Westchester Community College Local 2431

GOVERNANCE

Your career as a community college teacher is greatly affected by the laws, standards, and procedures set down by a complex maze of statewide and local legislative and administrative bodies. The good news is that Colleges do value the input of community college instructors and has provided mechanisms for their participation in decision-making through a process referred to as "shared governance."

The state identified "academic and professional" matters as eleven specific areas:

1. Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites

2. Degree and certificate requirements

3. Grading policy

4. Educational program development

5. Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success

6. College governance structures, as related to faculty roles

7. Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes

8. Policies for professional development activities

9. Processes for program review

10. Processes for institutional planning and budget development

11. Other academic and professional matters as mutually agreed upon.

 

Since each college determines exactly how shared governance will be implemented on its campus, the process varies widely in its scope and details. With relatively few exceptions, shared governance has provided many community college instructors with a vehicle for input into the decision making process. 

WHAT IS SHARED GOVERANCE?

Please Contact:

Professor Michael Bobkoff

Governance Coordinator

914-345-8856 (Main)

914-345-2761 (Fax)

914-606-8421 (Campus)

Email: michael.bobkoff@wccft.org