1989_08 The Daily Collegian August 1989

              California
State
University,
Fresno
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Monday, August 28, J989
Established 1922
Vol 95 No. 1
Scott Vick
Appointed
Trustee
Deukmejian picks
ASI past president
for state position
By Beth Corbo
StaffWriter
Former CSJJF Associated Students.
Inc. President Scott Vick has been
appointed by Gov. George Deukmejian
to the student position on the Board of
Trustees of the California State Univer¬
sity system.
Vick's appointment - came after a
controversial term as ASI president.
A member of the Reality party. Vick
came under attack last~semest_r after
the ASI passed bylaw changes would
have put constraints on the newly
elected president and vtce president.
The positions were won In the spring
election by Unity-Students for Respon¬
sible Government candidates Karen
Cogley and Kathleen Solano. The
changes.-which were later vetoed by
Vick. were called "racist and sexist" by
Unity-SRG supporters.
Asastudent trustee. Vick will attend
board meetings every other month In
Long Beach . According to Vick. his
primary duty will be. "to follow and
shape what goes on ln'.ne California
State University system."
The Board of Trustees serves as the
govemlngbody for the CSU system and
has an annual budget exceeding S2
billion dollars.      ■   -
Vickspoke enthusiastically aboutthe
programs that he believes should be
given funding. During his two years as
student trustee, heplanstolobbyother
board rnembers to support four main
issues.
On the top of his list Is student reten¬
tion, followed by faculty recruitment.
Vick believes that the California State
University system is unable to recruit
"the best of the best" facultyand Is
losing too many students.     '   .
He alscHiopes to promote funding for
up-to-date computer hardware and
software. Rounding off his list of priori¬
ties is toes tablishadoctoral program in
education.
Vick will teach a speech communica¬
tion class on campus this semester and
said he will attempt to keiep a low profile
in the coming months.
to Stephen J. Prtngle/D„/(/ Collegian
Cooling off from the 90-plus degree heat Sunday afternoon, Alec Perring frolics in the cool
cascade of the CSUF fountain.  .
State looks at alternatives
for new UC campus site
By Cynthia D. Baxter
Staff Writer
Today's Weather
The possibility of CSUF converting to a University of
.California campus was discussed at a public hearing of the
Assembly Subcommittee on Higher Education last Friday.
Also discussed were several alternatives to accommodate
a projected enrollment boom for California universIUes. The
hearings were conducted in the Fresno Unified School Dis¬
trict board room in downtown Fresno.
Discussions focussedon the possible construcUon of a UC
campus site In Fresno County. ^
According to Fresno Mayor Karen Humphrey. Fresno
needs addlUonal access to higher education.
The lack of access to gradualC-Chools has taken many of
our brightest young people away .from the Central Valley."
said Humphrey.
'UC serves a dlffaaent function from Fresno State Univer¬
sity," Humphrey added. "We havea tremendous need for the
educational services provided by the Fresno State campus
and we also have the additional needs that a UC would
provide for."
Assembh/man Tom Hayden. chairman of the Assembly
Committee on Higher Education, stressed the need for new
colleges due to Increasing enrollment
According to Hayden, California's general population will
increase 25 percent by the year 2005, while the number of
school-aged children will grow by 33 percent.
There Is no reason why an area with the valley's impor¬
tance and growth should have to export much of its brain
power to Los Angeles." said Hayden.
The CSU system projects an enrollment growth of 186.000
students by the year 2005. which is nearly double current
enrollment figures.
The UC system has estimated an enrollment growth of
63.000 new students in the same time, a 41 percent jump.
Taking these statistics Into cohsideraUon, the California
Postsecondary-Education Commission (CPEC) is developing
a plan to deal with the expansion of postsecondary educa¬
tion. The commission plans to have recommendations for the
legislature by the end of the year. „_
JohnM. Smart. CSUvlcechancellorofunlversityaffalrs.
said CSU has plans for five new campuses to deal with
Increasing enrollment but none are targeted for the Central
Valley.
CPEC is currently concentrating on analysis of long-range
expansion needs and review of specific plans for new cam¬
puses, according to BruceHamlett director of legislation and
budget analysis.
However, "the state may not be able to afford the expansion
proposed by University of California and California State
University," Hamlett said.
Other facets of the plan deal are looking into the potential
of California community colleges to further accommodate
lower-division instruction.
Many San Joaquin Valley communities, including Merced.
Los Banos, Madera, Fresno. Tulare and Stanislaus, are
bidding for a UC campus site.
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