As many of you are already aware, the California State University system has been greatly affected by the mandatory budget cuts required by the Governor and the State Legislature. Even reductions in personnel, furlough days, and student fee increases could not prevent our having to reduce course offerings. CSU Stanislaus must respond to deep cuts for our campus including increasing some class sizes and merging sections for some courses. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts to do otherwise, our budget cuts must also include the cancellation of a number of classes for fall semester 2009.