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December 1, 2020 Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Central Washington University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Motion Index Meetings of the Board of Trustees at Central Washington University

Scholarworks Procedures And Policies, Maura Valentino

Library Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Racism And Criminal Justice Book Discussion: November 2020, Central Washington University, Roger Schaefer

Brooks Library Events

Monthy book discusion on racism and criminal justice. The book for this month is The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, The Underclass, and Public Policy by William Julius Wilson.

Cwu Faculty Senate Minutes 11/04/20, Janet Shields

Faculty Senate Minutes

These are the official Central Washington University Faculty Senate minutes for the November 4, 2020, regular meeting.

Killing Marias: A Poem For Multiple Voices, Central Washington University

Brooks Library Events

Poster for a video presentation by CWU students, staff, and faculty reading from Claudia Castro Luna's Killing Marias: A Poem for Multiple Voices.

No Textbook Cost General Education Pathway: An Effort To Increase Retention At Central Washington University, Maura Valentino, Geri Hopkins

Library Scholarship

Purpose

This study aims to describe a project that aims to give students a choice to complete their general education requirements without purchasing a textbook.

Design/methodology/approach

In total, 26 faculty, teaching in the new general education curriculum, at Central Washington University were given stipends to eliminate expensive textbooks and use free to the student resources such as open educational resources (OER) or library resources. The data was collected on student savings and student and faculty satisfaction with the program.

Findings

Many paths were created through the general education curriculum, so a student may easily finish these requirements without purchasing a …

Civil Conversations: How To Talk Politics Constructively, Central Washington University, Edgar Espino, Abby Chien, Christine Henderson

Brooks Library Events

This open forum will give strategies and methods for having healthy discussions with those who hold opposing political viewpoints.

October 30, 2020 Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Central Washington University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes for the Meetings of the Board of Trustees at Central Washington University

Social Media, Propaganda, & Public Opinion, Central Washington University, David Schwan

Brooks Library Events

Poster for a Virtual Webinar that explores the harms of disinformation and discusses manipulative algorithms, fake news, dehumanizing language in the media, and how to combat these harms.

Racism And Criminal Justice Book Discussion: October 2020, Central Washington University, Roger Schaefer

Brooks Library Events

Monthy book discusion on racism and criminal justice. The book for this month is American Apartheid by Douglas S. Massey & Nancy A. Denton

Cultural Conversations October 2020, Central Washington University, Ana Tonseth

Brooks Library Events

Cultural storytelling event sponsored by Ellensburg Public Library, Brooks Library, and Office of Interational Studies and Programs. Held in the Hal Holmes Community Center. The speaker for this event is Ana Tonseth.

Racial Justice In The Time Of Pandemic, Central Washington University, Cynthia Coe, Shawnté Elbert, Carylin M. Holsey, Marwa Ghazali, David Schwan

Brooks Library Events

Poster for NEH sponsored event with panelists speaking about the historical and contemporary dimensions of racial inequities in medicine and how to overcome those inequities.

Cwu Faculty Senate Minutes 10/07/20, Janet Shields

Faculty Senate Minutes

These are the official Central Washington University Faculty Senate minutes for the October 7, 2020, regular meeting.

Dean's Report To Library Advisory Council October 2020, Central Washington University

Library Advisory Council for CWU Libraries

Report from the Dean of Libraries to the Library Advisory Council.

Crimson And Black Fall 2020, Central Washington University

Crimson and Black

Crimson and Black is a free publication from Central Washington University.

Finals Week Events Fall 2020, Central Washington University

Brooks Library Events

Poster advertising the events held by the library for finals week, including COVID Time Capsule, Pizza, and Vision boarding.

Welcome Back Fall 2020, Central Washington University

Brooks Library Events

Poster advertising CWU Brooks Library reference and research services during the Fall 2020 quarter.

Notes From The Stacks, Fall 2020, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.

Racism And Criminal Justice Book Discussion: September 2020, Central Washington University, Roger Schaefer

Brooks Library Events

Monthy book discusion on racism and criminal justice. The book for this month is Reading Urban Uprising by R. Gooding-Williams

Cwu Faculty Senate Minutes 09/16/20, Janet Shields

Faculty Senate Minutes

These are the official Central Washington University Faculty Senate minutes for the September 16, 2020, regular meeting.

August 8, 2020 Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Central Washington University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes for the Meetings of the Board of Trustees at Central Washington University

Research Data Service: Current State And Future Plan For Cwu, Ping Fu

Library Scholarship

Today, more and more academic libraries provide or plan to provide library-based research data services (RDS). There are two major reasons: (1) science becomes more collaborative, data-intensive, and computational, and academic researchers face a series of data management needs; (2) research funding agencies require researchers to provide data management plans when they apply for a grant and publishers also require researchers to provide data when publishing research results. Tenopir, C. et al. (2014) pointed out that “academic libraries may be ideal centers for research data service activities on campuses, providing unique opportunities for academic libraries to become even more active …

July 27, 2020 Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Central Washington University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes for the Meetings of the Board of Trustees at Central Washington University

Scholarly Communications Committee 2019-2020, Maura Valentino

ScholarWorks Reports

Annual report from the committee to work on Scholarly Communication and ScholarWorks.

Digital Initiatives Report 2019-2020, Maura Valentino

ScholarWorks Reports

Annual report with ScholarWorks statistics for the academic year.

July 1, 2020 Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Central Washington University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes for the Meetings of the Board of Trustees at Central Washington University

June 29, 2020 Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Central Washington University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes for the Meetings of the Board of Trustees at Central Washington University

Zotero And Mendeley Workshop, Central Washington University

Brooks Library Events

Learn tips and tricks for using Zotero and Mendeley citation software.

The Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Digital Edition of Student newspaper for Central Washington University

no print copies were made due to Covid 19 pandemic

2020 Central Washington University Commencement, Central Washington University

Commencement Programs

A commencement program from graduation ceremonies at Central Washington University.