[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 46 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S3242]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CALIFORNIA YEAR OF THE ALUMNI

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, on April 11, 1996, graduates of the 
California State University will gather in Washington, DC, to celebrate 
1996 as ``California Year of the Alumni''. Today I wish to recognize 
the achievements and contributions of the more than 2.1 million alumni 
of that great institution.
  The California State University is a vibrant, important part of 
California's public university system. Its graduates are an integral 
part of the many communities which comprise our great State. An 
estimated 10 percent of the workforce in the State of California are 
alumni of the California State University. Their contributions, both 
separate and collective, are evident in all aspects of life in my 
State.
  CSU graduates are active in the arts, commerce, the professions, 
government, and elsewhere. Proud of an educational experience made 
possible by the foresight of Californians who came before them, CSU 
alumni are committed to maintaining first-rate educational institutions 
in California.
  The alumni of the California State University promote and support 
campus environments where today the values of scholarship, citizenship, 
and self-development are shared and nurtured by more than 300,000 
students and faculty on 21 campuses. Additionally, thousands of 
graduates volunteer their time, energy, and resources to myriad other 
causes, providing themselves daily as ambassadors and stewards of 
positive change.
  It is my great pleasure to honor the alumni of the California State 
University on the floor of the U.S. Senate today as they celebrate the 
``California Year of the Alumni.''

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