IN THE DONNER PASS
After watching the budget debates for a few weeks, I am a little clearer on where we are, the short term options, and the long term choices. We know that CSU faces at least a 683M permanent cut, about 13%.
Current Budget Situation
President's Office Budget Information website
FAQs on 2008-09 Budget Read the entire message
Coffee with the President
When President Koester and I meet with faculty for either lunch or coffee, we often field questions about how California State University, Northridge “works.”
Academic Technology: Where are we going, where have we been?
When we discuss academic technology these days, we tend to focus on two issues, accessibility and Learning Management Systems (LMS). In this essay I focus on the latter. At CSUN we have narrowed the meaning of LMS inadvertently. We think of LMS as a self-enclosed suite of digital files that occupy hardware the way water fills a glass.
Planning Guidelines
The reason that we plan annually is to clarify our collective intentions for CSUN. We do so by evaluating the consequences of past actions and by projecting future trends and needs.
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Academic Planning 2008 - 09
Academic Affairs' vision focuses on connection and engagement. Our connection to the world of work commits us to developing fields of study that provide our region and state with knowledgeable, adaptable professionals who are grounded in a liberal education.
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Division/College Plan
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication
Michael D. Eisner College of Education
Engineering and Computer Science
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Planning the Picture Story
We have made progress in several areas. With advanced degrees under way, assessment ongoing, and a number of programs ranked nationally in the sciences, arts, business, engineering, health and human development and social science, "academic excellence"--in terms of value-added--is demonstrable.
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