an interdisciplinary approach to the discipline that promotes an understanding of art in relation to aesthetic traditions, cultural values, and social experience. Graduates from the program will be prepared to meet the growing demand for archivists, curators, and museum professionals. The next degree approval is an Associate of Arts in General Studies degree. The Associate of Arts (AA) Degree is a two-year undergraduate degree program requiring 90 credit hours with a foundation of general education supplemented with elective or introductory major courses. CWU is committed to retaining and graduating students with a four-year degree. Our region and the state would benefit as more students complete their degrees, and former students re-engage in their educational goals. This two-year degree will be a new degree type for the university. It will assist the university’s retention efforts with the focus on equity, accessibility, and inclusivity lenses. Students who stop out from CWU but qualify would be able to obtain their associate degree. The AA degree will not be included in CWU’s recruitment or admissions materials as the degree is intended for fully matriculated students who stop out with enough credits to earn the degree.
The morning session adjourned at 12:00 p.m.
Trustees had lunch with students in Sue Dining. No business was conducted.
Mr. Conner reconvened the board work session in Wellington Event Center at 1:16 p.m.
Enrollment and Budget Update Vice President Klucking gave the group an update on the state and local funds for fiscal year 2023, as well as the system funds for fiscal year 2023. He explained that the last of the HEERF funding is helping the budget this year, but there will not be any additional HEERF funding after this year. A draft budget for state and local and system funds for fiscal year 2024 was shared as well. Fall 2023 enrollment projections are showing first year students up slightly, but transfers are down slightly. The group will see updated enrollment numbers and additional information regarding the FY24 budget at the July Retreat. State Legislative Update Dr. Morse introduced Alethia Miller and Steve DuPont, Government Relations Staff, and commended them on a successful legislative session. Ms. Miller gave a quick state budget update for 2023-25. CWU received $3.2M in Decision Package Funding, which included money for STEM Dual Language Teacher Prep and Student Success. In addition, CWU received compensation funding to help with cost-of-living increases (70% due to the “fund split”). Mr. DuPont summarized legislation that was passed with significant funding. This included College in the High School ($8M), Student Basic Needs ($126K), and Academic Employee Bargaining ($36K). He then highlighted CWU’s Capital Biennium for 2023-25, which included funding for the Humanities and Social Science Complex (NAC), design and academic portion funding for a Multicultural Center, and predesign funding for an Arts Complex. Dr. Morse reported that CWU is beginning to build a federal agenda. Those initiatives include: • Economic Development and Tech Commercialization o Chips and Science Act/Regional Tech and Innovation Hubs
4 Board of Trustees Minutes May 18-19, 2023
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