APPROVED October 10, 2014
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES
FRIDAY, August 22, 2014
Chair Karen Lee called the Board of Trustees Special Meeting to order on August 22, 2014 at 8:18
a.m. in the Compass Room of the Hotel Bellwether, One Bellwether Way, Bellingham, WA 98225.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Karen Lee, Chair
Sue Sharpe, Vice Chair
Dick Thompson, Secretary
Chase Franklin
Betti Fujikado
Carly Roberts
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Bruce Shepard, President
Barbara Sandoval, Assistant to the President/Secretary to the Board of Trustees
FACILITATOR
Dr. John W. Moore, Penson Associates, Inc.
Chair Lee and President Bruce Shepard provided welcoming remarks. Dr. John Moore, Penson
Associates, was introduced as the meeting facilitator. Moore provided the trustees with an overview
of his experience, his history with Western, and the purpose of the work session.
1. REVIEW OF BASIC CONCEPTS AND BEST PRACTICES
Dr. Moore reviewed the partnership between the Board of Trustees and the President describing it
as an inter-dependent relationship built on mutual respect and shared accountabilities. He reviewed
board member responsibilities and outlined the six phases of a presidency.
Chair Lee announced a break at 8:45 a.m. and the Board reconvened at 8:55 a.m.
Moore continued to review and facilitate discussion on the Board/President relationship. He
discussed the role of the Board chair and the traits that characterize a successful chair. Moore
reviewed best practices for boards and discussed the potential flashpoints for the Board-President
relationship.
Chair Lee announced a break at 10:10 am. The Board reconvened at 10:25 am and Chair Lee
announced that the Board would convene in Executive Session for approximately five hours to
discuss personnel matters as authorized in RCW 42.30.110 (1)(g).
The Board returned to open session at 3:50 pm with no action to report and adjourned the meeting.

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