SA Organizational Audit

10.28.19 Senate

SA Audit Mission:

To create a more robust, function, and effective Student Association Leadership structure that can help the SA fulfill its Mission Statement.

Objectives

• Identify gaps in communication and effectiveness in the current structure of the SA
• Clarify roles to strengthen their ability to impact change on campus
• Fill current SA policy gaps

Audit Timeline

Fall - Data Collection

• Collect list of all current positions
• Engage all membership groups using designed question framework
• Get student body input

Winter Break + Early Spring - Synthesis and Decision Making

• Synthesize data and produce a final presentation
• Collaborate with SA Leadership to craft bylaws and constitutional changes
• Find ways to fill policy gaps

Audit Process

• Interview people in their roles about satisfaction in role, abilities to make changes, support structures, etc
• Review peer institutions to compare structures
• Talk with campus about ways in which the SA could better engage
• After data collection: critically examine all roles to build a better + more functioning SA

What questions would you want to be asked about SA effectiveness?

Audit Outcomes

• Senate Presentations on audit findings
• Series of Bylaws and Constitutional Amendments (if needed)
• Based on the final recommendations of the audit being discussed by the President and Executive Team
• Can be consolidated as a package of changes
• Thresher Coverage (transparency to campus)
• More faith in the SA as a whole from both internal and external members

What’s Coming Next...

• Legislation to be presented next week chartering a Temporary Committee to lead the audit
• Discussions will start being held once the group is formed

Questions?