April 22, 2011 - CSU the Next 50 Years
Conference speakers and panelists considered how CSU Northridge--could best serve the state and nation in the years ahead while maintaining access, quality and affordability in a time of diminishing resources.
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Northridge Faculty President, Steven Stepanek Download Transcript

University President, Jolene Koester Download Transcript

Chancellor Charles Reed - Keynote Speaker Download Transcript

Plenary speaker - State Senator Alex Padilla Download Transcript
BREAKOUT SESSION 1
PANEL 1 : P-12, Community Colleges and the CSU (Download Transcript)

Nancy Shulock, CSU Sacramento, Educational Policy Institute

Jane Patton, President Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges—ASCCC


Michael Spagna, Dean, Michael Eisner College of Education

Cheryl Spector, Moderator, Director, Academic First Year Experiences
PANEL 2: Funding Models for the CSU (Download Transcript)

Tom McCarron, CSUN Vice President of Administration and Finance and Chief Fiscal Officer


Melanie Williams, Moderator, Chair of Business Law
BREAKOUT SESSION 2
PANEL 1 : P-12, Community Colleges and the CSU (Download Transcript)

Dr. Richard Moore, CSUN College of Business

Sheldon Axler, Dean of Science and Engineering, SFSU
Ephraim Smith, CSU Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer CSU

Conor Lansdale, Moderator, CSUN Associated Student Body President
PANEL 2: Funding Models for the CSU (Download Transcript)

Gerry Hanley, Senior Director, Academic Technology Services CSU
Teri Yamada, Asian American Studies and CFA President, CSULB

Dr. Jerald Schutte, (Substitute for Otto Benavides, Ed.S,)

Joyce Feucht-Haviar, Moderator, Dean of Tseng Extended Learning, CSUN
SUMMATION: Next Steps (Download Transcript)
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