Board approves women's wrestling for CSC

Several items were approved during the meeting, including employee salary recommendations, the 2021-22 Board meeting schedule, and revisions to policies.

At the meeting, Dr. Beth Wentworth, who retired from Chadron State College in 2020, received Emeritus Faculty Status from the Board of Trustees. Wentworth received the CSC Teaching Excellence Award three times and was the NSCS Teaching Excellence Award recipient in 2020.

Additionally, the Board approved CSC adding the sport of women’s wrestling. According to a press release from the NSCS, the NCAA identified women’s wrestling as an emerging sport in 2020. Forty-four NCAA-sponsored schools have expanded to include women’s wrestling to date, and Chadron State is the first public college/university in Nebraska. 

The Board of Trustees also voted to freeze the tuition and fee schedules for State College Students for the 2021-22 academic year.

Finally, the Board received several information items, including reports on promotion and tenure, personnel actions, and grant applications and awards.

—CSC College Relations