Three Finalists Named for SJSU Presidency
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Elizabeth S. Grobsmith
Jon S. Whitmore
Eduardo M. Ochoa
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The California State University named three finalists for the presidency of San José State University. The finalists and the dates they will visit the campus for all-day meetings with various groups are:
- Elizabeth S. Grobsmith, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs and professor of anthropology, Northern Arizona University, will visit the campus on Tuesday, May 6.
- Jon S. Whitmore, president, Texas Tech University, will visit the campus on Wednesday, May 7.
- Eduardo M. Ochoa, provost, and vice president for Academic Affairs, Sonoma State University, will visit the campus on Thursday, May 8.
Each of the three finalists will spend a day meeting faculty, staff, students, alumni and the community. An open forum will be held daily for the campus community. There will also be daily media availability during the campus visit.
“Each of the candidates brings a stellar academic background and impressive leadership experience needed to head a vibrant, diverse and forward moving campus like San José State,” said CSU Trustee William Hauck, chair of the presidential search committee.
The new president will succeed retiring President Don Kassing, who has been president since 2004.The CSU Board of Trustees will interview the three finalists on May 12 and name the new San José State president later that week. The trustees will set the president’s salary at a subsequent board meeting. The new president would begin in the summer. More information on the candidates is available in the CSU press release.
CSU Leaders Advocate for Fair Budget
More than 260 people attended CSU’s Alumni Legislative Day held April 28 in Sacramento. The annual spring event is a key opportunity for the CSU's 23 campuses to collectively advocate for the system.
This year's Legislative Day was one of the most successful, driven by threatened cuts to the CSU campuses and their students. California’s three segments of public higher education – the California Community Colleges, the California State University and the University of California –made a rare joint visit to the state Capitol to urge policymakers to resist deep budget cuts for public higher education.
Community College Chancellor Diane Woodruff, CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed, and UC President Robert Dynes and UC Provost Rory Hume urged the Governor and the Legislature to provide the necessary funding in this year’s budget to support greater academic opportunity for the next generation of Californians and to ensure the state’s economic vitality.
“This unprecedented collaboration among our three institutions underscores the severity of the proposed cuts and their potentially devastating effects on the people of this state, now and for years to come,” said Reed. “If we want California to be competitive in the global economy, then funding for higher education needs to be a top fiscal priority.”
In addition, Chancellor Reed gave his annual "State of the CSU" address followed by an issues briefing by Executive Vice Chancellor Richard West and Assistant Vice Chancellor Karen Zamarripa. In addition, for the second year in a row, the campuses each recognized an Alumni Advocate of the Year. During lunch, Senator Don Perata and Assemblymember Fabian Nunez were also honored with CSU 'Lifetime Achievement' awards. The day's activities were rounded out with the campus representatives meeting with state legislative representatives in their Capitol offices.
Visit "Legislative Day 2008" for more information.
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