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Table indexes 10.00 Introduction 11.00 General Provisions 12.00 UCSD Regulations 13.00 Policy On Onodiscrimination 14.00 General Provisions 15.00 Time, Place And Manner Regulation For Use of University Resources 16.00 Exercise of Constitutional Rights 17.00 Registered Student Organizations 18.00 UCSD-Based Student Fees 19.00 Basic Student Rights 20.00 Student Governments 21.00 Policy On Campus Emergencies 22.00 Student Conduct and Discipline 23.00 Student Grievance Procedures 24.00 Student Participation in UCSD Governance

24.00.  STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN  UCSD GOVERNANCE

24.10. Policy:  As members of the UCSD community, students have a substantial interest in the governance of UCSD and the University. Their participation has increased significantly in the last decades, and UCSD and the University have benefited from it.  It is the intent of this Policy to reaffirm UCSD's and the University's commitment to the principle of student involvement in governance in both administrative and academic areas and to state the primary purposes and goals of that involvement.

This commitment is based on the premise that student participation is vital to a vigorous intellectual exchange and the furtherance of the education and research objectives of UCSD and the University and appropriate, effective, and productive student involvement, consistent with the development of policies that reflect the total needs of UCSD and the University, is the goal.

24.11.  Student Role in UCSD Governance:   The governance of UCSD involves more than the process of making decisions.  The process of governance provides a forum for group interaction, expression of concerns, exploration of feasible solutions, and reconciliation of diverse viewpoints.  Within this context, student participation serves several functions such as;

24.11.10.   Student views and advice, often from special perspectives, provide for more informed UCSD and University decision making.  Participation should be encouraged and strengthened through the involvement of all levels of student representation.

24.11.11.  There is a recognition that students have a vital interest in decisions directly related to policies and programs affecting their academic and non-academic experience at UCSD and the University.  Clear procedures are required to ensure that students are afforded access to needed information, an opportunity to share ideas, and encouragement to express concerns, both formally and informally.

24.11.12.   Student participation is crucial to ensure that student viewpoints are considered on issues of importance to UCSD and the University community.  This communication provides opportunities for testing assumptions, for understanding the attitudes of others, for sharing information, and for developing understanding and mutual trust among constituencies.  The special nature of UCSD and the University requires a sense of community.  While every decision may not be wholly satisfactory to all parties, the governance process should provide a forum for candid discussion.

24.12. Extent, Quality, and Effectiveness of Student Participation:  Efforts should continue to be directed toward improving not only the extent but also the quality and effectiveness of student involvement.  To these ends, UCSD and the University must work to achieve several goals, such as;

24.12.10.  The processes central to student involvement, including the selection, training, and continuity of student participants, need to be clearly understood by all members of the UCSD community and periodically reexamined.  Care should be taken, in particular, that the process of reaching decisions in UCSD governance is openly communicated and well understood.

24.12.11. Building on existing mechanisms, means for student participation in administrative and academic areas should be developed and implemented at UCSD; it is important that a variety of ways be provided to ensure that UCSD and the University gain full benefit from student participation in those areas.

24.12.12.  Areas where students are not now participating need to be examined.  In this regard, ways should be sought to enhance student involvement in academic departments, where important decisions that affect students are made.

24.13.  Achievement of Goals:  In order to achieve these goals, UCSD has developed a plan for student participation.  Essential to the success of the plan is a periodic review of the procedures used by UCSD academic and administrative departments,  student governments, and other student organizations, and an evaluation of progress toward implementation of the plan.  This review process should involve broad consultation with the UCSD community, including formal consultation with student governments and the Academic Senate.

24.14. Access to Campus Plan:  Campus plans for student participation in institutional governance should be made readily available for review.  Matters which have been delegated by The Regents to the Academic Senate are beyond the scope of the UCSD plan, but direct discussions between students and the Academic Senate on student participation in the deliberations of the Senate should continue.