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State of the College address

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Kelsey Lester-Perry
Brian Murphy, Judy Miner, and Etienne Bowie sit back after Murphy’s address.

President Brian Murphy delivered the State of the College annual report for the 2009-2010 year in front of the Board of Trustees, students, staff and various community members on June 6 at De Anza College.

Murphy said he was pleased with the extra funding supplied by the government in the latest revisions to the budget, and also for the great work done by students at De Anza to help combat the budget crisis.

“De Anza is facing the deepest, most severe budget cuts it has ever faced,” Murphy said.

He added that the hard work done by not only De Anza students, but college students all over the state, has contributed to money being put back into higher education.

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The report revealed interesting trends for college students not just at De Anza, but students at CSUs and UCs. Because of the increase in transfers from community colleges into CSUs and in particular UCs, Murphy believes there is cause for concern.

“The state faces a capacity problem,” Murphy said during the presentation. “This is a significant issue.”

Despite the concerns, the report was optimistic. The percentage of high school graduates in Santa Clara county enrolling at De Anza after graduation is up from 13 percent to 16 percent, and there has been an increase in Associate’s degrees received. Murphy said he was happy with this increase.

Murphy also expressed a desire to continue to promote success across different ethnic groups, and that the African American and Hispanic success rate is currently too low.

“UC Riverside has found a way to equalize success rates across ethnic groups,” Murphy said. “These techniques are being used by both Foothill and De Anza.”

Forty-eight percent of De Anza students come from San Jose, up 4 percent from 2008. Twelve percent and 10 percent reside in Sunnyvale and Cupertino respectively, and 64 percent are 24 years or younger, a mark that is a 3 percent decrease of the previous year.

Both Murphy and outgoing DASB President Marlo Custodio emphasized the strong work done by De Anza students during the March protests against the budget cuts. The marches on San Francisco, Cupertino and Sacramento were documented with a slideshow presentation and words from Custodio.

“I just want to remind you guys and others, you are fighting the good fight,” Custodio said.

Custodio outlined proposals for new programs to help future De Anza students including a bike rental service, monthly bus passes and food vouchers. New president elect Ze-Kun Li was also in attendance, and said that he could have transferred after this year, but wanted to stay at De Anza one more year to help his fellow students.

Foothill ASB president encourages the board to listen to student trustees. (Kelsey Lester-Perry)

Bill Mathiasen urges the Board of Trustees to restore the co-op program. (Kelsey Lester-Perry)

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