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Part 1. Shared governance bodies

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:
There are several governance bodies that operate at Binghamton University. There is a Student Association (https://www.binghamtonsa.org/) with elected representatives, a faculty senate (https://www.binghamton.edu/faculty-senate/), a professional staff senate (https://www.binghamton.edu/organizations/pss/index.html).

Part 2. Campus stakeholder representation in governance

Total number of individuals on the institution’s highest governing body:
16

Number of students representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
1

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

Number of non-academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
0

Part 3. Gender equity in governance

Number of women serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
6

Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
37.50

Website URL where information about the institution’s highest governing body may be found:
https://www.suny.edu/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/

Part 4. Community engagement bodies

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?:
No

A brief description of the campus-community council or equivalent body that gives external stakeholders a regular voice in institutional decisions that affect them:
Binghamton University Council (https://www.binghamton.edu/organizations/bu-council/index.html) is comprised of is comprised of 10 unpaid members – nine appointed by the governor of New York and the tenth, a student, selected by his or her peers. The 9 appointed members are from the local community. Two of the BU Council members sit on the Road Map Steering Committee (our university strategic planning committee) and act as a conduit between the two bodies.

Optional Fields 

Number of people from underrepresented groups serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body.:
5

Website URL where information about the institution’s governance structure is available:
https://www.suny.edu/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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