1. Email from Dr. Robert Hickey, Department of Geography (ret.), dated November 22, 2025, regarding donations to CWU. 2. Email from Justin Mills, Office of the Washington State Auditor, dated January 13, 2026, regarding the beginning of CWU’s audit for fiscal year 2025. 3. Email from Justin Mills, Office of the Washinton State Auditor, dated January 20, 2026, regarding CWU’s Audit Entrance Conference. 4. Email from Joe Calise, Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, dated January 21, 2026, regarding CWU’s Fall 2025 Policies, Regulations, and Financial Review (PRFR) Evaluation Committee’s review. 5. Email from Natashia Lindsey, Faculty Senate Chair, dated January 28, 2026, regarding the Faculty Code Rewrite Survey Results. 6. Report from Faculty Senate Executive Committee, dated February 6, 2026, regarding their quarterly update to the Board. 7. Email from CWU’s Finance and Administration Leadership team, dated February 10, 2026, in support of President Wohlpart’s leadership at CWU. 8. Letter from CWU’s Executive Leadership Team, dated February 10, 2025, in support of President Wohlpart’s leadership at CWU. 9. Email from Jason Jones, Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Planning, dated February 11, 2026, in support of President Wohlpart’s leadership at CWU. 10. Email from Hung Dang, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, dated February 11, 2026, in support of President Wohlpart’s leadership at CWU. Additional communications that were received after publication of the agenda were shared with board members via email. They will be included in the May Board Communications report. 1. A collection of five articles published in the CWU Observer, dated February 12, 2026, shared by Professor Dominic Klyve. 2. Letter from Katherine Denison, CWU Class of 2023 and Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D. Candidate, dated February 13, 2026, in support of President Wohlpart. 3. Letter from CWU’s Foundation Board Executive Committee, dated February 13, 2026, in support of President Wohlpart’s leadership at CWU. 4. Letter from Molly Kelly, Administrative and Academic Services Manager, William O. Douglas Honors College, dated February 13, 2026, in support of President Wohlpart. 5. Letter from members of the Academic Affairs leadership team, dated February 15, 2026, in support of President Wohlpart. 6. A Fiduciary Awareness Brief, created and shared by Professor Teresa Walker, dated February 15, 2026. Public Comment Dr. Hope Amason, Professor, Department of Anthropology and Museum Studies, made public comment on shared governance at CWU and concerns raised by CWU faculty. Board Discussion Chair Hensler opened it up for the Board to have a discussion. • Trustee Gillis stated that the Board Academic Affairs Committee has been doing a lot of good work with the Faculty Senate Executive Committee in the last month. Moving forward, we need
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