Prior to the morning’s first presentation, Chair Black commented on the president’s evaluation.
Over the last several years, Central Washington University has faced significant challenges, including responding to COVID-19 and responding to the current federal and state environment. We worked through COVID, and we have been working collaboratively through the issues arising from the current environment. We will continue to do so because we are a team, and we are here first and foremost for our students. If we continue to have a student first mentality, focusing on our unifying value, we will be able to respond to these challenges in ways that make us stronger as an institution. As a Board, we want to recognize and share our deep appreciation to the President for his leadership during this difficult time as well as to the faculty, staff, students, and administration who have all collaborated to be responsive to the challenges the university has faced. We are grateful to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and the Faculty Senate for working with the Provost on various issues. This type of collaboration is essential to our success and must continue to be elevated. As challenges continue to come our way, we must learn to be nimble and agile and address them in collaborative ways. In fact, what is essential is for us to strengthen our “we” culture based on this collaboration. This is important because our unifying value is student success. We put our students first. We are all here because of our students and we know that the most impactful way to support our students is through working together collaboratively. Collaboration is at the heart of our new Shared Governance document. This focus on collaboration showed up in the Strategic Enrollment Management Plan that was developed through Hung Dang and Faiza Khoja’s leadership, working with a collaborative team. We owe it to our students and the future of the university to commit to elevating shared governance, which has been one of the goals we have given the president since he arrived. This will continue to be one of his goals as he turns from developing the shared governance document to implementing what we have learned in revising policies and practices. Our vision states that we are a “model learning community.” If we can take what we have learned and revise our work together to elevate shared governance, we will be a stronger and healthier community. If we as a team can demonstrate through collaboration and shared governance that we are constantly learning and growing, we will send a powerful message to students, their families, and the surrounding communities. That message will be that Central Washington University is the best place to learn, grow, and create your future. Vision, Mission, Values, Strategic Plan Evolution Elvin Delgado, Interim AVP for Faculty Success, and Ruben Cardenas, Interim AVP SES, Student Development and Belonging, gave an update on CWU’s Vision, Mission, Values, and Strategic Plan evolution. Mr. Cardenas began by giving some background on where we are now. On the recommendation of Dr. Charlita Shelton, Interim VP of Equity and Belonging, the Office of Diversity,
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