Shared Governance: Stronger Together
Shared governance is a stakeholder-driven system founded on principles of openness, transparency, and inclusiveness. It requires partners to take ownership and contribute to accountability-based decisions. This session walks through the steps taken by Madison College to create and foster a successful shared governance experience.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn five best practices in forming a collaborative, collegewide shared governance system that engages all stakeholders, is effective, and produces successful outcomes.
- Take home examples of successful shared governance policies, plans, and directives.
Dr. Mark Thomas has been the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Administrative Services at Madison College since 2014, having previously worked in public and nonprofit sectors in Chicago and southwestern Michigan for more than 20 years. He has lectured on administration at the University of Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology, and the University of Illinois-Chicago. He currently serves on the board for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dane County, and the Wisconsin Investment Series Cooperative. In 2017, Vice President Thomas received the Outstanding Chief Business Officer of the Year Award.
Ann Camillo serves as the manager of the shared governance system at Madison College. Ms. Camillo holds a BS in Retail Management from UW-Madison and an MS in Adult Education from UW-Platteville. During her career at Madison College, she has served as faculty, administrator, and staff. In the spirit of “we are all in this together,” Ms. Camillo helps shared governance members improve student success by sharing different perspectives and fostering new ways of thinking.
Dr. Penny Johnson is a full-time Instructor at Madison College, a faculty advisor, faculty mentor, curriculum coordinator, and Director of the Education program. She has been at Madison College for 14 years. Dr. Johnson earned her bachelor’s degree from UW-Milwaukee, and her master’s degree and doctorate from UW-Madison. She started her teaching career at Carroll University, serving as an assistant professor for six years. She believes in taking a collaborative approach to managing, decision making, and learning. Dr. Johnson is the 2018 recipient of the Terry S. Webb Shared Governance Leadership Award.
Please Note:
Only those attending the LIVE webinar will receive a certificate of attendance. Thank you!
Shared governance may not exactly be an exciting topic but it is an important part of the process of all colleges.
Beverly Peltier
Augusta Technical College
The webinar was a good overview of the challenges of establishing shared governance as well as specific examples of successes/outcomes that resulted- financial savings, benefits to students, mentoring programs, leadership development, etc.
Lisa Palmer
Augusta Technical College
As the Student Government Association Advisor this is some great information. I will definitely look into “shared governance” in some areas of the college.
Karissa Wright
Counseling Center