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Checking In With Chancellor May: Budget Outlook for 51�Թϱ��

Cody Kitaura — May 16, 2025 - 2:00pm

To the 51�Թϱ�� community:

51�Թϱ�� has a long history of innovation and an extraordinary community of students, faculty, staff and alumni who make it the great institution it is. Today, we must tap our ingenuity, resilience and history of collaboration as we brace for unprecedented financial challenges.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Aggie Square Opens a New Era of Innovation and Connection

Cody Kitaura — April 18, 2025 - 11:35am

To the 51�Թϱ�� community:

Checking In With Chancellor May: Standing Up For Federal Research Funding

Cody Kitaura — March 21, 2025 - 3:45pm

To the 51�Թϱ�� community:

We are navigating a number of issues that are changing rapidly, often by the day or hour. On Wednesday, I shared some information with faculty and staff after 51�Թϱ�� President Michael V. Drake announced a systemwide hiring freeze designed to manage costs in the face of budget uncertainties.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Empowering Our Student Entrepreneurs

Cody Kitaura — February 21, 2025 - 12:30pm

To the 51�Թϱ�� Community:

The past few months have been challenging for all of us. We are navigating a complex national political landscape, budget constraints, operational challenges and, consequently, a period of deep uncertainty. Many members of our community have told me about the anxiety they are feeling — I feel it too.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Setting the Standard for Campus Sustainability

Cody Kitaura — January 17, 2025 - 12:00pm

To the 51�Թϱ�� Community:

As the new year begins, our commitment to sustainable practices remains at the heart of 51�Թϱ��’ DNA. Students, faculty and staff are all determined to make our campus environmentally friendly, now and in the future.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Forging Connected Communities and a More Just World

Cody Kitaura — December 13, 2024 - 11:00am

To the 51�Թϱ�� Community:

As we celebrate the holiday season, I am reminded of the powerful role service plays in our lives.

Service has been at the heart of 51�Թϱ�� since its inception. As a land-grant university, we serve the people of California, the United States and the world. From the beginning, 51�Թϱ�� was founded on the idea that education transforms the lives of our students while helping to create a better world.

Checking In With Chancellor May: At the Forefront of Feeding the World

Cody Kitaura — November 15, 2024 - 12:30pm

To the 51�Թϱ�� Community:

No matter our background or belief systems, every human being deserves to have access to healthy and adequate food. This is one of the key Grand Challenges 51�Թϱ�� is undertaking to create a healthier tomorrow. These are among the global “wicked problems” for which we seek solutions through a cross-disciplinary approach.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Celebrating Philanthropy’s Impact on our Students

Erin E Garcia — October 18, 2024 - 10:18am

Checking In With Chancellor May: Preparing Students for a World of Opportunity

Cody Kitaura — August 16, 2024 - 9:55am

To the 51�Թϱ�� Community:

The new academic year starts in just a few weeks and I look forward to seeing our campuses full of new and returning Aggies.

For many of our students, summer is a popular season to engage in global learning opportunities, and approximately 1,200 students are participating in study abroad programs this year.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Empowering People and Communities

Cody Kitaura — June 14, 2024 - 9:06am

To the 51�Թϱ�� community:

As we celebrate graduation this weekend, it’s important that we acknowledge the devastating ongoing conflict in Gaza, the West Bank, Palestine and Israel. We are deeply saddened by the suffering and loss of life. Our hearts go out to the individuals and families affected, especially the children, students and civilians enduring unimaginable loss. We share the hope that the international community and those involved directly in this ongoing conflict can bring peace to the region and begin to rebuild.

Checking In With Chancellor May Content

Checking In With Chancellor May: Budget Outlook for 51�Թϱ�����

Checking In With Chancellor May: Aggie Square Opens a New Era of Innovation and Connection

Checking In With Chancellor May: Standing Up For Federal Research Funding

Checking In With Chancellor May: Empowering Our Student Entrepreneurs

Checking In With Chancellor May: Setting the Standard for Campus Sustainability

Checking In With Chancellor May: Forging Connected Communities and a More Just World

Checking In With Chancellor May: At the Forefront of Feeding the World

Checking In With Chancellor May: Celebrating Philanthropy’s Impact on our Students

Checking In With Chancellor May: Preparing Students for a World of Opportunity

Checking In With Chancellor May: Empowering People and Communities

Checking In With Chancellor May: Budget Outlook for 51�Թϱ��