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"process of consultation, communication, and decision making that produces
institutional policies," governance plays an important role in the
operations of the University of Scranton. Following the University's 1998
accreditation self study for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education,
a Governance Committee was formed to address issues and concerns related to
governance. In 2002, changes were made to improve the governance structure.
These changes were endorsed by the University's Board of Trustees, and the
Board asked the University community to review its newly-adopted structure in
the 2005-2006 academic year.
The assessment was conducted by the
University's Planning, Assessment & Institutional Research Office, and its
results are described in the 2006 report Governance: Assessment of
University of Scranton Governance Committee Reforms, 1999-2002. The report
was shared with the University community in fall 2006.
In order to begin to consider ways in which
some of the community concerns identified in the governance assessment can be
addressed, the President of the University formed a Governance Subcommittee of
the Administrators' Conference. Based upon its review of the University
assessment and best practices in contemporary college and university
governance, This committee has prepared a proposal for specific revisions to
the University's governance structure and processes.
During the spring 2007 semester, the
University community is asked to review this proposal. Feedback on the proposal
can be emailed to:
governance@scranton.edu.
Governance Materials
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