driven by significant major gift commitments. Most exciting was a $1-million donation from the Boeing Company for STEM scholarships in honor of CWU’s newest trustee, Ray Conner, who is the former president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. As has been shared in previous meetings, the record fundraising totals the Foundation is currently experiencing are due in large part to the overall increase/uptick in alumni and constituent engagement. Under the leadership of Senior Director of Alumni Relations, Bob Ford, this area of University Advancement continues to expand, most recently with the addition of a new alumni engagement coordinator in the College of Arts and Humanities. A partnership with Student Success to develop a more formalized parent and family membership program will begin this summer during Orientation, in addition to the other regional/national events being planned on a monthly basis (175 programs will have been executed by the end of this fiscal year). The Alumni Association board, along with the support of a past alumni association board member and his wife, also contributed $350,000 toward the Wildcat Commons project. Keith Thompson, Robert Nellums, Erin Black, and President Gaudino attended the annual conference of the Association of Governing Boards in April. They shared impressions about information sessions on Millennial culture, executive compensation, and income shared agreements. Board Communications The Board acknowledged receipt of the following communication: 1. Email dated April 2, 2018, from Matthew Stalder regarding CWU’s 52-acre parcel. 2018-19 Proposed Meeting Dates The proposed schedule for the coming year identifies dates for one telephonic meeting and four, two- day meetings. For each quarterly meeting, the board will hold an afternoon work session and social dinner on the first day, and a business meeting the following day. The schedule below will be before the board for approval in July: • September 28, 2018 [telephonic; briefing/training for NWCCU] • October 21 & 22, 2018 [coincides with NWCCU visit] • February 21 & 22, 2019 • May 16 & 17, 2019 • July 25 & 26, 2019 [annual planning retreat] President’s 360 Evaluation In May 2017, the board expressed a desire to formalize the presidential review process in order to underscore board priorities and to ensure that the board and the president share an understanding of those priorities. Trustees wanted the review to contribute to the development of leadership effectiveness and to encourage the president to think deeply about his own satisfaction with the position, and what he has learned about the strengths and weaknesses he brings to his responsibilities. The board agreed that, with leadership development the primary goal of assessment, it would be important for the board to draw out the strengths and best possibilities of the president in achieving both short- and long-term goals. INFORMATION – BOARD ORGANIZATION Association of Governing Board Conference
8 Board of Trustees Minutes May 17-18, 2018
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