Status of Issues in Shared Governance

When ideas are submitted to the Governance Steering Committee, they are posted to the Status Chart below and updated here as they progress through the process.

This page shows currently open proposals, as well as proposals that have been closed within the previous academic year. To view older proposals that have been closed prior to the previous academic year, click here.

Revision of language for “Commitment Statement”

  • Name of Proposer, If Known: Office of General Counsel
  • Link to Full Text: Click here
  • Date Received by GSC: 08/20/2025
  • Decision of GSC: At our meeting on 8/27/2025 we agreed to move this proposal forward to stakeholder bodies and the Council for Community Success with a charge to review the proposed text.
  • Charge from GSC: Click here for link to full text
  • Committee Hearing Date(s): 
  • Committee Response: By the requested deadline of September 5, 2025, all stakeholder bodies (Faculty Senate, Professional Administrative Senate, Union, Student Government) and the Council for Community Success approved the proposed revision of the language in the Commitment Statement.
  • GSC Decision and Date: Click here to read full text of decision, provided on 09/12/2025
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Open Educational Resources Proposal

  • Name of Proposer, If Known: Ana Fontoura
  • Link to Full Text: Click here
  • Date Received by GSC: 02/05/2025
  • Decision of GSC:
  • Charge from GSC: Sent to Faculty Senate, PA Senate, Student Government for them to appoint representatives to a task force to review proposal, task force to be co-chaired by Ana Fontoura, University Librarian, and a Faculty Member to be appointed by the Faculty Senate, and to be convened in April 2025.
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Prerequisite Policy Proposal