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Total for donations to CSUF in 2007-08 excludes a $30 million donation from Steven G. Mihaylo to the College of Business and Economics, the college which now bears his name. Source: California State University Systemwide University Advancement annual philanthropic reports.
CSU sees record gifts
Increase in donations reflect generous alumni and an improving economy
CYNTHIA PLEITEZ Daily Titan A record-breaking $459.9 million in charitable gift commitments to the California State University system was reported for the 2013-2014 year in a preliminary data report. The 36 percent increase from the previous year
includes $16,027,456 in funds raised for Cal State Fullerton. The College of Natural Science and Mathematics received $6 million in gifts, the most of any college at CSUF. Individual donations and anonymous donations raised are tracked by the individual CSU campuses and their colleges, and reported to the CSU system. The diversity of donors is also tracked, and preliminary data indicates that alumni
make up a significant portion of donors, said Elizabeth Chapin, CSU spokesperson. Such a large increase in charitable gift contributions indicates a larger-scale push for more money toward educational institutions. “It’s really important because it just shows that the university’s alumni, the community, business and partners are giving back now more than they ever have,” Chapin said. The amount donated to
CSUF is second only to the 2008 year amount, when alumnus Steven G. Mihaylo contributed $30 million to the College of Business and Economics, which now bears his name. In the 2012-2013 year, the CSU garnered $338 million in gift commitments, a number that indicated not only the generosity of donors, but an improving economy, according to the CSU Annual Report Highlights. “As a reflection of a
rebounding economy, this was a 14 percent increase from the previous year. The gift commitments were comprised of new gifts, pledges and testamentary provisions recorded during the period,” according to the highlights. Donor generosity figures in the preliminary report by the CSU system for the 2013-14 year point to the fact that donors are more willing to give now than in recent years. SEE DONATIONS 2
Board revisits student fees Committee calls for requiring student approval to issue new student success fees
SAMUEL MOUNTJOY Daily Titan A California State University Board of Trustees committee tasked with monitoring “success fees” like the one at Cal State Fullerton found the fee implementation process used by campuses is in need of an overhaul. At the board meeting Thursday, the Success Fee Working Group delivered findings that campuses need to improve clarity, transparency and accountability of how revenue through fees is generated and allocated. Additionally, the group emphasized all fees going forward should be approved with a binding yesor-no student referendum. The group found none of the student success fees currently in place received a binding vote. Of the 12 campuses that have approved success fees, 10, including CSUF, have approved the fees using a process called alternative consultation. That process allowed students to share input on what programs or facilities they felt should have increased funding. Nearly 4,000 students submitted input during the alternative consultation at CSUF. SEE FEE
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Turning trash into treasure through composting
The Fullerton Arboretum hosted a class last Saturday that encourages a greener lifestyle
AMBER UDDIN Daily Titan The sound of birds chirping, bees buzzing and the breeze blowing engulfs a group of people gathered under the shade of a cluster of oak trees. In front of them, a pile of old bits of beets, carrots, lettuce and shredded newspaper sits on a table, flies circling above it. The instructor picks up a handful of dark, rich soil and shows it to the audience. He picks out a worm and hands it to the youngest member. As it wriggles around in her hand, she looks as if she was just handed a piece of gold. In the tranquil setting of the Fullerton Arboretum, local residents learned how to live sustainably by composting their waste. Most residential waste ends up in landfills, but citizens of Orange County are learning how to turn trash into treasure in their own backyards. Surrounding cities such as Brea, Placentia, Buena Park, Orange and Santa Ana sponsor residents to attend these classes to help promote a green lifestyle. Compost is non-animal-based food that has been naturally broken down and turned into soil. Rich in nutrients, compost promotes the microbes in soil that provides food for
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Education Program Manager Miguel Macias demonstrates that mostl trash can be recycled into food for plants.
plants, fruit and vegetables. Trimmings from kitchen scraps, old plants and even yard waste are incorporated into the compost pile to decompose. Vermicompost, or worm composting, uses worms to break down waste. Education Program Manager Miguel Macias teaches the workshops at the Arboretum. This fall, the
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three workshops focused on tips and tricks for visitors to take home with them to their own compost piles. Visitors learned about hot and cold composting, what to put in and what to leave out, how to get started and how to keep your heap healthy. “I learned a lot about how to use the kitchen scraps, and it’s amazing
how little I throw away now because I’ve been throwing it all in the compost bins and I look at my recycling bin and it’s enormous and my trash that I throw out is like nothing,” said Leticia Cabral, a Fullerton resident who brought her two daughters to the series of workshops. Her daughters were fascinated by the concept of
turning trash into something useful for the garden, and were curious about how worms are used in composting, she said. The Arboretum is trying to incorporate more programs that are fun and can help educate kids and families on how to live sustainably, Macias said. On a larger scale, the campus’ own kitchen and
backyard work together to reduce waste and make compost. As one of the largest food establishments on campus, The Gastronome seeks to produce the least amount of waste by purchasing compostable and eco-friendly products. This includes straws, paper food wrappers, boxes and cleaners. There is also a shredder in the dishwashing area that turns food waste into an easily compostable pulp. Each week, Macias brings about 180 gallons of this pulp from The Gastronome and turns it into useable compost within a month for the farm and the grounds at the Arboretum. “Thirty-seven percent of waste that goes out to the landfill is stuff that we can compost at home. If we do that at home, we can prevent that waste from going out to the landfill,” Macias said. Macias believes that because composting is such a hands-on task, the best way to learn about it is through attending workshops like these, where an expert can answer questions and help work out problems as people start out on their garden adventures. There will be more workshops like the composting series in the spring. For more information on workshops and classes, or to learn more about how to go green, visit the Arboretum’s website at fullertonarboretum.org. VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM