Participation in Problem Solving and Decision Making
Does the current governance system encourage a broad range of employee and student involvement? Do you see governance processes as inclusive or exclusive? What would encourage you to participate in governance at Lane? Please elaborate.
5 thoughts on “Participation in Problem Solving and Decision Making”
No.
It may not be the system but the implementation of the system that is a problem.
It doesn’t include or represent multiple groups and perspectives
Not clear how members are chosen
We need time release for classified and faculty
There is a lack of diversity, with a small group of the same people participating across multiple councils
Consider fewer councils and meetings with more tasks and workgroups
No
We need to bring more voices and perspectives to the work. It shouldn’t be focused on union and labor relations issues and voices– there are separate structures for that
Workload needs to be considered for participants
Consider creating job descriptions for council positions
Need to be able to show results/action/impact to recruit additional participants and create meaningful participation
Spring Conference - Faculty (8) Focus Group
-
May 8, 2018
No.
No clear delineation of collective bargaining in decision-making
When problems are brought to ASA or governance, there is a lack of acknowledgement of how the problem is being addressed.
The process is exclusive and exclusivity is increasing. For example, the process to create hiring committees for faculty and managers is very closed.
There needs to be explicit support for participating without fear of retaliation (especially true for part-time employees)
No.
It may not be the system but the implementation of the system that is a problem.
It doesn’t include or represent multiple groups and perspectives
Not clear how members are chosen
We need time release for classified and faculty
There is a lack of diversity, with a small group of the same people participating across multiple councils
Consider fewer councils and meetings with more tasks and workgroups
No
We need to bring more voices and perspectives to the work. It shouldn’t be focused on union and labor relations issues and voices– there are separate structures for that
Workload needs to be considered for participants
Consider creating job descriptions for council positions
Need to be able to show results/action/impact to recruit additional participants and create meaningful participation
No.
It feels like people are “shoulder-tapped” and it is a club, not an all-call
Some individuals seem hand-picked
Faculty council practice of inviting members to participate and be vetted is pretty meritocratic
No.
No clear delineation of collective bargaining in decision-making
When problems are brought to ASA or governance, there is a lack of acknowledgement of how the problem is being addressed.
The process is exclusive and exclusivity is increasing. For example, the process to create hiring committees for faculty and managers is very closed.
There needs to be explicit support for participating without fear of retaliation (especially true for part-time employees)