…but will the Board of Trustees listen? Update: just added the recently passed resolution from the statewide academic senate! Student Government Resolutions Against the Fees: CSU Dominguez Hills Resolution CSU East Bay Resolution CSU Fresno Resolution Humboldt State Resolution CSU Los Angeles Resolution CSU Long Beach Resolution CSU Monterey Bay Resolution CSU Northridge Resolution CSU Sacramento Resolution San Jose State Resolution California State Student Association: Scheduled to vote on a resolution this Sunday, November 11 Faculty Resolutions Against the Fees California Faculty Association Letter & Resolution Statewide Academic Senate Resolution CSU Dominguez Hills Academic Senate Resolution
Coverage and select quotes concerning the three new student fees the Trustees are considering implementing at their Nov 13-14 meeting: SF Chronicle: CSU Eyes Fee Increases for Some Students “It makes me angry,” said Marcela Pimentel, a communications major at San Francisco State University who said she would be affected by the third-tier fee because she likes to take extra units “to get things done faster.” She works two jobs because she doesn’t qualify for financial aid – which wouldn’t cover the new fees – and has student loans. So Pimentel needs to move through quickly. Justin Blea, a philosophy...
NEWS RELEASE FROM STUDENTS FOR QUALITY EDUCATION ________________________________ For Release on November 7, 2012 For more information about the Northern Cal events, see the names with the events listed below. For more information about students at the Trustees meeting, call Carol Linton 323-346-8810 or Ojaala Ahmad 714-721-5362 Cal. State U. Trustees meet next week; They plan to impose more student fee increases • Students on Northern Cal campuses will hold protest actions this week • Students at Southern Cal will protest at the Trustees meeting next week The California State University Board of Trustees indicate it will take action on...
The connection between the Board of Trustees and the CSU Students is disoriented. Our soon to be leaving Chancellor Reed has given the following statements: · “Students are gaming and abusing the system.” · “It is the super-seniors fault, they are hogging all the seats.” · “Double Majors are greedy and taking all the classes.” · And “we want to make room for REAL students who will graduate in 4 years.” It is obvious that the trustees are not aware of who they are governing over. These statements are NOT who the CSU Students are and it is time we...
We, the undersigned, call on all the CSU Board of Trustee members to OPPOSE any more fee hikes on students; specifically the three new fees proposed by Chancellor Reed at the September BOT meeting. They are as follows: 1) The Graduation Incentive Fee in which “super-seniors” will need to pay $372 PER UNIT for those who have 150 units (semester campus) or 225 units (quarter campus) to finish their degrees. 2) Course Repeat Fee in which every student that would like to or needs to repeat a class will have to pay $100 PER UNIT for that class. 3) Added Units Fee in which any student wishing to take...
