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CCSU Receives Substantial
Gift from Private Donor
Anthony Bichum |
March 2008 |
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CCSU has received a substantial endowment
gift from Mr. Anthony Bichum, a lifelong New
Britain resident. The gift, made up of a
combination of cash and estate funds, is
expected to be the largest ever awarded by
an individual donor to CCSU. The funds will
be used to establish the Anthony and Helen
G. Bichum Scholarship Fund, named in honor
of Bichum and his late wife, Helen Girovsky
Bichum, who passed away in 1984. The fund
will provide scholarships for full-time
undergraduate and graduate students in the
CCSU School of Engineering & Technology.
More information
here. |
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New Development Officers
Join CCSU |
February 2008 |
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The Office of Institutional Advancement has
brought on board five development officers
to strengthen the University's fundraising
efforts to
helps create educational opportunities by
providing resources for scholarships and
financial aid, and it enriches the
educational experience by supporting every
level of the educational enterprise, from
library books to information technologies,
from student-faculty research to career
services, from sports teams to concerts, and
much more. Learn more
here |
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Diversity Report |
March 2008 |
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At the Board of Trustees meeting on October
4, 2007, a resolution was passed that the
Chancellor initiate a review of two recent
incidents concerning publications in The
Recorder and to prepare a report for the
Board containing actions taken to date and
those recommended but not yet acted upon to
address these incidents. This summary
includes both sets of actions and adds a
third which includes additional
recommendations from many people across
campus. It also contains responses for
recommendations for an additional two
related reports. An updated (03.14.08)
version of the full report may be accessed
here.
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Fall 2007 Enrollment Report |
November 05, 2007 |
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Fall 2007 Enrollment Report
Available.
Some key points:
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Applications of full-time first-time
students for Fall 2007 increased from
5,313 in Fall 2006 to 5,668 in Fall
2007, an increase of 6.7%.
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The number of full-time first-time
students from a minority group increased
from 185 in Fall 2006 to 236 in Fall
2007, an increase of 24%.
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For African American full-time
first-time students, one-year increase
of 56%, and the four-year increase of
37.
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For Hispanic full-time first-time
students, one-year increase of 1%, and
four-year increase of 34%.
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Six-year graduation rates of full-time
first-time students increased from a low
of 40% for those entering Fall 1999 and
graduating before 2005, to a nine-year
high of 44% for those entering in Fall
2001 and graduating before Fall 2007.
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Reorganization of Student
Judicial Process |
August
20, 2007 |
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The student judicial process underwent a
comprehensive review this summer with the
intent of improving campus-wide
communication, verifying compliance with the
Code of Conduct, and reducing the time
required to bring cases to conclusion. One
professional has been added to the staff,
and a Triage Team has been developed to
facilitate an improved process. While the
Connecticut State University System will
review the 90-day reporting requirement of
the Code, the Vice President for Student
Affairs will waive this rule for all cases
involving
interpersonal violence. Feedback
to the campus on cases will be available
from The Counsel to the President when
legally appropriate. |
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Task Force on Journalistic
Integrity |
November 2007 |
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Connecticut Attorney General Richard
Blumenthal has rendered his opinion on the
University's handling of the Recorder's
cartoon,
here |
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