CSM’s Scholarship Awards Ceremony is one of my favorite days of our academic year. This year we were able to award scholarships to 198 students for a total of $210,519.68.
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President's Blog
May 5
Apr 27
Dear CSM Students,
During the last few weeks there were some incidents in which student government participants were targeted with verbal and written attacks. I want you to know, as president of College of San Mateo, I do not condone derogatory and hurtful personal attacks under any circumstances. Read the rest of this entry »
Feb 10
Dear CSM Students,
I hope that your semester is off to a great start. I would like to give you a brief update on our campus construction. If you have attended CSM for a while you have witnessed the most dramatic change to the campus since it was constructed in the early 1960s. I will give an update on the status of our other construction projects in my next blog. For now I would like to provide an update on parking. Read the rest of this entry »
Sep 13
My heart goes out to the victims of the San Bruno Fire. In an era when our state and our country is polarized on the simplest of issues, it is nice to see people come together, roll up their sleeves, and contribute in multiple ways to help those in need. Their actions show the true character of our community, our state, and our nation. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug 26
I began my association with community colleges 30 years ago when I enrolled at my local community college as a freshman. California was a student friendly state back in 1980—community college tuition was free, there were no parking fees, and the grand total cost for all of my text books was $70. My only option was community college because my family did not have the resources to pay for four years of college. In addition, my father was a community college teacher and I was smart enough not to buy in to all the negative stereotypes that are often associated with community colleges. Read the rest of this entry »
