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In May 1996, the California State University undertook an unprecedented systemwide planning process known as Cornerstones. The unique characteristics of this effort are the full participation of all constituencies throughout the study and the systemwide scope of the discussions.
Mounting a systemwide planning initiative of the magnitude of Cornerstones was possible primarily because of CSU's tradition of shared governance. A wide range of communication and consultation methods was used as the four drafts of the report evolved through an open and iterative consultation process. The inclusive nature of the Cornerstones project will stand as one of its hallmarks. Not only did it harness the efforts of faculty, administrators, trustees, and students into one collaborative vision; it also provided an opportunity for every member of the CSU community to make his or her contribution to defining the future of the CSU system.
This inclusive process has produced a plan that is a realistic, feasible, and workable guide for the CSU of the 21st century-- a plan made all the more credible because it was developed by many members of the CSU community. Cornerstones articulates the values, priorities, commitments, and expectations of the CSU and advocates important ways the system and its faculty members, staff members, and students can pursue and implement these recommendations.
The Cornerstones task force was composed of the following individuals:
| MEMBER | TITLE |
| Molly Corbett Broad | Former Executive Vice Chancellor, California State University; President, University of North Carolina |
| William D. Campbell | Trustee, California State University |
| Robert L. Caret | President, San Jose State University |
| Hal Charnofsky | Executive Committee, Academic Senate CSU; Professor of Sociology, CSU Dominguez Hills |
| Aristide J. Collins, Jr. | Graduate Student, CSU Long Beach; Director of Corporate Relations, CSU Long Beach |
| Gene L. Dinielli | Executive Committee, Academic Senate CSU; Professor of English, CSU Long Beach |
| Thomas Ehrlich | Cornerstones Convenor; CSU Distinguished Scholar |
| Martha C. Fallgatter | Chair, California State University Board of Trustees |
| Donald R. Gerth | President, CSU Sacramento |
| Bernard Goldstein | Faculty Trustee, California State University; Professor of Biology, San Francisco State University |
| Harold Goldwhite | Executive Committee, Academic Senate CSU; Professor of Chemistry, CSU Los Angeles |
| Gary A. Hammerstrom | Executive Committee, Academic Senate CSU; Professor of Business Analysis & Computing Systems, San Francisco State University |
| James M. Highsmith | Chair, Academic Senate CSU; Professor of Finance and Business Law, CSU Fresno |
| Peter S. Hoff | Former CSU Senior Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs; President, University of Maine |
| Charles W. Lindahl | Interim CSU Senior Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs |
| Eric C. Mitchell | Student Trustee, California State University; Graduate Student, San Diego State University |
| Barry Munitz | Former Chancellor, CSU; CEO and President, The J. Paul Getty Trust |
| M. Brian Murphy | Senior Advisor to the Chancellor |
| Jill K. Murphy | Assistant Chief of Staff, CSU Office of the Chancellor; Special Assistant to the President, The J. Paul Getty Trust |
| Joan Otomo-Corgel | Trustee, California State University |
| Ralph R. Pesquiera | Trustee, California State University |
| Norma S. Rees | President, CSU Hayward |
| Ted J. Saenger | Trustee Emeritus, California State University |
| Marshelle Thobaben | Executive Committee, Academic Senate CSU; Professor of Nursing, Humboldt State University |
| Frank Y. Wada | Former Student Trustee, California State University |
| Stephen L. Weber | President, San Diego State University |
| Jane V. Wellman | Senior Advisor to the Chancellor |
| John D. Welty | President, CSU Fresno |
| Richard P. West | CSU Senior Vice Chancellor, Business and Finance |
| Blenda J. Wilson | President, CSU Northridge |
| Beth Wolf | Student, Sonoma State University |