Dania Cochran, Board Secretary and Chief of Staff Ellen Evans, Assistant Attorney General Kim Dawson, Executive Assistant to the President/Board of Trustees Executive Staff: Tishra Beeson, Dean of Undergraduates Studies Ruben Cardenas, Associate Vice President, Student Engagement and Success Hung Dang, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management Elvin Delgado, Associate Vice President, Faculty Success Paul Elstone, Vice President for University Advancement Rodrigo Renteria-Valencia, Dean of Graduate Education, Research, and Strategic Initiatives
Chair Hensler convened the board meeting at 9:30 a.m.
Approval of Agenda Motion 25-31: Mr. Nellams moved that the Board of Trustees of Central Washington University approve the agenda of the meeting of October 16, 2025. Ms. Jenkins seconded the motion, which the board unanimously approved. Approval of Minutes Motion 25-32: Mr. Nellams moved that the Board of Trustees of Central Washington University approve the minutes from the retreat of July 24-25, 2025. Mr. Charbonneau seconded the motion. The motion was approved. Official Communications Since the last meeting, the board received two communications, which were included in the briefing materials: The Board acknowledges receipt of the following communications: 1. Email from Benson Oraqwu, CWU Student, July 30, 2025, regarding scholarships at CWU. 2. Email from Ethan Rocklin, CWU Student, September 11, 2025, regarding academic freedom and freedom of expression on campus. Public Comment No one signed up for public comment. President’s Report President Wohlpart summarized the agenda for Thursday and the State of the University Address that will be held on Friday. Board members will have an opportunity to tour the Multicultural Center and will have lunch with students. The focus of the next two days will be discussing the need for shifting and changing the landscape. We cannot hold on to old ways of doing things. One piece of our core value for stewardship was to create and implement a new shared governance model. Our shared governance document gives us a set of norms of how we will behave and show up together. During the State of the University Address on Friday, we will have breakout sessions where we will bring our Strategic Plan to life. In the afternoon, we will have three interactive workshops that will focus on creating our future together. At the end of the day, we will audit the shared governance document to see how we are doing.
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