I’m not excited for graduation, there I said it. In fact, I’m terrified to meet the harsh reality that awaits me after I finally depart from the safety of being a student. For many students, this will be happening sooner rather than later. Long Beach State Provost Brian Jersky recently[Read More…]
Tag: Graduation Initiative 2025
CSU launches fully online program to increase enrollment opportunities
The California State University system has introduced yet another program meant to help increase the number of students graduating in a timely manner. The new CSU Fully Online program will enable full-time students to take one free online course at another Cal State each term — a semester or a[Read More…]
CSULB doubles down on students doing ‘more in four’
Cal State Long Beach is climbing the ladder to elite school status as timely graduation rates continue to rise. But some students argue they actually suffer from the fast-paced movement in-and-out of college. The university system has shifted attention on its Graduation Initiative 2025, a $75 million plan to increase[Read More…]
President Conoley addresses budget deficit
An $11 million Cal State Long Beach budget deficit may result in an increased availability of online classes, a delay in new renovation projects and a “strategic chilling” of the number of tenure-track hires, according to President Jane Close Conoley. The university is developing ways to mitigate the shortage for[Read More…]
CSULB President Conoley speaks to families of Long Beach about preparing for college
Cal State Long Beach President Jane Close Conoley Sunday took the stage at a local church Sunday to deliver an emotional call to action — earn a college degree despite financial roadblocks. “A college degree can unblock life changing and transformative opportunities for you, your family, your whole community,”[Read More…]
Board of Trustees meeting discusses tuition hike for CSU students
Trailing the announcement of a potential increase in tuition last November, the Cal State University Board of Trustees met Tuesday to discuss the issue again in more concrete terms. Going into the 2018-2019 academic and fiscal year, the board is requiring a state investment of $263 million and an additional[Read More…]
Governor Brown’s proposed final budget plan is not enough to fund Cal State system
Just hours after California Governor Jerry Brown released his budget plan on Jan. 10, members of the Cal State system were quick to criticize. Brown’s plan offered to allocate $92.1 million toward the California State University system, an amount that many in the university system agree is unsustainable. “If lawmakers[Read More…]
CSU Board of Trustees talk of another potential tuition increase
For several hours Tuesday afternoon, a 25-member board of trustees sat at the round tables in the Cal State University Chancellor’s Office to deliberate on an operating budget plan, which could potentially be hinged upon yet another tuition hike. After an announcement that the budget’s plan needed additional funding, board[Read More…]
Graduation Initiative 2025 pushes summer sessions
As a part of the Graduation Initiative 2025, the California State University system plans to raise the amount of students graduating within four years. One of the strategies to achieve this goal is to increase summer session enrollment. According to the CSU website, this would allow students to keep to[Read More…]
Less hassle, more tassle with the Graduation Initiative 2025
Cal State Long Beach students should expect to see more sections of highly impacted classes, among other changes, thanks to programs and research conducted under the Graduation 2025 Initiative. In January 2015, the California State University system launched the initiative, aiming to increase graduation rates across the 23 campuses. Currently,[Read More…]