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HAROLD GOLDWHITE
CSU FACULTY TRUSTEE
REPORT OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, JANUARY 28-29, 2003
Harold Goldwhite, Faculty Trustee
The Board of Trustees met at the Office of the Chancellor in Long Beach. Unless otherwise noted,
all committee recommendations were approved by the full board. Lieutenant Governor Bustamante
was present for the Board meeting on January 29.
After a closed meeting of the Board on personnel matters and honorary degrees, the Committee on
Collective Bargaining met in closed session. Their only business in open session was to hear public
comment.
The Committee on Governmental Relations heard a report on the current session that has just
begun. Upwards of 3600 pieces of new legislation are expected in the next two years. The CSU's
legislative program in Sacramento includes an expansion of the Cal Grant program to students
older than 24; because of the bill's costs, passage is unlikely. The Federal Agenda includes support
for re-authorization of laws funding grants and loans for college and university students. In a
discussion of the Trustees' legislative principles it was suggested that they be amended to include
discussion by the Chancellor or his designee with the Chairs of the Academic Senate, CSU and the
California State Students Association, when practicable, before taking a CSU position on legislation.
In action by the Board this was accepted with the addition of the Chair of the Statewide Alumni
Association to the group involved.
The Committee on Finance heard the dismal news about the 2003-2004 support budget. It is
expected that receipts in the General Fund will be $12.7 billion lower next fiscal year than in 20022003. CSU cannot expect, when the budget is finally approved (?October), more than is in the
Governor's proposal. This is about 10% less than CSU is receiving in 2002-2003. A fee hike of 25%
for undergraduates and 20% for graduate students is likely. The Chancellor is proposing regular
and frequent consultation on the budget. The System Budget Advisory Committee and the Board
committee on Finance will meet monthly through May at least, and there will be a Budget Summit
on March 14, attended by Presidents, Campus senate Chairs, Chairs of Campus ASIs, and others.
Regarding the mid-year cuts for 2002-2003 there will be minimal impact on academic programs,
and no layoffs.
The Committee on Educational Policy approved the increase from 56 to 60 semester units for a
transfer student to be considered upper division; and heard the 7th Annual report on remediation.
You have probably seen the newspaper stories; progress is being made in mathematics
preparedness, but English is another story. The CSU hopes that by including CSU standards in the
11th Grade assessments taken by all high-school students, a program being piloted this year, that
the students at risk will be able to use 12th Grade work to improve their college readiness. The
Committee received a report from a committee co-chaired by Senate Chair Kegley and Northridge
provost Kennedy on Facilitating Student Success in Achieving the Baccalaureate degree.
Recommendations will be forthcoming. The Committee also heard an inspiring report from San
Francisco State and Canada College about collaborative and successful efforts to offer upperdivision work leading to a CSU degree on a Community College campus.
The Committee on Audit received a briefing on the new auditing standards for state agencies,
including higher education, which produce more comprehensible audit reports. The special subject
areas for audit in 2003 will be Employee Relations/Collective bargaining; Disaster Contingency
planning/Emergency preparedness; and Risk Management and insurance. The Committee on
Campus planning, buildings and grounds approved the projects mentioned in my preview.
In her report Chair Farar noted with great regret the passing of our colleague Hal Charnofsky.
Chair Farar and Senate Chair Kegley were among a small group invited to Sacramento to engage in
a meeting with the Committee to Review the Master Plan for Higher Education on developing
accountability measures. The Presidential Selection processes for Pomona and Sacramento are on
track, and the process for Chico will start in spring. The March meeting of the Board will be on the
Fullerton campus.
In his remarks the Chancellor reinforced comments on the "double whammy": increased pressures
for access and reduced funding. The CSU's plan for enrollment management will be different from
that used in the early 90s, when some 50,000 students were turned away. CSU will count on the
Governor's Budget, a high-risk strategy, and will process applications already in hand and admit
probably 24,000 new students. California's proposed fee increases are lower than those proposed
in many other states, e.g. Arizona fees are going up $1,000/year and Ohio State is proposing a
20% increase. Chancellor Reed was greatly concerned about the widely publicized incident
involving San Jose students. The fraternities concerned have been suspended, and police and
campus investigations are under way.
An unusually long series of public comments on a wide range of issues closed one of the longest
Board meetings of recent times.