California State University Chancellor, Charles B. Reed, is very proud of the generosity and concern for those affected by hurricane Katrina shown by everyone in the CSU system.

“I’m especially proud of the students who are helping the new students, those effected by Hurricane Katrina, with various need,” said Reed in a teleconference yesterday.

According to Reed, the universities who hold classes in semesters have stopped enrolling hurricane evacuees.

“Missing three weeks of school wouldn’t be fair to the students, so we had to stop enrollment,” Reed said. “We will continue to enroll in quarter campuses.”

In California there is an evacuation center in San Diego and the Golden Bear Maritime Ship is also available to house evacuees.

“California is still deciding on whether or not they will provide $1,000 for each student enrolled in a CSU effected by Katrina,” Reed said. “There is a lot of activity going on for a state as far away as we are.”

Reed also mentioned in the teleconference that the Student Code of Conduct has been updated.”The Student Code of Conduct had not been updated for 20 years,” Reed said. “We needed to get to the 21st century.”

The updated and rewritten Student Code of Conduct will include, off campus behavior, student responsibilities and clarification of computer misuse, “something we didn’t have to deal with 20 years ago,” Reed said.

Other items addressed in the code of conduct include: use of firearms, hazing, disorderly conduct, dishonesty and illegal property entry.

The Student Code of Conduct will be available to the public 45 days before finalization by the Board of Trustees on Nov. 8.

Having a newer Student Code of Conduct will help the CSU system with their impact in California.According to Reed, half of all new employees in businesses from around the state have benefited from a CSU education.

Reed believes “that every institution is doing what it can to appeal to the minority groups.”With 54 percent of students being minorities the CSUs are trying to reach the parents so they understand what their kids need to get into a CSU.

“We are working with different ethnic communities to get them eligible to go to a CSU,” Reed said.Reed also said that they are trying to prepare students for after college.

According to Reed, students have to have: communication skills, writing skills, ability to work will in teams, technology skills, bilingual speaking abilities and can think globally.

Another way for the CSU system to appeal to student is by offering programs that someone can’t find elsewhere.

Available in fall 2006 are Doctor of Education degrees for teachers in the CSU system. According to Senate Bill 724, “since its adoption in 1960, the Master Plan for Higher Education has served the state exceedingly well allowing California to create the largest and most distinguished higher education system in the nation.”