Overview of Shared Governance
The Governance Process
Governance refers to the process of policy making and macro-level decision making within higher education. Academic (or internal) governance is defined as the manner in which issues affecting the entire institution, or one or more constituents, are decided. Constituent groups are expected to handle their internal affairs and every item need not go through the shared governance process.
The SGS shall consist of the following committees: University Council (UC), Academic Council (AC), University Life Committee (ULC), Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC) and Facilities and Support Services Committee (FSSC). The UC will direct a review of the University Shared Governance Policy every five years.
In the latter part of the 1980’s, members of the UHCL Faculty Senate, with support from key administrators, constructed a new kind of shared governance in which consensus within the UHCL community of faculty, staff, students, and administrators would produce policies and related procedures for operating the university. The university discussed the new system for a year, modified it, and accepted it. Five shared governance committees were established (see list above). All policies within the university entered the governance process and were approved according to the Faculty Senate Constitution.
A tenured faculty member who was elected by a vote of the faculty for a two-year term chaired each governance committee. Each committee had at least one representative from the Office of the Provost, one or two students from the Student Governance Association (SGA), one support staff representative from the Support Staff Association (SSA), one professional and administrative staff representative from the Professional and Administrative Staff Association (PASA), one representative of Administration and Finance, and at least four faculty members. Each school has at least one representative on each governance committee. (See links to SGA, SSA and PASA websites below)
The shared governance system was based on consensus (majority of faculty and 60% of committee membership).
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