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Mildred Garcia, president of Cal State Dominguez Hills, was appointed to be the new president of Cal State Fullerton Wednesday.

Garcia, who assumed the presidency of CSU Dominguez Hills in 2007, was cho-sen by the CSU Board of Trustees and will fill her role as the fifth president of CSUF in June.

In a visit to the campus Thursday, Gar-cia met with members of the campus com-munity. “I respect and honor all that’s been done here … I want to sit down and meet with students, faculty, staff – everybody,” said Garcia.

Garcia said she hopes to make the school “even better for the future” by working with the faculty and staff at CSUF.

“Everybody at Fullerton is an educator and I need to hear their voices,” she said.

The future president said she wants to work hard to make sure CSUF students are graduating and to help them acquire jobs after graduation.

“I will be your voice, I will be your spokesperson throughout the nation,” Gar-cia said.

Garcia has a B.S. in business education from Bernard M. Baruch College, an M.A. in business and higher education from New York University, an M.A. in higher educa-tion from Columbia University-Teachers

College, and an Ed.D. from Columbia University-Teachers College.

“I got a chance to be on the search com-mittee (and) understand her philosophy,” said Willie J. Hagan, interim president, adding that “she was clearly the strongest person there, so I’m happy.”

The search committee, according to Hagan, went through many résumés before getting down to six candidates. Those six candidates were brought to Los Angeles and, after an interview process, were nar-rowed down to three finalists who were rec-ommended to the Board of Trustees. The board then made the final decision.

“We felt that (Garcia) was going to come out on top,” Hagan said.

Garcia comes with a combined 10 years of experience as a strong leader in a univer-sity environment, including time spent at CSU Dominguez Hills, Berkeley College, Arizona State University, Montclair State University and Hosta Community College.

Dennis DeMaio, a law enforce-ment veteran of 38 years, joined the ranks of newly appointed members of Cal State Fullerton as the new university chief of police Jan.17. The new chief was selected after an extensive interviewing process that began December 2010 and ended February 2011, according to De-Maio.

DeMaio succeeds Judith D. King, the first female chief in the CSU who served for more than 12 years. She announced her retirement in 2011. King said she and her hus-band, who was chief of police at Cal State Los Angeles, both decided it was time to retire and move to their ranch in central California.

DeMaio, who will take over the 63-member police department, in-cluding 27 fully sworn-police offi-cers, has had a well-rounded career, which began Feb. 1, 1973, from working at a municipal and county level to his most recent employment as airport operations division com-mander and chief of airport police services at John Wayne Airport.

“This police department brings me back to my roots. I enjoy serving, I enjoy being in uniform, I enjoy serving the country,” said DeMaio. “I am a baseball kind of guy; first base was municipal policing, second and third were county and federal law enforcement, and my home run is being able to work at the univer-sity level. I have always wanted to work in the university level. I am hitting a grand slam here.”

Despite his broad background, DeMaio will have adjusting to do. King said the toughest task will probably be adapting to the dif-ferences between working for the county government and working for a university, and learning the differ-ent nuances and reporting lines.

“It is a little different so that is part of why I am staying on for a little bit to help him with that tran-sition,” said King. She said she ex-pects DeMaio will bring “continued recognition that the university po-lice department operates on equal footing with other organizations in the county.”

The CSU Board of Trustees convened Tuesday and Wednesday for its first of six meetings this year, during which it unanimously adopted a new policy that places a limit on executive compensation.

The policy states “the initial base salary, paid with public funds, to the successor president, shall not exceed 10 percent of the previous incumbent’s pay,” or a maximum of $325,000. The CSU will also take into consideration comparison surveys, continuing to evaluate fair compensation for its employees.

“I’m proposing that the salaries of newly appointed presidents in this system not exceed the maximum of $325,000 in general fund support that is consistent with the proposal submitted by Senate,” said Chair Herbert L. Carter.

State Sen. Ted Lieu was in attendance at the Wednesday meeting and commended the committee’s decision to put a cap on salaries.

“I’m confident that we can work together to resolve issues. I love the (CSU) and I believe higher education is the key to California’s future, and I think it’s important that you take this step to put this behind you and look forward to working together, to working on

important issues,” said Lieu.During the open forum, the

board was confronted by various speakers about the student protester and police force clash that occurred at the Nov. 15 meeting when the board voted to increase tuition by 9 percent. The speakers critiqued how the situation was handled and claimed it was a repression of free speech to cancel the meeting and later continue the vote in a closed session.

“It seems that there is a growing trend amongst leaders, specifically those who hold positions of power, to repress free speech,” said David Inga, member and organizer of Students for Quality Education at Cal State Fullerton.

Tessy Reese, a CSU Employees Union Unit Two member, spoke out against the prevention of protests.

Cliff Cramp, an illustration profes-sor at Cal State Fullerton, begins with an apple.

His students, both illustrators and animators, must create apples with digital brushstrokes, all while remem-bering to communicate with their audience. This basic communication paves the way for the success of his students.

One of those potential places of suc-cess — the entertainment industry.

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Former president of CSU Domin-guez Hills, is appointed new president of Cal State Fullerton starting after June 1.

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Interim President Willie Hagan (left) and Mildred García (center) meet newly appointed Chief of Police Dennis DeMaio on their way to the Gastronome after García was announced as CSUF’s new president on Wednesday. García is currently president at Cal State Dominguez Hills and is scheduled to take her position as president of CSUF after June 1.

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NEW PRESIDENT APPOINTED TO CAL STATE FULLERTON

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Passing old traditions but keeping with the times

Everbody at Fullerton is an educator and I need to

hear their voices.Mildred Garcia

Future President

My concern is for these bright, young

stars who want to speak and protest. We should not silence their voice.

Tessy ReeseCSU Employees Union

Unit Two member

Mildred Garcia Named New

CSUF President