Kim Dawson, Executive Assistant to the President and Board of Trustees
Executive Faculty and Staff Alan Smith, Assistant Attorney General Bernadette Jungblut, Associate Provost, Accreditation, Academic Planning and Assessment Cody Stoddard, Chair, Faculty Senate Delores (Kandee) Cleary, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusivity Dennis Francois, Director of Athletics Joseph Han, Vice President for Operations Katherine Frank, Provost/Vice President for Academic and Student Life
Kremiere Jackson, Vice President for Public Affairs Sarah Scott, Administrative Operations Coordinator Scott Wade, Vice President for University Relations Sharon O’Hare, Vice President for Enrollment Management
Guests Jeff Hensler, President, CWU Foundation
Action – Approval of the Agenda Motion 17-29: A motion that the Board of Trustees of Central Washington University hereby approves the agenda of the meetings of July 20-21, 2017 was presented by Mr. Liu and seconded by Mr. Dixon. Motion approved. Information – Provost’s Report NWCCU Reaffirmation of Accreditation: Preparation for the fall 2018 site visit continues. As part of the communication plan, briefings will be provided to all stakeholders beginning with the Board of Trustees. Accreditation will continue to be a standing board agenda item. Board members also suggested that indicators be in the form of a dashboard whenever possible. Strategic Planning: An updated Strategic Plan was presented for the Board’s review. The mission, vision, and core themes remain the same. In keeping with NWCCU guidance at the 2016 and 2017 annual conferences, objectives, outcomes, and indicators have been streamlined with a focus on ensuring that outcomes are measurable and metrics are as explicit as possible. General Education Redesign: The General Education Redesign project has progressed along the published timeline. The timeline, guiding philosophy, program goals, framework, and learning outcomes have been approved. Course development and framework population will follow. More than seventy faculty members participated in the June 2017 course design workshop. A second workshop will be held August 2017. Baccalaureate Taskforce: Workgroups have submitted their initial reports. Four common themes have been identified across the 15 reports: access, diversity and inclusiveness, quality, and student achievement. Reports will be shared with the campus community in the fall, and we will prioritize action items as we move from discussion to implementation. Information – Aspirational Planning President Gaudino reported that CWU has enjoyed tremendous success over the past several years, in spite of daunting economic and political challenges. However, too often we’ve limited our expectations and aspirations by what we thought anemic state commitments and fluctuating enrollment could
2 Board of Trustees Minutes Annual Board Planning Retreat, July 19-21, 2017
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