March 17th, 2010 • Access for Students, Educational Quality, Impact on California
By Steve Dixon,
President of the California State Student Association
Steve Dixon records his audio blog on topics including the "Made in the CSU" campaign, the "March in March," and his CSU/educational journey.
Transcript:
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Steve Dixon:
Hello everyone. My name is Steve Dixon, and I’m the president of the California State Student Association or CSSA. We are the official voice of the CSU student to the Chancellor’s Office and to the State Legislature. We represent over 450,000 student of the California State University on a wide variety of issues from shared governance to legislative priorities. It is the mission of the California State Student Association to advocate for quality, access and affordability for CSU students.
This year, the major initiative of the CSSA is our “Made in the CSU” campaign. Basicly, it’s to show that we students of the CSU are not a cost to the state, but we are an investment. In fact, out of every dollar spent on a CSU student more than four dollars are returned to the state.
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March 4th, 2010 • Access for Students
By Pastor La Roya Jordan
Faithful Central Bible Church
Chancellor Charles B. Reed (left) and Pastor LaRoya Jordan (center) greet congregant Kim Walker (right) from Faithful Central Bible Church in Inglewood. Walker's son attended a CSU Summer Algebra Institute. Courtesy CSU Public Affairs
Each year Faithful Central Bible Church located in Inglewood California celebrates the achievements of our graduates in an honoring Baccalaureate ceremony. Our Bishop, Dr. Kenneth C Ulmer has always been a proponent of furthering education and he openly makes this known to the congregants.
A few years ago we had the opportunity to join our efforts with those of the CSU system by hosting our first “Super Sunday” and more recently offering the “CSU Summer Algebra Institute” to our 6th – 10 graders and the results have been outstandingly remarkable.
Presently, out of 100 or so participants in the Baccalaureate ceremony 42% are connected to the CSU system by either the recipient of a degree or the acceptance to attend one of the CSU campuses.
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March 3rd, 2010 • Access for Students
By the CSU Public Affairs Team
In the month of February, the CSU Super Sunday message reached nearly 100 churches in Northern, Central and Southern California. Below are just a few images from this past weekend,
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Cal State Long Beach Student and Hearst/CSU Trustees' Scholar Tanisha Washington shares her story of a journey through personal loss and poverty to become a highly successful student at the CSU with the congregation of Price Chapel AME in Los Angeles. Courtesy CSU Public Affairs
February 26th, 2010 • Access for Students
By Stephen L. Weber,
President of San Diego State University
SDSU President Weber speaking at Bayview Baptist Church in San Diego.
Under the leadership of the CSU’s Super Sunday initiative, my colleagues and I have been speaking to the congregations of predominately African American churches throughout California for the past few years. It has been a real pleasure to collaborate with deacons, pastors as well as a Bishop dedicated to the spiritual, social and academic success of young people. I have listened and learned more about the strong commitment communities have to their children’s future. Last year in addition to hosting a dinner for community and church leaders at our house, I had the privilege of speaking before several services at three local churches, and was proud to see the number of supportive CSU Alumni in pews.
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February 23rd, 2010 • Access for Students
By the CSU Public Affairs Team
On Feb. 21, the CSU Super Sunday message reached 22 churches in Northern California. Below are just a few images from this past weekend. CSU Super Sunday events will continue throughout the month. The complete list and schedule of churches is available online and includes locations in Northern, Central and Southern California.
Charles B. Reed (center), CSU chancellor, Garrett Ashley (left), CSU vice chancellor of University Relations and Advancement, and Jorge Haynes (right), senior director of External Relations, speak with and distribute materials to families at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sacramento. Courtesy Sacramento State
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February 18th, 2010 • Environmental Sustainability, Impact on California
By Jason Mansour,
Alumnus of California State University, Monterey Bay
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Corps Aviator
In the video below, Mansour discusses the importance of student research, how the opportunities he had as a student led to his dream job, and how his university experience continues to impact his career. Mansour successfully completed a bachelor’s degree in Earth Systems Science and Policy at CSU Monterey Bay in 2003, and he joined the NOAA that same year.
More information on the CSUMB Environmental Science, Technology & Policy (ESTP) program is available here.
February 16th, 2010 • Access for Students
By the CSU Public Affairs Team
On Feb. 14, the CSU Super Sunday message reached 31 churches throughout California. Below are just a few images from this past weekend. CSU Super Sunday events will continue throughout the month. The complete list and schedule of churches is available online and includes locations in Northern, Central and Southern California.
Chancellor Charles B. Reed (left) and Pastor LaRoya Jordan (center) greet congregant Kim Walker (right) from Faithful Central Church in Inglewood. Walker's son attended a CSU Summer Algebra Institute. Courtesy CSU Public Affairs
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February 11th, 2010 • Access for Students
By Mohammad H. Qayoumi,
President of California State University, East Bay
President Qayoumi speaking at Greater Saint John Missionary Baptist Church
Early preparation for middle school students is a major theme for this fifth annual CSU Super Sunday. The California State University is focusing on middle school because so many of the steps that lead a person to college or away from college are taken before a student ever sets foot on a high school campus.
During last year’s CSU Super Sunday, I told the story of Elmhurst Community Prep Middle School in Oakland where a sixth grade teacher decided to name and decorate her classroom after Cal State East Bay. The power of that story is found in the college-going culture created for every one of those children. Students had a daily reminder of the importance of goal-setting and how preparation, even in middle school, is the key to getting into college.
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February 9th, 2010 • Access for Students
By James M. Rosser,
President of California State University, Los Angeles
James M. Rosser listens as James A. Bell addresses Cal State L.A's Class of 2009.
The goals of the CSU’s African American Initiative and its Super Sunday activities are inspired by countless personal stories of potential and achievement. As president of Cal State L.A., I particularly enjoy sharing how the story of James A. Bell, one of our campus’s most distinguished alumni, resonates with the vision of Super Sunday. This brief account below sums it up.
“As a black kid born and raised in a south-central Los Angeles neighborhood, it was inconceivable to me that someday I would be the corporate president and chief financial officer of the worlds’ largest aerospace company. But here I am,” James A. Bell told Cal State L.A.’s Class of 2009. “Live and in living color.”
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February 2nd, 2010 • Access for Students, Educational Quality
By Jeri Echeverria,
CSU Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer
In the video below, Echeverria discusses the CSU Graduation initiative and shares her own story as a first-generation college student.
For the complete interview, please click the link below.
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