executive session to order at 10:02 a.m. and announced that the session was expected to last approximately 30 minutes. The executive session ended at 10:30 a.m.
Mr. Conner reconvened the board meeting at 10:36 a.m.
Approval of Agenda Motion 23-08: Ms. Gillis moved that the Board of Trustees of Central Washington University approve the agenda of the meetings of May 18 and 19, 2023. Mr. Hensler seconded the motion, which the board unanimously approved. Approval of Minutes Motion 23-09: Ms. Gillis moved that the Board of Trustees of Central Washington University approve the minutes from the meetings of February 16 and 17, 2023. Mr. Hensler seconded the motion. The motion was approved. Official Communications Since our last meeting the board has received four communications, which are included in your briefing materials: o Letter from Tom Mount, Psychology Instructor at Yakima Valley College, February 13, 2023, regarding a graduate student in CWU’s Mental Health Counseling program. o Memo from Josie Rollins, Employee Council Chair, May 1, 2023, regarding Employee Council’s quarterly report to the Board. o Letter from Paul Francis, Executive Director, Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, May 2, 2023, regarding CWU’s plan to confer associate degrees. o Letter from the Exempt Employee Association Executive Committee, May 8, 2023, summarizing their quarterly report. o Letter from Mark Samples, Faculty Senate Chair, May 9, 2023, summarizing the Faculty Senate quarterly report. Public Comment No one signed up for public comment. President’s Report President Wohlpart introduced Lucinda Carnell, Interim Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity and then outlined the board meetings for the next two days. He explained that we are moving towards completing a two year, collaborative and inclusive process that will change how we conduct business at CWU. Along with the new Vision and Mission, we are in the process of finalizing a set of Core Values, which derive directly from the Vision and Mission and will guide our Strategic Plan. Over the last year, a traditional shared governance working group met to deepen our own understanding of shared governance both in higher education and here at CWU. Shared governance will be a conversation topic at the July Retreat. We have also convened a more expansive group of administrative leaders at CWU called the University Administrative Leadership Team that includes the Executive Leadership Team along with Associate Vice Presidents, Deans, and some Executive Directors. This group will be instrumental in the implementation of our Strategic Plan.
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