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Letter Sent to SFSU Students, From Your Friendly President, Robert A. Corrigan
Fees to go up by $276!!
This is the exact letter that was sent to San Francisco State University students May 14, 2008.
This is the exact letter that was sent to San Francisco State University students May 14, 2008.
May 14, 2008
Dear Student:
Today, the California State University Board of Trustees made a difficult but necessary decision. With reluctance, but recognizing fiscal realities facing the CSU, the Board has voted to raise the State University Fee for 2008-09 by $276 (10 percent) for a full-time undergraduate student, with equivalent increases for other student categories. As always, any fee increase will be matched dollar for dollar for State University Grant and Cal Grant recipients, so those students should feel no effect.
Despite strong, mutual efforts by Chancellor Reed, the Board and campus faculty, staff and students to persuade the legislature and the Governor to provide the $73.2 million required to "buy out" a fee increase, they were not successful.
Although the 2008-09 State budget is not yet final, the Board acted now so that you could plan and so that financial aid packages could be adjusted in time to meet Federal and state funding deadlines. If, as we all hope, the final State budget includes the $73.2 million specifically for a fee buyout, this increase will be repealed. The Board has delegated authority to Chancellor Reed to take such action.
Another significant action today was the Governor's release of proposed revisions to his January budget message, the "May Revise." This version would reduce the cut to the CSU by $98 million. We would still, however, be dealing with a $215 million reduction in our proposed budget, plus the $73.2 needed for a student fee buyout. Nevertheless, the Governor's proposal reflects his strong support for higher education, which I greatly appreciate.
I hope you understand why, in the face of major shortfalls in state funding, the Board raised student fees. Without these fee dollars, SF State would be forced to reduce the class schedule even further, make other cuts to the academic program, and even turn away qualified students. You who are already here would find your progress to degree markedly slowed.
The way we all have come together over the last few months to make the case to the legislature and Governor for full funding of higher education and the CSU is one of the most positive-spirited, inspiring efforts I have seen in my years at SF State. Our unions, student government, administration and hundreds of individual faculty, staff and students have stood side by side - literally and metaphorically - in Sacramento.
It is possible, though certainly a long shot, that our fee buyout efforts will pay off in the end. Whatever that outcome, I can pledge that all of us who serve you will redouble our efforts to give you an outstanding educational experience.
-- Robert A. Corrigan, president
For your information, following is the updated schedule of 2008-09 SF State student fees for all student categories:
Full-time undergraduate:
$1,881/semester ; $3,762/year
Part-time undergraduate:
$1,241/semester; $2,482/year
Full-time credential student:
$2,125/semester; $4,250/year
Part-time credential student:
$1,383/semester; $2,766/year
Full-time graduate student:
$2,234/semester; $4,468/year
Part-time graduate student:
$1,446/semester; $2,892/year
MBA/MSBA program full-time student:
$3,434/semester; $6,868/year
MBA/MSBA program part-time student:
$2,146/semester; $4, 292/year
Educational Leadership Ed.D. full- or part-time student:
$4,416/semester; $8,832/year
Dear Student:
Today, the California State University Board of Trustees made a difficult but necessary decision. With reluctance, but recognizing fiscal realities facing the CSU, the Board has voted to raise the State University Fee for 2008-09 by $276 (10 percent) for a full-time undergraduate student, with equivalent increases for other student categories. As always, any fee increase will be matched dollar for dollar for State University Grant and Cal Grant recipients, so those students should feel no effect.
Despite strong, mutual efforts by Chancellor Reed, the Board and campus faculty, staff and students to persuade the legislature and the Governor to provide the $73.2 million required to "buy out" a fee increase, they were not successful.
Although the 2008-09 State budget is not yet final, the Board acted now so that you could plan and so that financial aid packages could be adjusted in time to meet Federal and state funding deadlines. If, as we all hope, the final State budget includes the $73.2 million specifically for a fee buyout, this increase will be repealed. The Board has delegated authority to Chancellor Reed to take such action.
Another significant action today was the Governor's release of proposed revisions to his January budget message, the "May Revise." This version would reduce the cut to the CSU by $98 million. We would still, however, be dealing with a $215 million reduction in our proposed budget, plus the $73.2 needed for a student fee buyout. Nevertheless, the Governor's proposal reflects his strong support for higher education, which I greatly appreciate.
I hope you understand why, in the face of major shortfalls in state funding, the Board raised student fees. Without these fee dollars, SF State would be forced to reduce the class schedule even further, make other cuts to the academic program, and even turn away qualified students. You who are already here would find your progress to degree markedly slowed.
The way we all have come together over the last few months to make the case to the legislature and Governor for full funding of higher education and the CSU is one of the most positive-spirited, inspiring efforts I have seen in my years at SF State. Our unions, student government, administration and hundreds of individual faculty, staff and students have stood side by side - literally and metaphorically - in Sacramento.
It is possible, though certainly a long shot, that our fee buyout efforts will pay off in the end. Whatever that outcome, I can pledge that all of us who serve you will redouble our efforts to give you an outstanding educational experience.
-- Robert A. Corrigan, president
For your information, following is the updated schedule of 2008-09 SF State student fees for all student categories:
Full-time undergraduate:
$1,881/semester ; $3,762/year
Part-time undergraduate:
$1,241/semester; $2,482/year
Full-time credential student:
$2,125/semester; $4,250/year
Part-time credential student:
$1,383/semester; $2,766/year
Full-time graduate student:
$2,234/semester; $4,468/year
Part-time graduate student:
$1,446/semester; $2,892/year
MBA/MSBA program full-time student:
$3,434/semester; $6,868/year
MBA/MSBA program part-time student:
$2,146/semester; $4, 292/year
Educational Leadership Ed.D. full- or part-time student:
$4,416/semester; $8,832/year
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Well, people here are some more numbers (before next fall's increases)
Nearly half of the teacher that are employed by the CSU are part-time, and what they make in a year, is less than the average of what each president in the CSU system receives for housing allowance alone. President Robert Corrigan receives $60,000 a year for housing. This extra money is enough to pay for one semester’s worth of tuition for 34 full-time CSU students. Also, a year’s worth of a CSU president’s entertainment allowance is enough to pay for a year’s tuition for a single student.
President Corrigan’s yearly salary, not including his perks, is $298,749. Perhaps his salary isn’t rounded up to $298,750 because that would just be too obscene.
Executive pay went up 25 percent from June 2002 to June 2007, according to a state audit report. Then in Sept. 2007, it went up another 10 percent. And it is during this time that student fees have increased continually each year, having doubled since 2002.
Nearly half of the teacher that are employed by the CSU are part-time, and what they make in a year, is less than the average of what each president in the CSU system receives for housing allowance alone. President Robert Corrigan receives $60,000 a year for housing. This extra money is enough to pay for one semester’s worth of tuition for 34 full-time CSU students. Also, a year’s worth of a CSU president’s entertainment allowance is enough to pay for a year’s tuition for a single student.
President Corrigan’s yearly salary, not including his perks, is $298,749. Perhaps his salary isn’t rounded up to $298,750 because that would just be too obscene.
Executive pay went up 25 percent from June 2002 to June 2007, according to a state audit report. Then in Sept. 2007, it went up another 10 percent. And it is during this time that student fees have increased continually each year, having doubled since 2002.
The managers of the state university are obviously skimming the cream off the top of the school budget. The only thing that should be increased is the progressive income on the rich, those who make over $200,000 a year. What is needed is a statewide general strike by all state employees to shut this bankrupt society down until the legislature is forced to raise the progressive income tax on the rich.
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