Cencal Members, here's an email that might impact your seniors/transfers applying to the CSU System. Get your students to apply ASAP! BEN > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: "Angel Langridge" <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 2:00:51 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada > Pacific > Subject: [BULLETINBOARD] The California State University Employee > Update > > The California State University Employee Update > Tuesday, October 13, 2009 > > Applications to CSU Surge in First 13 Days > The California State University received almost double the number > of applications from prospective students in the first 13 days of > the application period this year over last. More than 100,000 > students submitted their applications through the system's website > csumentor.edu between Oct. 1 and 13 as compared to 48,858 for the > same time last year. > > The CSU’s application period for first-time freshmen and community > college transfers began Oct. 1 and runs through Nov. 30. The CSU > will announce in early December which campuses and programs will > remain open after Nov. 30. The largest increase in applications > came from community college students with more than 41,000 applying > for upper-division transfer to a CSU, a three-fold increase from > last year. Applications for prospective first-time freshmen > increased by nearly 50 percent. > > All 23 campuses will remain open for applications through Nov. 30 > but at least 12 campuses will stop accepting applications from > first-time freshmen and, in some cases, from community college > transfers after that date. The CSU has undertaken a communications > effort that includes a video on YouTube and outreach to schools and > to the student media and general media to encourage students to > submit their applications early to avoid missing the closing date > of campuses or programs. > > CSU Neutral on Oil Severance Tax Bill > State Assembly Majority Leader Alberto Torrico will be at several > CSU campuses this week to garner support for Assembly Bill 656, > the “California Higher Education Endowment Corporation: Oil and Gas > Severance Tax”. The measure would institute a new 9.9 percent oil > and gas severance tax on any oil or gas producer in California with > the revenues dedicated to California’s three public higher > education segments (CSU, the University of California and the > California Community Colleges). The revenues generated by the tax > would be allocated by a newly created board and without > appropriation or oversight by the state. > > The CSU has no official position on the bill. The CSU believes the > legislation is well intended but feels it does not solve higher > education’s funding needs as it would not generate enough money to > bring state funding support for the CSU back to where it was two > years ago, nor would it fund future enrollment growth or meet other > increased needs. In addition, with oil production in steady decline > in California, it does not provide a stable funding source for the > future. > > The bill is in the early phases. It will be considered again in > January and hear d next in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation > committee. > > Legislative Update > The Governor has taken action on the more than 700 bills sent to > him by the legislature including several key measures that were > important to the CSU. Here is an update: > > The governor vetoed: > · SB 218 (Yee): Public records: state agency: auxiliary > organizations: The bill would have subjected the CSU’s independent > auxiliaries to the California Public Records Act (CPRA) > significantly increasing costs to its auxiliary organizations while > reducing non-state revenues to students. The governor stated in a > letter to the legislature, “Subjecting the altruistic activities of > private donors and volunteers to the CPRA will have a chilling > effect on their support and service if they believe their personal > privacy could be compromised.” The governor added that enacting the > bill would result in a loss of private donations at a time when the > CSU is facing significant reductions in state funding. > > · SB 86 (Yee): Public postsecondary education: executive > officer compensation: The bill would have prohibited the trustees > from increasing the monetary compensation or approving a monetary > bonus for any CSU employee (that is not part of a union) in any > fiscal year in which the General Fund appropriation in the annual > Budget Act is less than, or equal to, the General Fund > appropriation to the CSU in the annual Budget Act for the > immediately preceding fiscal year. In his veto letter, the governor > stated, “A blanket prohibition limiting the flexibility for the UC > and CSU to compete both nationally and internationally in > attracting and retaining high level personnel does a disservice to > those students seeking the kind of quality education that our > higher education segments offer. The Regents and the Trustees > should be prudent in managing their systems, given the difficult > fiscal crisis we face as a state, but it is unnecessary for the > State to micromanage their operations.” > > · AB 690 (Ammiano): CSU Trustees and UC Regents: meetings: > The measure would have authorized each ex officio trustee, except > the Chancellor, to designate a person to attend a meeting or > meetings of the trustees in his or her absence. The bill would have > prohibited an ex officio trustee from designating more than one > person to attend meetings of the trustees in any calendar year. In > vetoing the bill, the governor said, “…ex officio members serve by > virtue of their experience and qualifications in sharing their > perspective on issues impacting higher education. Allowing these > members to appoint a substitute to attend in their absence creates > a disincentive for the member to actually attend the meetings, and > diminishes the value of an ex-officio member’s contribution to the > public discourse.” > > · AB 1222 (Lowenthal) Alumni Affinity Sunset Extension: > The bill would have ensured that California public institutions > were able to continue their efforts to increase non-state resources > for programs and student scholarships through services to recent > graduates and alumni association members known as affinity > programs. The measure would have extended the current sunset from > January 2011 to January 2016. > > The veto message that was provided for this bill said that it was > premature because it did not expire until 2011.The CSU will pursue > the bill extension again next year and since the bill had no > opposition during the past session, the CSU does not anticipate > difficulty passing it next year. > > The governor signed: > · SB 147 (DeSaulnier) CSU: Career Technical Education > Courses: The bill will bifurcate the current standards for > admission to CSU and UC. It requires the CSU to adopt its own > standards for admission for career technical education (CTE) > courses, based on model curriculum standards adopted by the CSU’s > Academic Senate last year. Additionally it will require the CSU to > duplicate the University of California’s approval process for the > CSU-only “g” general elective category. CSU estimates it will cost > more than $450,000 to initially develop new CTE standards that > would meet admissions requirements and $230,000 annually thereafter > to review and approve courses. > > More information on the bills is available on the Advocacy and > State Relations website. > > Campuses Keeping Close Watch on Flu > The CSU’s campuses and the Chancellor’s Office are monitoring the > H1N1 swine flu and have emergency operations plans in place that > include preparing for and responding to pandemic influenza > situations. Each campus is also working in coordination with their > local health agencies to report any suspected cases. > > New resources are available on the federal government's flu > website, FLU.gov, including an H1N1 Flu Self-Evaluation Guide for > adults 18 and older and a newFlu Myths and Facts section. The > website also includes a list of 10 Ways You Can Stay Healthy at Work. > Anyone who suspects they have the flu is advised to see their > health care provider. > Bernardo Reynoso Academic & Curriculum Specialist Upward Bound Program California State University, Fresno (559) 278-5347 fax (559) 278-4306 “And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three- quarters percent guaranteed!” Dr. Seuss