THE STATE OF THE CSU& Public Higher

Education in California

February 20, 2008

PART I:WHO ARE WE?

ABOUT THE CSU

• The CSU is the largest 4 year university system in the Country.

• 400,000+ Students• 23,000+ Faculty• 23 campuses state-wide:

– Humboldt, Chico, Sonoma, Sacramento, Maritime, Hayward, San Francisco, Stanislaus, San Jose, Monterey Bay, San Luis Obispo, Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Northridge, Los Angeles, Pomona, Dominguez Hills, San Bernadino, Long Beach, Fullerton, San Marcos, San Diego

• 1960, Donahoe Higher Education Act • 1982, The CSU System

Source:http://csucareers.calstate.edu/About_the_CSU.asp

THE MISSION OF THE CSU

“TO ENCOURAGE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO AN

EXCELLENT EDUCATION TO ALL WHO ARE PREPARED

FOR AND WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN COLLEGIATE

STUDY”Source: http://www.calstate.edu/PA/info/mission.shtml

THE MISSION OF THE CSU CONT’D

“ OFFERS DEGREE PROGRAMS IN ACADEMIC AND APPLIED AREAS THAT ARE RESPONSIVE TO THE

NEEDS OF THE CITIZENS OF THIS STATE AND PROVIDES FOR REGULAR REVIEW OF THE

NATURE AND EXTENT OF THESE PROGRAMS”

Source: http://www.calstate.edu/PA/info/mission.shtml

THE CSU STUDENT PROFILECSU students are not necessarily the traditional 18- to 22-year-olds. The most recent survey (2007) found that:

•The average undergraduate age is 25. •Only about 1/8 live on campus. •Only 56% are dependent on parents. •About 1/7 are married. •Nearly 25% have dependents. •80% have jobs, and 25% work over 30 hours. •Nearly 30% are first generation students.

Source: http://calstate.edu/PA/2007Facts/students.shtml

THE MASTER PLAN OF HIGHER EDUCATION (1960)

• Original plan approved by The Regents and State Board of Education.

• Special session of 1960 Legislature passed the Donahoe Higher Education Act.

• Many key aspects were never enacted into law.

Source: UC Office of the President, May 1999 http://www.ucop.edu/acadinit/mastplan/

THE MASTER PLAN’S 3 EDUCATIONAL SEGMENTS

UCTop 1/8

Graduating HS

CSUTop 1/3 graduating HS

Community CollegesEveryone else, with CC transfer students

given priority in admissions to CSU & UC

• UC: State’s primary research institution: jurisdiction for doctoral degrees, law, medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine

• CSU: Mission is undergrad & grad education, with emphasis on “applied” fields & teacher education

• CC’s: Academic & vocational instruction (lower div. undergrad education, remedial instruction, ESL, workforce training services)

Source: UC Office of the President, May 1999 http://www.ucop.edu/acadinit/mastplan/

THE MASTER PLAN’S PROMISE(?)

• Commitment to universal access to higher education.

• Commitment to principle of tuition-free education to residents of the state.

• Fully funded, quality education available for those who want it.

Source: UC Office of the President, May 1999 http://www.ucop.edu/acadinit/mastplan/

THE RESULTS

• Higher education available for every level of California’s workforce & industry

• Homegrown educated workforce means CA businesses do not need to move or import workers they need

• Highly educated workforce means higher tax-paying workforce

• From then to now: California become’s the world’s fifth largest economy.

Chancellor Reed & the CSU Board of Trustees

Established:UC: Board of Regents

CSU: Board of TrusteesCC: Board of Governors

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES• Trustee Officers

– Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, President– Roberta Achtenberg, Chair (SF Local)– Jeffrey Bleich, Vice Chair– Christine Helwick, Secretary– Richard West, Treasurer– Charles B. Reed, CSU Chancellor

• Appointed Trustees– Herbert Carter, Carol Chandler, Debra S. Farar, Kenneth Fong, George Gowgani,

Melinda Guzman, William Hauck, Raymond Holdsworth, Jr., Ricardo F. Icaza, Bob Linscheid, Peter Mehas, Lou Monville, Jennifer Reimer, Craig R. Smith, Glen Toney, Kyriakos Tsakopoulos,

– 2 STUDENT TRUSTEES: 2-yr terms (Appointed by Gov.)• Ex-Officio Trustees

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of CA– John Garamendi, Lt. Governor– Fabian Nunez, Speaker of the Assembly– Jack O’ Connell, Superintendent of Public Instruction

Source:www.calstate.edu/BOT

The Folks Who Provide the Money

The Governor & The State Legislature

PART II:THE SCREW OVER

THE CALIFORNIA BUDGET•JULY-DEC:

•Agencies prepare budget, Dept. of Finance, reviews, changes budget

•JANUARY 10th:

•Governor announces budget

•JANUARY:

•Budget bill introduced in state Assembly and Senate

•Legislative Analyst’s Report

•FEB-APRIL:

•Subcommittee hearings (Assembly Budget)

•Subcommittee hearings (Senate Budget and Fiscal Review)

•MAY:

•Revise of revenues and Governor’s budget proposal

•Full committee hearings in Assembly and Senate

•JUNE:

•Assembly/Senate Votes (2/3 vote)

•Budget Conference Committee

•Assembly/Senate Votes

•JULY 1st:

•Governor item-vetoes, signs budget

THE BUDGET AND STUDENT FEES

•Student fees are based on two parts:

•State-based fees

•Campus-based fees

•DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STUDENT FEES AND TUITON

•Due to CA’s economic woes, much needed money for the Education Budget (K-16) was nowhere to be found.

•In 2002, then Gov. Gray Davis, initiates first student fee increase (10%) due to 2002 CA budget crisis.

•2003, Consideration of 30% fee increase for the CSU.

•Instead, state-based student fees continue to rise 10% each semester throughout 2003.

Source:Press-Telegram Friday, June 13, 2003 www.presstelegram.com

Chancellor Reed & Governor Schwarzenegger agree on a “Compact on Higher Education”, a non-binding agreement on state funding for the CSU in future years.

May 2004

WAT THE COMPACT MEANS TO US

• “Minimum level of funding needed to prevent further erosion” to the CSU budget.

• Ensures that students “have access to the classes they need to graduate in a timely manner.”

• Increase in student fees that “should be gradual, moderate, and predictable, and should be considered in context of total cost of attendance.”

• Locks us into bad budgets from now on!

Source:www.calstate.edu/BudgetCentral/110504compact.doc

THOSE DAMN STUDENT FEE INCREASES

Fall 2002-Fall 2010

HOLD UP…

CALIFORNIA IS ONCE

AGAIN IN A BUDGET CRISIS!!

THE 2008-08 BUDGET CRISISGovernor Schwarzenegger has proposed a 10% budget cut

across most public sectors!

•Compact not in effect this yearCompact not in effect this year•CSU Cut by $312.9million = 10% of CSU General Budget CSU Cut by $312.9million = 10% of CSU General Budget FundFund•CSU Budget Dependents on 10% Fee Hikes = $73 million, CSU Budget Dependents on 10% Fee Hikes = $73 million, meaning possible increase of more than 10% for 2008meaning possible increase of more than 10% for 2008•No funding for New Cal Grant StudentsNo funding for New Cal Grant Students

•Goal is to completely eliminate this programGoal is to completely eliminate this program• Close access to 10,000 potential CSU Students (enrollment Close access to 10,000 potential CSU Students (enrollment growth of 2.5% projected fall 08) growth of 2.5% projected fall 08) •Close 45 State Parks and BeachesClose 45 State Parks and Beaches•$4.7 billion eliminated from heath and human services$4.7 billion eliminated from heath and human services•K – 12 this year mid year cut of $400million+4bill for 08/09K – 12 this year mid year cut of $400million+4bill for 08/09

WHAT THIS MEANS TO STUDENTS

• Larger class sizes• Fewer staff = less advising, less

services• Fewer faculty = fewer classes,

delayed graduation dates• Higher student fees=more jobs,

more high-interest loans

Source:ASK ANY STUDENT, FACULTY, OR STAFF MEMBER

• US public colleges are unlikely to train enough qualified nurses, engineers, scientists, teachers. (National Governors Association report, “A Compact for

Postsecondary Education”)

• California will face a shortage of college-educated workers in the next 20 years (Public Policy Institute of CA)

• CSU Tuition Trends Mirror the U.S.’s

If there is no change:

CSU Tuition Trends Mirror the U.S.’s

From 1980 to 2003, inflation and incomes:

BUT, Tuition at public universities:

increased less than 150%

increased 517%

STUDENT GRANT AID IS INADEQUATE TO MEET THE NEED

Federal Pell Grants no longer really cover needs of low income students

Grants that used to cover nearly 60% of average tuition, fees, room and board at public four-year colleges, now only cover 33%.

Source: CPEC

Student Loans

2002: less than 40% of federal aid was grant aid.

2004: almost 2/3 of public university grads had student loan debt.

Graduates from public 4-year universities owe more than $17,000 – doubled from 10 years earlier.

9%

24%

67%

StudentFees

Other

StateGeneralFund

18%

37%

46%

CSU -1985

CSU -

2005

Percent of student fees as part of CSU Budget

Source: Working for California: The Impact of the California State University, ICF Consulting, Nov. 2004

Every $1 the state invests in the CSU generates $4.41 in spending.

=->THECSU

WE ARE THE SOLUTION!

• Jobs for CA’s Economy: – CSU supports 207,000 jobs– Estimated 1.7 million CSU alumni in CA

support an additional 320,000 jobs

• CSU provides some $760 million in taxes to the state of California

Source: Working for California: The Impact of the California State University, ICF Consulting, Nov. 2004

Privatization of Higher Education

Shifting the cost of running our public universities from the public at large to students and their families.

Percent of State General Funds Allocated to CSU

Percent of State

General Funds

allocated to CSU Drops

34% in past 20 Years

Source: CPEC

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5

1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

percent

CSU State General Funds in Constant Dollars (in millions)

Adjusted for inflation, the CSU received $383 million LESS from the state in 2006/07 than it did in 2002/03 when the budget crisis began$2,100

$2,400

$2,700

$3,000

$3,300

01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07

…than on higher education.

If current trends continue, in five years California will be spending more money on prisons…

DOWN THE ROAD• The pipeline of students in K-12 is two third students

of color, and it is critical to the state’s future that more students from underserved communities attend college

• The CSU has experienced an increase in enrollment of first time freshmen from underserved communities over the past years as a result of our partnership with K-12 and community-based organizations

• The largest growth has been among first-time freshman Hispanic (9.5%) and Native American students(8.5%). African American student enrollment is up by 6.5%

PART III:THE FIGHT

CFA & Student Victories Spring 2004 – Spring 2007

Spring 2004 Campaign

• “NO BUDGET CUTS”– MAIN ISSUES

• Governor proposed an estimated $311 million cut to the CSU’s 2004/05 budget

• Complete Elimination of EOP programs• Fee increases

– 10% undergraduates – 40% for graduate students

• Changes to Financial Aid– Financial Aid would not pick up the fee increase

difference

2004 Allies

• EOP• Campus unions – Academic Professionals of

California (APC), California State Employee Association (CSEA now know as CSUEU).

• Professors• Student Organizations• Alumni, Local Community, (This was done

through our Coalition to save the CSU effort).

• Key ASI/CSSA• CSU,UC,CC

April 26, 2004 Rally at Governor’s LA Office

STUDENTS TAKE TO THE STREETS

Thousands of Cal State Students Protest Proposed Budget Cuts

in front of Gov. Schwarzenneger's Regional Office, Downtown LA

Rally April 26, 2004

CSULA Student Walkout Spring 2004

CSUEB Faculty & Students Walkout Spring 2004

ADDITONAL ACTIONS – Spring ‘04

• Walkout FU,SF• Angelides Forum, EB,SA• Rallies, LA,NO,SA,SO• Teach-ins LA,PO,NO• Town Hall Meetings, LA,SB,SF,SJ• EOP Rally - SF

Spring 2004 VICTORY

• Restored $40 million to the CSU Budget

• Saved EOP• Restored the Link between Financial

Aid and the Fee Increases• Reduced graduate fees from 40% to

20% to credential students, 25% for non-credential students

Spring 2005 Actions • Letter Writing Campaign

– Collected 3,547 letters statewide delivered to the Gov. & Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, Don Perata, Budget Subcommittee hearing at the Senate and Assembly levels

• In early April students held the following events on campus– Teach-ins, town halls, movie nights, & guerilla theater– Campus walk-outs, rallies

• April 20th press conference at the Capitol with other higher ed. folks

• April 27th BIG Actions;– LA Region Gov. Restaurant, Schatzi’s.– Bay Area: Gov. Office in SF

Spring 2005 Victory

• Restored $7 million to Outreach and Retention Programs

Spring 2006:

Due to our actions in Spring ‘04, Spring ‘05, Fall ’05.

10% Fee Hikes bought out.

Summer 2006 Victory

DOMINGUEZ HILLS:• “Keep Hope Alive, Don’t take the

$2.5” Campaign: Restored $1 million to the CSUDH Campus after initial cut of $2.5 million due to missing enrollment targets

Faculty, Students, and Staff MARCH to the CSU Chancellor’s office in Long Beach

Nov 15, 2006

1,500

Spring 2007 Actions

Faculty Picket Lines, Student Solidarity

Walk-outs against Fee Increases

CSULA Student Rally April 25, 2007

SFSU Hundreds of Students Walkout April 26, 2007

Letter Drive urging the CSU Legislators to Buy Out the 10% Fee Hike:

7,000 Letters collected in 1 ½ weeks

Lobby Day May 9, 2007

CSU Board of Trustees MeetingMay 22, 2007

Students deliver the same 7,000 letters to the legislators to the CSU Board of Trustees

Victory 2007

• $7 million funding to Outreach Programs

• Because of Student activism & solidarity with faculty:– Better salaries were won, to ensure

retention of quality faculty

PLANS OF ACTION

The CSU Alliance

• Faculty, staff (unions)• Administration• $386 million dollars

– Fully fund this upcoming year 08-09– A buyout of the 10% fee increase