In The Fifth Discipline , author Peter Senge defines learning as a “process of enhancing our capacity, individually and collectively, to produce results we truly want to produce.” The focus is on this capacity—not just on accruing an intellectual understanding of something, but rather on building our ability to do the work that brings about the change we want to see. Our Mission Statement explains how we will go about the process of building our capacity to become a model learning community that embraces the value of equity and belonging, both in belief and in practice. We are committed, as a community, to increasing access to postsecondary education and to the success of the students who come through our doors—an outcome which will occur through “fostering high impact practices, sustainability, and authentic community partnerships that are grounded in meaningful relationships.” Encouraged by our Board of Trustees and through continued, rich input from the university community, we developed a Unifying Value and three Core Values that will guide our work and allow us to live into our Vision Statement. The Unifying Value of Student Success reminds us why we are doing what we do: to help our students open doors that will allow them to realize their dreams. As we engaged in the process of defining our Vision, Mission, and Values, we also created a Strategic Plan— with goals and initiatives connected to each value—that will help us live into our aspirational vision. This State of the University Address, and the presentations that accompany it, will be the first time we have reported our accomplishments to the CWU community, and we will continue to share them with you in the years to come. I hope you will join us for these presentations to learn more about how Central Washington University is becoming a model learning community of equity and belonging.
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May of 2022, the Central Washington University Board of Trustees approved our new Vision and Mission statements, recognizing that they pointed our community in an aspirational direction. These statements were developed with thoughtful, inclusive, and collaborative input through open forums and departmental and office meetings, guided by a broadly representative committee. Our Vision Statement, to “be a model learning community of equity and belonging,” recognizes the significance of the change that we must undertake and points us towards the necessity of learning.
A. James Wohlpart President
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