Chair Black convened the board meeting at 10:01 a.m.
Approval of Agenda Motion 25-21: Ms. Gillis moved that the Board of Trustees of Central Washington University approve the agenda of the meetings of July 24-25, 2025. Mr. Conner seconded the motion, which the board unanimously approved. Approval of Minutes Motion 25-22: Mr. Hensler moved that the Board of Trustees of Central Washington University approve the minutes from the regular meetings of May 15-16, 2025. Mr. Charbonneau seconded the motion. The motion was approved. Official Communications Since the last meeting, the board received one communication, which was included in the briefing materials: The Board acknowledges receipt of the following communications: 1. Email from Christina Barrigan, Chair, Department of Theatre and Film, May 15, 2025, follow up to her public comments on May 15, 2025. Public Comment No one signed up for public comment today. Governing Boards Best Practices Board members had a conversation about the readings that President Wohlpart provided prior to the retreat and offered feedback. Ms. Gillis thought the readings were super helpful. She acknowledged the board’s fiduciary responsibilities according to state and federal requirements. She would like to see a five-year plan and metrics on quality. The board has a responsibility for quality of education and cost. Seeing green, yellow, and red KPIs on a regular basis would be helpful, including such things as price of education and time to degree. She would like a clear picture of the board’s involvement in the accreditation visit in the spring. The new degree program coming forward tomorrow has no mention of high impact practices. She was surprised by this and thinks this should be included in all new degrees given that HIPs are an important component of our mission. Online courses need to be strategically applied, not just for convenience. Ms. Black commented that orientating new board members and continued board development is important. She appreciates this board being intentional about asking the hard questions and their diversity for thought. Ms. Black asked if the university community knows what the board is responsible for and what they do and if the board has inspired confidence and trust with the campus community. She added that we need to continue developing shared governance, which is one of the key habits discussed in the AGB readings. We have started the process, but it needs to continue across the campus. Ms. Black would also like to go back to doing an annual board review to evaluate their leadership skills regularly. She also suggested looking at the president’s review and how it is conducted. We need to get feedback on employee engagement. Knowing the general temperature of the campus is important for the board. She would like board committees to have a chair. Then committee chairs would share out at the board meetings. We should always be focusing on the guiding principles of “students first.”
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