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Trustees Approve Budget Proposal Focused on “Recovery, Reinvestment”

The California State University Board of Trustees today approved a $3.2 billion budget proposal for 2010-11 that includes an $884 million state General Fund increase aimed at “recovering and reinvesting” funding in the CSU. The budget would increase the system’s General Fund support to $3.2 billion from its current reduced level of $2.3 billion.

The CSU’s state support has been cut by $625 million, or 21 percent, over the last two years. The CSU is asking the state to restore funding for one-time cuts imposed in the current 2009-10 budget totaling $305 million. Read more

Developing story: Fire in Speech Arts, outside Keats

Three fires were set on campus Wednesday evening. University Police Department as well as the Fresno Fire Department are investigating all three incidents.

At approximately 8:18 p.m. University Police Department personnel found a trash can on fire west of the Key Control office near the center of campus. The fire was immediately extinguished by UPD personnel.
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H1N1 nasal spray clinic at USU

Fresno State’s first H1N1 vaccination clinic – with nasal spray vaccine only – will be held Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the lower-floor Pavilion of the University Student Union. Use the south side door into the Pavilion to enter the line.

The clinic, sponsored by University Health and Psychological Services, is free and open to students, faculty and staff who are under 50 years old, not pregnant and in good health. A Fresno State ID card is required for vaccination. Read more

CSU Outlines Enrollment Cuts and Preview 2010-2011 Budget

Facing a $564 million budget cut for this fiscal year, California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed provided an update on the drastic measures that the CSU is undertaking to address the deficit including slashing enrollment by more than 40,000 students, as demand to attend the CSU continues to rise.

CSU estimates that it cut 4,000 students in fall 2009, and will see a much larger drop in spring as a result of curtailing enrollment including the elimination of spring admissions. In all, CSU needs to reduce its student numbers by more than 40,000 students in order to match student enrollment with funding received from the state. Read more

Zimbra maintenance tonight

The Zimbra system will undergo scheduled maintenance with e-mail and calendaring unavailable from 10-11 p.m. tonight, Nov. 8, to allow ITS staff to make recommended changes to reduce the likelihood of outages on Monday. After the maintenance is completed, the instant messaging function will be disabled.

More information on last week’s Zimbra problems and efforts under way to correct them will be provided Monday morning.

Bulldog football leads nation in all-academic team players

Five Fresno State student-athletes – a larger number than any other university in the United States – won places on the 2009 Academic All-District 8 team announced by the College Sports Information Directors Association. Read more

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