| Governor's
Budget Proposes $240 Million Cut to the CSU
Governor
Schwarzenegger's budget proposes cutting $240 million or 9
percent from the CSU in 2004-2005. This cut, together with
the decrease in General Fund support last year, amounts to
a $771 million reduction in state support over the 2 years.
The 2004-2005 decrease could, according to Chancellor Charles
B. Reed, translate into 20,000 students being turned away
from the CSU.
The governor's budget includes another series of fee increases
for students: 10 percent for undergraduates, raising the State
University Fee to $2251 per year; 40 percent for graduates;
and 20 percent for nonresidents. It does not provide additional
Cal Grant funding to offset the increases. It lowers the maximum
family income for Cal Grant applicants by 10 percent, decreasing
the number of middle-class families who will qualify.
The budget proposes eliminating the General Fund subsidy for
UC and CSU students who take more than 110 percent of the
units required to attain their degrees. More»
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Are
You the Next Student Trustee?
California
State Student Association (CSSA) has begun its annual search
for the next student trustee to serve as the student voice
on the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees.
The
Board of Trustees is the highest policy-making body for CSU's
23-campus system. The trustees establish policies on student
fees, admissions, financial aid, technology, and many other
issues that directly impact approximately 400,000 CSU students.
Serving as a trustee presents a unique opportunity to shape
higher education policy for one of the largest systems of
higher education in the world. It is the highest and most
powerful office a CSU student can hold within the CSU system.
Two
students serve overlapping terms on the Board. They have the
same powers and privileges as other trustees and are paid
a modest stipend ($100/day) for conducting the business of
the Board and attending its 7 regularly scheduled meetings
per year. Their primary responsibility is to present the positions,
issues and perspectives of CSU students. They receive guidance
and information from CSSA and from campus associated students
organizations by attending CSSA monthly meetings and making
campus visits.
CSSA
will accept applications from interested students until 5:00
pm on Tuesday, March 9, 2004. CSSA will conduct interviews
with selected candidates at San Francisco State University
on Friday, April 16, 2004, and shortly thereafter will forward
the names of 2 to 5 finalists to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger,
who will make the appointment.
More
information and complete instructions on how to apply available
here www.csustudents.org.
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February
Sustainability
Conference
University
of California students who organized last year to pressure
their Board of Regents to adopt a strong sustainability policy
are inviting CSU students to benefit from their experience.
The
students have formed the California Students Sustainability
Coalition (CSSC) and are holding what they term a "convergence"
February 6-8 at UC Santa Barbara. CSU students interested
in having the CSU Board of Trustees adopt a policy similar
to the one approved by the Board of Regents last July are
invited to attend the conference, which will feature trainings,
presentations, panels, and workshops. The purpose of the conference
is twofold: to educate students about sustainability and to
provide tools for them to organize and build an effective
campaign. The conference features a Saturday lunchtime tour
of the Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management,
an award-winning LEED platinum project that will open its
doors this April. More»
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