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Liaison Ian McKeown
Submission Date March 1, 2018
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STARS v2.1

Loyola Marymount University
PA-3: Participatory Governance

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-- Reporter Ian McKeown
Sustainability Officer
Facilities Management
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Part 1

Do the institution’s students have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a student council)? :
Yes

Do the institution’s students have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body?:
Yes

If yes to either of the above, provide:

A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which students are engaged in governance, including information to support each affirmative response above:
ASLMU (undergraduate student government) graduate students association. Can participate in elected roll, appointed roll, or by joining a committee .

Do the institution’s staff members have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a staff council)?:
Yes

Do the institution’s non-supervisory staff members have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body?:
Yes

If yes to either of the above, provide:

A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which staff are engaged in governance, including information to support each affirmative response above:
In keeping with the mission of Loyola Marymount University, the Staff Senate exists to promote the professional and personal development of staff members, to serve in an advisory capacity to the University leadership in the development, review and dissemination of University Policies, and to provide a forum for open communication and ongoing dialogue among the entire University community.

Do the institution’s teaching and research faculty have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a faculty senate)?:
Yes

Do the institution’s teaching and research faculty have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body? :
Yes

If yes to either of the above, provide:

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:
The Faculty Senate represents the voice of the faculty and its recommendations to the Provost, the President, and the University community. The Faculty Senate shall be the representative body of the faculty and the professional librarians. Criteria and procedures for the appointment and retention of faculty, and definitions of the categories of tenure-line, term, and part-time faculty, are detailed in the Faculty Handbook. For the purposes of University governance, the Senate distinguishes between two types of faculty: Continuing Faculty: Includes active, full-time faculty on multi-year contracts with a minimum of one year remaining (i.e., tenure-line faculty, clinical faculty, and continuing instructors) and professional librarians. Continuing faculty members may vote for senators and hold Senate seats in their defined constituencies, and may vote for At-Large Continuing Faculty Senators and hold At-Large Continuing Faculty Senate seats. Contingent Faculty: Includes visiting faculty, faculty on short-term, non-renewable contracts, and part-time faculty. Contingent Faculty are eligible to vote for the At-Large Contingent Faculty Senators and hold the At-Large Contingent Faculty Senate seats.

Part 2

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?:
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A copy of the written policies and procedures:
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The policies and procedures:
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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
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Civil society (e.g. NGOs, NPOs) ---

If yes to one or more of the above, provide:

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):
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Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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