Individual 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 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 you personally visualize 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.

-President Gaudino

Your response will be submitted in the following way:

• Narrative
  1. Write a paragraph that describes your vision for CWU, and
  2. Write a paragraph that describes core values that must be protected.