The individual California State Colleges were brought together as a system by the Donahoe Higher Education Act of 1960. In 1972, the system became the California State University and Colleges and in 1982 the system became the California State University. Today the campuses of the CSU include comprehensive and polytechnic universities and, since July 1995, the California Maritime Academy, a specialized campus.
The oldest campus–San José State University–was founded in 1857 and became the first institution of public higher education in California. The newest–CSU Channel Islands–opened in Fall 2002, with freshmen arriving in Fall 2003.
Responsibility for the California State University is vested in the Board of Trustees, whose members are appointed by the Governor. The Trustees appoint the Chancellor, who is the chief executive officer of the system, and the Presidents, who are the chief executive officers of the respective campuses.
The Trustees, the Chancellor, and the Presidents develop systemwide policy, with implementation at the campus level taking place through broadly based consultative procedures. The Academic Senate of the California State University, made up of elected representatives of the faculty from each campus, recommends academic policy to the Board of Trustees through the Chancellor.
Academic excellence has been achieved by the California State University through a distinguished faculty, whose primary responsibility is superior teaching. While each campus in the system has its own unique geographic and curricular character, all campuses, as multipurpose institutions, offer undergraduate and graduate instruction for professional and occupational goals as well as broad liberal education. All campuses require for graduation a basic program of "General Education Requirements" regardless of the type of bachelor's degree or major field selected by the student.
The CSU offers more than 1,800 bachelor's and master's degree programs in 357 subject areas. Many of these programs are offered so that students can complete all upper division and graduate requirements by part-time, late afternoon, and evening study. In addition, a variety of teaching and school service credential programs are available. A limited number of doctoral degrees are offered jointly with the University of California and with private institutions in California. In 2005, the CSU was authorized to independently offer educational doctorate (Ed.D.) programs, and a total of 10 CSU campuses currently have Ed.D. programs.
Enrollment in fall 2008 totaled almost 450,000 students, who were taught by some 24,000 faculty. The system awards about half of the bachelor's degrees and a third of the master's degrees granted in California. Nearly 2.5 million students have graduated from CSU campuses since 1961.
The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger
Governor of California
State Capitol
Sacramento 95814
The Honorable
John Garamendi
Lieutenant Governor of California
State Capitol
Sacramento 95814
The Honorable Karen Bass
Speaker of the Assembly
State Capitol
Sacramento 95814
The Honorable Jack O'Connell
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
721 Capitol Mall
Sacramento 95814
Dr. Charles B. Reed
Chancellor of the California State University
401 Golden Shore
Long Beach 90802-4210
The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger
President
Jeffrey L. Bleich
Chair
Herbert L. Carter
Vice Chair
Christine Helwick
Secretary
Richard P. West
Treasurer
Appointments are for a term of eight years, except student, alumni, and faculty trustees whose terms are for two years. Terms expire in the year in parentheses. Names are listed alphabetically.
Roberta Achtenberg (2015)
Jeffrey L. Bleich (2010)
Herbert L. Carter (2011)
Carol R. Chandler (2012)
Debra S. Farar (2014)
Kenneth Fong (2013)
Margaret Fortune (2016)
George G. Gowgani (2010)
Curtis Grima (2009)
Melina Guzman (2012)
William Hauck (2009)
Raymond W. Holdsworth Jr. (2011)
Bob Linscheid (2009)
Peter Mehas (2015)
Lou Monville ( 2014)
Craig Smith (2009)
Glen Toney (2013)
Kyriakos Tsakopoulos (2009)
Correspondence with Trustees should be sent to:
California State University
401 Golden Shore
Long Beach, CA 90802-4210
(562) 951-4000
Dr. Charles B. Reed
Chancellor, CSU System
Dr. Gary Reichard
Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer
Mr. Richard P. West
Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Gail Brooks
Interim Vice Chancellor, Human Resources
Ms. Christine Helwick
General Counsel
Dr. Keith Boyum
Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
California State University, Bakersfield
9001 Stockdale Highway
Bakersfield, CA 93311-1022
Dr. Horace Mitchell, President
(661) 654-2782
www.csub.edu
California State University, Channel Islands
One University Drive
Camarillo, CA 93012
Dr. Richard Rush, President
(805) 437-8400
www.csuci.edu
California State University, Chico
400 West First Street
Chico, CA 95929-0150
Dr. Paul J. Zingg, President
(530) 898-4636
www.csuchico.edu
California State University, Dominguez Hills
1000 East Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747-0005
Dr. Mildred Garcia, President
(310) 243-3301
www.csudh.edu
California State University, East Bay
25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard
Hayward, CA 94542
Dr. Mohammad Qayoumi, President
(510) 885-3000
www.csueastbay.edu
California State University, Fresno
5241 North Maple Avenue
Fresno, CA 93740
Dr. John D. Welty, President
(559) 278-4240
www.csufresno.edu
California State University, Fullerton
800 N. State College Boulevard
Fullerton, CA 92831-3599
Dr. Milton A. Gordon, President
(714) 278-2011
www.fullerton.edu
Humboldt State University
One Harpst Street
Arcata, CA 95521-8299
Dr. Rollin C. Richmond, President
(707) 826-3011
www.humboldt.edu
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840-0115
Dr. F. King Alexander, President
(562) 985-4111
www.csulb.edu
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Dr. James M. Rosser, President
(323) 343-3000
www.calstatela.edu
California Maritime Academy
200 Maritime Academy Drive
Vallejo, California 94590
Dr. William B. Eisenhardt, President
(707) 654-1000
www.csum.edu
California State University, Monterey Bay
100 Campus Center
Seaside, California 93955-8001
Dr. Dianne Harrison, President
(831) 582-3330
www.csumb.edu
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330
Dr. Jolene Koester, President
(818) 677-1200
www.csun.edu
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
3801 West Temple Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768
Dr. J. Michael Ortiz, President
(909) 869-7659
www.csupomona.edu
California State University, Sacramento
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819
Dr. Alexander Gonzalez, President
(916) 278-6011
www.csus.edu
California State University, San Bernardino
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino, CA 92407-2393
Dr. Albert K. Karnig, President
(909) 537-5000
www.csusb.edu
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182
Dr. Stephen L. Weber, President
(619) 594-5200
www.sdsu.edu
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
Dr. Robert A. Corrigan, President
(415) 338-1111
www.sfsu.edu
San José State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-0001
Dr. Jon Whitmore, President
(408) 924-1000
www.sjsu.edu
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
One Grand Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Dr. Warren J. Baker, President
(805) 756-1111
www.calpoly.edu
California State University, San Marcos
333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road
San Marcos, CA 92096-0001
Dr. Karen S. Haynes, President
(760) 750-4000
www.csusm.edu
Sonoma State University
1801 East Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
Dr. Ruben Armiñana, President
(707) 664-2880
www.sonoma.edu
California State University, Stanislaus
One University Circle
Turlock, CA 95382-0299
Dr. Hamid Shirvani, President
(209) 667-3122
www.csustan.edu