The support, endorsement, and participation of the community colleges in this effort are critical to its success. Additional funds for 2000-01 have been designated for increasing transfer and articulation. Each campus has been provided an allocation based on an approved FTES formula.
Specific guidelines identify the transfer and articulation expenditures.
Efforts will be concentrated on providing increased access and opportunity at the four-year colleges and universities as the systems respond to projected enrollment surges. Equally important will be an emphasis on ensuring student success by drawing upon proven practices and initiating and expanding systemwide and local activities including the improvement of articulation activities, reinvigorating intersegmental transfer partnerships, and increasing university outreach activities. Of growing concern to many is the recent passage of Proposition 209 and the University of California's adoption of resolution SP-1, a policy eliminating consideration of race, ethnicity, and gender in admissions. Recognizing the potential impact of SP-1 on diversity in future student enrollment, the UC Regents established an Outreach Task Force whose charge it was to develop proposals for new directions increased funding for the Regents to increase eligibility rated so those who are disadvantaged economically or in terms of their social environment. Among the Task Force's recommendations is an increased presence on community college campuses.