Standard Three
Standard ThreeThe institution must have a system of governance that facilitates the successful accomplishment of its mission and objectives.
Through its organizational design and governance structure, the institution creates and sustains an environment that encourages:
... and it assures provision of support adequate for the appropriate functioning of each organizational component.
Calvary University complies to the standard.
The authority, responsibilities, and relationships among the governing board, administration, staff, and faculty should be clearly described in a constitution (and by-laws), and is illustrated in a table of organization that displays the actual working order (lines of authority and functions or roles of officers and posts) of the institution.
The board, administration, staff, and faculty understand and fulfill their respective roles as described and explained in the institution's official documents.
The institution's system of governance should describe the function and mode of participation of all individuals and departments and describes regular communication or reporting among them.
Calvary University complies to the standard.
The governing board is ultimately responsible for the institution's quality and integrity.
Utilizing the institutional governance structure, the board establishes and maintains effective channels of communication among its members and with the institutional community. Its role and functions are carried out through appointed committees and regular meetings.
Calvary University complies to the standard.
The institution should have a chief executive officer whose full-time or major responsibility is to the institution.
The board delegates to the chief executive officer and, as appropriate, other officers or committees, the required authority and autonomy to manage the institution effectively and to formulate and implement policies and procedures which are compatible with the board's intentions. These policies are developed in consultation with the relevant parties involved.
The chief executive officer manages and allocates resources in keeping with institutional goals and objectives and assesses the effectiveness of the institution.
In accordance with established institutional mechanisms and procedures, the chief executive officer and the administration are responsive to the concerns, needs, and initiatives of faculty, students, administrators, and other staff.
Calvary University complies to the standard.
In multi-campus systems, the division of responsibility of and authority between the campus office and the institution is clear; policies and procedures regulating these are clearly defined and fairly administered.
Calvary University complies to the standard.
Note: Documentation is prepared and distributed to disseminate the policy information, to train and to receive feed-back on the implementation thereof.
Policy formation and the management system of the institution may include other educational approaches as needed:
These methods when used are clearly integrated and incorporated into the educational management system.
Calvary University complies to the standard.
Note: Our e-Learning model is unique and was designed to overcome the inherent symptomatic problems of correspondence studies. The inclusion of Mentors and Tutors together with an information provision mechanism needed for distance training has overcome these problems and can at the same time ensure quality deliverance.
Faculty have an important role in assuring the academic integrity of the institution's educational programs.
Faculty have a substantive voice in:
Calvary University complies to the standard.
The system of governance makes provisions for consideration of student views and judgments in those matters in which students have a direct and reasonable interest.
Calvary University complies to the standard.
Note: Our QMS includes a questionnaire for student feedback designed to identify communication problems.
The institution periodically evaluates the effectiveness of its system of governance using the results for its improvement.
Calvary University complies to the standard.
These Standards of Accreditation are copied by permission from Christian Quality Assurance, Copyright © 1997. All rights reserved.
This document shows in which way Calvary University complies to the CQA standards as an International Christian Institution for Higher Education.