Ochoa visits SJSU(05/08/2008) 
10:33
Kimberly Tsao: 
Judith Lessow-Hurley, chair of the Academic Senate, starts to introduce presidential candidate Eduardo Ochoa.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:33 Kimberly Tsao
10:33
Spartan Daily: 
Lessow-Hurley is detailing some of Ochoa's accomplishments in the CSU.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:33 Spartan Daily
10:34
Spartan Daily: 
The reception today will be from 5:30 until 6:30 in the King Library, fifth floor.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:34 Spartan Daily
10:34
Kimberly Tsao: 
Ochoa is delivering his opening remarks.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:34 Kimberly Tsao
10:34
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa said SJSU is hitting its stride and has tremendous momentum.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:34 Spartan Daily
10:35
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa said it is terrific to see what SJSU is accomplishing and he would love to lead SJSU.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:35 Spartan Daily
10:36
Kimberly Tsao: 
He said he would like to help "chart (SJSU's) bright future."
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:36 Kimberly Tsao
10:36
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa spent 19 years on two CSU campuses before Sonoma State

Thursday May 8, 2008 10:36 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
He said he has 19 years experience at Sonoma and CSU LA - urban universities.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:36 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
"This is an exciting challenge and opportunity," Ochoa said.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:37 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
The forum opened up for questions
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:37 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
The forum opened up for questions
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:37 Spartan Daily
10:38
Spartan Daily: 
The same man who has asked the first question at Grobsmith's forum and Whitmore's is asking about who Ochoa would choose for his provost.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:38 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
He is an emeritus faculty member.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:38 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa said the provost position attracted him because of his "varied background."
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:39 Spartan Daily
10:40
Kimberly Tsao: 

Ochoa said the provost helps make sure the faculty comes together to support the baccalaureate program.

Thursday May 8, 2008 10:40 Kimberly Tsao
10:40
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: A provost can help facilitate ways for the faculty to come together, including going over undergrad and gen ed courses.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:40 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: need to provide research opportunities for our students.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:41 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
"The provost would be involved in facilitating the faculty to steer the curriculum."
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:41 Spartan Daily
10:43
Kimberly Tsao: 
John Engell, chair of the English and Comparative Literature department, is posing a question.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:43 Kimberly Tsao
10:43
Spartan Daily: 
At Sonoma State, Engell is saying, the president was voted "no confidence" by 70 percent. He said the president's style was autocratic.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:43 Spartan Daily
10:44
Spartan Daily: 
The president of Sonoma State is on the committee for choosing one of the candidates. (The president is Ochoa's boss).
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:44 Spartan Daily
10:45
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa said he read the SJSU Web site and someone had written that the Sonoma institution was "troubled."
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:45 Spartan Daily
10:45
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: Sonoma State began as an experimental school and was run in '60s in a counter cultural way
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:45 Spartan Daily
10:45
Kimberly Tsao: 
See the members of the presidential search committee here.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:45 Kimberly Tsao
10:45
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: in '70s Sonoma state encountered enrollment crisis
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:45 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa:   Sonoma State realized it needed to draw students from across the state, attract a traditional student population
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:46 Spartan Daily
10:47
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa is describing the culture at Sonoma and the process to convince the community to better accept the university.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:47 Spartan Daily
10:48
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: Sonoma State attracted conservative students from San Diego, small towns, Central Valley
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:48 Spartan Daily
10:48
Spartan Daily: 
Sidenote: Sonoma State's Academic Senate also opposed blood donations on its campus. Read it in the Mercury News.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:48 Spartan Daily
10:49
Spartan Daily: 
Sonoma has had trouble drawing donor support. Building a new music center is one way Sonoma State is trying to do it.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:49 Spartan Daily
10:49
Kimberly Tsao: 
Ochoa is talking about Sonoma State's efforts to improve its music program, which is drawing in donations.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:49 Kimberly Tsao
10:50
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: Sonoma State has suffered from budget cuts, strike
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:50 Spartan Daily
10:50
Kimberly Tsao: 
Ochoa: Sonoma State is an active campus in terms of its CFA.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:50 Kimberly Tsao
10:51
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa said rank-and-file faculty members are unhappy due to lack of resources in classroom
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:51 Spartan Daily
10:53
Spartan Daily: 
A CHEM professor is asking about start-up packages - which at SJSU is $20,000. Other CSUs are $150,000 to $200,000.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:53 Spartan Daily
10:54
Spartan Daily: 
Jonathan Roth asks about about the workload for profs.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:54 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Of the load are 80 percent for teaching and 20 percent for advising. Which leaves 0 percent for research.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:55 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: It becomes harder and harder to attract faculty with that type of workload.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:57 Spartan Daily
10:58
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: SJSU is a large enough institution and he would be very interested in pursuing fixing the workload.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:58 Spartan Daily
10:59
Kimberly Tsao: 
An audience member is asking about the academic success of students who are minorities. How high is this on Ochoa's priority list?
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:59 Kimberly Tsao
10:59
Spartan Daily: 
A man, who has asked the same question of each presidential candidate, is questioning the retention of African Americans and Lationo/as.
Thursday May 8, 2008 10:59 Spartan Daily
11:00
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: Looking at the diversity at SJSU, African Americans and Latinos are underrepresented.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:00 Spartan Daily
11:00
Kimberly Tsao: 
Ochoa acknowledges that it is an issue.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:00 Kimberly Tsao
11:01
Kimberly Tsao: 
Ochoa constantly brings up his CSU background in his answers.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:01 Kimberly Tsao
11:01
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa said he would focus on diversity as a high priority
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:01 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa regarded the diversity at SJSU very important. See Sonoma State's diversity plan.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:02 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa said he would certainly want to pursue increasing the diversity among African Americans and Latinos.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:03 Spartan Daily
11:03
Kimberly Tsao: 
An audience member inquires about retention tenure and promotion.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:03 Kimberly Tsao
11:03
Spartan Daily: 
Dave Elliot, retired person, former Academic Senate Chair: Asked about statute of collective bargaining agreement.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:03 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Audience member: would you ever as a member of management agree to put those issue of rentention and tenure on the bargaining table.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:04 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: No.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:04 Spartan Daily
11:05
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: the growth funding is not there, so we cannot grow. It will dillute the quality of the faculty.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:05 Spartan Daily
11:06
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: The state cannot afford to have us not grow
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:06 Spartan Daily
11:07
Spartan Daily: 
He said SJSU is better resourced than Sonoma concerning handling the budget.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:07 Spartan Daily
11:07
Spartan Daily: 
Outside of the Engineering building protesters with picket signs are protesting the University Police Department's treatment of instructor Heather Cooper
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:07 Spartan Daily
11:08
Spartan Daily: 
Inside the building there is a police presence
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:08 Spartan Daily
11:08
Spartan Daily: 
A student is asking about the EOP program at SJSU.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:08 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: I'm not familiar with the issues with EOP
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:08 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Student: theres about 2 or 3 Educational Opportunity Programs at SJSU.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:09 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: I don't know enough to comment on that particular issue.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:09 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Question: Preparing students and faculty for a globalized economy.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:10 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: I would be very interested in finding ways to do that. He said he was most active in international programs and he said he looks forward to pushing that agenda.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:11 Spartan Daily
11:12
Spartan Daily: 
Engineering prof: Many cannot live within the confines of the state budget. what steps would he take to keep the momentum going.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:12 Spartan Daily
11:12
Spartan Daily: 
"Why do you want this job?"

Thursday May 8, 2008 11:12 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: University needs to go out and find additional support in community
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:13 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Whitmore gave a specific example about donors yesterday: bringing them to the King Library or an interesting lecture before a football game could garner more attention and attraction.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:14 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: Our mission is a wonderful mission: to transorm the opportunity to change peoples lives
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:14 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: I want this job because he thinks the mission is a wonderful mission at SJSU. Not too many lines of work to do what we do.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:15 Spartan Daily
11:15
Kimberly Tsao: 
He referred to his experience as a dean of business at other universities. He says that helps him understand the alumni donation process.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:15 Kimberly Tsao
11:16
Spartan Daily: 
Alumni Association member: what would his community involvement be? And the momentum athletics have engaged alumnis.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:16 Spartan Daily
11:17
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: CSUs need to cultivate students to want to donate back to SJSU as soon as they are on this campus.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:17 Spartan Daily
11:17
Kimberly Tsao: 
Ochoa: We need to engage the alumni base because they are out there creating "the buzz" about the university.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:17 Kimberly Tsao
11:17
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: Alumni are out there creaing the business about the institution, important that they had a good experience.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:17 Spartan Daily
11:18
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: Athletics are a hook, a way for people to connect to it
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:18 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: Athletics provide a high profile to the university
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:19 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: did read that SJSU "got dinged" for the problems concerning the NCAA and academics.

Thursday May 8, 2008 11:20 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Student: SJSU is a communter school, how will you make it more unified
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:21 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
A freshman at SJSU asked about more affordable housing.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:21 Spartan Daily
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[Comment From Chris BausingerChris Bausinger: ] 
OMG, you got a student to show up! Lucky.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:21 Chris Bausinger
11:22
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: said there are more housing in the planning stages. He said it connects the community with the students.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:22 Spartan Daily
11:24
Spartan Daily: 
Associate dean of the college of education: Role of graduate education on this campus?
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:24 Spartan Daily
11:26
Spartan Daily: 
Sociology prof: SJSU is THE campus in the CSU.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:26 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Would you like to come to SJSU and make it more like other CSUs or make SJSU more autonomous?
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:26 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa crossed his arms and laughed.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:26 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: I wouldnt want to make SJSU like the other campuses
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:26 Spartan Daily
11:27
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: One of the strengths of the CSU system is the characteristics of each CSU campus.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:27 Spartan Daily
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Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: SJSU has a unique identity, unique strengths
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:27 Spartan Daily
11:27
Spartan Daily: 
He has been very selective of what CSU he goes to next.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:27 Spartan Daily
11:28
Kimberly Tsao: 
I will strengthen the unique characteristics of SJSU, he said.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:28 Kimberly Tsao
11:28
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa is done speaking. We will continue the live blog in 15 minutes.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:28 Spartan Daily
11:44
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: I am thrilled and honored to be a finalist for this position
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:44 Spartan Daily
11:44
Kimberly Tsao: 
The media conference has started.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:44 Kimberly Tsao
11:45
Kimberly Tsao: 
SJSU is a terrific institution, he said.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:45 Kimberly Tsao
11:45
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: I would be honored to serve SJSU as president
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:45 Spartan Daily
11:46
Kimberly Tsao: 
I have a variety of experience in different academic fields, he said.

Thursday May 8, 2008 11:46 Kimberly Tsao
11:46
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: I've had international experience, I am myself an immigrant
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:46 Spartan Daily
11:47
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: We are going through a difficult spot in California with the budget, but the investment made in higher education is critical for the state
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:47 Spartan Daily
11:47
Kimberly Tsao: 
Read Ochoa's profile here.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:47 Kimberly Tsao
11:48
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: the CSU, as a whole, we are all engaged in this campaign to get the governor to reconsider the way he is dealing with the budget
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:48 Spartan Daily
11:49
Kimberly Tsao: 
Ochoa is talking about global and local strategic plans to deal with the budget cuts.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:49 Kimberly Tsao
11:49
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: I understand the kind of university SJSU is
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:49 Spartan Daily
11:50
Kimberly Tsao: 
Other than your CSU background, why would you be a good president for SJSU?
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:50 Kimberly Tsao
11:50
Kimberly Tsao: 
He says he's served in other urban universities.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:50 Kimberly Tsao
11:50
Kimberly Tsao: 
He says he knows the "California culture and society."
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:50 Kimberly Tsao
11:51
Kimberly Tsao: 
Ochoa also mentions his immigrant experience.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:51 Kimberly Tsao
11:51
Spartan Daily: 
Jon Wilner (Mercury News): What is the role of football at SJSU in your opinion
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:51 Spartan Daily
11:51
Kimberly Tsao: 
Mercury News reporter asked about SJSU's athletics program.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:51 Kimberly Tsao
11:52
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: Athletics are a form of marketing in some ways
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:52 Spartan Daily
11:52
Kimberly Tsao: 
Ochoa: Atheltics is also an emotional tool that can reach people.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:52 Kimberly Tsao
11:54
Kimberly Tsao: 
Ochoa says he expects the problem with the athletes' low scores will gradually go away because of SJSU's academic support.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:54 Kimberly Tsao
11:54
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: SJSU is one of the strongest institutions in the CSU
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:54 Spartan Daily
11:55
Kimberly Tsao: 
Ochoa says he's committed to the CSU system.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:55 Kimberly Tsao
11:55
Spartan Daily: 
Ochoa: SJSU has a 150-year history, it has institutional maturity, an abundance of alumni
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:55 Spartan Daily
11:55
Kimberly Tsao: 
SJSU is hitting its stride, he said.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:55 Kimberly Tsao
11:57
Kimberly Tsao: 
What will you do first should you become president of SJSU?
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:57 Kimberly Tsao
11:58
Kimberly Tsao: 
He says he cannot go in and change anything immediately.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:58 Kimberly Tsao
11:58
Kimberly Tsao: 
He will, however, increase the representation of Latinos and African Americans on campus, he said.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:58 Kimberly Tsao
11:59
Kimberly Tsao: 
Ochoa says SJSU has very good strategic plans, but prioritization is something we need to look at.
Thursday May 8, 2008 11:59 Kimberly Tsao
12:00
Kimberly Tsao: 
What are your thoughts on the suspension of blood drives on campus?
Thursday May 8, 2008 12:00 Kimberly Tsao
12:00
Kimberly Tsao: 
Ochoa: Sonoma State's Academic Senate voted in favor of a blood drive ban, but the student senate did not.
Thursday May 8, 2008 12:00 Kimberly Tsao
12:01
Kimberly Tsao: 
Ochoa:   Withe the blood drive suspension, two "goods" are competing.
Thursday May 8, 2008 12:01 Kimberly Tsao
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Kimberly Tsao: 
Ochoa: First good: no discrimination. Second good: saving lives.
Thursday May 8, 2008 12:02 Kimberly Tsao
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Kimberly Tsao: 
Ochoa: I don't anticipate reversing the blood drive suspension.
Thursday May 8, 2008 12:02 Kimberly Tsao
12:03
Kimberly Tsao: 
Ochoa: Sonoma State's president was selected for the presidential search committee before Ochoa applied for the position.
Thursday May 8, 2008 12:03 Kimberly Tsao
12:04
Kimberly Tsao: 
I don't exactly how that committee is operating, he said.
Thursday May 8, 2008 12:04 Kimberly Tsao
12:04
Kimberly Tsao: 
I don't think there was a problem, Ochoa said.
Thursday May 8, 2008 12:04 Kimberly Tsao
12:04
Kimberly Tsao: 
The media conference has ended.
Thursday May 8, 2008 12:04 Kimberly Tsao
12:06
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