Shared Decision Making

Faculty members have both the opportunity and the responsibility to provide input, ask questions, and pose possible solutions to issues of interest and concern. By participating in the information-gathering and decision-making process of the college, faculty members take an active roll in the operations of his or her division and college. Several lines of communication between faculty and administration at Lone Star College System support faculty involvement. For example, a faculty member has direct asses to the dean for his instructional division. In addition, councils and committees function both at the college and the district level to provide for faculty input. Moreover, each college had a Faculty Senate, a recognized body comprised of full-time faculty and its faculty-elected officers. This venue allows faculty to voice ideas and concerns in a safe environment and provides for communication between faculty and administration. In addition, Faculty Senate presidents meet monthly with the Chancellor, providing a line of communication of the CEO of the district, and one Faculty Senate president reports to the Board at each regularly schedule Board meeting.