8/14/2019 Letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger RE UC Funding

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Tim Kerbavaz

347 Memorial Union

One Shields Avenue

Davis CA 95616

November 22, 2009

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

State Capitol Building

Sacramento, CA 95814

Governor Schwarzenegger:

The University of California, the CSU system, and the state's community college system are

among the most valuable assets the state has. These facilities represent an investment in

California's future, and I cannot think of any more valuable investment the state can make. As

a student of University of California, Davis I see the direct effects of an underfunded university.Entire departments are being shut down because of lack of funding. Many of my friends are

facing their senior years without any degree to be had, because the have worked for three

(and some for four) years towards a degree they can no longer get.

The UC regents can tell you all about the “brain drain” and loss of research grants and

resources because of the state's disinvestment in education, but I wanted to make sure you

know that real people are being hurt. Real people who have worked hard and struggled to

make their way to the UC system, so that they can earn a degree and become a productive

member of the California workforce are being forced to work three jobs to pay for their UC

public education. Others are being forced to drop out of college altogether to work low-paying

student jobs because they cannot work enough hours to afford to go to school and still pay for

housing and food.

My friends are struggling to pay for a public education – and education that should be

accessible to ALL Californians. I urge you to support the University of California and all public

higher education in California in the upcoming budget process, and re-invest in California's

future.

Sincerely,

Tim KerbavazSecond-Year Student, UC Davis

CC: Sen. Lois Wolk; Asm. Mariko Yamada

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