Vice President Klucking introduced Thomas Toepfer from PFM Financial Advisors LLC. Mr. Toepfer presented to the group on the bond market and financing for the Multicultural Center. He explained that CWU has requested $6.0 million from the legislature to fund design and initial construction of academic space, with the remaining $16.8 million to be self-funded. Mr. Toepfer added that some things to consider regarding CWU’s system revenue bonds are: CWU’s credit rating, borrowing amount, timing, and the possibility of doing a Certificate of Participation. Trustees will continue to weigh the options. Dr. Morse introduced Alethia Miller and Steve DuPont, CWU’s Government Relations Managers. Ms. Miller and Mr. DuPont serve as CWU’s official liaisons with local, state, federal and elected officials for regulatory, budget, and policy matters of all kinds. They summarized the legislative process and reminded folks to contact them with anything related to the legislative process. We all need to be on the same page when speaking with legislators. Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) Training The OPMA training was tabled and will be offered at the February 2023 board meeting. High Impact Practices Dr. DenBeste gave a quick update on CWU’s High Impact Practices (HIP) Institute. The HIP task force will begin meeting at the end of the month. The group will create an action plan and begin to create an institute for faculty this summer. The Summer Institute will be a standalone program and will bring faculty and campus experts together to work on projects and learn from each other. Dr. DenBeste introduced Dr. Sayantani Mukherjee, Professor of Marketing & Faculty Coordinator of the Digital Marketing Minor. Dr. Mukherjee then introduced two CWU graduates, who were in the Digital Marketing Minor: Kahlia Mafua (graduated 2022) and Sabrina Dominguez Wilkins (Graduate 2018). The group gave some background information on the minor. Digital Marketing classes were created as marketing electives in 2013. In 2020, the Digital Marketing minor launched. Now in 2022, Digital Marketing is the largest minor in the College of Business. Key features of the minor include: • Interdisciplinary • High-touch in an online/hybrid environment • Focus on high impact practices • Open to College of Business and non-College of Business students across all CWU locations and online. Students in this minor have competed in marketing competitions and have done very well. One CWU team won the Top Marketer Award from Google. In addition, students work with local businesses and non-profits to develop digital marketing strategies. Many of the projects lead to internships for our students. ACTION AGENDA Approval of Consent Agenda The formal recognition for our faculty and staff is contained in our consent agenda. Motion 22-23: Mr. Hensler moved that the Board of Trustees of Central Washington University hereby approves the consent actions items submitted October 21, 2022. Ms. Gillis seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
8 Board of Trustees Minutes October 20-21, 2022
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