Maxson prepares for speech
By Jimmy Chai
Summer Forty-Niner
When Cal State Long
Beach President Robert Maxson inherited the University five years ago,
the campus population stood at 26,000.
Since then, according
to Institutional Research, enrollment has increase steadily to 29,000,
making the campus one of the largest CSUs in the system.
However, at the feet
of his sixth year and in the dawn of the new millinium, Maxson faces a
few problems.
Cal State Long Beach
is reaching its ideal enrollment of 30,000 students, Maxson said.
Maxson hopes to address
issues, such as enrollment, at his annual convocation speech Aug. 27.
Already, dorms are
filled to capacity, according to Maxson and Housing and Residential Life.
Making CSULB the
"choice campus," which has long been Maxson’s motto, has filled the University,
making some students wonder what Maxson’s solution will be.
"At the [Convocation]
speech, I won’t have all the answers,” Maxson said. "The questions will
be raised.”
Regulating enrollment
is not a simple answer, Maxson said. However, there are possible solution
Maxson hopes to discuss, but his speech was not fully developed during
the time of the interview.
In past speeches,
the issue of enrollment has come up. Last year, Maxson enthused the audience
with announcements on the freshmen recruits for the President’s Scholars
Program and the dorms exceeding capacity.
BUDGET
Among the 22 CSU
campuses, CSULB is one of the leaders technology wise, Maxson said.
However, Maxson said
the University needs more money for instructional technology and library
resources.
"The professors need
up-to-date computers,” Maxson said. "[Also], there is a great need for
a better library."
Maxson will talk
about finance and other issues in his convocation speech.
"During my time [as
president], I hope that, one, I’ve helped make this a place for students
where academically talented students want to go to school,” Maxson said.
"And, two, I’ve tried very hard to make this a place where talented men
and women want to make there careers.”
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