Community Engaged for the Common Good

Community Engaged for the Common Good: CSUSM President Karen Haynes to Give her Annual Report to the CommunityWho: Karen Haynes, president of California State University San Marcos (CSUSM), and approximately 500 regional leaders from government, business and service organizations.What: The President’s Report to the Community is an annual presentation to the communities served by CSUSM.This year’s remarks, titled “Community Engaged for the Common Good,” will highlight the ways in which the University puts knowledge and talent to work through diverse collaborations and partnerships to benefit the people and communities of its region, state, nation and world.When: Thursday, February 2, 2010 at 7 a.m.Where: The Event Pavilion in Lot N - Complimentary parking is available in the Parking StructureDirections:CSUSM is located at 333 S. Twin oaks Valley Road in San Marcos. For more information or directions to the campus, visit http://www.csusm.edu/guide. About California State University San MarcosCalifornia State University San Marcos combines the ambiance of a mid-sized, personal, modern campus with the unequaled value of the California State University. Since its founding in 1989, the campus has distinguished itself. Students benefit from the latest facilities and equipment, a superb faculty that enjoys teaching, and a rigorous academic program that prepares students for a successful life in and out of the workplace. A recent survey reported that the University’s annual spending in the region was $161 million, generating a total impact of $307 million on the regional economy. 85 percent of CSUSM’s alumni stay in the region. CSU San Marcos is located on a 304-acre hillside overlooking the city of San Marcos. It is fifteen miles east of the ocean; just thirty miles north of downtown San Diego.