Message from the President

December 28, 2003

Dear Members of the Chicago State University Community,

I firmly believe that a majority of our university community invests in the success of both our University and our students. This investment means that we treat our students and one another the way that we want others to treat our loved ones and ourselves. This support for our students and our institution can neither be measured nor compensated.

We are all well aware of the State budget crisis in which we have been functioning and I sincerely appreciate your support throughout these difficult times. Both you and I have worked without a salary increase. Indeed, when less was offered to you, more was asked of you. I can neither undo the past, nor promise that there are no challenges ahead. However, to show my sincere gratitude for your hard work and diligence, and assuming that there are no mid-year cuts in FY2004, I want to offer a small monetary token of my thankfulness. Specifically, before the close of the spring 2004 semester, it is my sincere desire to offer some form of compensation to members of the Chicago State University community.

In closing, let me indicate that I sincerely hope that state contingencies will not foil my plans to offer some form of financial compensation as a method of indicating my ardent and sincere appreciation as well as tremendous positive regard for all who are committed to our success at Chicago State University.

With best wishes,

Elnora D. Daniel, Ed.D., President