The consultation process was robust and impactful. It included feedback from associate deans, Registrar’s office, ADCO, Deans, Faculty Senate, and ASCWU. Provost Pease gave a very high level view of the structured scheduling system and explained that there are six guiding principles to support best practices. Departments are being asked to fit their schedules within these guidelines to help minimize class conflicts across the whole schedule. A waiver process has been created to assist with a small number of classes, for a variety of reasons, will not fit into this model. The deans will approve these waivers. Provost Pease explained that two of the Cat Teams have completed their work. The Advising Cat Team has moved into the final phase which is implementation of recommendations. The second Cat Team that has finished their work is around accelerated or three-year bachelor’s degrees. Their report is done and conversations are just now beginning around implementation. Regarding NWCCU Accreditation, we submitted our policies, regulations, and financial review last fall. We received positive feedback from NWCCU with only two minor findings which have already been addressed. CWU’s progress in governance, financial stewardship, and institutional policies have been affirmed. Our focus has now shifted to the year seven evaluation of institutional effectiveness, which includes preparing our self-study. Upcoming key milestones: Provost Pease then highlighted a couple of new initiatives that provide support for faculty. The first initiative is called “Faculty Unplugged,” which is hosted by Dr. David Douglas. This initiative was created to build community at CWU by building connections. The inaugural event was held January 21, 2026, and focused on stories of grit. Given the success and praise of the first event, it is going to be expanded, and the next one will focus specifically on staff experiences. A second initiative that is underway is a new faculty writing program led by Elvin Delgado, AVP for Faculty Success. It is a weekly program provided structured time and space for scholarly and creative writing. Finally, Multimodal Learning regularly provides faculty development programs. A series of workshops are offered throughout the winter and spring quarter will provide faculty development opportunities on several topics. In addition to the workshops, Multimodal Learning has built AI classes for both faculty and students that, when completed, lead to a digital badge. These are five-week programs tailored to each audience, and they focus on AI literacy essentials. These are led by Chad Tester in Multimodal Learning, who we hope to have present on this at the next board meeting. o AUC Update (Ginny Tomlinson, Rodrigo Renteria-Valencia) The Adaptive University Council update was tabled until the May 2026 meeting. • Currently, draft sections are completed. • By April 30, we will have a near final draft. • By June, we will have a fully completed self study to submit during the summer. • Our site visit is October 14-16, 2026.
• Finance and Administration Committee o Committee Report (Ray Conner)
Trustee Conner reported that the Finance and Audit Committee met with staff last week and received updates on Winter 2026 enrollment. They had a brief look at the Fall 2026 First Time in College recruiting trends. Staff also shared an update on the year-to-year revenue and expenses, indicating revenues that are generally on target and expenses that show favorable thus far. Last October, the committee directed the staff to develop a long-term projection of enrollment under three different
11 Board of Trustees Minutes February 19-20, 2026
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