Jessica Nguyen On Jan. 28, the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees voted to approve a $4 voluntary student fee, also known as the Student Involvement and Representation Fee (SIRF), after funding models were revised. The California State Student Association (CSSA), an organization consisting of representatives from each of the 23 CSU campuses advocating […]
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ASI fights possible Student Success Fee changes
At $780 per year, Cal Poly has one of the highest Student Success Fees in the California State University (CSU) system, totaling approximately $14 million this academic year.
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CSU Board of Trustees member Peter Mehas dies
Mehas was celebrating his 50th year working in education, including a stint as the secretary of education for former Gov. George Deukmejian.
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Cal State’s controversial chancellor ends 14-year legacy
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net How does one begin to put a label on the career of outgoing chancellor Charles Reed? Some do it by honoring him as an advocate for diversity and as a man who oversaw outreach programs aimed to bring underrepresented groups to the California State University (CSU) system. But others claim to see a […]
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CSU chancellor elect requests, gets salary cut
Incoming California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy White announced plans to take a 10 percent pay cut when he enters office in late December, a move the CSU Board of Trustees unanimously approved Wednesday. The CSU Board of Trustees, which is meeting in Long Beach this week, saw cheering from faculty, students and others in […]
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‘Super senior’ fee decision POSTPONED
Laura Pezzini lpezzini.md@gmail.com The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees has postponed making a decision on a plan to place fees on retaken classes, course loads more than 17 units and “super seniors.” The plan was originally devised in order to generate revenue and incentivize on-time graduation, and was meant to be discussed at […]
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Prop 30 narrowly passes, CSU avoids budget cuts
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly students went to sleep Tuesday not knowing if Proposition 30’s outcome would bring a tuition increase or a tuition rollback come January. Hours later, they woke up to learn it would be the latter. It wasn’t an easy battle, but Gov. Jerry Brown’s fight for Proposition 30 ended in victory […]
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CSU elects Timothy White as system chancellor
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net After months of searching, the California State University (CSU) system will finally have a new chancellor in Timothy White. CSU announced White — currently the chancellor of University of California, Riverside (UCR) — as the new system chancellor on Thursday ending a four-month-long search to replace current chancellor Charles Reed, […]
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CSU set to pull trigger
Victoria Billings vbillings@mustangdaily.net Students across the California State University (CSU) system could face an additional $150 per semester in tuition starting January 2013 if Gov. Jerry Brown’s sales and income tax increase, Proposition 30, doesn’t pass in November. The CSU Board of Trustees voted last Wednesday, Sept. 19, to approve the tuition increase in the […]
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Trustees prepare for more tuition increases
The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to approve a 5 percent tuition increase that will come into effect if the system is hit with another round of budget cuts following the November election, a move that drew criticism from students in attendance at the board’s meeting. The fee hike — which […]
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Report places Armstrong in lower half of president salaries
A recent report on the salary of public education administrators shows some are nearing the $2 million mark, while Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong is below the nationwide median. This comes a little more than a year after he was announced as the second-highest paid president in the California State University (CSU) system. The Chronicle […]