An annual evaluation has been developed that measures progress toward three-year goals set in October 2021, as well as the president’s capacity to lead Central in a way that enables the institution to thrive in a future that is both challenging and opportunity rich. The evaluation process is inclusive and will provide constructive insight to the Board of Trustees as well as to the president. An instrument for this evaluation has been developed, along with a list of participants who will complete the evaluation instrument. These individuals are selected based on their roles at the university and constitute the shared governance leadership of the various constituents, along with other university administrators. The board had no questions regarding the evaluation process, which will be discussed at the July Board Retreat. July Board Retreat The July Board Retreat will be held on the Ellensburg campus on July 25 and 26. The focus of the retreat will be on the first annual sharing of our progress towards meeting the goals and initiatives of the Values-based Strategic Plan. The information to be shared will be a mixture of quantitative data, with a five-year history and an indication of where we are at the end of this first year, as well as qualitative data, with presentations from various constituents who are working on various initiatives in the strategic plan. Board members appreciated the focus of the July Retreat agenda and asked that they receive data and reports ahead of time so they can prepare and be fully engaged. The group agreed that concentrating on a sustainable budget, retention, enrollment, and belonging regarding our Strategic Plan will generate great conversations. In addition, board members suggested that at the completion of the president’s three-year goal process this July, it would be good to discuss the connection between the Strategic Plan and the president’s evaluation at the July 2025 Retreat. Enrollment and Budget Update Senior Vice President Klucking gave a high-level review of budget and enrollment. The state and local general fund had lower revenue due to enrollment, but wages and benefits are on budget, and there was some savings in goods and services. We are on a path for sustainability. Leadership team members are evaluating every vacancy that comes up and reevaluating the work, asking how the work can be done differently. The more we can socialize that we are not likely to get back to 10,000 students, the better off we will be. The bigger piece of this is the fund split. If we could get 100 percent of our raises covered by the state, we would not have a deficit. System funds are in a better place than last year. There was no HEERF funding this year, so we have overcome a lot ourselves this year. Fall 2024 admissions numbers were summarized. Applications and admits are up, but confirmations are down, and we have fewer transfer students. At this point, we normally see a bump in confirmations, but this could be due to the FAFSA issues or the fact that UW pushed their confirmation deadline to June 1. Our current enrollment projection for Fall 2024 is 1600 first year first-year students and 700 transfer students. We will plan for a student headcount of 8700, on- campus residents at 2150, and the Ellensburg Campus enrollment at 6700.
4 Board of Trustees Minutes May 16-17, 2024
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