5/17/2005:California State University - Fresno (CSUF) president John Welty has issued a memorandum prohibiting undercover “surveillance activities” by campus police officers. The statement was viewed as a significant victory by student activists on the campus who have been concerned about civil liberties violations and the erosion of academic freedom. Ruth Obel-Jorgensen, president of the Campus Peace and Civil Liberties Coalition said “we appreciate that President Welty has taken this important first step.”

See the Community Alliance newspaper story here. See the SunMt video and the actual letters from the ACLU, the university, and the County of Fresno here