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Cyber attack

Some of the university’s Greek chapter houses, which are considered local landmarks, have stood for over 100 years. See Features, B4.

Chico State employee email addresses were compromised by phishing emails tied to accounts in Britian and the Netherlands. See theorion.com

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Faculty union asks Zingg to audit salaries Mozes Zarate

Staff Writer

Lecturers may be underpaid based on their workload and educational background, according to a faculty union report. Vince Ornelas, Chico State chapter president of the California Faculty Association, presented the report at an Academic Senate meeting Oct. 31. The California Faculty Association is a union that represents professors, coaches and librarians employed at Vincent CSU campuses stateOrnelas wide. President, Ornelas called on Chico State Chico State President CFA chpter Paul Zingg to address salary concerns among lecturers, chiefly that many lecturers are being placed in lower salary ranges than they are qualified for. About 39 percent of lecturers statewide are in intermediate to high salary ranges, according to the report. But at Chico State, about 22 percent of lecturers are appointed into the middle to highest salary ranges, which are B, C and D respectively, according to the reThe upshot of port. About 77 perthe report is cent of lecturers are that it appears ranked in the lowest and second to lowthat Chico est pay ranges, L State classifies and A respectively. a much higher “The upshot of percentage of the report is that it its lecturers appears that Chico in the lowest State classifies a much higher perpaid range for centage of its leclecturers that it turers in the lowest violates its own paid range for lecguidelines when turers that it vioit does so. lates its own guidelines when it does so,” Ornelas wrote in a letter attached VINCENT ORNELAS to the report. Chico State Lecturers are chapter president, classified into a cerCalifornia Faculty tain salary range Association based on their educational background and classroom responsibilities, according to Chico State guidelines cited in the report. Range L lecturers typically teach lab sections and may grade papers or exams, according to the guidelines. They typically hold a bachelor’s degree. There are 83 lecturers in the L range at Chico State, according to the report. To be eligible for the second-lowest pay grade, the lecturers must have a bachelor’s or master’s degree, and lecturers in that range have a “major responsibility” for conducting a course. Some of those lecturers may also have a master’s degree, according to a survey con-

» please see CFA | A4

Diagnosing the problem

Clogged nursing programs at California State Universities are leaving students in the waiting room.

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Aubrey Crosby Ernesto Rivera

The Orion

Chico State’s school of nursing turned away 86 percent of qualified applications for the fall 2013 semester, according to a report presented at the Nov. 5 California State University board of trustees meeting. Nursing programs across the CSU system have faced a shortage of faculty and sparse clinical placements that have hindered them from expanding their departments, according to the report. Programs have also been hurt by their inability to hire and retain nursing faculty because professionals are choosing higher-paying careers in the private sector. PEGGY “Right now we are limited to only ROWBERG taking 40 students a semester beNursing professor cause of the few clinical agencies we have and the nursing board requirements,” said Peggy Rowberg, a nursing professor. Faculty salaries and the state’s budget have also hurt enrollment, Rowberg said. To overcome the barriers, the CSU will prioritize these issues in future budgets. The school of nursing, which has long been an im-

percent of qualified students are not admitted to Chico State’s nursing program.

students are admited to the nursing program every semester.

$ There is a shortage of faculty because of professionals seeking more lucrative careers.

There is an insufficient number of clinical placements for hands-on training.

» please see NURSING | A5

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Leaders break ground on Taylor 2

Chico State administrators, along with A.S. President Taylor Herren, State Sen. Jim Nielsen and architect Bryan Shiles break ground Tuesday for the new arts building in front of the still-standing Taylor Hall.

MORE ON THEORION.com Story available online.

Board reviews ongoing academic programs, policies Presentations on system finances, long-term goals were discussed

Aubrey Crosby

Asst. News Editor While the California State University board of trustees was working on putting out a budget proposal at its meeting Nov. 5-6, the board also assessed many programs that affect hundreds of thousands of students, from those currently enrolled to other future students still at the K-12 level. Here are the highlights:

The early assessment program

The early assessment program is the CSU’s initiative for im-

proving the preparation of high school students for college, according to the CSU’s committee on educational policy. Since 2006, when the tests were voluntarily given out, the number of high school juniors prepared for collegiate level work has steadily risen to more than 39,000 students.

SB 1440: Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act

The Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act aims to create an easier way for students to transfer from community and junior colleges to CSU’s, according to the system’s committee on ed-

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ucational policy. The senate bill would allow students to transfer to CSU and University of California baccalaureate programs with only 60 units and graduate with 120 units.

Campus fees and tuition fees

Every student pays campus fees to maintain services such as student health centers, facility use, parking and housing maintenance. Chico State’s 2013-14 campus fee was $1,500, up $32 from the previous year, according to the CSU committee on finance. The highest campus fee rate is at Cal

» please see trustees | A4

Budget and Enrollment Trends

$4.00

357,222

355,000

353,915

$3.75

345,000

341,280

335,000

331,704

325,000

$3.25 $2.97

328,155

$3.00

321,339

315,000

316,396

305,000

$2.61

$2.72

$2.68

$2.6 $2.47

$2.62 $2.33

$2.49

295.000

$2.35

285,000 275,000

$3.50

340,394

Est. GF based on Governor’s multi-year plan

11-12 12-13

13-14 14-15 15-16

$2.50 $2.25 $2.00

$2.06 $2.00 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11

$2.75

16-17

$1.75

Full Time Equivalent Students (FTES), California Resident CSU State Allocation (in billons) SOUrce ∤ cal state university

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