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• Faculty call for fairness at Cal Poly

  Faculty call for fairness at Cal Poly

  A boisterous group of Cal Poly faculty protesters chanted and hoisted signs Tuesday urging what they see as a fair resolution to 18 months of contract bargaining with the California State University system.

  About 90 members of the university’s faculty union chapter held signs with slogans such as “Occupy the CSU … We Teach the 99 percent” and “No Faculty Left Behind” while contending CSU Chancellor Charles Reed is refusing to budge with any pay increase.

  The Cal Poly faculty, who picketed in unison with faculty at 22 other CSU campuses this week, say they’ve made concessions in negotiations such as giving up agreed upon raises between 2008 and 2010 to address budgetary shortfalls.

• Bill targets UC, CSU execs’ raises

  Bill targets UC, CSU execs’ raises

  If students at state universities such as Cal Poly have to pay more in tuition, no university executive should get a raise, according to a bill introduced Friday by a state senator.

  Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, proposed legislation to prohibit pay raises for top university administrators for at least two years when student fees are increased or during bad budget years.

  The bill also proposes a ban on allowing new executives to receive more than 5 percent of their predecessor’s pay.

• Cal Poly president defends proposed fee hikes

  Cal Poly president defends proposed fee hikes

  Cal Poly is considering a new fee to help pay for faculty, course sections and lab opportunities to help more students graduate on time, President Jeffrey Armstrong told The Tribune on Thursday.

  The fee — which would start at $160 per quarter next fall, rise to $210 per quarter in fall 2013 and $260 per quarter in fall 2014 — would help to fill budget gaps as state funding has dropped to 41 percent of Cal Poly’s operating budget, he said.

  If Cal Poly decides early next year to seek California State University Chancellor Charles Reed’s approval of the fee, it would be separate from tuition fee hikes set for all CSU schools. That board voted Wednesday to increase tuition by 9 percent at a meeting marked by a raucous protest and four arrests.

• Cal Poly president unveils ambitious agenda at faculty conference

  Cal Poly president unveils ambitious agenda at faculty conference

  Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong plans to expand enrollment, upgrade infrastructure and increase out-of-state and international students in an ambitious vision over the next 10 to 15 years.

  But much of the burden to support future plans will be placed on the backs of students, who have seen their tuition rise by about 36 percent over the past four years.

  Students now pay for more than 50 percent of Cal Poly’s operating budget compared with 10 percent 25 years ago.

• Suit sparked by Poly chief’s salary tossed

  Suit sparked by Poly chief’s salary tossed

  A lawsuit filed against the California State University system in regard to Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong’s salary was dismissed today, according to CSU officials.

  CSU spokesman Michael Uhlemkamp said that Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Chalfant dismissed the suit filed by Lillian Taiz, president of the California Faculty Association, which represents 22,000 CSU employees.

  Taiz claimed that administrators broke the state’s public disclosure laws this year by failing to reveal that the salary approved by trustees for the new Cal Poly president was above the maximum published amount for that job.