| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.70 |
| Liaison | Kayla Tillapaugh |
| Submission Date | April 27, 2023 |
Selkirk College
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.25 / 3.00 |
Laura
Nessman Sustainability Coordinator Campus Management |
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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:
Board of Governors:
Board members play an important role, flowing from their responsibility as trustees of the public interest. The board carries out these activities through monthly board meetings which are open to the public. The Board of Governors is composed of external members who reflect the various sectors of the community served by the college and several internal members representing students, faculty, support staff and the president.
Selkirk College Students' Union (SCSU):
The Selkirk College Students' Union (SCSU) is a non-profit organization registered under the BC Societies Act.The SCSU acts as the official representative group and collective voice of the students of Selkirk College. The organization works tirelessly towards the betterment of student life in the Kootenays, British Columbia and Canada. As Local 2 of the British Columbia Federation of Students, the SCSU represents our members to the provincial executive committee. Together with other BC student-led organizations, the BCFS strives towards free education for BC students along with providing provincial-wide services and advocacy campaigns.
Academic Staff:
- Selkirk College Faculty Association (SCFA) is a bargaining unit representing instructional faculty and faculty assistants in Business, Digital Media, Health Services, Kootenay Studio Arts, Music, Environment & Geomatics, and University Arts & Sciences, as well as librarians and counselors. They are a member (Local 10) of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE).
- BC Government Employees Union (BCGEU) represents those in the schools of International, Academic & Development, Industry Trades & Training, Digital Media and Continuing Education & Distributed Learning.
Non-Academic Staff:
- Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC) is a bargaining unit representing support staff at the College. Members are in the areas of Food Service, IT Services, Student Services, Health and Safety, Maintenance and Building Service Workers and Campus support across the campuses.
Board members play an important role, flowing from their responsibility as trustees of the public interest. The board carries out these activities through monthly board meetings which are open to the public. The Board of Governors is composed of external members who reflect the various sectors of the community served by the college and several internal members representing students, faculty, support staff and the president.
Selkirk College Students' Union (SCSU):
The Selkirk College Students' Union (SCSU) is a non-profit organization registered under the BC Societies Act.The SCSU acts as the official representative group and collective voice of the students of Selkirk College. The organization works tirelessly towards the betterment of student life in the Kootenays, British Columbia and Canada. As Local 2 of the British Columbia Federation of Students, the SCSU represents our members to the provincial executive committee. Together with other BC student-led organizations, the BCFS strives towards free education for BC students along with providing provincial-wide services and advocacy campaigns.
Academic Staff:
- Selkirk College Faculty Association (SCFA) is a bargaining unit representing instructional faculty and faculty assistants in Business, Digital Media, Health Services, Kootenay Studio Arts, Music, Environment & Geomatics, and University Arts & Sciences, as well as librarians and counselors. They are a member (Local 10) of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE).
- BC Government Employees Union (BCGEU) represents those in the schools of International, Academic & Development, Industry Trades & Training, Digital Media and Continuing Education & Distributed Learning.
Non-Academic Staff:
- Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC) is a bargaining unit representing support staff at the College. Members are in the areas of Food Service, IT Services, Student Services, Health and Safety, Maintenance and Building Service Workers and Campus support across the campuses.
Part 2. Campus stakeholder representation in governance
15
Number of students representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
2
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:
1
Part 3. Gender equity in governance
8
Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
53.33
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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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:
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