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CSU Receives
Record On-Line Applications
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In what marks the eighth straight year of growth for online
college planning and applications, the California State University
has received nearly 22 percent more online applications for fall
2005 than it did for fall 2004.
CSUMentor, the web-based system
that helps students plan for and apply to the CSU, received a
record 418,611 electronic applications between
Oct. 1 and Nov. 30, a 21.9 percent increase over applications
received during the same period last year. A total of 110,770 applications
were received on the last two days of the application period, Nov.
29 and 30.
"Students have clearly embraced the process of applying
online," said Allison Jones, the CSU's assistant vice chancellor for
student academic support. "During this period of heavy enrollment
demand, both students and campus staff seem to appreciate the
convenience and flexibility of CSUMentor and the online application
process."
Students intending to enroll at a CSU campus in fall 2005 had
been strongly advised to submit their applications for admission no
later than Nov. 30. Now that the initial application window has
closed, students who have not yet applied will not be admitted to an
impacted campus and run the risk of not being admitted to campuses
that are still accepting applications. A complete campus-by-campus
list of application status for fall 2005 is available here. (Select
"Undergraduate" and "Fall 2005" from the pull-down menus.)
CSUMentor, which was designed by the Los Angeles-based Xap
Corporation in cooperation with the CSU, has experienced soaring
popularity since it was first introduced in 1996. This year's
increase in online application follows increases of 47 percent in
fall 2003 and 2002, 69 percent in fall 2001, and 70 percent in fall
2000 over the previous year.
CSUMentor, a free service, also offers multimedia campus
tours, student-campus matching assistance, free e-mail accounts,
academic planners that allow students to track their progress in
meeting admission requirements, and assistance in completing
financial aid forms. Students pay only the application fee charged
by the CSU campus when they submit an application for
admission.
More information: Press
Release | CSU
Mentor
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CSU Leaders
Take National
Stage
CSU leaders have taken on a variety of
national leadership roles this fall:
CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed
has been named presidential co-chair of the federal affairs arm of
the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant
Colleges (NASULGC). More
information.
CSU Sacramento President Alexander Gonzalez
has been elected chair of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and
Universities (HACU). More
information.
Fresno State President John D. Welty is
chair-elect of the board of directors for the American Association
of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). Cal State San Marcos
President Karen S. Haynes is secretary-treasurer,
and Cal State Northridge President Jolene Koester
has joined the board. More
information.
In other news, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo President
Warren J. Baker has won the 2004 Chief Executive Leadership
Award from the Far West region of CASE, the Council for the
Advancement and Support of Education. Baker is the fourth CSU
president in six years to win the award. More
information.
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