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THE CALIFORNIA STATE COLLEGES
The California State Colleges are a unique development of the democratic concept
of tax-support;ed public higher education for all qualified students.
Spanning the state from Humboldt County in the nonh to San Diego in the
south, the 18 campuses of the California State Colleges (with another campus soon
to be constructed) represent the largest system of public higher education in the
Western Hemisphere, and one of the largest in the world. Current enrollment exceeds
170,000 full- and pan-time students. The faculty and administrative staff
numbers approximately 9,000.
The individual colleges, each with a geographic, curricular and academic character
of its own, offer a solid basic program in the liberal ans. Beyond this, each
college is noted for its individuality in academic emphasis which makes for a diversified
system. Course offerings leading to the bachelor's and master's degrees are
designed to satisfy existing student interests and to serve the technical and professional
manpower requirements of the state.
The California State Colleges are dedicated to rigorous academic standards. Constant
striving for academic excellence is at the hean of the system. The primary
responsibility of each faculty within the system is the instructional process on
the teacher-student level, with appropriate recognition of the necessary and constructive
role of research in any institution of higher education.
Responsibility for the California State Colleges is vested in the Board of Trustees,
which is appointed by the Govt>rnor, and the Board's administrative arm, the Chancellor.
The Trustees and the Chancellor set broad policy for the colleges while
delegating considerable independent responsibility for implementation a,t the college
level. A statewide Academic Senate, made up of representatives elected by the
faculty at each college, acts as a consultative body to the Chancellor in the area
of academic affairs.
Although the oldest of the colleges, San Jose State College, dates back a century,
the California State College system under an independent Board of Trustees was
created by the Donahoe Act of 1960. Formerly, the colleges were under the jurisdiction
of the State Board of Education.
Today, the California State Colleges are in a particularly dynamic period of their
development. Prior to World War II, there were seven State Colleges with a
peak total enrollment of some 13,000. Since 1947, eleven new colleges have been
developed; and a site has been selected for a new college in Kern County. Enrollment
in the system is expected to reach 225,000 by 1970.
FRESNO STATE COLLEGE ADVISORY BOARD
A group of twelve citizens of Fresno and vicinity appointed by the Trustees
of the California State Colleges as an advisory body to the administration of
Fresno State College.
C. Stanley A wenius
Joe H. Dale, Jr.
Lewis S. Eaton
Ray E. Harris
Mr.;. Dale Hillman
James B. Mayer
Ray M. Miles
Leon S. Peters, Chairman
Joseph R. Weirick
Melville F .. Willson
Mrs. Virginia J. Knowles Richard M. Worrel
Frederic W. Ness, Executive Secretary
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Object Description
| Title | 1967-68 General Catalog |
| Creator | Fresno State College |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 1967 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | Page 010 |
| Full Text Search | THE CALIFORNIA STATE COLLEGES The California State Colleges are a unique development of the democratic concept of tax-support;ed public higher education for all qualified students. Spanning the state from Humboldt County in the nonh to San Diego in the south, the 18 campuses of the California State Colleges (with another campus soon to be constructed) represent the largest system of public higher education in the Western Hemisphere, and one of the largest in the world. Current enrollment exceeds 170,000 full- and pan-time students. The faculty and administrative staff numbers approximately 9,000. The individual colleges, each with a geographic, curricular and academic character of its own, offer a solid basic program in the liberal ans. Beyond this, each college is noted for its individuality in academic emphasis which makes for a diversified system. Course offerings leading to the bachelor's and master's degrees are designed to satisfy existing student interests and to serve the technical and professional manpower requirements of the state. The California State Colleges are dedicated to rigorous academic standards. Constant striving for academic excellence is at the hean of the system. The primary responsibility of each faculty within the system is the instructional process on the teacher-student level, with appropriate recognition of the necessary and constructive role of research in any institution of higher education. Responsibility for the California State Colleges is vested in the Board of Trustees, which is appointed by the Govt>rnor, and the Board's administrative arm, the Chancellor. The Trustees and the Chancellor set broad policy for the colleges while delegating considerable independent responsibility for implementation a,t the college level. A statewide Academic Senate, made up of representatives elected by the faculty at each college, acts as a consultative body to the Chancellor in the area of academic affairs. Although the oldest of the colleges, San Jose State College, dates back a century, the California State College system under an independent Board of Trustees was created by the Donahoe Act of 1960. Formerly, the colleges were under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Education. Today, the California State Colleges are in a particularly dynamic period of their development. Prior to World War II, there were seven State Colleges with a peak total enrollment of some 13,000. Since 1947, eleven new colleges have been developed; and a site has been selected for a new college in Kern County. Enrollment in the system is expected to reach 225,000 by 1970. FRESNO STATE COLLEGE ADVISORY BOARD A group of twelve citizens of Fresno and vicinity appointed by the Trustees of the California State Colleges as an advisory body to the administration of Fresno State College. C. Stanley A wenius Joe H. Dale, Jr. Lewis S. Eaton Ray E. Harris Mr.;. Dale Hillman James B. Mayer Ray M. Miles Leon S. Peters, Chairman Joseph R. Weirick Melville F .. Willson Mrs. Virginia J. Knowles Richard M. Worrel Frederic W. Ness, Executive Secretary [ 10 J |
