part in discussions surrounding themes central to CWU’s mission. These themes include student outcomes, university revenue models, and campus capacity.
Meaningful participation by all relevant constituents during the formative stages of planning encompasses the ideal of collaboration in shared governance.
Shared governance is bolstered by consensus and clarity about who makes each type of decision on campus, as well as what role they have in the decision-making process. This clarity results in greater accountability.
Clear and honest communication by decision-makers to relevant constituents regarding the rationale for proposals and decisions aids transparency in shared governance.
Shared governance calls for a commitment on the part of faculty, the BOT and the administration to work together to strengthen and enhance CWU. Shared governance is based on the principle that the division of authority and decision-making responsibility between faculty and administration should be based primarily on distinctive expertise and competence, and the legal responsibilities of each group as articulated in Washington State Law, the CBA and the Code. While the CBA strengthens that mission through evaluations of faculty, the Code and Senate help guarantee administrative quality through meaningful evaluations of CWU administration. Such evaluations include regular evaluation periods, publication of results (in the form of data) to pertinent stakeholders, and clear statements on the use of evaluations of administrators by the BOT and its administrative agents. University and College committees – be they ad hoc or standing and regardless of their originating body – serve as the most vital centers of such collective decision-making and consultation. As such, the BOT, its administrative agents, faculty, staff, and students must all be allowed the opportunity to choose their own representatives for committees. Additionally, the administration and faculty must mutually commit to the time and supportive resources necessary for shared governance.
The Senate serves as the broadest representation of faculty at which the administration is present, and consultation with a quorum of the Senate functions as the most basic level of meaningful consultation between the Faculty and the Administration.
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