ERIC Number: EJ1004371
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0190-2946
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
How to Evaluate a Faculty Governance Structure
Cordes, John W.; Dunbar, David; Gingerich, Jeff
Academe, v99 n3 p34-39 May-Jun 2013
During the 2010-11 academic year, Cabrini College began an evaluation of a faculty governance structure that had been implemented in fall 2007. The processes involved might serve as a roadmap for faculty members and administrators at other institutions who seek to understand the strengths and weaknesses of their governance model and improve shared leadership on campus. Cabrini is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college with approximately 1,300 undergraduates and 1,500 graduate students. At the time of the new governance structure's implementation, the college had sixty-four full-time faculty members. This number had increased to seventy-five by 2012. The authors' evaluation process itself was an experiment in shared governance. It demonstrates an approach to making shared governance work.
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, Institutional Evaluation, Governance, Undergraduate Students, Institutional Characteristics, College Faculty, Catholics, Church Related Colleges, Participative Decision Making, Graduate Students
American Association of University Professors. 1012 Fourteenth Street NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 800-424-2973; Tel: 202-737-5900; Fax: 202-737-5526; e-mail: academe@aaup.org; Web site: http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/pubsres/academe/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A