Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 67.41 |
Liaison | Jeremy King |
Submission Date | March 23, 2016 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Denison University
PA-3: Governance
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Jeremy
King Campus Sustainability Coordinator Office of the President |
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Do all enrolled students, regardless of type or status, have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies (through direct participation or the election of representatives)?:
Yes
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A brief description of the mechanisms through which students have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies:
Students can be elected to and/or elect representatives to the Denison Campus Governance Association (DCGA). Additionally, student representatives are elected by DCGA to serve on Faculty Campus Governance Committees.
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Is there at least one student representative on the institution’s governing body who was elected by peers or appointed by a representative student body or organization?:
No
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A brief description of student representation on the governing body, including how the representatives are selected:
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Do students have a formal role in decision-making in regard to the following?:
Yes or No | |
Establishing organizational mission, vision, and/or goals | Yes |
Establishing new policies, programs, or initiatives | Yes |
Strategic and long-term planning | Yes |
Existing or prospective physical resources | Yes |
Budgeting, staffing and financial planning | No |
Communications processes and transparency practices | Yes |
Prioritization of programs and projects | Yes |
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A brief description of the formal student role in regard to each area indicated, including examples from the previous three years:
In campus Master Planning (2013) and Strategic Planning (2014-2015) student representatives are included in the process and all students have the opportunity to provide feedback and ask questions.
In addition, students serve on nearly all campus governance committees and have the opportunity to influence the decision-making process for most campus activities.
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Do all staff, regardless of type or status, have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies (through direct participation or the election of representatives)?:
Yes
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A brief description of the mechanisms through which all staff have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies:
Like students, staff are elected by their peers to serve on most campus governance committees.
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Is there at least one non-supervisory staff representative on the institution’s governing body who was elected by peers or appointed by a representative staff body or organization?:
No
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A brief description of non-supervisory staff representation on the governing body, including how the representatives are selected:
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Do non-supervisory staff have a formal role in decision-making in regard to the following? :
Yes or No | |
Establishing organizational mission, vision, and/or goals | Yes |
Establishing new policies, programs, or initiatives | Yes |
Strategic and long-term planning | Yes |
Existing or prospective physical resources | No |
Budgeting, staffing and financial planning | Yes |
Communications processes and transparency practices | Yes |
Prioritization of programs and projects | Yes |
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A brief description of the formal staff role in regard to each area indicated, including examples from the previous three years:
In campus Master Planning (2013) and Strategic Planning (2014-2015) staff representatives are included in the process and all staff have the opportunity to provide feedback and ask questions.
In addition, staff serve on nearly all campus governance committees and have the opportunity to influence the decision-making process for most campus activities.
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Do all faculty, regardless of type or status, have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies (through direct participation or the election of representatives)?:
Yes
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A brief description of the mechanisms through which all faculty (including adjunct faculty) have an avenue to participate in one or more governance bodies:
All faculty can serve on campus governance committees and all faculty can attend and participate in the general faculty meetings.
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Is there at least one teaching or research faculty representative on the institution’s governing body who was elected by peers or appointed by a representative faculty body or organization?:
No
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A brief description of faculty representation on the governing body, including how the representatives are selected:
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Do faculty have a formal role in decision-making in regard to the following?:
Yes or No | |
Establishing organizational mission, vision, and/or goals | Yes |
Establishing new policies, programs, or initiatives | Yes |
Strategic and long-term planning | Yes |
Existing or prospective physical resources | Yes |
Budgeting, staffing and financial planning | Yes |
Communications processes and transparency practices | Yes |
Prioritization of programs and projects | Yes |
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A brief description of the formal faculty role in regard to each area indicated, including examples from the previous three years:
In campus Master Planning (2013) and Strategic Planning (2014-2015) faculty representatives are included in the process and all staff have the opportunity to provide feedback and ask questions.
In addition, faculty serve on all campus governance committees and have the opportunity to influence the decision-making process for most campus activities.
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The website URL where information about the institution’s governance structure is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Denison maintains an internal password protected website where most of this information resides. Public access web pages have limited information on this topic.
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