Search begins for new leader for Cuesta College

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• Stork brings permanent leadership to Cuesta College

  Stork brings permanent leadership to Cuesta College

  Cuesta College trustees picked Gil Stork on Wednesday to become the school’s next president, removing an interim label and making the title permanent.

  The board of trustees chose Stork, who was one of three finalists being considered for the job, in a closed session meeting.

  Stork’s contract, including his salary, has yet to be determined. Final negotiations and approval of his employment contract are anticipated to be approved by the trustees in December.

• Penn State fires football coach Joe Paterno over sex-abuse scandal

  Penn State fires football coach Joe Paterno over sex-abuse scandal

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach.

  The massive shakeup Wednesday night came hours after Paterno announced that he planned to retire at the end of his 46th season.

  But the outcry following the arrest of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky on molestation charges proved too much for the board to ignore.

• 3 Cuesta president candidates talk accreditation

  3 Cuesta president candidates talk accreditation

  Restoring Cuesta College’s accreditation and securing needed funding in the face of dire state budget cuts dominated a discussion Tuesday among the three candidates vying for the top job at the campus.

  The three finalists for president/superintendent addressed a crowd of about 70 people at a public forum at the college’s San Luis Obispo campus.

  In recent years, Cuesta has struggled with turnover in key administrative positions, fought to retain its accreditation and been forced to make millions of dollars in cuts.

• North Coast college warned on accreditation status

  North Coast college warned on accreditation status

  College of the Redwoods administrators are trying to reassure students and faculty members following a warning that the school could lose its accreditation.

• Cuesta College could be closed if accreditation requirements aren't met by November

  Cuesta College could be closed if accreditation requirements aren't met by November

  Cuesta College has until November to fix problems noted by the agency responsible for accrediting community colleges or it will lose its accreditation and possibly face closure, school officials announced Monday.

  The college must improve in three key areas — planning and assessment, technology resources, and financial planning and stability — or its accreditation will be revoked.

  It must also make preparations for closure, as required by the commission, should the college fail to meet the requirements. In that process, the dissolution of the college and its resources will be explored, Cuesta President Gil Stork said.