Group Response

Central Washington University is engaged in an exercise to envision its future, an exercise that will form the basis for planning for the next several years. This is not the first time we've done this work and it's unlikely to be the last. In fact, to some degree the campus engaged in a similar exercise as you began the search process for a new president. However, things have changed since then, most notably the shift away from state-supported to state-assisted public higher education. Although this shift has been gradual, this last legislative session is the first time in the state's history that CWU's students pay a greater percentage of the cost of their education than does the state. Further, advances in communication technology are having a greater impact than ever before on how colleges and universities teach and assess their students.

I am interested in hearing how the [ insert group name] visualizes CWU's future individually and in the larger context of higher education in the state and nation. I'd also like to know what first principles or core values you believe must be protected in the face of these changes.

For that reason, I am inviting your group to engage in a brainstorming and consensus building exercise related to one of three options:

1. Narrative
   1. Write a paragraph that describes your vision for CWU, and
   2. Write a paragraph that describes core values that must be protected;
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2. Words and Phrases
   1. Write up to ten words or short phrases that describe the kind of institution you'd like for CWU to be.
   2. ii. Write up to ten words or short phrases that describe the core values that must be protected.
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3. Prompts
   1. Respond to prompts designed to stimulate your vision of CWU, and
   2. Write up to ten words or short phrases that describe the core values that must be protected.
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