| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 34.87 |
| Liaison | Courtney Gallaher |
| Submission Date | June 4, 2024 |
Northern Illinois University
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.38 / 3.00 |
Courtney
Gallaher Associate Professor, Sustainability Coordinator Earth, Atmosphere and Environment |
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Part 1. Shared governance bodies
| 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:
NIU has several governing bodies. These governing groups, or bodies, meet regularly. They discuss issues affecting their members and the entire campus. Each group's leaders attend the other groups' meetings. The groups also inform the Board of Trustees of issues that affect the people they represent.
This system of shared governance ensures that all the voices of the university are heard.
1) University Council A representative body of campus constituencies.
Supportive Professional Staff Council: Advocates for and promotes the interests of supportive professional staff employees.
2)Operating Staff Council: Advocates for and promotes the interests of operating staff employees.
3) Student Association: Represents current students.
4) Faculty Senate: Serves as the voice of faculty members.
This system of shared governance ensures that all the voices of the university are heard.
1) University Council A representative body of campus constituencies.
Supportive Professional Staff Council: Advocates for and promotes the interests of supportive professional staff employees.
2)Operating Staff Council: Advocates for and promotes the interests of operating staff employees.
3) Student Association: Represents current students.
4) Faculty Senate: Serves as the voice of faculty members.
Part 2. Campus stakeholder representation in governance
8
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:
0
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
2
Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
25
Website URL where information about the institution’s highest governing body may be found:
Part 4. Community engagement bodies
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:
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Optional Fields
2
Website URL where information about the institution’s governance structure is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
NIU's shared governance agreement that was adopted in 2018: https://www.niu.edu/effectiveness/_files/hlc-assurance-argument.pdf
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