How might a renewed vision of shared governance contribute to rebuilding public trust in higher education? Much has been written about the need to rethink faculty governance in light of fiscal austerity, rising tuition costs, and calls for greater institutional nimbleness and disruptive innovation. Meanwhile, the “adjunctification” of the faculty workforce brings its own governance challenges. Unwieldy as shared governance may be, it is also crucial to academia’s distinctive value—and to maximizing student learning and success. This panel explores ideas and approaches within one university, from the viewpoints of different constituents working on renewing its shared governance model. How can shared governance be leveraged to strengthen the institution’s value to the local community? How can contingent faculty’s demands for labor justice contribute to more effective decision-making? How can we communicate the value of our non-corporate organizational model to the publics we serve?