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I am honored to be joining you as Central Washington University's fourteenth president. I'm aware that I have very big shoes to fill-everyone I have spoken to attests to President McIntyre's extraordinary abilities as a leader and I see evidence of her leadership everywhere I look. I am grateful that she leaves such a wonderful legacy, and I can only hope to advance the university as far and as well during my tenure as she did during hers.
University life is always full of challenges, and I join you at a particularly challenging time. The governor's budget, which was released earlier this month responds to a very pessimistic economic revenue forecast for the state and, by extension, for CWU. I look forward to holding in-depth conversations with faculty, staff, administrators, and students about the budget scenarios the division heads currently are preparing. I anticipate that these will be energetic and impassioned conversations reflecting the investment each of you has in the institution.
I am especially eager to get to know our students. They are, of course, the lifeblood of any university and our greatest responsibility is to mentor them toward, as your mission states, "responsible citizenship, responsible stewardship of the earth, and enlightened and productive lives."
Sincerely,
James L Gaudino
President
