Welcome to California State University San Marcos!

Our professors and staff have been gratified to learn how highly our students rate their learning experiences at Cal State San Marcos.  As students complete their studies at our university, they tell us that our emphasis on writing, group projects, information literacy, and hands-on experiences have given them the skills and confidence they need for the workplace or further study.  Our students do not sit passively in large lecture halls during classes. They repeatedly take part in debate, analysis, and critical thinking.  These skills will allow them to  contribute to a rapidly growing regional community.

Now in its second decade, Cal State San Marcos is a young a dynamic university that is growing to meet your learning needs.  In addition to the many fine programs that our university currently offers, we are adding new academic specialties every year. I encourage you to visit our web site at www.csusm.edu to discover our ten year plan for growth.

You will be able to watch the campus double in size between 2002 and 2004.  This growth will include two new buildings — an Arts and a Science 2 building  — with an expected occupancy date of Fall 2002.  In 2003, a new state-of-the-art Library and Information Center, the M. Gordon Clarke Field House/Student Union, and our first student residence halls will be completed.

I invite you to join the thousands of students, faculty, staff, and community  members who are building an exciting new center for the Tri-County region of San Diego, Riverside, and Orange counties.  Come build your future with us!

Alexander Gonzalez, Ph.D.
President