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 specic 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
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