Governance

College Governance

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Welcome to the Governance page of Pennsylvania Highlands Community College. College governance functions on the "shared governance" principle, which provides all members of the college community a voice in college policies.  Administrators, Faculty, Staff, and Students all have their own senates to discuss college policies. These senates send representatives to College Senate, which in turn provides policy feedback to the College President, who then brings policy changes to the Board of Trustees, who have final say on college policies.  This allows the college to leverage the knowledge and experience of everyone to make Penn Highlands the best educational institution it can be.

To the left of this page, you will see a series of subpages with more information on all the different senates and committees that make up college governance.

Chart of governance

Governance Documents

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  • Miscellaneous

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    Governance Process Overview

    For a comprehensive review of the College governance process, please read this document.

         		Required Penn Highlands Community College Governance Overview.pdf Edit Governance Process Overview Delete Governance Process Overview
    Constitution of the College Congress Approved 4.15.2025 Required my.pennhighlands.edu Edit Constitution of the College Congress Approved 4.15.2025 Delete Constitution of the College Congress Approved 4.15.2025
    College Senate Bylaws Approved 4.15.2025 Required my.pennhighlands.edu Edit College Senate Bylaws Approved 4.15.2025 Delete College Senate Bylaws Approved 4.15.2025
    Board of Trustees Bylaws Approved 4.19.22 Required my.pennhighlands.edu Edit Board of Trustees Bylaws Approved 4.19.22 Delete Board of Trustees Bylaws Approved 4.19.22
    Administrative Senate Bylaws Approved 2.09.22 Required my.pennhighlands.edu Edit Administrative Senate Bylaws Approved 2.09.22 Delete Administrative Senate Bylaws Approved 2.09.22
    Faculty Senate Bylaws Approved 2.10.22 Required my.pennhighlands.edu Edit Faculty Senate Bylaws Approved 2.10.22 Delete Faculty Senate Bylaws Approved 2.10.22
    Staff Senate Bylaws Approved 2.08.22 Required Edit Staff Senate Bylaws Approved 2.08.22 Delete Staff Senate Bylaws Approved 2.08.22
    Student Senate Bylaws Approved 5.06.25 Required my.pennhighlands.edu Edit Student Senate Bylaws Approved 5.06.25 Delete Student Senate Bylaws Approved 5.06.25
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