POLICY 3.2 - Purpose

Both faculty and administration share responsibility for advancing the mission, goals, and objectives of Shenandoah University. The Senate recognizes that the Board of Trustees has broad responsibility for setting institutional policies, securing financial resources to enable Shenandoah University to fulfill its mission, and selecting the president of the university; that the administration has the primary responsibility for the management of the institution; that the faculty has the primary responsibility for teaching, scholarship, developing curricula and programs, promoting quality through evaluation of faculty and curricular offerings, and active participation in the governance of the university.

The shared responsibility for governance is reflected in the organizational structure of the university through collaboration of the faculty, students, deans/directors, vice presidents and provost in matters pertaining to general educational policy such as curricula, academic requirements, admissions and registration, graduations and the granting of degrees and other honors; matters of faculty interest such as professional advancement, academic freedom, and programs for general faculty welfare; matters of student life such as general student conduct, extracurricular activities, attendance and scholarship; and matters of general university interest such as libraries and support services, expansion/alteration of the physical plant, and long-range planning and budgetary processes.