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UniversitySharedGovernanceFrameworkforaChangingGlobalMarket
GeorgesYahchouchi,Ph.D.DeputyPresidentforQualityAssuranceandTeaching&Learning
HolySpiritUniversityofKaslik–USEK
5thMENATerAaryEducaAonConferenceMay31,2016-Algeria
Sharedgovernance,themagicsolu4on…
Boards should commit to shared
governance,becausesharedgovernance,
effec6vely done, helps the ins6tu6on
moreefficientlyandsustainably fulfill its
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SharedGovernance:3areas
EffecGveSharedgovernance isbasedonthreeareas:• Efficient trusteeship and separaGon ofleadershipandownershipfuncGons• Efficient stakeholders’ parAcipaAon indecisionmakingorgaininginfluence• Diversity=effecGvesharedgovernance
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Area1:EffecAveTrusteeship
EffecGveSharedgovernanceisequalto:- OwnersdelegaGonofpowertoBOT- Effe cG v e B o a r d a n d e n g a g edtrusteeship- Stewardship:Mission and vision drivenBOT meeGng t he i n sG tuGona lchallenges
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Area1:USEKBOTcharacterisAcs
TrusteeselecGoncriteria:- Commitmenttomissionandvision- Abilitytobeengagedandcontribute- Diversitytrusteesprofiles(Academia,business,etc.)- Freeconflictofinterestcheck- Stewardship
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Area1:USEKBOT
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Area1:USEKBOT
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Area1:EffecAveBOT
Accountability
Resources
LobbyingPlanning
Sustainingmission SharedGovernance
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Area2:Stakeholders’parAcipaAonandinfluence
Faculty
Students
Alumni
Advisors
Community
Government
Stakeholders
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Area2:Stakeholders’parAcipaAonandinfluence…
Shared governance as a system for alignment has twoprimaryparts:
• Firstpart:SystemforcreaGngalignmentofstakeholdersonissues of insAtuAonal direcAon by developing commonunderstandingsofthechallengestheinsGtuGonfaces…
• Second part: System of checks and balances for decisionsregarding operaAonal issues such as academic programs,tenureandpromoGonpolicies,budgeGng,andstudentlife…
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Area2:Stakeholders’parAcipaAonandinfluence…
FacultyparAcipaAon,AcademicCouncil
IndustryAdvisorsBoard,WorkingTogether
Alumnisociety,meeAngs Studentsengagement
MakingparAcipaAonformalinpolicies,bylawsandprocedures…
Area3:EffecAveSharedgovernance=Diversity
WhyUniversi4esMustConsiderDiversityAs
StrategicPriorityandBoardMembersShould
BecomeDiversityStewards?
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“DiversityistheengineofinvenAon.ItgeneratescreaAvitythatenrichestheworld.”
JusAnTrudeau-PrimeMinisterofCanada
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• Graduatessuccessintheemployabilityprocess+successinamulGculturalworkplace
DiversifiedLearningEnv.
• ResultsinstrongincenGveforinnovaGonintheworkplacethatsupportthesuccess
DiversityinWorkplace • Directimpacton
graduatesemployabilityandnaGonal+internaGonaleconomy
StrongEconomicValue
DiversifiedLearningEnvironmentintermsof:• FacultyQualificaGon(Americanstyle;Europeanetc…)• GeneralEducaGonProgram• Etc.…
Area3:EffecAveSharedgovernance=Diversity
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CompeGGvenessandInnovaGoninHEIs
DiverseHumanCapital
OnlyifweallowittodevelopitsfullpotenGal!
FacingchallengeslikeaccreditaGon,ranking,
fundraisingneedsdiversifiedhumancapitalwith
diversifiedqualificaGonsandexperiences.
Area3:EffecAveSharedgovernance=Diversity
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TheRightQuesAonsAreourpolicies,rulesandiniGaGvessupporGngtheinsGtuGonal diversity goals (Admission, friendlycampus for people with disability, scholarship,financialaid,staffingpolicy,etc.)?
IstheinsGtuGongraduaGngstudentswithskillssetsneededtosucceedinapluralisGcsociety?
Do senior execuGves, trustees, faculty, etc.demonstrate a capacity and apGtude for diversityandinclusion?
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TheRightInsAtuAonalAcAons
Embracetheupwarddiversity(Trustees)andmobility(Faculty,staffandstudentsmobility)
ConnecttheUniversitytotheworldchallenges(accreditaGon,ranking,etc.)
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TheRightPeople“If you pick the right people and give them theopportunity to spread their wings - and putcompensaAonasacarrierbehindit-youalmostdon'thavetomanagethem.”
-JackWelch
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ReconsideringEducaAonalPrioriAes–GlobalCiAzenship
• PreparingglobalciGzensdemandsinterculturalcompetence:
• Knowledgeandexperiencewithotherlanguages,cultures,pointsofviewsandreligioustradiGons.
• InstrucAonaltechnology:
– expansionoftheuniversityeducaGonalimpact
– inclusionofdiversefacultyandstudents’populaGon.GY2016
InternalizaAonandDiversityVirtuousCircle
InternaAonalizaAon/Development
Diversefaculty&administraAon
CulturallyawareBachelor’s&Master’s
students
CulturallyawareinformaAonworkforce
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Getinthereandfight.Bebold.
There is no reason to become a trustee or aUniversity President if you will just sit there foryourtermandwatchtheproblemsunfold.You have the responsibility to address thediversity issue a strategic resource for theins6tu6on and for a beDer future for ourgraduates…
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Diversitycheck…
