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for California State University, Fresno.
The California State University
The California State University
The individual California State Colleges were brought together
as a system by the Donahoe Higher Education Act of 1960. In 1972,
the system became the California State University and Colleges.
Ten years later, the system became the California State University.
The oldest campus - San Jose State University -- was founded as
a Normal School in 1857 and became the first institution of public
higher education in California. The newest -- California State
University, Channel Islands - opened in fall 2002, with freshmen
arriving in fall 2003.
Responsibility for the California State University is vested in
the Board of Trustees, consisting of ex officio members, alumni
and faculty representatives, and members appointed by the Governor.
The Trustees appoint the Chancellor, who is the chief executive
officer of the system, and the Presidents, who are the chief executive
officers of the respective campuses.
The Trustees, the Chancellor, and the Presidents develop systemwide
policy, with implementation at the campus level taking place through
broadly based consultative procedures. The Academic Senate of
the California State University, made up of elected representatives
of the faculty from each campus, recommends academic policy to
the Board of Trustees through the Chancellor.
Academic excellence has been achieved by The California
State University through a distinguished faculty whose primary
responsibility is superior teaching. While each campus in the
system has its own unique geographic and curricular character,
all campuses, as multipurpose institutions, offer undergraduate
and graduate instruction for professional and occupational goals
as well as broad liberal education. All the campuses require for
graduation a basic program of General Education requirements,
regardless of the type of bachelor's degree or major field selected
by the student.
The CSU offers more than 1,800 bachelor's and master's degree
programs in some 240 subject areas. Many of these programs are
offered so that students can complete all upper-division and graduate
requirements by part-time, late afternoon and evening study, or
by distance learning from home or work via computer or television.
In addition, a variety of teaching and school service credential
programs are available. A limited number of doctoral degrees are
offered jointly with the University of California and with private
institutions in California.
In fall 2003, the system enrolled 409,000 students, taught by some 22,000 faculty. Last year the system awarded more than half of the bachelor's degrees and 30 percent of the master's degrees granted in California. Nearly two million persons have been graduated from the CSU campuses since 1960.
Office of the Chancellor
The California State University
401 Golden Shore
Long Beach, CA 90802-4210
(562) 951-4000
www.calstate.edu
California State University Campuses
California State University, Bakersfield
9001 Stockdale Highway
Bakersfield, CA 93311-1099
Dr. Tomas A. Arciniega, President
(661) 664-3036
http://www.csubak.edu/
California State University, Channel Islands
One University Drive
Camarillo, CA 93012
Dr. Richard Rush, President
(805) 437-8400
http://www.csuci.edu/
California State University, Chico
400 West First Street
P.O. Box 2862
Chico, CA 95929-0150
Dr. Paul J. Zingg, President
(530) 898-4636
http://www.csuchico.edu/
California State University, Dominguez Hills
1000 East Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747-0005
Dr. James E. Lyons Sr., President
(310) 243-3696
http://www.csudh.edu/
California State University, Fresno
5241 North Maple Avenue
Fresno, CA 93740
Dr. John D. Welty, President
(559) 278-2261
http://www.csufresno.edu
California State University, Fullerton
800 North State College Boulevard
Fullerton, CA 92834-9480
Dr. Milton A. Gordon, President
(714) 278-2300
http://www.fullerton.edu/
California State University, Hayward
25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard
Hayward, CA 94542
Dr. Norma S. Rees, President
(510) 885-2624
http://www.csuhayward.edu/
Humboldt State University
One Harpst Street
Arcata, CA 95521-8299
Dr. Rollin C. Richmond, President
(707) 826-4402
http://www.humboldt.edu/
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840-0115
Dr. Robert C. Maxson, President
(562) 985-5471
http://www.csulb.edu/
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Dr. James M. Rosser, President
(323) 343-3901
http://www.calstatela.edu/
California Maritime Academy
200 Maritime Academy Drive
Vallejo, CA 94590
Dr. William B. Eisenhardt, President
(800) 561-1945
http://www.csum.edu/
California State University, Monterey Bay
100 Campus Center
Seaside, CA 93955-8001
Dr. Peter P. Smith, President
(831) 582-3518
http://www.monterey.edu/
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330
Dr. Jolene Koester, President
(818) 677-3700
http://www.csun.edu/
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
3801 West Temple Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768
Dr. J. Michael Ortiz, President
(909) 869-2000
http://www.csupomona.edu/
California State University, Sacramento
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819
Dr. Alexander Gonzalez, President
(916) 278-6470
http://www.csus.edu/
California State University, San Bernardino
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino, CA 92407-2397
Dr. Albert Karnig, President
(909) 880-5000
http://www.csusb.edu/
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182
Dr. Stephen L. Weber, President
(619) 594-5000
http://www.sdsu.edu/
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
Dr. Joseph N. Crowly, President
(415) 338-1113
http://www.sfsu.edu/
San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-0001
Dr. Paul Yu, President
(408) 283-7500
http://www.sjsu.edu/
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
One Grand Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Dr. Warren J. Baker, President
(805) 756-2311
http://www.calpoly.edu/
California State University, San Marcos
333 South Twin Oaks Valley Road
San Marcos, CA 92096-0001
Dr. Karen S. Haynes, President
(760) 750-4848
http://ww2.csusm.edu/
Sonoma State University
1801 East Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
Dr. Ruben Armiñana, President
(707) 664-2778
http://www.sonoma.edu/
California State University, Stanislaus
801 West Monte Vista Avenue
Turlock, CA 95382-0299
Dr. Marvalene Hughes, President
(209) 667-3151
http://www.csustan.edu/
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