“Renewing the Promise … Rising Above” was the theme of California State University San Marcos President Karen Haynes' 2009 Report to the Community.
Speaking to an enthusiastic audience of 300 regional leaders Feb. 5, Haynes vowed that the university would surpass expectations in key mission areas of educational attainment, community engagement and institutional accountability and innovation.
“Public higher education has promised to provide access and opportunity to those who arrive at its doors,” Haynes said. “Our pledge to you has been not only to provide that access and opportunity, but to rise above that promise by actively creating pathways so that more students can arrive, qualified, at our doors.”
Haynes reported that the university has built on its solid record of enrolling underrepresented students. As examples, she said the university is close to earning federal Hispanic Serving Institution status, which is awarded to universities having at least 25 percent Hispanic full-time student enrollment, and it has become a federally designated Asian American and Pacific Islander Institution with student enrollment in that group exceeding 10 percent.
On the community engagement front, Haynes noted that students in the university's nationally-acclaimed Community Service Learning Program have delivered 104,000 hours of community service, valued at $830,000. Its Chamber Champions program now has 72 volunteers who have filled more than 230 seats at chamber events and attended more than 80 chamber mixers. The university's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, which debuted in 2004 with one location and 249 members, has grown to 15 locations and 885 members.
Haynes expressed pride in her university's standing as a national pioneer in institutional accountability, one of her long-standing priorities.
In 2007, the university became one of 17 pilot campuses in the nationwide College Portrait initiative. Prospective students, their parents and the general public can now get a comprehensive statistical picture of campus life by visiting www.csusm.edu and clicking on the “College Portrait” link on the lower left side.
Looking to the future, Haynes emphasized that the university is poised to sustain its remarkable trajectory, but cannot do it alone.
“Your university … needs your voice to carry the message that public higher education can lead us through the surmounting challenges we face,” she said. “It needs your action to advocate for our support, not just to maintain, but to flourish. It needs your commitment, not only in words and deeds, but in resources. And it needs your presence at campus events where our community can gather with students, faculty and staff to plan, to problem solve and to celebrate achievements.”
Haynes concluded her remarks by announcing the theme of the university's milestone 20th anniversary celebration in 2010.
“Cal State San Marcos will not just promise to advance into our 20s. We will rise above that. We will, with you, in just 11 short months, celebrate our 20th anniversary by roaring into our 20s,” she exclaimed.
Speaking to an enthusiastic audience of 300 regional leaders Feb. 5, Haynes vowed that the university would surpass expectations in key mission areas of educational attainment, community engagement and institutional accountability and innovation.
“Public higher education has promised to provide access and opportunity to those who arrive at its doors,” Haynes said. “Our pledge to you has been not only to provide that access and opportunity, but to rise above that promise by actively creating pathways so that more students can arrive, qualified, at our doors.”
Haynes reported that the university has built on its solid record of enrolling underrepresented students. As examples, she said the university is close to earning federal Hispanic Serving Institution status, which is awarded to universities having at least 25 percent Hispanic full-time student enrollment, and it has become a federally designated Asian American and Pacific Islander Institution with student enrollment in that group exceeding 10 percent.
On the community engagement front, Haynes noted that students in the university's nationally-acclaimed Community Service Learning Program have delivered 104,000 hours of community service, valued at $830,000. Its Chamber Champions program now has 72 volunteers who have filled more than 230 seats at chamber events and attended more than 80 chamber mixers. The university's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, which debuted in 2004 with one location and 249 members, has grown to 15 locations and 885 members.
Haynes expressed pride in her university's standing as a national pioneer in institutional accountability, one of her long-standing priorities.
In 2007, the university became one of 17 pilot campuses in the nationwide College Portrait initiative. Prospective students, their parents and the general public can now get a comprehensive statistical picture of campus life by visiting www.csusm.edu and clicking on the “College Portrait” link on the lower left side.
Looking to the future, Haynes emphasized that the university is poised to sustain its remarkable trajectory, but cannot do it alone.
“Your university … needs your voice to carry the message that public higher education can lead us through the surmounting challenges we face,” she said. “It needs your action to advocate for our support, not just to maintain, but to flourish. It needs your commitment, not only in words and deeds, but in resources. And it needs your presence at campus events where our community can gather with students, faculty and staff to plan, to problem solve and to celebrate achievements.”
Haynes concluded her remarks by announcing the theme of the university's milestone 20th anniversary celebration in 2010.
“Cal State San Marcos will not just promise to advance into our 20s. We will rise above that. We will, with you, in just 11 short months, celebrate our 20th anniversary by roaring into our 20s,” she exclaimed.