At Montana State University-Bozeman, we recognize the important relationship between broad participative governance and the education of students that graduate with the knowledge and skills to be informed, productive, and contributing citizens of Montana and the Nation. Shared governance at our University is a dynamic set of processes, which provide a critical foundation that actively supports the University's two primary functions: the creation and dissemination of knowledge. Input from all campus constituencies, the faculty (Faculty Council), professional employees (Professional Council), classified staff (CEPAC), and students (ASMSU), provides advice, direction, and perspective to the institution's administrative leadership about issues, policies, and procedures that impact the direction and quality of the University's instruction, research/creative activity, and service programs.