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| News from the Departments | ||||
| Budget Development | ||||
| Patrick Lenz, Assistant Vice Chancellor | ||||
| Business Planning and Information Management | ||||
| Lenore Rozner, Assistant Vice Chancellor | ||||
| Capital Planning, Design and Construction | ||||
| Elvyra F. San Juan, Assistant Vice Chancellor | ||||
| Financial Services | ||||
| Dennis Hordyk, Assistant Vice Chancellor | ||||
| Information Technology Services | ||||
| David Ernst , Assistant Vice Chancellor | ||||
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| Governmental Affairs | ||||
| Karen Y. Zamarippa, Assistant Vice Chancellor | ||||
| Copies of CSU Legislative Reports and other legislative information pertaining to the CSU are available on the OGA website at: http://www.calstate.edu/GA/ | ||||
| BUDGET
DEVELOPMENT Patrick Lenz, Assistant Vice Chancellor The Senate and Assembly leadership came to an agreement with the Governor that was subsequently adopted by the two-house budget conference committee. This agreement rejected the Administration’s recommendation to redirect 3,800 first-time freshmen from the CSU to the community colleges by providing a budget augmentation of $21.3 million. As part of this specific recommendation, the conference committee adopted budget bill language requiring the CSU, and requesting the UC, to establish a systemwide dual admissions program where students could voluntarily attend a California community college, get their community college fees waived, and subsequently be admitted to the CSU (and the UC). The leadership agreement with the Governor also provided an additional $12 million to fund student access and $7 million for outreach programs, academic preparation, and the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP). The $7 million, added to the $45 million that CSU was redirecting for these programs, allowed the CSU to fully retain the $52 million that was proposed for elimination in the Governor’s January budget.While the CSU was provided with $40.3 million for enrollment and outreach programs, academic preparation, and EOP, it should be recognized that the net fiscal impact to the CSU in the 2004-05 fiscal year resulted in a loss of $157 million versus the prior year’s budget. Given the 2004-05 budget reductions and budget cuts from the prior two fiscal years, the CSU is still facing a net fiscal impact of $524 million. The
Compact Agreement for Higher Education which starts in the 2005-06
fiscal year will begin the recovery efforts to reinvest in the
California State University. The 2005-06 CSU Budget assumes
a 3 percent base state General Fund increase, funding for 2.5
percent enrollment growth, and an 8 percent increase in undergraduate
student fees as represented in the Higher Education Compact.
The budget is likely to include a set-aside of 25 percent from
new student fee revenue for State University Grants. Given the
state’s fiscal condition, it is uncertain if the Governor
or the legislature will be able to address additional long-standing
fiscal issues within the CSU above the agreed Compact amount.
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| BUSINESS
PLANNING & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Quality Improvement Biennial Report Draft – The Quality Improvement Biennial Report draft campus submissions will be distributed in September to campus Quality Improvement Facilitators for review and approval. Campuses will be given a limited time to review their submissions and make any modifications. The report will be released in early November. For more information, contact Briana Anderson at banderson@calstate.edu or (562) 951-4552. Quality
Improvement Awards: The recipients of the annual Quality
Improvement Awards were announced in the August edition of the
Quality Improvement E-Newsletter. These individuals and teams
are recognized for their extraordinary efforts – often
beyond the requirements of their regular job assignments –
to promote continuous improvement in CSU operations. The Quality
Improvement Facilitator of the Year is Ms. Sarah Whyte, CSU
Sacramento. Other awardees and their accomplishments can be
seen in the August newsletter by going to www.calstate.edu/qi
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CAPITAL
PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION CSU Capital Training Program: The CSU Facilities Management Institute is finalizing the 2005 Capital Training Program calendar. While many of the offerings are the same or similar to recent sessions, there will be a few changes to integrate training needs and respond to attendees’ comments. The well-received training for campus financial staff (Finances of Non-state Bond Funded Capital Projects) conducted in September 2003 and training for the Space and Facilities Database (SFDB) will be slated on the Institute’s program calendar for the first time. The calendar will be posted on the website later this month. CPDC will be hosting a systemwide facilities planning and management conference next year. Please reserve August 6 – 10, 2005 for this important event. Sustainability will be a significant element of the conference, both as an individual study and woven into the design, construction, and maintenance of our facilities. More detailed conference information will soon be forthcoming. Nancy Freelander-Paice, Executive Program & Fiscal Manager The 2005/06 State and Non-state Funded Capital Outlay Program and the 2005/06 through 2009/10 Five-Year Capital Improvement Program is proposed for approval by the trustees at the September 2004 board meeting. The 2005/06 program supports over $289 million for state funded projects, including $16 million for Minor Capital Outlay projects and $26 million for Capital Renewal projects. Funding for the 2005/06 capital program was included in the Proposition 55 general obligation bond measure of March 2004. The budgets included in the 2005/06 Capital Outlay Program reflect a significant escalation in the cost of building materials over the past year, reinforced by the California Construction Cost Index increase of 5.5%. In addition to rampant building cost escalation, university facilities are impacted by a loss of useable classroom and office space necessitated by compliance with building code changes related to accessibility and telecommunications standards. As a result, the Facility Cost Guide for the 2006/07 Capital Outlay Program will include a reduction in building efficiencies by 2% for classrooms and 3% for laboratories. The Governor’s Higher Education Compact with the CSU and the UC supports future capital outlay funding from general obligation bonds to finance high priority facility projects. The CSU’s 2006/07 state funded program is proposed to be funded from a new general obligation bond slated for a March or November 2006 ballot initiative. Larry Piper, Chief of Facilities Planning LAND USE PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW On May 11, 2004, the Governor issued Executive Order S-10-04, also known as the California Performance Review (CPR), which promotes proactive real property asset management for the State of California. This resulted in not only the annual reporting deadline being moved up, but also additional reporting requirements being added to the Department of General Service’s (DGS) Statewide Property Inventory (SPI). The SPI previously included all real property and structure data, and now also requires that CSU report data on leased property. Thanks to the efforts of Contract Services & Procurement (CS&P) staff, CPDC’s Space Management staff, and the great cooperation from the procurement and planning staffs at the campuses, the reports were submitted on time. As soon as DGS sends the requirements for reporting new lease data throughout the year, CS&P will update the lease procedures for the campuses. An accurate picture of the CSU’s property is very important in view of the state’s increased effort to identify surplus property. While the CSU does have undeveloped property that may appear as surplus to others, it has been master planned by the trustees for the necessary accommodation of planned growth and future use. An accurate SPI helps to give a clear picture of this. The July 21, 2004 CPDC Conference on Faculty/Staff Housing, held at CSU Channel Islands, was well attended by 29 conferees representing 10 campuses and the Chancellor's Office. The agenda included an open forum discussion of campuses' needs for affordable housing near the campus and the experiences of those involved in the 900-unit University Glen development at the Channel Islands campus. Attendees also toured the partially completed housing development and the new student housing facility. Below market price housing for faculty and staff is a topic of significant interest on many CSU campuses, given the tight housing market in most areas of California and the affordability range for newly recruited faculty and staff. David Rosso, Chief of Land Use Planning & Environmental Review Update to Seismic Retrofit Listing May Shake Up Future Capital Project Priority Lists: Per trustee policy, CPDC maintains a Seismic Priority Ranking for all campus buildings. This list seeks to assess a building’s probable performance in a significant seismic event coupled with the likelihood of seismic activity occurring at a particular campus location. This listing is one of the criteria used in determining the ranking order for future state project funding. To ensure that it accurately reflects current conditions, site knowledge and building code retrofit requirements, Seismic Review Board members will be visiting each campus over the upcoming months to confirm and update this listing. Since the adoption of the CSU Seismic Policy in December 2000, the majority of the more than 200 buildings initially identified as potentially hazardous have been retrofitted, and only eight priority buildings remain to have retrofit design initiated. CPDC is working to mitigate these remaining hazards. All significant life-safety threats posed by falling hazards at all 23 campuses and off-campus centers have been mitigated.Thomas Kennedy, Chief of Architecture and Engineering New Energy Efficiency Goals set by the CPUC: On August 3, 2004, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a draft decision that would establish electricity and natural gas savings goals for California's four investor-owned utilities (IOUs) beginning in 2006. The IOUs would have to achieve total electricity savings of 1,816 megawatts by 2010. The decision would also establish three-year energy efficiency planning and funding cycles, with the first cycle starting in 2006. September 12 – 17 is California Energy Efficiency Week Flex Your Power, the organization that has been helping Californians use energy wisely since 2001, has initiated a statewide awareness program, "Flex Your Power Now. It means California's peak energy demand is high and everyone needs to take action now!” Source: http://www.fypower.org/index.html. Many CSU campuses are currently participating in the statewide demand response programs via the systemwide contract with Celerity Energy Partners. Call for Monitoring Based Commissioning Projects: The UC/CSU/IOU Energy Efficiency Partnership launched the program earlier this week with a call for Monitoring Based Commissioning Projects. The application documents and qualification process steps were emailed to the campus energy coordinators Tuesday, August 24, 2004. Application paper work must be filed by September 29, 2004 to Len Pettis, Chief of Plant, Energy & Utilities. The program pays up to $100,000 for 1 – 3 inefficient buildings to be re-commissioned. The funds can be used for purchasing and installing metering and monitoring equipment, training, and hiring a commissioning agent to assist with the re-commissioning and continuous monitoring of campus facilities. Enron Bankruptcy Update: CSU’s external counsel for the Enron Bankruptcy case has informed CPDC that Enron is in negotiation and possible settlement with some of its former customers. However,
the UC/CSU contract with Enron for electric commodity is materially
different than Enron’s standard contracts with other customers,
so it is unclear when CSU’s case will come before the
court. CPDC will re-issue the campus audit results for the former
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| FINANCIAL
SERVICES Dennis Hordyk, Assistant Vice Chancellor CONTRACT SERVICES AND PROCUREMENT
A Master Agreement (40370) with Oracle Corporation was executed on August 31, 2004. The Agreement governs the terms, conditions and forms under which the CSU may order Oracle software licenses, software maintenance, technical support, professional services and related services. Term of Agreement is from August 31, 2004 through August 30, 2010. CS&P Bulletin to follow. CSU Buy Recycled Report FY 03-04: Thanks to the hard work by campuses, the CSU’s buy recycled product efforts have again met and exceeded the legislative mandate of 50%. Our systemwide average was 67%. Call Eddie Choy (562-951-4592) for more information. CS&P Bulletin to follow. The Procurement and Support Services Officers Association will be holding its quarterly meeting September 22 & 23 at the Doubletree Hotel, San Francisco Airport.Further information can be obtained at: http://www.calstate.edu/csp/ or by contacting Pat Dayneko @562-951-4595. Student Union Decentralization Training Workshops: Financing and Treasury is offering a training workshop to familiarize campuses and eligible student unions with Student Union Decentralization concepts and procedures. Topics include impacts of the Systemwide Revenue Bond Program and Executive Order 876 on campuses and unions, changes on the annual PFA memo and updates on current requirements for construction projects. For the convenience of campuses, two sessions will be offered. Session I will be held at the Chancellor’s Office, Dumke Auditorium, on September 21, 2004, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. with presenters Rosa H. Renaud (F&T) and Lawrence Gutierrez (Systemwide Financial Operations). Session II will be at the San Francisco Sheraton Gateway Hotel on September 30, 2004, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. with presenter Rosa H. Renaud onsite and Systemwide Financial Operations staff available via conference call. Please contact Rosa H. Renaud or Angelique Sutanto for questions on workshop content, and Semone Simmons with questions on registration at (562) 951-4570. Colleen Nickles, Senior Director
2004 Workers' Compensation Reform: The California Supreme Court ruled in late August that absent a specific intent to release civil causes of action in a Compromise and Release document, that C&R document releases ONLY the workers’ compensation case This is an important reminder that the language used to settle a work comp claim with a Compromise and Release be very specific as to the intent of the settlement agreement. Training and additional information will be provided to campus workers’ compensation coordinators as well as the adjusters who administer CSU workers’ compensation claims. Insurance Premium Rates: The insurance premium rates for 2005/06 will be released in October. Also, campuses will be able to select their deductible for the 2005/06 to 2007/08 timeframe. Charlene Minnick, Director FIRMS submissions for the 4th quarter of 2003/04 went very well with improvements in both timeliness and accuracy of data. Most campuses submitted their pre-closing data before the August 2 due date, and all campuses completed submission in time for the Chancellor's Office to submit the systemwide consolidated reports to the State Controller's Office before the due date. (The timeliness of the campus submittals allowed the Chancellor's Office as an entity to close its books earlier than in the past since the C.O. has to review and reconcile with the campuses’ data before it closes its books.) Expanded use of the automated edits, review of the quarterly submissions, and communication to the campuses on relevant issues throughout the year contributed to the improvements in data submission. As soon as the legal basis FIRMS submission is completed, the process of preparing GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial statements is started at all campuses and the C.O. The GAAP reporting package from each campus is due to the Chancellor's Office by October 25 this year, and the CSU systemwide financial statements will be issued before the January Board of Trustees meeting. The Statement of Cash Flows for auxiliary organizations will not be required in the CSU systemwide financial statements this year. As this will be the third year that financial statements are prepared using the GASB 34/35 model, it is anticipated that the process will go very smoothly. George Ashkar, Director |
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| INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (ITS) David Ernst, Assistant Vice Chancellor TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES New Programs for a new Era: Since 1998, the Technology Infrastructure Initiatives (TII) has assisted the system-wide development of the computer network infrastructure that provides connectivity across the campuses and between the campuses and the outside world. To keep pace with changes in technology and the needs of its user community, TII has undergone a dramatic transformation. This year the department was restructured and renamed Technology Infrastructure Services (TIS) to reflect a foundation of integrated services rather than a sequence of initiatives. While its mission is still “to provide a reliable, secure technology infrastructure,” TIS will no longer operate 4CNet, the University’s wide area network. Furthermore, a number of new programs have been introduced that will bolster support to the campuses as the organization moves into its next phase. Migration to High Capacity Wide-Area Network: The evolution of technology has allowed for more robust and cost effective ways to provide the CSU system with wide-area network access. As a result, in 2003 the CSU began to transition to the new California Research & Education Network (CalREN) built in partnership with the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) and educational institutions across the state. Migration to the CalREN optical network is now complete and will allow for a four-fold increase in network capacity while generating a savings of approximately $3.1 million over the next five years. TIS will continue to serve as the liaison to CENIC, representing the Chancellor’s Office and the campuses on system-wide initiatives pertaining to video conferencing, internet access, and wide-area network services. TIS staff will also manage a project to upgrade connectivity between the CSU campuses and the CalREN backbone. Refresh Campus Electronics Through 2014: TIS will continue to manage a system-wide program intended to provide each CSU campus with a high capacity, high availability telecommunications network in support of each institution’s academic and administrative program. The infrastructure build-out is now in its third year. Six campuses have completed the project, 5 campuses are in the implementation phase, and 11 campuses are in the late stages of the planning and design process. Early in 2006, all campuses will have a network infrastructure that meets or exceeds the CSU baseline requirements. By standardizing on one vendor, Cisco Systems, and coordinating the project centrally, TIS was able to generate $5 million in savings in product discounts last year. Plans have been developed which will continue to refresh these network electronics through 2014. Sophisticated Tools Monitor Network Performance: Representing one of the largest deployments of a network management system in the country, TIS has implemented a program at each campus that will help forecast system needs and improve network performance. Included are monitoring systems at each campus and a centralized database to monitor and analyze network performance trends system-wide. TIS also provides campuses and other clients with the ability to access these tools remotely. These tools are part of the broader multi-phase program that will create a “standard operating environment” for network infrastructure. This will ensure a more stable, consistent environment and result in improved network performance. Former Network Operations Facility Provides Support to Campuses: The transition of wide-area network services to CENIC provides the CSU the opportunity to leverage its carrier-class data center at the WestEd facility in Los Alamitos and an experienced team of engineers to provide new services. A Testing and Evaluation Center will allow system-wide technology groups and campus technical staff to test new network products, upgrades, and equipment in a controlled environment that simulates the standard network environment. This facility accommodates testing and training on-site or via remote access. In addition, early next year TIS will begin expansion of the co-location facility to interested campuses seeking redundant hosting for their servers and data. Securing the Network Infrastructure: Because the security of the CSU network is at the forefront of TIS’ concern, a pilot program has been developed that will integrate firewall technologies into the standards for network environments. TIS will work closely with the new Senior Director for Information Security to test and implement tools that will proactively assess vulnerabilities and detect security breaches. In conjunction with experts from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, TIS will support a new program that will develop campus-based teams to handle computer security incidents and provide related training to campus staff. Identity
Management Program Is Launched: The Secure Identity
Management Infrastructure (SIMI) initiative is a policy and
technology framework that will enable online transactions between
the University and members of the University community, and
between the University and other institutions such that institutional
data is protected from unauthorized access and personal privacy
is maintained. Supported by broad-based campus participation,
SIMI is intended to guide each campus in the development and
deployment of a set of identity management tools. In addition,
SIMI will establish policy bodies composed of academic, administrative
and technology leaders from the campuses and the Office of the
Chancellor, charged with coordinating the development of system-wide
identity management policy and practice.
COMMON MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (CMS) CMS Leadership Changes: The Chancellor's Office has recently announced a reorganization of several key management positions within the Common Management System project. Blaine Wright has been appointed to the key leadership position as CMS Senior Director, and Jessie Lum to the position of Software Operations and System Support (SOSS) Director. Finance 8.4 Campuses Live!: Bakersfield, Humboldt, San Francisco and San Marcos, recently went live with the Accounts Payable, General Ledger, and Purchasing modules of Finance 8.4. Seven campuses have now implemented or upgraded to the new web enabled Finance 8.4 product. Student Administration Milestones Continue: Significant accomplishments with the ongoing use of the Student Administration application at Fresno continues with the most recent milestone of the disbursement of Financial Aid checks via PeopleSoft for 7000 students, which is a 52% increase in aid from last year. Additionally, Fresno has implemented e-mail only notifications to the student population and disenrollment of students for non-payment.
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| GOVERNMENTAL
AFFAIRS Karen Y. Zamarippa, Assistant Vice Chancellor Copies of CSU Legislative Reports and other legislative information pertaining to the CSU are available on the OGA website at: http://www.calstate.edu/GA/ |
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