ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT SUMMIT

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2 ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT SUMMIT The California Higher Education Student Summit (CHESS) is an annual conference that attracts students, university leaders, public officials, and higher education policy experts for a common purpose to educate and empower California State University (CSU) students to advocate effectively on issues important to them. Hosted by the California State Student Association, this conference is the only statewide higher education advocacy conference planned specifically for CSU students. CHESS workshop sessions focus on outcomes related to knowledge and understanding of higher education policy issues, California governance, and the role of interest groups and advocates. The conference culminates on Monday, March 13, 2017, when CSU campus delegations participate in CSU Student Advocacy Day. This final conference component provides students the experience of transferring their knowledge and skills into action through lobby visits at the State Capitol. ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA STATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION CSSA serves California State University students, advocates for student interests, and engages students in public higher education policy making. As the single recognized voice for the students of the California State University system, CSSA represents, serves, and protects the collective interests of students in the CSU system. The association s board of directors is made up of student leaders from the 23 CSU campuses, representing approximately 475,000 students. Over the last 57 years, CSSA has collaborated with university administration, the legislature, fellow students, faculty, alumni, and community partners to affect positive change for students in California. It remains our goal to claim victories on legislation affecting public higher education, mark accomplishments through the shared governance process with university administration, and to respond to the needs of campus student associations at a local level. Through involvement with CSSA, students develop a vast understanding of California public policy and gain effective leadership skills that carry over into professional, civic, and social life.

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome Letter Conference Information Keynote Speaker General Session I General Session II Workshops Overview Session I Workshops Sessions II Workshops Sessions III Workshops Sessions IV Workshops CSSA Successful Legislation CSSA s Recent Accomplishments Schedule of Events (Back Cover) 2

4 Welcome to CHESS! Now more than ever, your voice and your action is needed to protect the collective interests of the nearly half a million students each year who rely on an affordable and quality public education through the 23-campus California State University system. On behalf of the California State Student Association (CSSA) Board of Directors, I want to commend you for answering the call to action and welcome you to the twenty-second annual California Higher Education Student Summit (CHESS) in Sacramento, California. During CHESS, you will have the opportunity to engage with and learn from California s leaders in legislative advocacy and policy research who will equip you with the knowledge and skills to convince decision makers in the state of California as to why they should #choosecsu! Whether it is the connection to your hometown or the exceptional academic programs, you each have unique reasons for choosing to attend your CSU campus, and you each have unique stories about how the CSU has positively affected your life. Take those stories to the capitol and remind our state leaders that investing in the CSU is investing in the success of the state of California. We want you to have a memorable and productive conference, and our staff and student leaders are here to help make that happen. Should you need anything during your time in Sacramento, don t hesitate to contact me directly at (850) Educate. Empower. Advocate. C. Rob Shorette II, Ph.D. Executive Director California State Student Association 3

5 CONFERENCE INFORMATION Event Information We want to ensure that your CHESS experience exceeds your expectations. If you have any questions, concerns, or requests, please do not hesitate to stop by the registration table in the foyer on the lower level of the Hyatt Hotel. Event staff and volunteers are available to assist you throughout the duration of the conference. The registration table also offers the following services: Information about CSSA Payment and Receipts Evaluation Form Drop-Off Select Replacement Materials Lost and Found Name Badges Your name badge will be required for workshops, general sessions, and to obtain meals. If you need to replace a lost name badge, you can do so at the registration table. CHESS Evaluations Help us improve CHESS each year! In addition to filling out session evaluations, please be sure to complete and submit the CHESS Evaluation the form includes feedback on the hotel, food, speakers, learning outcomes, and the event as a whole. Please submit your evaluation forms at the registration table. For every completed evaluation form you submit, you will receive a raffle ticket for prizes to be drawn at the banquet dinner. Campus Pride Dinner The campus pride competition gives CHESS attendees the opportunity to show their pride by wearing their campus gear on Sunday and demonstrate what makes each California State University campus unique. Each campus will be entered into a friendly competition taking place during Sunday s dinner to be judged by the CHESS Committee. The winning campus will be announced at the dinner. CSU Student Advocacy Day at the State Capitol For many students, Monday s CSU Student Advocacy Day will be their very first time meeting with members of the state legislature. Throughout the conference, there will be CSU Student Advocacy Day preparation and training. During the CSU Student Advocacy Day preparation periods, experienced trainers work with delegations to: Provide information and materials on messaging so students are prepared to ask legislators to make public higher education a priority; Provide tips and pitfalls for meeting with legislators; Establish advocacy roles within your campus delegation; Role-play successful visits; Discuss appropriate procedures for following up after the meetings; and Answer any questions. Attire Sunday During the workshops and dinner we want to you be comfortable and casual. No need to wear business attire to the dinner campus gear is recommended as that s when your campus will have the opportunity to display its pride in a friendly campus spirit competition. Attire Monday at the Capitol We want legislators to know students are present in the capitol building advocating for the CSU. Campus gear, or Made in the CSU gear, is encouraged. 4

6 GENERAL SESSION I 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Jessie Ryan Executive Vice President The Campaign for College Opportunity Jessie Ryan grew up in the Central Valley and was raised by a struggling single mother. While life was often challenging, Jessie s mother taught her that being economically disadvantaged did not mean a lifetime of disadvantage. She instilled the belief in Jessie that through education and civic participation individuals could vastly improve their quality of life. It was her mother s strong sense of civic service and empathy for others that inspired Jessie to seek a college education, something her mother had always dreamed of doing, and devote much of her professional life to making it possible for others to follow their same college dream. As the Executive Vice President for the Campaign for College Opportunity, Jessie leads the organization s advocacy and policy efforts to increase the number of California students accessing higher education and impact the rate that students succeed in reaching their educational goals. A proud product of California s Community Colleges and California State University System, in 2010 Jessie was thrilled to shepherd historic transfer reform legislation to simplify the transfer pathway from community colleges to four-year universities. In 2015, Jessie successfully led efforts to expand enrollment funding for the CSU and UC as well as direct $60 million dollars to community colleges for reforming their remedial education practices. In 2014, Jessie was humbled to be elected to the Sacramento City Unified School District, Board of Education. She represents some of the poorest, most diverse neighborhoods in Sacramento and is dedicated to ensuring that all students have a pathway out of poverty through public education. Jessie graduated from Emerge California, a political leadership training program designed to identify, educate, and inspire Democratic women who want to pursue a career in politics at the local and state level. Jessie was a graduate of the Women s Policy Institute, a program offered by the Women s Foundation of California and created to increase the number of women leaders in California who are actively involved in shaping and implementing policies that affect the health and well-being of women and girls. She was a 2005 fellow in the Institute for Developing Emerging Area Leaders (IDEAL) program, which is dedicated to engaging a diverse group of valley stakeholders in strengthening effective public policy decision-making. Jessie was also selected to represent the valley in the Pew Partnership s LeadershipPlenty a program that teaches participants civic skills such as taking action, managing conflict, building partnerships, and engaging diverse communities in creating long-term positive community change. She attended Sacramento City College, was the recipient of a Kelly Broadcasting scholarship, and holds her bachelor s degree in Broadcast Communications from San Francisco State University. Jessie received her Master of Arts in Leadership Studies from Saint Mary s College of California. She resides in Oak Park with her husband, Arsenio Mataka, Assistant Secretary for Environmental Justice at the California Environmental Protection Agency, and their two children. 5

7 GENERAL SESSION II 1:00 PM - 1:40 PM Shanell Williams Trustee City College of San Francisco Over the past 16 years, Shanell Williams has served thousands of San Franciscans as an informed, passionate and dedicated public advocate, nonprofit leader and community organizer. From mentoring youth trapped in cycles of incarceration to saving San Francisco City College from a near loss of accreditation and closure for the past four years Williams has worked tirelessly to improve all San Franciscans quality of life. In 2012, she re-enrolled at CCSF and became active in the school s politics. She served as Vice President of Communications for Ocean Campus before going on to become Ocean Campus Associated Students President. It was during this time the College s accreditation became threatened, and as Associated Students President, Williams was actively involved in the effort to save City College. Having come to CCSF with years of experience as an advocate and community organizer, she became a natural leader in the Save City College Coalition. After serving as President, she won the position of Student Trustee with overwhelming support from students, faculty, staff and the community. On November 8, 2016, Williams was the top vote getter of five candidates and won a seat on the SF Community College Board. Williams is also currently working to reduce birth outcome disparities in communities of color through her work as a Community Engagement Specialist for the Preterm Birth Initiative at UCSF. A San Francisco native, she was raised in a working-class family in the Fillmore District. Her father was a construction laborer, and her mother was a nursing assistant. She is the first person in her immediate family to pursue a college education. Williams became a ward of the court at age 15 and completed high school with honors through Walden Academy continuation school. After graduating and transitioning out of the foster care system, she briefly attended City College of San Francisco (CCSF) but left to pursue a fulltime job, as she experienced the challenges of living in the city as a working student. She spent eight years working and organizing for numerous nonprofit agencies and labor organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life of marginalized, low-income communities including: the Center for Young Women s Development, Youth Leadership Institute, UNITE HERE Local 2, Jobs with Justice, and Urban Services YMCA. 6

8 GENERAL SESSION III 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM Maggie White CSU Student Trustee California State University, Stanislaus Jorge Reyes Salinas CSU Student Trustee California State University, Northridge As the governing board for the largest comprehensive public university system in the country, the CSU Board of Trustees is responsible for oversight of the California State University system by adopting its rules, regulations, and policies. Now, what does that even mean? In this session, you will have the opportunity to connect with members of the board and learn more about the systemwide issues being discussed at the table. With more than 475,000 students in the CSU system, discover why the student voice is necessary in shaping the future of higher education in California and serving as a model for the rest of the nation. for more information go to calstatestudents.org/studenttrustee 77

9 WORKSHOPS OVERVIEW Sunday, March 12, 2017 Workshop Tracks Please select workshops to attend during each breakout session. Detailed workshop descriptions can be found on the following pages. Workshop Session I (10:25 AM 11:15 AM) Session A CSSA Alumni in the Capitol Session B Session C California Student Affordability and the Institute for College Access and Success Higher Education Research: The Work of the Public Policy Institute of California Session D Grassroots Organizing, Action Planning, and Campaign Development 101 Workshop Session II (11:25 AM 12:15 PM) Session A Dreamer Ally Training Session B Session C Session D Mental Health Resources and the California Higher Education Civic Engagement with you University s Local Government What to Leave Behind Workshop Session III (1:50 PM 2:40 PM) Session A Mock Lobby Visits Session B Session C Session D Higher Education Hot Topics in 2017: What You Need to Know Partners in Crim--errr Advocacy CSSA s Policy Priorities Workshop Session IV (2:50 PM 3:40 PM) Session A Mock Lobby Visits Session B The Power of a Coalition: The Budget Advocacy Campaign in 2017 Session C California Financial Aid and its Role in Student Access Session D Grassroots Organizing, Action Planning, and Campaign Development 101 FIRST AT CHESS RETURNING TO CHESS ADVOCACY EXPERT 8

10 A WORKSHOP SESSIONS I 10:25 AM 11:15 AM CSSA Alumni in the Capitol In this panel discussion, get the inside scoop about advocacy from CSSA alumni who work in the capitol community. Hear about how they went from CSSA to staff in the capitol. Learn best practices about lobby visits, including how to answer tough questions, make the best case for your students, and leave a positive impression. Moderator: Panelists: Sarah Couch, Legislative Assistant, Senator Patricia Bates. Tyler Aguilar, Senator Fellow, Senator Richard Pan Deanna Jarquin, Assembly Fellow, Assemblymember Ian Calderon Naeemah Charles, Assembly Fellow, Assemblymember Richard Bloom Golden State AB California Student Affordability and the Institute for College Access and Success B The majority of CSU students receive some form of financial aid. As the cost of college rises, even more students will rely on grants and loans to finance their higher education. This workshop will discuss the impact of the California state budget and the status of the Cal Grant program, as well as other components of the state financial aid landscape for Laura Szabo-Kubitz, California Project Manager, The Institute for College Access and Success Regency E Higher Education Research: The Work of the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) C One helpful tool in all legislative advocacy is concrete data and research. PPIC is a leader in the field of research on public policy issues that include higher education. This presentation will give participants a broader perspective of the issues and trends in California higher education as identified through PPIC s cutting-edge research. Sara Adan, Research Associate, PPIC; Jacob Jackson, Higher Education Research Fellow, PPIC Regency F D Grassroots Organizing, Action Planning, and Campaign Development 101 Learn practical skill sets for grassroots organizing, how to build a strong campaign, and plan successful actions. Topics include: the cycle of organizing, power mapping, strategic action planning, spectrum of allies, tactics escalation, and coalition building. Whether it s a campaign on your campus, statewide, or nationwide, this training will provide you with the basic tools for mobilizing your community and empowering your voice. Celia LoBuono Gonzalez, ASI Vice President of External Affairs, SFSU Regency D 9

11 WORKSHOP SESSIONS II 11:25 AM 12:15 PM DREAMer Ally Training A This important workshop will touch on the work being done on one campus, Sacramento State University, to support undocumented students in the CSU. Learn about policies and practices in place to protect undocumented students, and what we can all do to become allies. Denise Viviana Barajas, Program Assistant, Dreamers Resource Center/Serna Center, Sacramento State Golden State AB Mental Health Resources and the California Higher Education B This presentation will focus on the challenges and success on the push for additional mental health resources on California s college campuses. Learn about last year s legislative attempt, and this year s continued pursuit, to secure more mental health resources through AB Additionally, hear about the great work being done by the Steinberg Institute on this and other topics. Anna Hasselblad, Director of Public Policy, Steinberg Institute Regency E Civic Engagement with you University s Local Government C Would you like to develop and maintain positive relationships with the local government and community in which your campus resides? During this workshop, you will learn more about how to civically engage with your local government and community and how these efforts can benefit you in your lobbying efforts during CHESS. Noriel Mostajo, ASI Governmental Relations Coordinator, Stanislaus State; Nicole Larson, ASI President, Stanislaus State Regency F What to Leave Behind D CSSA staff has prepared a helpful tool to leave behind in your meetings on Monday. This presentation will walk you through the content of the leave behind, and how to utilize it most effectively in your meetings with legislators. We need you to tell your story! Presenters: Amparo Diaz, Government Relations Coordinator, CSSA Regency D 9 10

12 Mock Lobby Visits WORKSHOP SESSIONS III 1:50 PM 2:40 PM A CHESS give you the opportunity to have a broader and deeper understanding of advocacy, the legislature, and issues effecting higher education. This workshop will help you apply all of that knowledge to the lobby visits you will conduct with you campus by giving you the opportunity to participate in mock lobby visits where you will be able to employ these tactics in different advocacy scenarios. Jared Giarrusso, Assistant Director of Government Relation, CSSA Golden State AB Higher Education Hot Topics in 2017: What You Need to Know B This presentation by a leading higher education policy expert in the Assembly will focus on 2017 legislative hot topics, how they impact students, and what you can do to shape the conversation around public higher education in the capitol. Kevin Powers, Consultant, Assembly Higher Education Committee Regency E C Partners in Crim--errr Advocacy Opportunities for collaboration between students, faculty, staff, and alumni exists in all corners. The 2016 election provided the perfect opportunity to connect and work with numerous stakeholders across the campus community. CSUF ASI and the Office of Government and Community Relations have established a stalwart relationship that has evolved from voter registration to budget and legislative advocacy to social media advocacy. This panel will provide a unique perspective on how to create effective partnerships and tips on advocacy. Presenters: Amanda I. Martinez, Chief Governmental Officer, Associated Student, CSU Fullerton; Jeanne Tran, Associate Director of State & Community Relations, CSU Fullerton Regency F CSSA s Policy Priorities D This panel will focus on the current CSSA Policy Agenda priorities and how students worked to create the agenda. As we move into the legislative cycle for the State of California, students are urging the legislature to support CSU student through a fully funded budget, as well as supporting important issues like food and housing insecurity, undocumented students, and additional financial aid for students. Presenters: David Lopez President, CSSA; Isabelle Franz Chair, CSSA; Mia Kagianas Vice President, Finance, CSSA; Ryan Brown Vice President, Legislative Affairs, CSSA Regency D 11

13 WORKSHOP SESSIONS IV 2:50 PM 3:40 PM Mock Lobby Visits A CHESS give you the opportunity to have a broader and deeper understanding of advocacy, the legislature, and issues effecting higher education. This workshop will help you apply all of that knowledge to the lobby visits you will conduct with you campus by giving you the opportunity to participate in mock lobby visits where you will be able to employ these tactics in different advocacy scenarios. Jared Giarrusso, Assistant Director of Government Relation, CSSA Golden State AB The Power of a Coalition: The Budget Advocacy Campaign in 2017 B Starting in 2014, after several years of devastating budget cuts to the CSU, the CSU administration, students, faculty, and staff came together to advocate for renewed investment in the CSU. Born from that was the #standwithcsu campaign - a collaborative, consistent, and innovative advocacy effort aimed at the legislature. This year, the coalition continues to focus on increasing state support for the CSU. Hear first-hand from the CSU Office of Advocacy and State Relations about the political landscape in 2017 as well as the critical role of students in advocacy. Kathleen Chavira, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Advocacy and State Relations; Nichole Munoz-Murillo, Director, State Relations Regency E California Financial Aid and its Role in Student Access C More than 50% of CSU students receive some form of financial aid. As the cost of college rises, even more students will rely on grants and loans to finance their higher education. This workshop will discuss the financial aid landscape, and the work that the California Student Aid Commission is doing to both distribute, protect, and grow financial aid. California Student Aid Commission Regency F Grassroots Organizing, Action Planning, and Campaign Development 101 D Learn practical skill sets for grassroots organizing, how to build a strong campaign, and plan successful actions. Topics include: the cycle of organizing, power mapping, strategic action planning, spectrum of allies, tactics escalation, and coalition building. Whether it s a campaign on your campus, statewide, or nationwide, this training will provide you with the basic tools for mobilizing your community and empowering your voice. Celia LoBuono Gonzalez, ASI Vice President of External Affairs, SFSU Regency D 9 12

14 Sponsored SUCCESSFUL LEGISLATION SPONSORED & SUPPORTED BY CSSA SB 1210 (Lara): California DREAM Loan Program The DREAM Loan Program would provide a reliable avenue for eligible undocumented students to be able to access loans to help fill the financial gap between financial aid and family contribution. AB 798 (Bonilla) College Textbook Affordability Act of 2015 This bill would create the Open Educational Resources Adoption Incentive Fund (AIF) that would provide funding to local campus, faculty, and staff to increase student access to free open educational resources (OER) at the California Community Colleges, and the California State University. Supported SB 178/798: Student Financial Aid: Cal Grant Program Together these bills will increase the amount of financial aid available to low-income Cal Grant B recipients to cover college costs beyond tuition and fees SB 1022 (Huff): Labor Market Outcome Information This bill would require the California State University, and request the University of California, to publicly provide labor market outcome information relating to the graduates of their undergraduate programs and authorize the CSU and the UC to publicly provide labor market outcome information relating to the graduates of their graduate programs. SB 967 (De Leon): Student safety: sexual assault Would require the governing boards of each community college district, the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the governing boards of independent postsecondary institutions, to adopt policies concerning sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking that include certain elements, including an affirmative consent standard in the determination of whether consent was given by a complainant. AB 2736 (Williams) - Postsecondary education: California State University Authorizes the trustees to fix a fee for voluntary in a specified statewide student body organization. This bill would require the trustees to provide students the ability to affirmatively elect to pay the fee, or a clear and unambiguous means to decline payment of the fee, each time the fee is assessed. AB 2160 (Ting) Cal Grant Program : Grade Point Average This bill would require that, except for pupils who opt out, each pupil enrolled in grade 12 be deemed a Cal Grant applicant. The bill would require, except for pupils who have opted out, that a grade point average be submitted electronically for all grade 12 pupils at public schools each academic year. AB 1000 (Weber) California State University: student success fees This bill specifies certain requirements for the consideration and enactment of student success fees. AB 1796 (Linder) Franchise Tax Board: Refunds: Direct Deposit: Taxpayer Form Instructions Would require the Franchise Tax Board to revise taxpayer form instructions for tax returns to include information about the ability of a taxpayer to directly deposit a portion of a refund into the Golden State Scholarshare College Savings Trust. AB 2350 (Bonilla): Equity in Higher Education Act: prevention of pregnancy discrimination Would express various legislative findings and declarations relating to pregnancy discrimination. The bill would add to the Equity in Higher Education Act a provision specifying that this policy of freedom from discrimination includes, but is not limited to, freedom from pregnancy discrimination as described in a specified federal statute. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. AB 1443 (Skinner): Unpaid Interns Would provide that discrimination against any person in the selection, termination, training, or other terms or treatment of that person in an unpaid internship, or another limited duration program to provide unpaid work experience for that person, or the harassment of an unpaid intern or volunteer, on account of the factors described above is an unlawful employment practice. AB 2324 (Williams) : Trustees of the CSU : faculty member of the board Would allow a faculty member to remain on the board of Trustees of the California State University after his or her 2-year term expires, if the Governor has not appointed a successor, for one additional year, or until a successor is appointed by the Governor, whichever occurs first. SB 113 (Jackson): Elections: Voter Registration Would lower the minimum age for purposes of submitting an affidavit of registration pursuant to the provisions of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 to 16 years of age. The bill also would make conforming changes to existing law. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. AB 1228 (Gipson) Postsecondary Education: campus housing : priority for homeless youth Requests UC and CSU to provide priority on-campus housing to current and former homeless youth. In addition, it requests these universities that maintain student housing facilities open for occupation during school breaks, or on a year-round basis, provide priority housing registration to former foster youth at no extra cost during academic or campus breaks. AB 1307 (McCarty) Working Families Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Act Would make permanent the policies established in the 2013 Working Families Student Fee Transparency Act regarding system wide fee policy. 13

15 THE VOICE FOR CSU STUDENTS The following is a brief list of accomplishments CSSA has achieved over the last few years. Join us in celebrating these victories for CSU students. University Affairs Legislative Affairs Shared Governance Improved shared governance in the CSU system by advocating for new and improved policies, including a policy requiring student membership on all CSU auxiliary governing boards. CSUnity Launched the annual CSUnity student leadership conference, in partnership with the Auxiliary Organizations Association, with over 250 student leaders in attendance. The conference focuses on providing training for the legal, ethical, and fiscal responsibilities that come with serving on a governing board. CSU Smoke Free Workgroup Participated in the development of model policies for smoke and tobacco free CSU campuses. Final recommendations for a more healthy and smoke/tobacco free CSU system are slated to be released this year. Affordable Learning Solutions Promoted the Affordable Learning Solutions campaign to help connect students to low cost and free course materials and provide increased choice for students/ faculty in utilizing academic technology. White Paper on Online Education Published a white paper identifying student perspectives regarding online learning and reiterating the importance of affordable academic technology being incorporated into CSU courses as a means to best serve the CSU student population. Sustainability Awarded 50 grants to various student sustainability initiatives via the CSSA Greenovation Fund. Greenovation is an ongoing CSSA grant program that empowers students to make positive change in their campus environments while enhancing the sustainability profile of CSU campuses. Participated in the CSU Sustainability Task Force. The taskforce created a vision for sustainable systemwide operations on CSU campuses, including reduction of greenhouse emissions, construction of LEED certified buildings, recycling programs, and more. #StandwithCSU 2014 saw the creation of the #StandwithCSU campaign, a dynamic, social media-driven budget advocacy strategy by the CSU, CSSA, and the CSU Academic Senate. The campaign included securing signatures from 2/3 of the legislature in support of additional funding for the CSU, #StandwithCSU door posters, regular social media engagements, and hundreds of legislative visits. The campaign reached new heights in its second year with the distribution of #StandwithCSU socks for all legislators to wear on June 4, After 18 months of hard work, the CSU received an additional $97 million in state funding, its first fully funded budget request in nearly ten years. CHESS XX1 The California Higher Education Student Summit (CHESS) is a three-day conference seeking to train and empower students to advocate for greater access to an affordable, quality education in California. The 2016 conference included educational sessions on higher education policy issues and interactive trainings on how to lobby members of the state legislature. Keynote speakers and workshop presenters included Speaker Toni Atkins, Ben Adler of Capitol Public Radio, Jessie Ryan of the Campaign for College Opportunity, Laura Szabo-Kubitz of TICAS, CSSA alumna Chelsea Minor, and several key CSU staff. The summit culminated with an advocacy day at the state capitol, where student delegations met with legislators and staff to advocate for an additional $97 million in state funding for the CSU, as well as CSSA s sponsored bill, AB 798, which aims to lower textbook costs through greater use of free Open Educational Resources at CSU campuses. Federal Advocacy CSSA continues to increase its presence in Washington, D.C., sending students to the nation s capital in fall 2014 and again in spring 2015 for the annual CSU Hill Day. CSSA student leaders met with several California Congressional members, the Senate HELP committee, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and higher education nonprofit partners, including Young Invincibles, National Campus Leadership Council, and The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS). Students advocated for improving campus climate through sexual assault education and prevention measures, reforming student loan repayment options and interest rates, and reinstating year-round Pell grant funding.

16 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Hyatt Regency Sacramento 1209 L St, Sacramento, CA SATURDAY, March 11, :00 PM 8:00 PM CHESS Reception Hosted by Sac State ASI Capitol Room, Haper Alumni Center, Sac State SUNDAY, March 12, :30 AM - 9:15 AM Registration & Breakfast Regency ABC 9:15 AM Welcome to CHESS Regency ABC David M. Lopez, CSSA President & Dr. Rob Shorette, CSSA Executive Director 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM General Session I Regency ABC Jessie Ryan, Executive Vice President, The Campaign for College Opportunity 10:25 AM - 11:15 AM Workshop Session I A) CSSA Alumni in the Capitol Golden State AB B) California Student Affordability and the Institute for College Access Regency E C) Higher Education Research: The Work of the Public Policy Institue of CA Regency F D) Grassroots Organizing, Action Planning, and Campaign Development 101 Regency D 11:25 AM - 12:15 AM Workshop Session II A) DREAMer Ally Training Golden State AB B) Mental Health Resources and the California Higher Education Regency E C) Civc Engagement with your University s Local Government Regency F D) What to Leave Behind Regency D 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Regency ABC 1:00 PM - 1:40 PM General Session II Regency ABC Shanell Williams, Trustee, City College of San Francisco 1:50 PM - 2:40 PM Workshop Session III A) Mock Lobby Visits Golden State AB B) Higher Education Hot Topics in 2017: What You Need to Know Regency E C) Partners in Crim--errr - Advocacy Regency F D) CSSA s Policy Priorities Regency D 2:50 PM - 3:40 PM Workshop Session IV A) Mock Lobby Visits Golden State AB B) The Power of a Coalition: The Budget Advocacy Campaign in 2017 Regency E C) California Financial Aid and its Role in Student Access Regency F D) Grassroots Organizing, Action Planning, and Campaign Development 101 Regency D 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM Break 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM General Session III Regency ABC Trustee Maggie White & Trustee Jorge Reyes Salinas, CSU Student Trustees 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Dinner Regency ABC MONDAY, March 13, :00 AM Check-out hotel 9:00 AM 5:00 PM Self-guided meetings with legislators