perform triage with the departments that may be impacted by a particular action. To date, the executive triage team has evaluated about 92 new executive orders issued by the current administration and about 86 executive orders that have been rescinded from prior administrations. After looking at the 92 new executive orders that have been issued to date, there are about 24 that may carry at least an indirect impact on Central Washington University. In addition to the EOs that have been issued, there are two “dear colleague” letters that have been issued by the Department of Education that are of significance to us. The triage team will work with departments and the Assistant Attorney General to develop recommended actions that could be taken without taking them now. Mr. Pedersen then reported that CWU, in consultation with our AAG, developed a new policy that is simply making certain that Central Washington University is in alignment with the “Keep Washington Working Act.” There is nothing more in the policy than that. President Wohlpart approved the policy so it could be enforced immediately, but it will go through the formal policy approval process. The Board asked for an overview of CWU policies based on Mr. Pedersen’s work revising our policies. Mr. Pedersen stated that CWU has many more policies than other universities across all areas, for staff, academics, and the university. CWU’s policies are siloed by division, rather than comprehensive across the university. This could help reduce the number of policies. CWU could benefit from more transparency and the ability to be more nimble and flexible, but our policies don’t allow us to do that. He is currently working through the policies; each policy should be assigned to a policy executive and have an assigned policy writer; the executive of the writer, or anyone else from the university, should be able to propose revisions to policies. Chair Black suggested that we should have a comprehensive review of our policies so that we can live into our vision, mission, and values as well as the new shared governance document that is coming. Joel Klucking stated that it has probably been ten years since we have done a comprehensive review of our policies. ACTION AGENDA Approval of Consent Agenda The formal recognition for our faculty and staff is contained in our consent agenda. Motion 25-04: Mr. Nellams moved that the Board of Trustees of Central Washington University hereby approves the consent actions items submitted February 20, 2025. Ms. Jenkins seconded the motion. The motion was approved. Approval of Housing and Dining Rate Increase FY26 Motion 25-05: Ms. Gillis moved that the Board of Trustees of Central Washington University hereby approves the Housing and Dining maximum rate increase, not to exceed four percent in the aggregate, for fiscal year 2026. Mr. Nellams seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
6 Board of Trustees Minutes February 20, 2025
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