Cal Poly Humboldt
PA-3: Participatory Governance

a. The Associated Students of HSU is an auxiliary of the University that advocates the student perspective in University decision making and is HSU's on-campus version of student council. Students elect representatives to the Associated Students Council each spring and this body serves as the officially recognized voice of students on campus. The Associated Students Council of Humboldt State University is a recognized non-profit corporation. Read more at http://www2.humboldt.edu/associatedstudents/. b. The Humboldt State University Senate is a deliberative body guided by the principles of shared governance, and is comprised of faculty, staff, administrators, and students. The University Senate is the University’s primary policy recommending body and highest governance structure. Students are elected by their peers to the Associated Students group, and from that group, three representatives serve on the University Senate. In addition, students hold one or more seats on many committees, both related to Senate activities and beyond. Read more in University Senate Bylaws, which can be downloaded here: http://www2.humboldt.edu/senate/node/211.

a. Staff Council provides staff with an effective process for participation in campus governance and facilitates communication and cooperation across the campus on issues of interest and concern to staff. Staff members are nominated and then voted into membership positions by their peers. Find more information at https://www2.humboldt.edu/staffcouncil/node/8. b. The Humboldt State University Senate is a deliberative body guided by the principles of shared governance, and is comprised of faculty, staff, administrators, and students. The University Senate is the University’s primary policy recommending body and highest governance structure. Staff members who are elected by their peers to the Staff Council and hold three seats within the senate. Staff also have one or more seats held for staff delegates on several Senate committees. Read more in University Senate Bylaws, which can be downloaded here: http://www2.humboldt.edu/senate/node/211.

a. The “General Faculty” organization provides a vehicle for the faculty to fulfill the responsibilities of participation in governance as articulated in the AAUP “Statement of Governance of Colleges and Universities” (1990). The purpose of the General Faculty group is to assure that the collective knowledge, experience, and judgment possessed by the members shall be as fully utilized as possible in providing students with educational opportunities, in developing university policies and procedures, and in fostering a spirit of unity and cooperation among its members. Read more at http://www2.humboldt.edu/senate/faculty, or in the Constitution of the General Faculty at HSU, which can be downloaded here: http://www2.humboldt.edu/senate/node/211. b. The Humboldt State University Senate is a deliberative body guided by the principles of shared governance, and is comprised of faculty, staff, administrators, and students. The University Senate is the University’s primary policy recommending body and highest governance structure. Faculty are widely represented in University Senate matters, with several (the majority of) formal seats held for faculty. Several more seats are held for faculty on a variety of Senate and non-Senate committees. Some faculty senators are voted in by their peers, with other positions delegated. In addition, a “Faculty Session” of the University Senate may be convened which would comprise only faculty senators. The function of such a meeting is to express the collective voice of the faculty or to execute responsibilities specific to the faculty. Read more at http://www2.humboldt.edu/senate/home. c. The California Faculty Association (CFA) is a union of 23,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, and coaches who teach in the California State University system. In addition to negotiating on behalf of and protecting the rights of faculty in contract matters, the CFA promotes faculty participation in the governance of the CSU and of CFA. Read more at http://www.calfac.org/.

a. Although not formally written into policy, Facilities Management at HSU typically engages with external stakeholders during master planning efforts. In addition, Facilities Management engages with the City of Arcata or other potentially interested or associated public agencies for any project that may affect or be located adjacent to campus lands. Examples include collaboration with the City of Arcata on a current transportation grant, continued efforts to improve the LK Wood/Sunset intersection, efforts regarding tree management at the Telonicher Marine Lab with the City of Trinidad, among others.

a. As a member of the California State University (CSU) system, HSU is responsible to the CSU Board of Trustees. The Board is comprised of a combination of ex-officio members, a CSU Alumni appointee, student appointees, and an array of other appointees by the Governor of California who represent diverse stakeholder interests from across the state. The 25-member Board of Trustees adopts regulations and policies governing the entire CSU system. Board committees have authority over educational policy, finance, campus planning, and facilities, among other areas. Read more at https://www2.calstate.edu/csu-system/board-of-trustees/Pages/default.aspx. b. A collection of three foundations at Humboldt State comprise one structure through which a variety of local stakeholders lend their voices to governance and decision-making to the HSU campus. These include: i. HSU Sponsored Programs Foundation (SPF) provides the campus community with professional and accessible grant and contract services. They help faculty and administrators build bridges between HSU, external funding agencies, and other institutions to advance the University’s mission. The SPF Board of Directors govern SPF activities and is comprised of campus administrators, faculty directors, students, and, as selected by the President, community members who provide appropriate legal, financial, and regulatory expertise to assist in the conduct of the business of the corporation. Find more information at http://www2.humboldt.edu/hsuf/. ii. The Office of University Advancement provides expertise, fiduciary oversight, and advocacy to increase charitable giving and manage the endowment and other charitable funds. The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors dedicated to building support for the university across a variety of constituencies who recognize the imperative to expand opportunities for philanthropic success. One or more community directors are selected to serve on the Board. Find more information at http://hsuaf.humboldt.edu/. iii. The University Center (UC) is a comprehensive campus auxiliary and student union that provides HSU students and the greater campus community with services, conveniences, and amenities requisite to the daily life of campus. UC programs and services include the Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center, C-Card, Dining operations, CenterArts, Center Activities, the Information Center, and the Student Recreation Center. The UC is a non-profit 501 (c)(3), governed by a 14-member Board of Directors composed of HSU students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members. Find more information at http://www2.humboldt.edu/uc/. c. The President of HSU also works with four advisory boards, two of which are comprised of a diverse range of local and regional community stakeholders. Advisory boards that include community stakeholders are the President’s Native American Advisory Council and the HSU Advisory Board. Find more information at http://www2.humboldt.edu/president/advisory. d. Two additional community alliances inform and guide governance decisions at HSU. i. The Equity Alliance of the North Coast seeks to address the effects and marginalization and exclusion of people based on a wide range of factors, such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and social and economic status. The Equity Alliance strives to increase inclusion throughout the region. Read more at http://www2.humboldt.edu/president/blog/hsu-and-equity-alliance-north-coast. ii. The second alliance is an informal quarterly liaison meeting between the City of Arcata and HSU. The liaison meeting includes staff from the city administration and the university administration. The group collaborates on administrative responsibilities such as infrastructure, procurement, law enforcement, sustainability, and community safety. e. The Arcata City Council created the Public Safety Task Force in December of 2016 to provide a platform for the community to come together to foster private-public partnerships between the City and local businesses, community-based organizations, schools, Humboldt State University and Arcata residents. The goal of the group is to promote a vibrant, safe and healthy environment in which to live, work, study, and play. Representatives from HSU staff and student body are included as members on the Task Force. Find more information at http://www.cityofarcata.org/742/Public-Safety-Task-Force. f. HSU is currently in the process of forming a collaborative task force between the campus, the City of Arcata, and other regional stakeholders to develop, address, and implement climate adaptation and resiliency measures as part of the Second Nature Climate Commitment. It is anticipated that the Task Force will obtain a formalized membership and implementation structure during the spring/summer of 2017. Read more at http://secondnature.org/climate-guidance/commitments-implementation-guide/#Creating_Institutional_Structures. g. Finally, it is common for staff and faculty to sit on governance boards and advisory committees for local, regional and state NGO, non-profit organizations, and public agencies. This crossover relationship between campus stakeholders and other community groups means that the interests of external stakeholders are often organically represented in governance, planning, and policy discussions.