Shared Governance

• Author: Cheryl Foy
• Pages: 159-168

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Shared Governance

A. THE PARAMETERS OF SHARED GOVERNANCE

In Chapter , I described bicameral governance generally, noting that in

Canada, we also have examples of unicameral and tricameral governance

models. Your university legislation establishes the specic parameters of

governance at your institution because it establishes the roles, powers, and

obligations of the governance bodies. We’re now focusing on the relation-

ship between the board and the academic governing body. e following

general principles are likely true:

) Your legislation establishes the board and sets out its powers and

responsibilities.

) Your legislation establishes your academic governing body and sets out

its powers and responsibilities.

) e relationship between the board and the academic governing body

will have four main facets:

i. e board will have its own set of powers and duties.

ii. e academic governing body will have its own set of powers and

duties. (ere are examples of universities in which the legislation

provides that the academic governing body is advisory in nature.)

1 See, for example, The University of Ontario Institute of Technology Act, 2002, S.O. 2002,

c. 8, Schedule O. Note, however, that in this instance the powers of the governing body