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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…

Advice

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Diversitycheck…

THANKYOU

georgesyahchouchi@usek.edu.lb