The California State University system is being forced to become more efficient with their budget, as they do not have enough money to offer enough classes to meet the student demand. Cutting classes is not enough, as there are a small minority of “super seniors” who are taking up space in classes which they do not need. Many times, when a student transfers from another California college, they have credits from classes which do not count towards their degree. Often, students take the incorrect classes because of poor planning, and other times they switch majors which makes many of their credits irrelevant. In order to push these super seniors along who have been trying to graduate for more than 5 years, the California State University system will work with students to get them on a plan to graduate. (more…)
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California State University System Urges Super Seniors to Graduate
Thursday, February 18th, 2010California State University System Receives Stimulus Funds for Fall 2010
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010Students attending classes in fall 2010 at one of the 23 California State University campuses will now have more classes available to them than previously expected, thanks to $50.9 million in one-time federal stimulus funds. This massive infusion of cash will definitely help close the budget deficit at each of the CSU campuses, but this will not be enough to close the gap. It will however provide CSU college students with an additional 8,000 courses for fall 2010 across all of the CSU schools. (more…)
UC Irvine Study Finds Green Lawns Are Not So Green
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010Many parts of Southern California are known for having very green lawns, despite how large they are or how much they cost to maintain. A new study from researchers at the University of California-Irvine found that the emissions generated by lawn maintenance are too much for the grass lawns to off set by absorbing the carbon dioxide. Keeping the lawns looking green, clean, and healthy takes a lot of time and effort, typically involving emission producing maintenance tools. Things like mowers and leaf blowers output far more emission than a simple green lawn can combat, which is an interesting find as most people only think about how the green grass supports the environment. (more…)
UC Davis Led Mini E Study Showing Positive Results
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010Initial results were announced today from a study being led at the University of California-Davis involving BMW Mini E electric vehicles and their consumers, by Dr. Thomas Turrentine. The ongoing study is attempting to acquire real world data around how consumers use the vehicles on a daily basis by tracking 450 users in Los Angeles and New York. The consumers are continually tracking all of their information in a log book allowing the researchers to analyze the data. Consumers are currently about halfway through their one year lease period, which is the duration of the study. (more…)
Stanford University Applications on the Rise
Monday, January 25th, 2010Stanford University is one of the top universities in California, and applications for the freshman class of 2010 have already surpassed last year’s record of 30,428 total applicants. Acceptance rate is another story, as less than 10% of applicants were admitted to Stanford. Harvard and Yale were the only two colleges last year which ranked as being more difficult to be accepted. Despite rough economic conditions in California and the U.S., student continue to flock to colleges and universities across the state. Most colleges in the California State system are fairly affordable, and some of the UC schools are as well. (more…)
$3.1 Million in Bonuses Approved by UC Regents
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010Over the last few weeks the University of California regents has been in the news for various budget issues. This trend continues this week as yesterday the UC regents announced that they approved a very controversial performance bonus of $3.1 million, which will go to 38 senior executives at five of the UC medical centers. Many people in California are not happy about this approval, including union activist who denounced the bonuses. (more…)
Stadium Retrofit at UC Berkeley Receives UC Regents Approval
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010After a couple years of challenges, Memorial Stadium at UC Berkeley finally received approval from a University of California panel, for their $320 million renovation. This famous stadium is over 80 years old, but unfortunately it straddles the Hayward fault line. Therefore the old construction of Memorial Stadium needs this retrofit so that it can survive a major earthquake which seismologists predict is likely in this area. While this is not a great economic time to spend this amount of money on a renovation, it was stated by University of California leaders that no public money will be used on this retrofit project. Thursday is when the final vote will be decided by the full board, and if approved, work could begin early in the summer later this year. (more…)
Part-time Employees Increasing in California
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Over the past few years the economy in California has had many events which have caused it to slow down dramatically, resulting in more people losing their jobs across the state. It is estimated that approximately 1.5 million workers by November of 2009 have lost jobs, which represents roughly 10% of the overall workforce in California. These reports from the Employment Development Department also indicated that a year ago there were 911,000 part-time workers, who would typically be full-time workers. Almost everyone that the EED is tracking is working part-time because the economy is struggling. (more…)
CSU Sacramento Rewarded For Energy Efficiency
Friday, January 15th, 2010One of the dormitories at California State University Sacramento is allowing the college to save money and conserve energy at the same time. This energy efficient dormitory is also what earned the university a check from the Sacramento Municipal Utility District this week. CSU Sacramento president Alexander Gonzalez was pleased to accept a $74,000+ check for the school to work on future energy efficient projects relating to student housing. (more…)
