evaluating the President, as well as for approving the vision, mission, values, and strategic goals and new degree programs and academic majors. Additionally, the Board has final authority over the university’s budget. The Board will determine and communicate appropriate methods for participation of faculty, staff, and students in the areas of decision-making where they formally and directly exercise their authority, including especially the hiring and evaluation of the president. The President and Executive Level Administration The President of Central Washington University has primary authority over the operations of the university, delegated from the Board of Trustees. The President’s authority includes oversight of facilities, finances, budgets, and information technology; the creation and implementation of vision, mission, values, and strategic goals; oversight of accreditation and adherence to state and federal policies; the hiring and evaluation of executive level leaders, including vice presidents and deans; guiding the composition of academic and non-academic programs to shape the institution’s overall portfolio to align with its mission; fostering and initiating innovation and renovation of academic and other programs; oversight of student engagement and success, including admissions and financial aid policies; oversight of athletics, fundraising, alumni, and safety and security; and advancing the brand and marketing of the institution. The President may delegate authority for these functions to other executive level leaders. The President or designee will determine and transparently communicate appropriate methods for participation of faculty, staff, and students in areas of decision- making where the President has primary authority. The Faculty Because of their expertise, the faculty of Central Washington University have primary authority over specific aspects including curriculum, research and creative activity, and faculty status and joint authority with the administration over the scholarly and educational mission of the university. Oversight of the curriculum is a primary responsibility of the faculty and includes determining the requirements for academic programs, the sequence of courses in an academic program, the subject matter or content of individual courses, the methods of instruction (e.g., lecture, lab, discussion), and the assessment of student learning. Faculty have joint authority with the administration in the advancement of new programs and in the decision to terminate existing programs. Additionally, meaningful assessment for annual evaluation, tenure, promotion, and post-tenure review is dependent on the expertise of faculty. While the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Deans determine the University and the College Criteria for evaluation, these criteria should be developed in consultation with the faculty. College and departmental criteria must originate from the University Criteria. Given their expertise, chairs and faculty within their departments and disciplines have primary authority to develop Department Criteria.
CWU Shared Governance
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