The current budget challenges require open communication and ongoing talks about the budget situation.  The campus must balance the exciting plans for growth and development - which promises tremendous positive impact to the San Joaquin Valley and the State - with operating effectively given the current difficult State financial climate.

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"We are all acutely aware of the significant problems facing the State of California, the nation, and the rest of the world.  These challenges require strategic resource decisions to be made…We will be successful in addressing these issues with the help of each unit and every individual."

-Chancellor Kang, December 2008

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