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'California State University, Sacramento', more commonly referred to as 'Sacramento State' or 'Sac State', is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California, USA. It is part of the California State University system. The 2007 US News and World Report collegiate rankings ranked Sacramento State as the 57th-best Masters-level university in the West.
History
The efforts to get a four-year university in Sacramento date back to the 1920s, however Bay Area politics prevented the founding until 1947.
American River view from Guy West Bridge
The university underwent a major expansion in the Korean War years, with the 'heart' of the campus residing in what was then Douglass Hall, Shasta Hall, and buildings housing the Math, Science, and History departments. These buildings are now scheduled for demolition, which will soon create a campus greenbelt spanning from the library to the dorms.
Recently built were: the Alumni Center, a continuing education building, a facility for University-licensed public radio stations, a five-story classroom building, and a major expansion of the student union.
Sacramento State hosted the 2000 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. Events were held at Hornet Stadium in the Alex Spanos Sports Complex.
In 2004, the school decided to re-brand itself and is now informally known as 'Sacramento State' ('Sac State' for short); though students had been referring to the school by this name for years. The official name of the university remains 'California State University, Sacramento'. The terms "CSUS," "Cal State Sacramento", "CSU, Sacramento", and "CS Sacramento" are no longer appropriate per the new Identity Style Guide [1].
Campus
On-campus
Sacramento State north entrance
As the sixth largest campus of the 23 state universities in California, the campus is composed of 300 acres in the city of Sacramento. It lies adjacent to U.S. Route 50.
Sacramento State has 3,000 trees, with flower gardens, miles of trails stretching along the nearby river parkway, and student housing with recreational areas such as Lake Natoma and Old Sacramento, in addition to its on-campus housing. The best time to tour the campus are during the fall months or early spring, as the colors of the thousands of trees make quite a display.
It also contains more than 30 research and community service centers such as the Center for California Studies, the Institute for Social Research, the Center for Collaborative Policy, the Center for Small Business,and the Office of Water Programs.
Off-campus
Sacramento State Aquatic Center
One of the top rowing facilities in the entire country. Located at Lake Natoma 15 miles east of the university hosting various regional and national meets including the annual Pacific Coast Rowing Championships. Classes are offered in boating and other water-sports for its students and community members. The aquatic center was also part of San Francisco's failed bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Center for Collaborative Policy
Provides services for public disputes at the state, regional, and local levels, ranging from conflicts between agencies to multi-party disputes on major policies. Its methods are mediation, negotiation, and consensus-building. It tries to reach solutions satisfying everyone while avoiding traditional adversarial processes.
Julia Morgan House and Gardens
Located four miles west of Sac State and was designed by famous architect Julia Morgan. It was donated to the school in 1966 by Sacramento philanthropist and eugenicist Charles Goethe and was placed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The school remodeled the house in 2000 honored by the California Heritage Council. Sac State uses the home hosting lectures, small meetings, conferences, community events, and it is available for public special events such as receptions and weddings. The home's west wing houses the Life Center and provides health and fitness classes for seniors.
Sacramento State Placer Campus
Sacramento State recently purchased 280 acres of land near Roseville, California for a satellite campus. The campus is expected to break ground in 2006, and will likely have an emphasis on technology, business, and teacher education. President Alexander Gonzales said the campus may eventually grow in to a separate CSU university.
Academics
Riverside Hall houses the College of Engineering and Computer Science
The University is comprised of the following colleges:
★ College of Arts and Letters
★ College of Business Administration
★ College of Education
★ College of Engineering and Computer Science
★ College of Health and Human Services
★ College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
★ College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies
★ College of Continuing Education
Sac State offers 60 undergraduate degrees and 40 graduate degrees. Its largest academic program is teacher education, followed by business, criminal justice, communication studies, psychology, and computer science.
The student-to-faculty ratio is about 21 to 1 with more than 70 percent of classes having under 30 students. About 80 percent of full-time faculty hold a doctorate.
Most transfer students come from two-year colleges, and about 750 international students from 80 nations.
The school has the largest cooperative education program in the entire state. Students from all majors are placed in paid positions while simultaneously receiving academic credit. Many students work in government-related internships and fellowships. Approximately 36 percent of students work as volunteers.
Its criminal justice program is the biggest on the western half of the US.
There is a joint-graduate degree program with the McGeorge School of Law, the law school division of the nearby University of the Pacific.
Capital Fellows Program
Sacramento State also works with the California State government to host the Capital Fellowship program through the Center for California Studies. The Center administers the Jesse M. Unruh Assembly Fellowship, Executive Fellowship, Judicial Administration Fellowship, and California Senate Fellows programs. These programs, known collectively as the Capital Fellows Programs, are nationally recognized. The 18 Assembly Fellows, 18 Senate Fellows, 18 Executive Fellows and 10 Judicial Administration Fellows receive an outstanding opportunity to engage in public service and prepare for future careers, while actively contributing to the development and implementation of public policy in California. The ranks of former fellows and associates include a Justice of the California Supreme Court, members of the United States Congress and the State Legislature, a deputy director of the Peace Corps, corporate executives, and local government and community leaders.
Athletics
Sacramento State Hornets athletic logo
Sacramento State's colors are green and gold and its mascot is the Hornet. Sacramento State sports teams participate in NCAA Division I (I-AA for football) in the Big Sky Conference. In all sports, the university has a rivalry with the University of California, Davis (UC Davis). The football game is called the Causeway Classic and is played for the Causeway Carriage, referring to the fact that the schools are connected by the long Yolo Causeway bridge over Yolo Bypass floodway.
The school sponsors about 450 student-athletes. Male students compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field. Female students compete in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball. Scholarships are offered in all sports. The football and track and field teams compete in Hornet Stadium while volleyball, men's and women's basketball and the gymnastics teams call the Hornets Nest home.
Most athletic teams compete in the Big Sky Conference. Sac State is the only school from California in the Big Sky Conference, but there are teams from Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington. Baseball and gymnastics are part of the Western Athletic Conference while men's soccer is part of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and Softball is part of the Pacific Coast Softball Conference.
===Sacramento State Fight Song: "Fight, Hornet, Fight!"=
''Fight on, Sacramento State''
''Fight on to victory''
''The Hornet is on the wing,''
''The foe will know that we can show them''
''We’re meant for fame and glory,''
''All the World will know''
''The Hornet’s NEST is BEST in the WEST (Shout) BY TEST!''
''Sacramento State, (Shout) LET’S GO!!!''
''Go, Go, Go, Go, Go.''
''Fight, Fight, Fight, Fight, Fight.''
''Go, Fight, Go, Fight, Win!''
''(Repeat Main Verse)''
The Hornet fight song was composed by Don McDonald in 1949.
Transportation==''Fight on, Sacramento State''
''Fight on to victory''
''The Hornet is on the wing,''
''The foe will know that we can show them''
''We’re meant for fame and glory,''
''All the World will know''
''The Hornet’s NEST is BEST in the WEST (Shout) BY TEST!''
''Sacramento State, (Shout) LET’S GO!!!''
''Go, Go, Go, Go, Go.''
''Fight, Fight, Fight, Fight, Fight.''
''Go, Fight, Go, Fight, Win!''
''(Repeat Main Verse)''
Sacramento State provides its own buses known as Hornet Express shuttles, and works in conjunction with the Sacramento Regional Transit District for longer distances to and from campus.
The school is also planning a bus-rapid transit system similar to the University of Oregon, which will go through campus, light rail, as well as nearby apartment complexes.
The school is situated just north of Highway 50.
Future of Sacramento State - Destination 2010
Sacramento State is in the midst of a huge fundraising effort for its "Destination 2010" campaign, part of its master plan to upgrade the campus to accommodate a growing Sacramento regional population. Among the planned changes include a new basketball arena, which will also double as the student union, and connect to the football stadium (closing it to form a horseshoe shape).
Destination 2010 is an initiative that aims to make Sacramento State a university of choice for prospective students and employees throughout the West. Sac State plans to become a premier metropolitan university and a destination campus.
Nearly six decades after its founding, Sacramento State has evolved into a highly respected regional institution with more than 28,000 students. It provides access to an education of exceptional quality. Graduates are leaders in their fields and in their communities. Economic, social and cultural impact is immense. One in 26 residents of the six-county Sacramento Region is a Sacramento State graduate. The University directly and indirectly contributes more than $900 million to the region’s economy annually.
Campus leaders believe that the University possess even greater potential. Building upon the University's solid foundation and upon the dreams and aspirations of the campus community – students, faculty, and staff, alumni, and the people of our region.
'Through Destination 2010, Sac State hopes to:'
★ 'Foster excellent academic and student programs by:'
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★ Recognizing diversity as vital to developing the “New California”
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★ Recruiting the best faculty
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★ Continually assessing and strengthening our academic and related co-curricular offerings
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★ Utilizing the best in teaching and learning technology
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★ Providing comprehensive student services and programs
★ 'Build a welcoming campus by:'
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★ Developing beautiful and inviting grounds and facilities
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★ Becoming a regional event destination
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★ Offering public-friendly campus retailing
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★ Create a dynamic physical environment by:
★ 'Planning effectively and improving our infrastructure '
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★ Providing excellent academic facilities and support centers
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★ Developing residential options for students, faculty and staff
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★ Building state-of-the-art campus-life facilities
★ 'Develop community support by:'
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★ Increasing Sac State's visibility
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★ Expanding Sac State's advocacy base
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★ Encouraging broader community financial support
The University is moving rapidly to accomplish Destination 2010’s goals, and the administration remains committed to enhancing Sacramento State’s reputation as a great university and a destination campus well beyond the year 2010.
Notable Undergraduates and Alumni
Entertainment, news, and the arts
★ Carlos Alazraqui - actor, comedian - "Reno 911!"
★ Antoinette "Butterscotch" Clinton, finalist, ''America's Got Talent'', season 2 (currently an undergraduate)
★ Joe Carnahan - film director - "Smokin' Aces"
★ Giselle Fernández - former ''KTLA Morning News'' host
★ Tom Hanks - actor/director/producer
★ David Hodo - founding member of the Village People
★ Lester Holt - weekend anchor for the flagship broadcast NBC Nightly News and co-anchor of the weekend edition of Today
★ Gregory Kondos - artist
★ Joan Lunden (formerly known as Joanie Blunden) - former co-host of ''Good Morning America''
★ Terry a O'Neal - author, poet, screenwriter and educator''The Poet Speaks In Black''
★ Bobby McFerrin - composer and Grammy award-winning musician ("Don't Worry, Be Happy")
★ Bridget Marquardt - girlfriend of Hugh Hefner, featured on the E! TV show ''The Girls Next Door''
★ Brian Posehn- stand-up comedian
★ Mel Ramos - artist
★ Rick Rossovich - actor
★ Stevie Scott - semi-finalist on ''American Idol (Season 5)''
★ Rene Syler - former host of the The Early Show on CBS
★ Wayne Thiebaud - artist
Politicians and government
★ Janice Rogers Brown - Federal Appeals Court judge (class of 1974)
★ Christopher Cabaldon - West Sacramento Mayor (Masters)
★ Edward Chavez - Mayor of Stockton (class of 1972)
★ Ward Connerly - former University of California regent and political activist
★ Mervyn Dymally - former Lieutenant Governor of California and former member of the United States Congress
★ Bill Emmerson - California State Assemblyman (Graduate studies)
★ Noreen Evans - California State Assemblywoman
★ Victor H. Fazio - former member of the United States Congress (graduate studies)
★ Cathleen Galgiani - California State Assemblywoman
★ Wally Herger - Member of Congress (attended 1968-1969)
★ Bill Leonard - State Board of Equalization Member, former State Assemblyman and State Senator (graduate studies)
★ Lloyd Levine - Member of the California State Assembly (graduate studies)
★ Douglas Lorenz - Republican Party activist
★ George A. Plescia - California State Assemblyman
Rene Syler
Business
★ Dale Carlsen - Sleep Train Mattress Centers founder
★ Angelo Tsakopoulos - real estate mogul
Authors
★ Richard J. Maybury - famous economist and author on the topics of International Business, Law, History, and juris naturalism
★ Terry a. O'Neal - famous author, poet, screenwriter and educator
Athletes
★ Otis Amey - wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons
★ Darren Arbet - coach for the San Jose SaberCats of the AFL
★ Abigail Burris - 2006 member of the women's free skating senior world team
★ Marko Cavka - former lineman for the New York Jets
★ Eddie Canonico - wide receiver/defensive back for the Los Angeles Avengers of the AFL
★ Aaron Garcia - quarterback for the New York Dragons of the AFL
★ Tyronne Gross - running back for the San Diego Chargers
★ Joel Jones - member of the Puerto Rican national basketball team
★ Angela Lewis - AVP tour volleyball player
★ Lorenzo Lynch - former NFL defensive back
★ Buck Martinez - 17-year MLB catcher
★ Lonie Paxton - seven-year lineman for the New England Patriots
★ Ricky Ray - quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League
★ Charles Roberts - running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League
★ Daimon Shelton - nine-year NFL fullback
★ Stacy Werth - member of the United States women's national bowling team in 1996, 1998 and 2003
Sports figures (non athletes)
★ Greg Knapp - offensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders
★ Mike Lange - sports broadcaster and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
Greek life at Sacramento State
Greek Organizations at Sac State are students of similar interests bonded together by common goals and aspirations. Greek Organizations at Sac State make up a wide range of opportunities to be involved. They represent National, International, Local and Regional organizations. Some also promote certain cultures or multiculturalism. With over 35 Organizations to choose from, more than likely there is one for you!
Greek social fraternities
Interfraternity Council (IFC)
Sharing a primary loyalty to the University and seeking a close mutual aid and spirit of good will among fraternities.
★ Kappa Sigma Fraternity "Kappa Sig"
★ Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity "Lambda Chi"
★ Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity "Pike"
★ Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity "Phi Tau"
★ Sigma Chi Fraternity
★ Sigma Pi Fraternity
★ Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity "Sig Ep"
Local-fraternity
★ Xi Phi Chi
National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)
To unify the divine nine black fraternities and sororities.
★ Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. "Kappa"
★ Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. "Sigma"
★ Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. "Omega"
United Sorority Fraternity Council (USFC)
To assist culturally diverse sororities and fraternities in the achievement of their noble purposes and to provide a forum for the regulation of chapter interactions. The USFC shall act as liaison between our member chapters and the university administration by establishing a communicative network for all culturally diverse sororities and fraternities to promote unity among the organizations.
★ Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity
★ Epsilon Sigma Rho Fraternity "Rho Dawgs"
★ Nu Alpha Kappa Fraternity "NAKs"
★ Chi Rho Omicron Fraternity "XPO"
★ Omega Phi Zeta Fraternity
★ Sigma Delta Alpha Fraternity "Sigmas"
Fraternities not represented by Council include Xi Phi Chi, Lambda Phi Epsilon, Kappa Iota Nu.
Greek Social Sororities
National Panhellenic Council (Panhellenic)
★ Alpha Phi Sorority "A phi"
★ Alpha Chi Omega Sorority "A-Chi-O"
★ Delta Gamma Sorority "Dee Gee"
★ Gamma Phi Beta Sorority "Gamma Phi"
★ Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority "Phi Sig"
★ Sigma Kappa Sorority "Sig Kap"
Associated:
★ Chi Delta Sorority "Chi Delt"
National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)
To unify the nine black fraternities and sororities.
★ Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority "AKA"
★ Delta Sigma Theta Sorority "Delta"
★ Zeta Phi Beta Sorority "Zeta"
United Sorority Fraternity Council (USFC)
To assist culturally diverse sororities and fraternities in the achievement of their noble purposes and to provide a forum for the regulation of chapter interactions. The USFC shall act as liaison between our member chapters and the university administration by establishing a communicative network for all culturally diverse sororities and fraternities to promote unity among the organizations.
★ alpha Kappa Delta Phi Sorority
★ Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority
★ Lambda Theta Nu Sorority
★ Sigma Omega Nu Sorority
★ Sigma Pi Alpha Sorority
★ Sigma Omicron Pi Sorority
★ Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority
★ Sigma Theta Psi Sorority "associate member"
Sororities not represented by Council - Gamma Phi Delta Sorority
Trivia
★ 'Coeducational:' Yes
★ 'Total Enrollment:' 28,000
★ 'Newspaper name:' ''The State Hornet''
★ 'Housing: 1100 Beds
★ The original mascot of Sacramento State was the Elk.
★ The Guy West Bridge is a pedestrian bridge built to scale of the Golden Gate Bridge.
★ The buildings were renamed in the mid-1990s to the names of counties in California.
★ Sac State was once home to a large chicken population in the 1990s.
★ The colors green and gold symbolize the green of the foothills and trees, and gold for discovery.
★ Sacramento light rail was originally proposed to run through the library quad, however then-president Donald Gerth vetoed the proposal.
★ Sac State came within hours of being deliberately flooded in 1986, as officials contemplated blowing floodgates to avoid a massive levee failure in Sacramento.
★ Jackrabbits were a problem in the early years and landscapers were permitted to shoot them on sight.
★ Famous icons to have visited Sac State include Martin Luther King, Jr., Jimi Hendrix, Sheryl Crow, Oliver Stone, Jesse Jackson and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
★ Wes Jackson and Angus Wright helped develop one of the country's first Environmental Studies programs here, in the early 1970s.
KSSU 1580AM
KSSU 1580AM is a non profit free form radio station at Sacramento State. The radio station has only a 3 Watt signal but can be heard all over the world via WWW.KSSU.COM. The signal is not strong enough to broadcast much farther than the campus. Students often complain that the university sponsors both a classical music station and a jazz music station (both part of Capital Public Radio), yet KSSU continues to go largely unfunded.
Past presidents
★ Guy A. West (1947 - 1965)
★ F. Blair Mayne (1965 - 1965)
★ Stephen L. Walker (1965 - 1966)
★ Robert Johns (1966 - 1969)
★ Otto Butz (1969 - 1970)
★ Bernard L. Hyink (1970 - 1972)
★ James G. Bond (1972 - 1978)
★ Lloyd Johns (1978 - 1983)
★ Austin J. Gerber (1983 - 1984)
★ Donald R. Gerth (1984 - 2003)
★ Alexander Gonzalez (2003 - Present)
Points of interest
★ C. M. Goethe Arboretum
External links
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★ California State University, Sacramento
★ California State University System
★ The State Hornet, student newspaper
★ Official Athletics Site of Sacramento State
★ New Sacramento State athletic logo
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