Faculty Group Seeks PeopleSoft Delay at San Luis Obispo

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

The Academic Senate of California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo narrowly passed a resolution this month asking the university president to halt plans to borrow money to install software that manages student records.

The senate, which is the faculty governing body of the university, approved the resolution by a vote of 18 to 17. The move follows a recent decision by Warren J. Baker, Cal Poly's president, to seek a $15-million loan to install the software, which is made

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Past Coverage

Faculty Petition Protests Cal Poly Campus's Plan to Install PeopleSoft Software - May 28, 2004
2 Colleges Will Test New PeopleSoft Technique for Managing Its Software - July 28, 2000
Delays, Bugs, and Cost Overruns Plague PeopleSoft's Services - September 24, 1999
Delays, Bugs, and Cost Overruns Plague PeopleSoft's Services - September 24, 1999
University of Florida's Software Upgrade Delays Payday for Teaching Assistants - October 1, 2004

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