The Board of Trustees of the CSU met at the Chancellor's Office in
Long Beach on May 15 and 16, 2001. The Board welcomed a new trustee,
Kyriakos Tsakopoulos, who lives in Sacramento; and welcomed back
trustee Bill Hauck who was reappointed to a second full term by
Governor Davis.
The complete Board Agenda can be viewed from the following
Website: http://www.calstate.edu/bot/Agendas/
In closed session the Board held the three year review of
Chancellor Reed. Board Chair Larry Gould announced that there would
be an open letter to the CSU community giving the results of the
Board review. (This letter will probably be posted on the Board's
website.)
The Committee of the Whole heard a report on CSU's Quality
Improvement Initiative which addresses support services such as
accounts payable, environmental health and safety, facilities,
financial aid, libraries etc. The aim is to learn how well these
services serve our students, staff, and faculty.
The Committee on Educational Policy heard three information items.
The achievements of CalState TEACH, the statewide program to
credential teachers with emergency permits, were described. Over 1000
teachers with emergency certificates are now enrolled, and some 180
received their credentials this Spring. A technical change to Title 5
concerning Summer Early Entrants was introduced. Finally the Ad Hoc
Committee on Alcohol Policies and Prevention Programs presented its
report. Its major thrusts are communication to and education of
students, and development of training, intervention, and treatment
programs. The principles and recommendations of this report will be
presented to the Board for adoption in July.
The meeting of the Committee on Finance received the May revision
of the Governor's Budget for the CSU. Although the revised budget,
which increases General Fund support to the CSU by 8% over this
year's budget, is seen by CSU administration as good for the CSU,
given the condition of the State's finances, it is disappointing in a
number of respects, particularly the Governor's reduction of proposed
compensation increases for CSU employees to 2%. (No other group of
State employees received any compensation increase in this
revision.)
The most significant item of information in the Committee on
Governmental Relations, was that on the possible bond issue for
education. It seems likely that an initiative will be placed on the
March or November 2002 ballot for a $4.8 billion bond, which will
include all segments of public education
The meeting of the Committee on Campus Planning, Buildings, and
Grounds was dominated by the discussion of the Final Environmental
Impact Report for the proposed Sports Complex at CSU Dominguez Hills.
An hour each was devoted to presentations Pro and Con. The Committee
decided to continue the matter to a special meeting of the Committee
and the full Board to be convened within 10 to 21 days. Meanwhile the
Committee will seek further information. The report on the CSU Energy
Management Program pointed out the 20 year history of energy
conservation in the CSU. The Governor's proposed budget does include
$34 million for electricity costs for this year and next. The CSU's
current contract with Enron, which stabilizes electricity costs,
expires on 3/31/02. The University is negotiating for a combined long
term electricity and gas contract. It is estimated that this coming
summer there will be up to 55 days of rolling blackouts in the
State.
On Tuesday afternoon the 2001 winners of the Wang Family
Excellence Award were publicly recognized, and they were honored by a
Board banquet on Tuesday evening. They are Edward EmanuEl of Fresno;
Maria Elena Zavala of Northridge; Jane Hall of Fullerton; Aubrey Fine
of Cal Poly Pomona; and Valerie Bordeaux of Long Beach.
The long hearing on the Dominguez Hills Sports Complex kept the
remainder of the Board meeting on Wednesday brief. The Chair and the
Board bid farewell to Neel "Bubba" Murarka, departing student
trustee; Larry Adamson, outgoing President of the Alumni Council; and
Shaun Lumachi, outgoing Chair of CSSA and thanked them for their
contributions to the CSU. There will be a Board member on each campus
for Commencement ceremonies this year. The Chancellor reiterated his
concern over the 2% compensation proposal and said the CSU would
lobby for an increase in that item. Enrollment in State supported
summer terms this year looks very strong. There will be a hearing on
June 12 in Sacramento on the proposal for a CSU independent Ed.D. The
bill has 37 co-sponsors. CSU students gave an unprecedented 33
million hours of service to their communities this year.
There are significant changes in store for Board leadership.
Current Vice Chair Dee Dee Myers is moving to Washington D.C. in the
Fall. The Board elected Larry Gould as Chair and Debra Farar as Vice
Chair for 2001-2002. |
