CSU Alumni Council- June 20-21 Cal State East Bay

The final meeting of the Academic Year will be held on June 20th and 21st hosted by the Alumni Association at Cal State East Bay.At the May 2008 meeting of the Board of Trustees, the Committee assignments were completed for the 2008-09 academic year. Trustee Jeffrey Bleich was named to the position of Chairman of the Board and Trustee Herbert Carter was named to the position of Vice Chair.

Subject to the re-election by the Alumni Council at the June Alumni Council meeting, I will be serving on the following committees:
1. Chairman, Campus Planning, Buildings and Grounds
2. Member, Government Relations Committee
3. Member, Institutional Advancement Committee
4. Member, Finance Committee

2008-09 Budget

The budget continues to be the issue of the day for the Board of Trustees. While we were successful with the May revise in supplementing the budget with $90 million of additional funding, the Legislature and the Governor have quite a challenge ahead before the Budget is actually signed. The Alliance for the CSU continues to be very active during the summer in providing a strong front in advocating on behalf of teh CSU.

CSU, East Bay Commencement- June 14, 15

From Left to Right: Joe Morgan, President Mo Qayoumi, Sparky Anderson,Bob Linscheid and Broadcaster John Miller

The final Commencement ceremony scheduled this spring/ summer is the East Bay Commencement on the Hayward Campus on Saturday the 14th of June and Sunday the 15th and on the 15th at the Concord campus. One of the most exciting roles for a Trustee is the presentation of an Honorary Doctorate. At the East Bay campus, Mr. Joe Morgan will be honored when he receives the Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters.

Joe Morgan has enjoyed one of the most successful careers in professional sports: a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer, a former two-time National League “Most Valuable Player” with the Cincinnati Reds, and an Emmy-award-winning ESPN broadcaster. A 1990 alumnus of California State University, East Bay, he is a distinguished civic and business leader and longtime supporter of the California State University and Cal State East Bay.

Mr. Morgan’s career as a second baseman spanned 22 seasons, during which he played for the Houston Colts and Astros; Cincinnati Reds; San Francisco Giants; Philadelphia Phillies; and Oakland Athletics. He was selected 10 times to the National League All-Star Team, and was the Most Valuable Player twice. Mr. Morgan was the first second baseman to play in 2,000 games, hit 200 home runs and attain 2,000 hits. He was elected to the Hall of Fame the first year he was eligible.


His broadcasting career followed his 1985 retirement. He has worked for ABC-TV and NBC-TV, announced Reds and Giants games, called World Series games, and received an All-Star Cable ACE award in 1990 and Emmy Awards for sports analysis in 1995 and 2005.

Mr. Morgan is known throughout the East Bay for his inspirational leadership and work on behalf of young people. He is a model of citizenship, educational and professional achievement, and personal excellence who embodies the intellectual and humane values that are consistent with higher education and with the highest ideals of his profession.

Additional pictures from the Commencement are available at the following link

http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=572054023#/album.php?aid=26148&id=572054023

Chico State Commencement May 23, 24, 25

After two ceremonies at Sac State, I was able to attend the Chico State Graduate School Commencement in Laxson Auditorium that same day. Over 250 graduates were "hooded" by their respective college Deans and shook hands with President Paul Zingg. It was amazing to me that over 30 graduates degrees (my estimate) were given to students in the field of Computer Science/Engineering. Every single one from diverse populations or international students. What can we do to make this field of study more prevalent in our schools here in Chico?

Photos for the graduate school commencement are available on facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=1131122717&aid=2823

Commencement-Sacramento State-May 23rd

I had the opportunity to attend two separate graduation ceremonies for Natural Sciences and Arts and Letters in the Arco arena with fellow Trustee Margaret Fortune. It is amazing to me to see how accomplished our graduate have become. The jobs our graduates are accepting right out of college is gratifying. Our Faculty should be particularly proud of the role they play in helping our graduates secure in industry.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=24412&id=572054023&saved

Commencement- Channel Islands May 17, 2008

What a glorious day in Southern California for Commencment at Channel Islands. The weather was really hot and the excitement filled the air. The event began at 9 am and over 600 graduates entered the stage to shake hands with President Richard Rush. Photos for the event are posted on my facebook page and are available at the following link, you must be a member of facebook to view the photos. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=23565&id=572054023

President Rush has done a marvelous job in building relationships with the Students, Faculty, Staff and Alumni at the Channel Islands campus. At 4 pm, President Rush and his wife, Jane hosted the Faculty at their home for a celebration of another successful year.

Enjoy the photos.

Board of Trustees- May 12-14, 2008

San Jose State President Selected

On Monday May 12th the Trustees interviewed the top three candidates for the campus President position at San Jose State. On Wednesday the 14th the trustees made it official that Texas Tech President Jon Whitmore would assume the duties as President replacing the popular President Don Kassing who was retiring at the end of this school year. A complete press release is available at the following link:

http://www.calstate.edu/PA/news/2008/SJSUpresident.shtml

Trustees Increase Student Fees by $276.00 per year

After considerable discussion, the Trustees voted to increase student fees for the upcoming year by $276.00.

Press release fo this action is available through the following link:

http://www.calstate.edu/PA/news/2008/feeincrease08-09.shtml


CSU Strategic Plan Adopted

The CSU Trustees adopted the Access to Excellence strategic Plan following a comprehensive process. The effort was the passion and vision of Board Chair Roberta Achtenberg. Thousands of hours from faculty, staff, students, alumni and administration went toward this effort. Complete infomation on this process is available by the following link:
http://www.calstate.edu/PA/news/2008/accesstoexcellence.shtml

May Activities Planned

• May 12- 14- Board of Trustees
• May 17- Commencement- CSU Channel Islands
• May 23- Commencement-Sacramento State
• May 24-25- Commencement-Chico State

Plans are also underway for a group picnic at the Chico Outlaws game on Saturday June 21st with the Alliance for the CSU. All members of the CSU family and supporters are encouraged to attend.