I accompanied several other Trustees and Chancellor's Office staff to Washington DC to visit our California Delegation in Congress. In the morning, our gathering of CSU leadership were provided a briefing from our DC staff headed by Jim Gelb. Our priority projects included the Agricultural Research Initiative, CSUPERB Biotech Partnerships, COAST, Strategic Language Initiative, Water Resources and Policy Initiative and Metro Academic Initiative.
I accompanied Sonoma State in visting with Congressman Lynn Woolsey and Congressman Mike Thompson's office as well as CSU East Bay to Congressman Jerry McNerney and Chico with Congressman Wally Herger.
Chancellor Reed was present in the Education Committee, Chaired by California Congressman George Miller. At that time Secretary of Education Arne Duncan testified before the Committee on the importance of continuing to invest in education.
California State University has benefited greatly with the support of Congress for the Pell Grant program Students receiving Pell Grants receive approximately $5,700 per year. The CSU has 126,000 Pell Grant receipients and has received an increase of $84 million over the last several years.
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