confirming an award of tenure in an initial appointment, the University will first provide an opportunity for input from faculty in the affected department.” All of the following individuals were presented as candidates for tenure and rank upon hire to their respective departments and “an opportunity for input from faculty in the affected department” was provided: Exempt Appointments with Academic Rank • Martell, Kathryn, Professor, Management, July 1, 2012 • Ballard, Paul, Professor, Physical Education, School and Public Health, April 1, 2015 • Jungblut, Bernadette, Associate Professor, Political Science, March 1, 2016 Motion 17-35: Mr. Erickson moved that the Board of Trustees of Central Washington University hereby approves exempt appointments with academic rank as recommended by the Provost this day July 21, 2017. Mr. Liu seconded the motion. Motion approved. Action – Approval of Strategic Plan Restatement CWUP 1-10-050 states that the Board of Trustees “will regularly review the mission statement/strategic plan of the university.” For the past two years at the annual conference, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) has strongly encouraged institutions to reduce the complexity of their strategic plans. In response, CWU established a set of guiding principles to streamline the institutional strategic plan including the core themes, objectives, outcomes, and indicators: • Preserve the intent of the existing strategic plan core themes and objectives; however, combine or delete objectives that are either redundant or do not have clearly related and measurable outcomes. • Preserve the intent of the original outcomes; however, combine outcomes when appropriate and delete redundancies. • Undertake a major overhaul of the indicators. Motion 17-36: Mr. Nellams moved that the Board of Trustees of Central Washington University hereby confirms review and approval of non-substantive revisions to the University Strategic Plan as recommended by the Provost this day July 21, 2017. Mr. Liu seconded the motion. Motion approved. Action – Approval of New Degree, Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry The Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, in conjunction with the STEM Teaching Program Minor, prepares students to teach chemistry at the high-school, junior-high, and middle-school levels. This degree also prepares students for careers in the health sciences, industry, business, and law, where a knowledge of chemistry in applied settings is required. Washington State and the United States, more broadly, are experiencing a severe shortage of STEM teachers, a shortage the federal Department of Education expects to continue for the next two decades. The STEM Teaching Program Minor is an innovative new teacher professional preparation program based on the UTeach curriculum developed at University of Texas at Austin and successfully • Frank, Katherine P., Professor, English, July 1, 2016 • Mackin, Gail, Professor, Mathematics, August 1, 2017
8 Board of Trustees Minutes Annual Board Planning Retreat, July 19-21, 2017
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