RESOLUTION TO ADOPT A SHARED GOVERNANCE MODEL FOR NJIT
WHEREAS, the Faculty Council has rendered distinguished service to NJIT since 1965;
WHEREAS, the decanal self study re-accreditation conducted for the NJIT has
recommended articulation and development of a shared governance model for the
university;
WHEREAS, national, regional, and state demands for post-secondary education require
a contemporary university governance structure in which administrators, faculty,
staff, students, and alumni work collaboratively to respond to issues of institutional
context and educational effectiveness; and
WHEREAS, a model of shared governance embodies a contemporary governance
structure providing shareholder representation, authoritative reporting, deliberative
review, and a structured environment of transparency, timeliness, and closure.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees authorizes the
President and NJIT Senior Staff to work collaboratively with representatives of
administration, faculty, staff, students, and alumni to create a University Senate or
alternative models of shared governance for NJIT, to report on the design of the
University Senate or alternative models of shared governance at the June 2, 2011,
meeting of the Board of Trustees, and to implement the University Senate or
alternative models of shared governance in the 2011 calendar year.
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Holly C. Stern
General Counsel and
Secretary to the Board of Trustees
New Jersey Institute of Technology
April 7, 2011
Board Resolution 2011-21