www.cumuonline.org   September  2009

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Leading Through an Economic Tsunami
Dr. Mildred Garcia
President, California State University, Dominguez Hills

We begin a new academic year in trying times.  At California State University, the country’s largest public university, serving over 450,000 students — 47 percent of color — the year opens with an unprecedented $564 million cut to its budget.  On my campus, CSU Dominguez Hills, this amounts to $16.1 million, or 22% of my general operating fund.
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Calling all Presidents—We are looking for future authors of the Presidential Perspectives Section! Email CUMU Headquarters

The Nominating Committee of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities requests nominations of CEOs of Coalition member institutions to serve 2-year terms (October 2009-2011) on the Coalition Executive Committee for the positions of

• Membership Development Committee Chair
• Communications and Public Relations Committee Chair

The election will be held at the annual meeting of the Presidents’ Council during the 2009 Coalition Conference at Loews Philadelphia Hotel, on Monday, October 12, 2009.

Position Descriptions and More>
Current CUMU Executive Committee>

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• Register by 9/5/2009 and save $50!
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Featured Presentations
CUMU is excited to announce that there are currently over 222 presenters and 110 presentations expected at the upcoming October conference!  Click here to see a list of the paper, panel, and poster sessions, as well as student presentations.

Thank you Conference Sponsors!

As a member of the Coalition you will continue to benefit by:

• Sharing Best Practices…You receive 10 copies of each issue of the Metropolitan Universities Journal which can be used for strategic planning and as a discussion tool on your campus.
  

• Collaborating and Networking… Having
  discounted rates to attend the annual CUMU conference, hearing from leading experts in higher education, and addressing issues facing our institutions.

• Branding and Identity… Many CUMU institutions have integrated the principles of the Coalition and the Declaration of Metropolitan Universities into their branding and fundraising campaigns, mission statements, and strategic planning initiatives.

NERCHE Announces 2009 Ernest A. Lynton Award Winner
Nick Tobier, Assistant Professor in the School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor has been named the 2009 Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty.  Through his scholarship, teaching, and publicly-oriented art, Nick has demonstrated an impressive commitment to engagement both within the University of Michigan and in the communities in which he lives and works. Nick will be recognized during the upcoming Opening Luncheon at the CUMU Conference. [read more]

Learn & Serve America—CUMU Supports Full Funding!
As CUMU communities continue to need more education, housing, health, and social welfare support the mission and results of Learn and Serve America become that much more important.  Recently, the FY 2010 Labor, HHS, Education House Appropriations bill funded Learn and Serve America at a level of $39.5M.  Soon after, CUMU wrote a letter urging Congress to support Learn and Serve with a $50M budget and an additional $10M to aid in programming for Campuses of Service, Youth Engagement Zones and Summer of Services. [read more]

Congressman David Wu to introduce “Urban University Renaissance Act of the 21st Century”
This Act provides appropriations for programs such as:

• Community Outreach Partnerships Centers
• Urban Community Engagement Institutional Capacity Grants
• Housing and Urban Development Early Career Awards for Researchers
• National Urban Grant University Program
• National Innovation Council
• Urban Teachers
• State and Local Alignment Grants

Co-sponsors Needed
Summary of Bill

 
NERCHE is now accepting nominations for its new Department Chair Think Tank for the 2009-1010 academic year.  Nominations are due no later than September 11. [read more]

Apply for the 2010-2011 Fellows Program. Deadline to apply is November 2, 2009. [read more]

Register by November 6th for the AASCU Higher Education Government Relations Conference.
[read more]

USU Board Chair, Dr. Nancy Zimpher, will give an update on the Urban Renaissance Legislation during the CUMU Conference Presidential Address on October 12th.

UEDA’s Annual Summit will be hosted in San Antonio, Texas on October 11-13, 2009.
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