San Jose State- Campus Visit- November 21, 2008

Paul Richardson, Alumni Director at San Jose State provided a tour of the campus including the John Carlos and Tommie Smith tribute for the 1968 Olympic Awards Ceremony. This tribute was completely campus driven and organized to honor the memory of the controversial expression by these two Olympians who are alums from San Jose State.

That evening San Jose State played Fresno State in Football and a number of the CSU family were present along with campus President Jon Whitmore and Vice President Fred Najjar and CSU East Bay President Mo Qayoumi.

CSU DH- November 17, 2008

Visited with the Alumni,Students and President's cabinet members at CSUDH. President Mildred Garcia has done a terrific job with the new direction of the CSUDH alumni effort. Vice President Greg Saks organized the visit that included meeting with the Alumni leadership and the members of the ASI.

I had the opportunity to visit with President Garcia and discuss her priorities for the upcoming school year. President Garcia is very excityed about the work of VP Saks and the final selection process of the New Alumni Director slated for late January 2009.

CSSA Meeting- CSU Northridge- November 15, 2008

The November meeting for the California State Student Association (CSSA) was held on Saturday November 15 on the campus at Northridge. Bob Linscheid provided the report on behalf of the Alumni Council. All but three campuses were represented that weekend that included a day-long meeting on Friday the 14th with Chancellor Reed and staff to discuss the importance of student involvement in system-wide governance.

Students remain concerned about the rising cost of student fees and the ability of the system to accommodate all students that are CSU qualified. It was during that meeting the Governor announced the selection of Russell Statham of Fresno State as the incoming student Trustee.