President Richard Yao often delivers remarks to the campus community, external community partners, and the broader higher education community to share the goals, values, challenges, and successes of our University. The following remarks include Convocation Addresses, Campus Forums, and various campus messaging.
Budget Planning for 2025-26
For more information regarding the campus's benchmarking, workforce response, and other cost mitigation strategies, please visit our Budget Planning 2025-26 webpage.
Published Editorials
Dec. 21, 2024 Securing Our Future (Op-Ed published in the Ventura County Star)
Sept. 7, 2024 A Collaborative Vision for AI In Education: Perspectives from Superintendent McCoy
and President Yao
Aug. 12, 2023 25,720 alumni later, CSUCI impact is personal and profound
Featured Speeches, and Presentations
Aug. 23, 2024: Convocation Remarks (PDF, 222KB)
Aug. 23, 2024: Convocation PowerPoint Slides (PDF, 15MB)
President's Convocation, Fall 2024
Visit the President's Archived Communications to view past remarks and presentations.
Campus Messages
Students
- May 7, 2025 Welcoming Our New Provost, Dr. Jessica Lavariega Monforti
- April 30, 2025 Clarifying and Strengthening Our Institutional Identity
- March 26, 2025 In Support of CSUCI's LGBTQ+ Community
- March 25, 2025 March 20 Executive Order
- Feb. 6, 2025 Resources & Information for Interactions with ICE
- Jan. 28, 2025 Belonging
- Jan. 23, 2025 Laguna Fire Follow-Up
- Jan. 10, 2025 Recent Fires and Campus Support
- Dec. 4, 2024 CSU Strategic Plan Engagement Opportunities
- Nov. 26, 2024 Checking In
- Nov. 7, 2024 Supporting Neighbors in Need
- Nov. 4, 2024 On Balance - Election Day 2024
- Oct. 30, 2024 Announcing the CSU System-Wide Strategic Plan: Your Involvement is Key!
- Oct. 7, 2024 Launching 2030+ Strategic Planning Committee & Request for Feedback
- Aug. 19, 2024 Cultural Heritage: Our Shared Responsibility
- July 18, 2024 Reaffirmation Update
- July 1, 2024 WSCUC Campus Visit Update
Employees
- May 7, 2025 Welcoming Our New Provost, Dr. Jessica Lavariega Monforti
- April 30, 2025 Clarifying and Strengthening Our Institutional Identity
- April 3, 2025 Update on Other Conduct of Concern
- March 26, 2025 In Support of CSUCI's LGBTQ+ Community
- March 25, 2025 March 20 Executive Order
- Feb. 18, 2025 2025-26 Budget Planning Process and Workforce Response Plan
- Feb. 6, 2025 Resources & Information for Interactions with ICE
- Feb. 4, 2025 AI Strategy in the CSU and at CSUCI
- Jan. 29, 2025 Federal Aid Update
- Jan. 28, 2025 Belonging
- Jan. 23, 2025 Laguna Fire Follow-Up
- Jan. 10, 2025 Recent Fires and Campus Support
- Dec. 19, 2024 Budget Planning and Workforce Response Plan
- Dec. 4, 2024 CSU Strategic Plan Engagement Opportunities
- Nov. 26, 2024 Checking In
- Nov. 7, 2024 Supporting Neighbors in Need
- Nov. 4, 2024 On Balance - Election Day 2024
- Oct. 30, 2024 Announcing the CSU System-Wide Strategic Plan: Your Involvement is Key!
- Oct. 7, 2024 Launching 2030+ Strategic Planning Committee & Request for Feedback
- Sept. 12, 2024 President's 2024-25 Budget Memo
- Sept. 5, 2024 Removing Sand in the Gears
- Aug. 19, 2024 Cultural Heritage: Our Shared Responsibility
- Aug. 5, 2024 Santa Rosa Island Research Update
- July 18, 2024 Reaffirmation Update
- July 1, 2024 WSCUC Campus Visit Update
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Communication
- Oct. 2, 2024 Summary of Notifications Provided to Encampment Participants (PDF, 98KB)
- Aug. 7, 2024: SJP decampment: President Yao's response to faculty letter
- June 23, 2024: President’s summary of SJP Leaders and President Yao’s dialog
- May 13 - June 22, 2024: SJP Encampment: Negotiations Meeting Request (PDF, 777KB)
Archived Communications
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