Integrated Planning

Since I arrived at CWU in July 2000, we have been engaged in various planning activities. We began by developing a strategic plan to set our direction from 2001 - 2006. Almost immediately thereafter, divisions and units of the university began to develop unit-level and functional plans related to their areas of focus. The Division of Academic Affairs has been developing an academic plan. The Division of Student Affairs is developing a student affairs plan, an enrollment management plan, and a housing plan. The Division of University Relations has been creating both a public relations/communication plan and a development plan. And the Division of Business and Financial Affairs is taking the lead on an auxiliary services plan. An information technology plan has emerged from collaboration between ITS and Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support, and a campus-wide committee has spent nearly a year working toward a revision of the Campus Facilities Master Plan. All of these planning efforts are time-consuming and energy-draining, but they are important to assuring that the university is moving together in the direction that we established in the strategic plan.

One finishing touch that we had anticipated, but that became particularly apparent when revisions to the Campus Facilities Master Plan began, is the integration of all of these plans. In fact, to some degree, we are a bit out of order in this planning cycle. Ideally, the strategic plan should spawn a number of unit-level and functional plans (e.g., the academic plan, the development plan, etc.) which should inform the Campus Facilities Master Plan. Then out of the master plan, we are able to derive a series of component plans that address functional needs of the university. (see Integrated Planning Chart). However, it took a little longer for some of the unit-level and functional plans to develop than we'd hoped, and the cycle for revision to the master plan was upon us before these unit level and functional plans were complete. As we begin the cycle again with next year's revisions to the strategic plan, we hope to align the elements more appropriately. In the meantime, to accommodate to the timing problem in this cycle, Bill Vertrees and his master planning committee have worked with the divisions to be clear about assumptions, goals, and objectives that were emerging from their plans. In fact, a draft of the master plan has been circulating through campus groups for the past year and is ready for a first reading by the Board of Trustees in July in preparation for the SEPA process it requires.

Drafts of the unit-level, functional plans and the Campus Facilities Master Plan were reviewed at a University Planning Forum on May 25. Division heads, deans and program directors, department chairs, and student leaders attended the forum. However, we know there are others on campus that have an interest in the plans that are emerging. During the coming month, we will post to the Intranet the PowerPoint slides that formed the basis of the presentations at the forum. As the summer progresses, we will also develop a document that integrates the high points of each of these plans so that it's easier to see at a glance some of the specific unit-level goals that have emerged from planning. We encourage all of you to review the documents that are of interest to you and to forward comments to those who are preparing them.

Jerilyn S. McIntyre
President

Beginning fall quarter, CWU students will have a new degree program available to them, as they can take courses leading to a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree. Three years in the development and approval processes, the Central BAS degree, recently authorized by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

Based on CWU's strong Bachelor of Science programs, the new degrees combine a technical component with other coursework to meet the university's general education requirements.

They are intended to meet the needs of workers who graduate from a community or technical college without a transferable degree and find themselves unable to be promoted without a baccalaureate degree. Typically these students have strong technical backgrounds and excellent work experience, but lack the breadth and depth of knowledge implicit within a university's degree structure.

Initially, CWU will offer BAS degrees in industrial technology and safety and health management. Future plans for the university include offering BAS degrees in information technology and administrative management (ITAM) and food service management.

Gini Silva, office assistant for University Housing and New Student Programs, and Jo Richards, secretary/certification for the dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies, have been named the university civil service "Employee of the Month" for May and June, respectively. During surprise ceremonies, each received a certificate and $100 from the president's discretionary fund, through the CWU civil service employee recognition program.

Initiated by the CWU civil service employee council, recognition goes to employees who foster a personalized environment that supports members of the university community as well as the mission of Central.

University students, faculty and staff, along with Ellensburg community members, are encouraged to make signed or anonymous nominations for employees of the month. Nomination forms are available from the CWU human resources office, employee council representatives and on-line at: www.cwu.edu/~hr/ec/index.html.

Amy MUMMA, program coordinator and instructor for the CWU World Wine Program, can lay claim to being the world's top female wine professional, after winning the "Wine Women Awards" competition. The finals of the first annual event were held June 16 in Paris. Mumma was among 167 nominees from 20 different countries for the international award. At the finals, a jury comprised of wine professionals from Europe and the U.S., selected Mumma as the professional "Wine Woman 2005." The awards are designed to recognize women who devote themselves "with passion and professionalism" in jobs promoting the wine industry, through asserting their competences and their originality, and by putting into practice their talent in the service of selection and advice concerning wine.

Drs. Roy SAVOIAN, dean, College of Business, and Linda CLARK-SANTOS, COB advisory board chairperson, made a presentation, titled "Building Purpose and Building Community," at a March seminar in Denver of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the International Association for Management Education. It focused on how to build an effective advisory board through recruitment of strong leadership and effective, diverse membership from executives in major companies and industries.

CWU TO OFFER DEAF AWARENESS WORKSHOPS

According to National Association of the Deaf figures, there are 28 million deaf and hard of hearing people living in the U.S. That's nearly one in 10 Americans.

To help reach out to those living in Kittitas County, CWU's Disability Support Services is sponsoring a pair of new workshops now through spring quarter 2006:

• "Survival Sign Language 101," which will cover basic skills and tips for communicating in American Sign Language; and

• "Deaf Awareness, An Introduction to Deaf Culture," which will include tips on how to use an interpreter along with instruction in finger spelling and an introduction to some basic signs.

CWU senior psychology major Regina Beaulaurier, from Yakima, who is deaf, will lead both workshops. In addition, she can also provide additional information on this subject, tailored to specific needs and interests of individuals and groups.

For additional information, call extension 2146.

CWU EMPLOYEES

Civil Service new hires: Margareta Ostlund, Fiscal Technician I, Office of International Studies and Programs; Susan Magoon, Data Control Technician II, Admissions; Lori La Fleur, Cashier, Student Financial Services; Michael Backman, Information Technology System Specialist II, Information Technology Services; Nancy Graham, Secretary Senior, Washington Sensory Disabilities Services.

Civil Service job changes: Susan Beador, Program Support Supervisor I, Registrar Services; Olivia Ripka, Library Specialist I, CWU-Des Moines; Janis Orthmann, Office Assistant II, Undergraduate Studies; Star Heger, Fiscal Technician II, Music.

Exempt job changes: Anna Weaver-Estrada, HEP Instructor, HEP.

To view current job openings at CWU, go to http://www.cwu.edu/~hr/jobs/index.html.

DON'T LOSE ACCRUED VACATION LEAVE

All employees who accrue annual leave (paid vacation time) are reminded that any hours in excess of the maximum allowable 240 (30 days) will be erased from the record on the first day of the employee's leave anniversary month (see below). For example: if your leave anniversary month is May, your annual leave balance as of May 1st must be at or below 240 hours. If your annual leave balance exceeds 240 hours after your accrued time for April is added in, any hours above 240 will be erased from the record.

Leave balances are printed on the pay stub or pay advice. Note that the leave balance that appears on the check on the 25th is your leave balance as of the 16th of the month. It includes your accrual for the previous month and any leave taken between the 1st and the 15th of the month. It does not include the leave you will accrue for the current month, nor does it include any leave taken after the 15th of the month. The leave anniversary month is also printed on the pay stub or pay advice.

If you are concerned about your anniversary and annual leave balance, please be sure to resolve your questions before reaching the 240-hour maximum. It is the employee's responsibility to monitor his/her leave balances and know his/her leave anniversary month.

LEAVE ANNIVERSARY MONTH

Classified staff - The month in which the employee began the latest period of continuous employment at CWU (or state employment for inter-institutional or intersystem transfer employees).

Exempt Employees - The month in which the employee began his/her latest period of continuous employment in a vacation leave eligible position at CWU.

Questions concerning leave balances and anniversary dates should be directed to the leave record keeper in your department. Policy or procedural questions may be directed to the Human Resources Office at extension 1202.

Monday, July 4
Holiday: Independence Day

Thursday, July 7
Discover: New Student Orientation, through July 8

Monday, July 11
Discover: New Student Orientation, through July 12

Thursday, July 14
Discover: New Student Orientation, through July 15

Monday, July 18
Discover: New Student Orientation, through July 19

Wednesday, July 20
Summer first sessions closes

Thursday, July 21
Summer second session begins
Discover: New Student Orientation, through July 22

For other July 2005 calendar items, visit: http://www.cwu.edu/campuscalendar.html