The CSU was strategically chosen. We want this to be the first real success story. King said both the CSU and Ameritech benefit from their relationship. What we get is a first-class library system and exposure as a leader in the field. Although the goals of business and public education are different, they are not mutually exclusive, said Don Scoble, SF State vice president for business and finance and campus delegate to the CETI agreement team.
Businesses exist to make money, and educational institutions exist to educate people.
We can not permit the profit motive to violate the educational mission. I won't let it happen. Scoble said relationships between campuses and businesses are nothing new. He cited the engineering school's long-standing relationship with Bechtel and various business school programs as examples. But he did acknowledge this new wave of corporate presence on campus is unprecedented.