Council on Ocean Affairs, Science, and Technology (COAST)

First Organizational Meeting

Dumke AuditorumCalifornia State UniversityOffice of the Chancellor

February 22, 2008

Meeting Agenda – Morning Sessions Welcome (Chancellor Charles B. Reed) Meeting Objectives (Beth Ambos) Marine Science in the CSU (Kenneth Coale) Overview of Regional, State, and Federal Ocean

and Coastal Interests (Krista Kamer) Homeland Security and Marine Transportation

(Kim McNutt) Visualizing COAST (Toby Garfield) CSUPERB’s Organizational Model (Kathie

McGuire) CSU Marine Infrastructure (Various Campuses)

Meeting Objectives: Inform, Discuss, Decide

By the end of today, we will have accomplished the following – both “firsts” in the CSU

Comprehensively shared information concerning faculty expertise, facilities, and equipment that support coastal and marine research

Discussed and planned for formation of a CSU-wide entity – COAST – that can:

– Help support CSU research and education programs through sharing of resources and expertise

– Inform state policy and increase CSU visibility– Provide research and education services to the State of

California

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Context of CSU’s Coastal and Marine Science Programs:

CSU Size and Diversity

CSU is the largest, most diverse, public higher education system in the United States; 417,000 students as of Fall 2006

CSU graduates more than 80,000 students per year

The CSU graduates more African American, Hispanic, and American Indian students than all other California universities combined

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CSU Bachelor's Degrees as Percent of All Public and Private University Bachelor's Degrees Awarded in California, Critical Fields 2001-2002

65%

52% 52% 51%45% 44%

Business AgriculturalBusiness &Engineering

Communications OtherEngineering

Computer &Electronic

Engineering

Life Sciences

Context of CSU’s Coastal and Marine Science Programs: CSU Major Provider of California’s Business and STEM* Professionals

Source: CSU Economic Impact Report, 1/2005* STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

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Context of CSU’s Coastal and Marine Science Programs: Recruiting from > 60,000 CSU STEM Students

Discipline Undergraduate Graduate

Engineering 24,371 3,477

Life Sciences 17,241 1,145

Information Sciences 8,688 2,342

Physical Sciences 4,352 802

Mathematics 3,940 941

Of Direct Importance to Coastal and Marine Affairs, the CSU provides over 80% of the public administration degrees in the State

CSU Bachelor's Degrees as Percent of All Public and Private University Bachelor's Degrees Awarded in California, Service Fields 2001-2002

87% 89% 87%82%

Education* Criminal Justice Social Work Public Administration