Trustee Black explained that the BOT AAC walked through the proposed CWU Action Plan with Faculty Senate leadership to get their perspective and feedback on the document. She added that since the BOT AAC has been tasked with working with FSEC on the Faculty Code, the Board recognizes that it would be helpful to have a neutral third party, deemed as an expert in shared governance, help with this work. The BOT AAC will interview at least three organizations that specialize in this area. Trustee Gillis stated that the Board will also engage a consultant to help with trust building. We need to get back to a place where we can appreciate differences in opinions and still work together. The BOT AAC and the FSEC will continue the cadence of meeting every two weeks through the end of the academic year. Chair Hensler clarified that just because the every two weeks meetings end in June, that does not mean communication between faculty and the Board of Trustees stops. The BOT AAC and FSEC will continue to meet once a month after that. In addition, the shared governance groups will report regularly at board meetings to continue that ongoing feedback to the entire board. President Wohlpart added that faculty leaders have requested that a trustee join the monthly meeting that he has with faculty leaders and Provost Pease, so he will reach out to trustees about that. Trustees Nellams noted that we should reach out to the students and staff groups to see how they want to engage. We should not be making that determination without having a discussion with them first. Chair Hensler asked Dr. Cochran to reach out to these groups. Trustee Black reported that the BOT AAC attended the three forums that were hosted by Faculty Senate and took a lot of notes and did a lot of listening. They agreed that having a space for listening is important, so the Board will host three listening sessions. Due to quorum issues, no more than four trustees will be present at a time. These will be arranged and advertised soon. A SharePoint site is also being developed to share the work of the BOT AAC and the FSEC to make sure the work that is being done collectively is transparent. In addition, the Secretary to the Board, Dania Cochran, will hold Board of Trustees hours in neutral locations every month to provide members of the university community with dedicated time to share feedback and concerns and engage in open dialogue continuing through the end of the academic year. Approval of BOT Academic Affairs Committee Action Plan Motion 26-15: Ms. Gillis moved that the Board of Trustees of Central Washington University hereby approves the proposed Board of Trustees Academic Affairs Committee Action Plan. Mr. Nellams seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
This concludes our special meeting of the Board of Trustees, March 26, 2026.
Approval of Meeting Adjournment Motion 26-16: Ms. Gillis moved that the Board of Trustees of Central Washington University adjourn the March 26, 2026, special meeting. Mr. Nellams seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
The meeting adjourned at 4:49 p.m.
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