COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
MESA Pre-College Programs
(916) 278-4575
www.csus.edu/mesa
The Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Program provides an opportunity for students to become actively engaged in the exploration of STEM careers. MESA programs offer academic support to students in grades K-12 in preparation for college/university admission. Precollege MESA programs include math competitions, field trips, engineering exploration, preparation for enrollment into rigorous curriculum including honors and AP coursework, college entrance exams preparation, and encourages students to assume leadership roles and engage in civic service and opportunities. MESA programs are regionally located and, in cooperation with school districts, also provides extensive enrichment summer programs, challenging year long academic projects and partnerships with professional STEM representatives from local agencies. MESA also has a strong parent component, offers college entrance exam preparation, scholarship and grant opportunities, and academic enhancement for curriculum for grades K-12.
Community Engagement Center
Library 4028
(916) 278-4610
E mail: cecenter@csus.edu
www.csus.edu/cec
The Community Engagement Center, a division of Academic Affairs, focuses Sacramento State's greatest resource–the knowledge and skills of faculty and students–on making a difference in the community. Our mission is to facilitate learning and engagement by linking campus and community for mutual benefit. The Community Engagement Center works closely with local non-profits, schools, government agencies, and campus-based programs that provide service to underserved, underrepresented populations throughout the Sacramento region.
Through community engagement Sacramento State can:
- Enhance classroom experience;
- Connect scholarly work and community service;
- Expand knowledge of civic and social issues;
- Network with professionals;
- Develop leadership and teamwork skills;
- Act locally, think globally.
Our programs and support services encompass a variety of direct and indirect learning opportunities, including service learning, civic engagement, Writing Partners, Americorps Students in Service, One Book, and the Alternative break program.
For more information on how to become involved, visit the Community Engagement Center Web site at www.csus.edu/cec.
Partnerships for Employment Opportunities
Career Center
Lassen Hall 2000
(916) 278-6231
www.csus.edu/careercenter
The Career Center offers a proactive comprehensive career development program, fostering partnerships with community and campus businesses to provide hands-on work experience for students and alumni.
Experiential Education and Internships offer students academic credit for employment opportunities that compliment their educational endeavors by matching educational goals with work experiences.
The Student Employment program provides job-listing services to students looking for employment while attending college. Career Connection, the online web-based job database, lists nearly 500 jobs (part-time, full-time, and internships) in the Sacramento region, focusing on the I-80 corridor between Lake Tahoe and the Bay area. It is accessible at the Career Center website 24 hours a day.
The On-Campus Recruiting (OCR) program provides students with an opportunity to begin their professional job search while still attending classes during their senior year. Nearly 200 employers participate in the OCR program interviewing just over 1100 students each semester.
Career Events and Job Fairs offer students and Alumni even broader opportunities to meet with prospective employers. Over 800 employers normally attend Job Fairs annually, each searching specifically for Sacramento State students who have a reputation for being able to balance academics with work and family life.
*See also Campus Life/Student Resources/Career Center.
The EXCEL Program
Pamela O’Kane: (916) 278-4345
E-mail: okane@csus.edu
In the EXCEL Program, Sacramento State students learn the basics of tutoring elementary school children in reading or mathematics. After training, they work under supervision at local elementary schools helping children who are achieving below grade level. The classes: EDTE 101A/B, EDTE 103A/B, EDTE 104, and EDTE 105 each offer 3 units of upper division credit. Some paid positions are available with funding through FWS or America Reads/America Counts. This experience is an excellent way for students to find out if a career working with young people is right for them.
Sacramento State Links Project
Dr. Lynda Stone: (916) 278-4326
E-mail: lstone@csus.edu
www.uclinks.org
Modeled on the Fifth Dimension program developed at UC San Diego, the Sacramento State Links Project connects an undergraduate service learning course to a boisterous and lively after-school program. In the after-school program, college students tutor elementary school children, promoting literacy development through a mixture of play and educational activities.
University Outreach Services
Lassen Hall Lobby
www.csus.edu/admr/outreach.html
The Office of University Outreach Services, now located within Admissions and Records, coordinates all campus outreach programs, including pre-collegiate services, high school services, and transfer services, as well as services to students from low income and educationally disadvantaged groups. The programs are designed to meet enrollment levels that reflect the richness of diversity in the Sacramento Region and to build a healthy enrollment balance by class level and academic programs.
High School Outreach Programs
High School Outreach programs provide information and guidance on higher education opportunities in general, and Sacramento State opportunities in particular, to prospective students, parents, guidance personnel, and other interested persons. The Outreach staff also assists students in completion of the matriculation process and articulates University programs, policies, and procedures to other educational institutions and agencies.
University Outreach Services additionally encompasses programs such as:
- Memorandums of Understanding, established with the Elk Grove and San Juan Unified Districts and Sacramento and Luther Burbank High Schools as student-centered partnerships, emphasizing college preparation and student academic achievement, increasing the college preparation and admission rates for district students, strengthening curricula articulation and preparation of teachers, deepening parental awareness about college, and ensuring student matriculation.
- High School Liaison provides extensive outreach visits and activities at high schools in the Sacramento State service area and throughout the state.
- Campus tours (www.csus.edu/admr/tour); tele-counseling services;distribution of complimentary copies of the University Catalog and related CSU/Sacramento State materials to schools, colleges, and related agencies; and consultation to University academic departments in planning articulation conferences.
Transfer Outreach Programs
Community College Outreach Programs work closely with community colleges in California to facilitate a smooth transition for students transferring to Sacramento State. In addition to the following list, the programs and services of the Community College Outreach mirror the High School Outreach program.
- Memorandums of Understanding, established with the Los Rios, Sierra, and Yuba Community College Districts, are partnerships emphasizing and promoting a seamless transition to Sacramento State.
- Development and distribution via www.assist.org of official articulation agreements between Sacramento State and other campuses specify the acceptability of transfer courses toward meeting lower-division major preparation.
- Visits to community colleges enable staff to meet with prospective students, providing instant, on-site admission for eligible applicants at major feeder community colleges.
Community Outreach
WAVE Camp and Project PLAY
Dr. Scott Modell
(916) 278-5041
www.hhs.csus.edu/modells
WAVE Camp (Water Adventures in Varied Environment) is a summer camp designed to expand opportunities for children and young adults ages 10-25 with physical disabilities to participate in purposeful fitness, sports, and social activities. The camp combines activities in swimming, scuba diving, sailing, kayaking, canoeing, fishing, and water skiing. Each participant is paired with a “buddy” (college student, community member, or paid staff) to ensure safe and successful maximum participation.
Project PLAY (Play-Oriented Lifetime Activities for Youth) is a fitness and leisure program for individuals with disabilities ages 3-25, that also trains parents, legal guardians, and other family members to provide follow-up instructions and support for program participants in the home. Project PLAY combines activities in the areas of motor fitness, physical fitness, development of leisure time skills, opportunities in adapted aquatics, training for Special Olympics, wheelchair games, and other organized competition for individuals with disabilities.
Both WAVE Camp and Project PLAY are opportunities for students to participate in community engagement in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science.
Capital Public Radio KXPR, FM 88.9 and KXJZ, FM 90.9
(916) 278-8900
E-mail: npr@csus.edu
www.capradio.org
KXPR and KXJZ are Sacramento public radio stations licensed to California State University, Sacramento as a public service for the Sacramento region. Capital Public Radio also manages KXSR 91.7 in Groveland, KKTO 90.5 in Tahoe City, KUOP 91.3 in Stockton*, KXJS 88.7 in Sutter, and KQNC 88.1 in Quincy. KXPR and KXSR feature classical music, while KXJZ, KKTO, KUOP, KXJS, and KQNC provide NPR news and information programming. The KXJZ stations also broadcast jazz evenings and weekends.
The radio stations provide internship opportunities for qualified Sacramento State students who wish to gain experience by working in a professional broadcasting environment.
Sacramento State Alumni Association
Alumni Association
(916) 278-6295 or (800) SAC-GRAD
E-mail: alumni@csus.edu
www.SacStateAlumni.com
The Alumni Association, open to all former and current students and friends of the University, was founded July 20, 1950 to support alumni and the campus community.
The Association, which takes an active role in campus growth, maintains and operates the Alumni Center. This outstanding venue may be rented for meetings, conferences, weddings, receptions, and other social events. It provides a “home” on campus for alumni and a place for activities that help alumni strengthen ties to the students, the campus, and the community.
The Association sponsors or co-hosts annual events such as Alumni Month, the Causeway Classic, Homecoming, pre-game parties, and the prestigious Distinguished Service Awards. Other projects include the Alumni Breakfast Club and the Alumni Scholarship Program.
The Association supports these special interest alumni chapters: Art, ASI, Black Alumni, Business Administration, Capitol Fellows Affiliate, Communication Studies, Criminal Justice, Education, Engineering/Computer Science, Government, Hong Kong Alumni, Hornet Football/Spirit Alumni and Friends, Kinesiology/Health Sciences, Latino/Chicano, Nursing, Recreation, Parks and Tourism, Social Work, Student Alumni, Theatre/Dance, and Urban Collective.
Current students are encouraged to join the Student Alumni Chapter (SAC) SAC bridges the gap between students and alumni. Dues for students are $10 per year and include full privileges and benefits of membership.
Annual Association membership dues, which include free participation in one chapter, are $30 for recent graduates, $35 for current employees of Sacramento State, $50 for individuals, and $75 for a married couple (one needs to be an alum). A Life Membership is $500 ($750 for joint lifetime membership). Additional chapter membership is $5 per chapter.
Governed by a 26-member Board of Directors, the Association offers its members various opportunities to volunteer for social and fundraising activities.