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HELLO. MY NAME IS TIM WHITE, AND SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW ME AS THE "UNDERCOVER BOSS."
[MUSIC]... IF YOU KNOW WHO I AM. I'M WEARING A DISGUISE. I'M TIM WHITE, I'M THE CHANCELLOR. BUT
TODAY I WANTED TO OFFICIALLY INTRODUCE MYSELF AS THE NEW CHANCELLOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. I AM GRATEFUL AND HONORED TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO
ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF OUR CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY TEAM. I HAVE BEEN IN OFFICE FOR
WELL OVER 100 DAYS NOW AND THOSE DAYS HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY INSPIRING AND REWARDING. I'VE
VISITED NEARLY HALF OF OUR CAMPUSES AND I HAVE PLANS TO VISIT THE REST OF THE CAMPUSES
BY THE END OF 2013. IN THE MEANTIME, I WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT I'VE
LEARNED DURING THOSE INITIAL DAYS: I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH FACULTY MEMBERS, STAFF,
STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS... I'VE TOURED OUR FACILITIES, EXPLORED STUDENT
RESEARCH PROJECTS AND MARCHED IN A MARCHING BAND... ...AND I'VE EVEN PULLED OUT A FEW RUSTY
DANCE MOVES. WHAT I HAVE LEARNED SO FAR IS THAT THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM:
EACH CAMPUS IS LIKE AN INDIVIDUAL JEWEL WITH ITS OWN CHARACTERISTICS AND PERSONALITY.
AND TOGETHER, OUR CAMPUSES MAKE UP A SYSTEM THAT IS BREATHTAKING IN ITS DEPTHS, IT'S BRILLIANCE,
AND IT'S IMPORTANCE. THE
CSU REACHES MANY STUDENTS WHO MIGHT NEVER HAVE IMAGINED THEY COULD ACHIEVE A FOUR-YEAR
DEGREE, AND WE HELP THEM ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS. COUNT ME AS ONE OF THEM. OUR COURSEWORK AND
RESEARCH FOCUSES ON ISSUES THAT MATTER TO CALIFORNIA AND THE NATION - AND OUR SCHOLAR/TEACHER
MODEL ALLOWS STUDENTS A RICHER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. WE GRANT ABOUT 100,000 DEGREES EACH YEAR,
AND WE ARE SENDING THOSE STUDENTS OUT TO PROSPEROUS LIVES IN CALIFORNIA AND BEYOND. THE
LIVING BREATHING EVIDENCE OF OUR SUCCESS IS THE NEARLY 3 MILLION ALUMNI WHO BRING SOLID TRAINING
AND EXPERIENCE TO OUR STATE'S WORKFORCE EVERY DAY. I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE THAT I AM "MADE IN
THE CSU." MY EXPERIENCES AT THE CSU LIFTED ME UP AND PUT ME ON A TRAJECTORY TO BECOME WHO I AM
TODAY. THE REASON I STAND BEHIND OUR MISSION IS BECAUSE I AM A PRODUCT OF THAT INCREDIBLE,
ENVIABLE MISSION. THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY. I KNOW THAT THE CSU HAS BEEN THROUGH SOME
DIFFICULT TIMES. AND ALTHOUGH WE ARE ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY, WE ARE NOT ENTIRELY OUT OF THE
WOODS. GOVERNOR BROWN HAS PROPOSED ADDITIONAL FUNDING THIS YEAR, BUT WE ARE STILL NOT AT
THE POINT WHERE WE CAN SERVE ALL STUDENTS WHO WANT TO BE HERE. WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPLORING ALL OF
THE WAYS THAT WE CAN MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT WE HAVE, AND MAKING THE MOST OF NEW EMERGING
TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US.
WE HOPE TO REACH MORE STUDENTS, MORE EFFECTIVELY, THROUGH ONLINE
LEARNING AND OTHER MEANS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL KEEP OUR UNIVERSITY AND OUR
STUDENTS ON THE CUTTING EDGE. WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO REFRAME THE DIALOGUE ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY TO FOCUS ON ALL OF THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT WE DO EVERY DAY. I KNOW THAT YOU
HAVE MANY SUCCESS STORIES TO SHARE ABOUT THE CSU. SO I URGE YOU TO KEEP TELLING THOSE
STORIES ON CAMPUS, TO YOUR FRIENDS, TO YOUR NEIGHBORS, AND TO YOUR LEGISLATORS, TO MAKE
SURE THAT OUR VOICES ARE HEARD. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY. AND REMEMBER, WHAT YOU DO MATTERS - FOR OUR STUDENTS, FOR OUR STATE, AND FOR
OUR FUTURE.