President Ortiz’s Summer Video Message
The state budget, funding cuts to the CSU and tuition fee increases are the topics of President Ortiz's midsummer video message on Tuesday.
State Budget Reduces Funding for CSU by at Least $650 Million
The 2011-12 budget will reduce state funding to the CSU by at least $650 million and proposes an additional mid-year cut of $100 million if state revenue forecasts are not met.
CSU Employee Update for March 1
Joint Legislative Committee Confirms Cuts to the CSU’s Budget The Budget Conference Committee acted Friday to confirm Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed cuts to higher education, which include a $500 million reduction to the CSU’s 2011-12 budget. The Budget Conference Committee,…
President Ortiz’s Video Message for Feb. 7
In his weekly video message, President Ortiz shares that the university will begin planning for its $25 million share of the $500 million cut to the CSU, proposed in the governor’s 2011-12 budget. The video outlines the process that the…
President’s Video Update for April 12
In his weekly video message, President Ortiz talks about the Brown Bag with the Presidents event last week, when students expressed how budget cuts in Student Affairs would hurt them on a deep, personal level. Ortiz says that every division…
Budget Cuts Take Center Stage at Brown Bag Event
The personal and painful ramifications of state budget cuts were voiced by more than a dozen students at the Brown Bag with the Presidents on April 6. Earlier in the week, the Division of Student Affairs had announced that four…
President’s Video Message for April 5
In this week’s campus update, President Ortiz talks about the state budget process and how budget cuts have affected the campus. The Division of Student Affairs announced that in addition to the men’s and women’s tennis, the Visitor Center, CalWorks…
Student Affairs Announces Programmatic Cuts
The Division of Student Affairs has announced an initial wave of position reductions, and operational and student service program cuts, effective July 1.
President Discusses Budget Challenges on Cable News
President Michael Ortiz recently shared the budget challenges facing higher education and Cal Poly Pomona on Charter Cable's "Local Edition."
President Ortiz’s Weekly Message for March 22
This week, President Ortiz is in Springfield, Mass., cheering on the men's basketball team in the NCAA Division II Tournament. He sent an email to the campus community with university news updates.