FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A search for the next California State University chancellor begins with six planned forums.
The first forum will be Tuesday, November 12, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the University Union Ballroom at Sacramento State.
A special committee will gather feedback from stakeholders to help guide the recruitment activities over the next several months as the trustees search for the university’s next chancellor.
The goal is to appoint a new chancellor in summer 2020.
Chancellor Timothy P. White, announced his intent to retire at the end of the 2019-20 academic year.
Fresno state will hold its forum Thursday, December 5 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Satellite Student Union
The open forums will also be livestreamed on the Chancellor’s recruitment website.
The schedule for the subsequent five forums is as follows:
•Wednesday, November 13, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Union Multipurpose Room at California State University, East Bay.
•Wednesday, November 20, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Dumke Auditorium at the California State University Office of the Chancellor (estimated start time pending the conclusion of the Board of Trustees meeting).
•Friday, November 22, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Services Building at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
•Tuesday, December 3, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom at California State University San Marcos.
•Thursday, December 5 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Satellite Student Union at California State University, Fresno.
Board of Trustees Chairman Adam Day previously announced the appointment of trustees to a Special Committee to Consider the Selection of the Chancellor to conduct the confidential national search. Jean Picker Firstenberg will chair the Special Committee. Other trustees participating include Debra Farar (committee vice chair), Silas Abrego, Wenda Fong, Juan Garcia, Romey Sabalius and Peter Taylor. Chairman Day, Board Vice Chair Lillian Kimbell and Chancellor White will serve as ex-officio members of the committee. Additionally, Trustee Emerita Roberta Achtenberg will serve as a senior advisor to the committee.
An Advisory Committee, consisting of leadership from the statewide academic senate, California State Student Association, alumni council, campus presidents and staff, will also be appointed to serve in concert with the Trustees’ Committee.
The California State University is the largest system of four-year higher education in the country, with 23 campuses, 52,000 faculty and staff and 481,000 students. Half of the CSU’s students transfer from California community colleges. Created in 1960, the mission of the CSU is to provide high-quality, affordable education to meet the ever-changing needs of California. With its commitment to quality, opportunity, and student success, the CSU is renowned for superb teaching, innovative research and for producing job-ready graduates. Each year, the CSU awards more than 125,000 degrees. One in every 20 Americans holding a college degree is a graduate of the CSU and our alumni are 3.7 million strong. Connect with and learn more about the CSU in the CSU NewsCenter.
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