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Departments and Programs
This page provides a synopsis of the services provided by Sacramento State, Division
of Student Affairs. To assist you in finding the information you are seeking, select
the name of the relevant department/program, and you will be provided a brief description
of the department's responsibilities. You may also access the department website
from that location.
Departments
Programs
- Supervise all areas of Student Affairs
- Oversee all budgets associated with the division
- Work directly with Associated Students, Inc. to foster communication between student
leaders and administrators
- Administer the student conduct code delineated in Title V
- Coordinate and integrate the division's strategic planning, assessment, and budget
processes
- Direct university-wide enrollment management strategies, reporting, and assessment
- Advise current students regarding general education and graduation requirements
- Educate students about Sacramento State’s policies and procedures
- Engage students in a developmental process that helps clarify and implement educational
plans consistent with their skills, interests, and values
- Recommend course choices that are conducive to students’ academic success and persistence
to graduation
- Provide mandatory advising for first year students
- Provide mandatory advising for second year students in academic difficulty
- Represent, promote and market the university at targeted high school and community
events
- Advise prospective and returning students regarding admission/readmission
- Coordinate the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program
- Review applications for admission
- Evaluate transcripts, test scores and other documents relevant to determining admissions
eligibility
- Maintain formal partnerships with high schools and community colleges to strengthen
transfer, academic preparation, and admissions eligibility
- Coordinate campus tours and events that bring students, parents, and counselors
on to the Sacramento State campus
- Provide insight and information on the Sacramento State experience to applicants
and prospective students via email, US mail, websites, publications, and telephone
- Serve as representatives and advocates of and for the student body
- Recommend student representation on ASI and university committees
- Provide experiential education and leadership opportunities for student employees
and volunteers
- Support the campus and greater Sacramento community through various business and
recreational services and campus life programs
- Provide grant funding to support individual students, clubs, organizations, and
various student service programs
- Provide student-centered programming, including:
- Aquatic Center
- Business and Administration
- Children's Center
- Community Service Programs
- Green Sting
- KSSU student run radio
- Peak Adventures
- Safe Rides
- Student Life and Service Center
Career
Center
Lassen Hall 1013, 916-278-6231
- Provide students career development opportunities
- Offer career exploration and counseling
- Deliver career skills workshops and other career events
- Support cooperative education work and educational efforts, student employment,
experiential education, and internship programs
- Assist students in job application processes
- Provide resume and cover letter workshops to students
- Coordinate on-campus job recruiting efforts
- Furnish a career resource reference library for students
- Help students cope with stress and other mental health concerns that interfere with
their academic success and personal well-being through brief individual, couples,
and group psychotherapy
- Provide, via licensed psychiatrists, psychiatric evaluation and maintenance of medications
- Offer consultation and outreach services to other university departments (i.e.,
Residence Life, Athletics, and Multi-Cultural Center) to help promote emotional
well-being of students and staff
- Present (when invited) classroom presentations and workshops on wellness
- Offer academic evaluation to eligible students through Learning Disability and ADHD
assessment
- Provide crisis intervention services to students, faculty, and staff
Financial Aid
Lassen Hall 1006, 916-278-6554
- Help students and their parents search for, apply, receive and maintain eligibility
for various types of financial aid
- Determine financial aid awards
- Provide proactive and responsive financial aid counseling
- Administer awards in the form of scholarships, grants, loans, or need-based employment
- Process financial aid disbursement in a timely and accurate manner
- Ensure financial aid compliance with all federal, state, and university regulations
- Research and resolve individual financial aid issues
- Offer federal work-study resources to help eligible students earn funds for their
educational expenses and provide worthwhile job opportunities
- Establish and manage affiliations with international institutions
- Supervise recruitment and admissions for international students (degree seeking
and non-degree seeking)
- Arrange and coordinate international study abroad and exchanges through CSU International
Programs, Sacramento State Study Abroad and Exchange Programs, and Independent Study
Abroad through third-party providers
- Advise students on scholarships such as Fulbright, Gilman, and Marshall
- Provide (to enrolled students) outpatient medical services for acute illness or
injury, immunizations, testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections,
women’s health exams, physical exams, laboratory testing, x-ray, and optometry
- Provide classes and workshops to educate students about healthy lifestyle behaviors
and preventative health measures
- Provide information and counseling on alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, sexual
health, nutrition, exercise, and wellness
- Design and deliver programs that increase awareness about sexual assault, intimate
partner violence, and risk reduction strategies
- Offer a convenient, cost competitive, and contemporary housing program to all students
who wish to live on-campus
- Promote a healthy, productive and diverse learning environment within the residence
halls
- Facilitate the personal and academic development of residents by offering top-notch
programs and hiring competent, compassionate staff
- Guide students in developing their sense of civic responsibility, global citizenship
and social responsibility
- Maintain an environment that promotes safety, security, and sustainability
- Provide to all interested parties, a welcoming environment and center space
- Offer programs grounded in diversity and social justice philosophies
- Offer internships for undergraduate and graduate students in various positions which
include programming, newsletter production and publicity, and peer education
- Collaborate with programs and entities to serve students from historically under-represented
and under-served groups
- Consult with student organizations, staff, and faculty regarding event, workshop,
and heritage month programming
- Facilitate initial academic advising, course selection and registration for new
first-year and transfer students
- Advise students and their families of university expectations regarding graduation
timeline, grade requirements, and university policy and procedures
- Introduce students to campus programs and services
- Familiarize students with the campus environment and facilities
- Assist students in finding off-campus housing options that fit their needs
- Provide helpful tips to students regarding rental housing process and resources
- Collaborate with Associated Students, Inc. to offer on-line rental listings and
roommate profiles
- Encourage local property owners and managers to post their available properties
in our rental listings
PRIDE Center
3rd Floor University Union, 916-278-8720
- Coordinate dynamic programming and educational outreach to improve the campus climate
for LGBTIQQ students
- Offer education and support for Allies of the LGBTIQQ community
- Advocate for the respect, safety and inclusion of all members of the campus community
through support, appreciation, and celebration of the LGBTIQQA community at Sacramento
State
- Offer intercollegiate athletes support in academic services, NCAA life skills, student-athlete
development programs, NCAA rules compliance, and athletic-related financial services
- Provide student athletes with mandatory academic and NCAA continuing eligibility
advising
- Provide registration and new athlete orientation support
- Support student-athletes with tutorial and student mentoring, computer lab access,
academic progress monitoring, and inclusion in campus-wide student services programs
and workshops
- Direct the NCAA and Big Sky Conference rules education programs, monitor all compliance-related
athletic activities, and coordinate the certification of academic eligibility for
all Division I student-athletes at Sacramento State
- Coordinate programs to enhance student-athlete welfare and development, including
freshman programs, alcohol and health education, and acting as liaison to the campus
NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
- Facilitate 5th-year and summer athletic scholarships and special NCAA scholarship
programs such as 6th-year degree-completion and minority postgraduate scholarships
- Provide support to the Intercollegiate Athletics Department with the dissemination
and interpretation of athletic-academic data such as the NCAA Academic Performance
Rate and Graduation Rates reports
Student
Conduct
Lassen Hall 3008, 916-278-6060
- Protect individual student’s rights
- Oversee Title V student conduct regulations that help foster a safe, productive
learning environment
- Disseminate strategies (via presentations, consultations, web resources) that promote
classroom order and individual safety and responsibility (on and off campus)
- Adjudicate academic honesty and student conduct issues, infractions, and investigations
- Ensure adherence to proper procedure in all student conduct matters
- Encourage and support students to become involved in campus life by participating
in or leading social and co-curricular programs
- Promote engagement in campus and community life while also instilling a sense of
self-efficacy and respect for others
- Advise more than 250 student-led clubs and organizations representing cultural,
religious, political, social, academic, professional, and fraternal associations
- Provide intentional leadership opportunities to students
- Promote and produce student-centered program and events that encourage and develop
campus pride
- Serve as general campus information resource
- Provide in-person transcript ordering and pick-up
- Provide enrollment verifications
- Accept official forms for the University Registrar’s Office
Testing Center
Lassen Hall 2302, 916-278-6296
- Administer California State University system-wide exams
- Administer Sacramento State Departmental exams
- Administer California Teacher Credentialing examinations
- Administer graduate and professional school exams and licensure exams
- Provide special testing accommodations for students with disabilities
- Provide (as resources allow) make-up exams for missed classroom examinations
- Administer interests and achievement tests
- Maintain a resource library for tests and measurement instruments
- Assist students in understanding and following academic policies, regulations and
processes regarding their enrollment, academic records and graduation
- Provide students timely access to their academic records and to information on their
progress towards degree
- Assure the complete accuracy, integrity and security of student academic records
- Maintain and ensure compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
– FERPA, as well as other federal and state laws and regulations
- Register and withdraw students for courses
- Certify enrollment and graduation
- Provide graduation evaluation advising workshops and analyze progress toward the
degree
- Evaluate transfer credit and applicability in meeting program, major, minor and
graduation requirements
- Confer degrees and issue diplomas
- Recommend and assist with changes to university policies and academic regulations
University Union
3rd Floor University Union, 916-278-6744
- Benefit students by offering a welcoming environment where students, faculty, staff,
alumni and the greater community participate in campus life
- Manage the WELL, opening Fall 2010
- Encourage and provide services that foster students’ academic, physical, and holistic
well-being
- Provide a setting for a variety of events, meetings, workshops, lectures, and conferences
- Offer student academic support and recreational services, including: a day spa,
computer rooms and public computers, linked printing, terminal lounge, home console
games room, music lounge, billiards and table tennis
- Furnish entertainment and social opportunities for students
- Offer diverse food options and service programs, including: Jamba Juice, Burger
King, Mother India, The Buzz, Roundtable Pizza and University Center Restaurant
- Ensure that student veterans and dependents have all payments of federal and state
benefits certified to the Department of Veteran Affairs in a timely and accurate
manner
- Adapt to the changing needs of student veterans and enhance services to meet those
needs
- Provide a welcoming and inviting environment for veterans that helps ease their
transition to college
- Advocate for student veterans locally, regionally and nationally
- Lifetime Wellness through Collaboration, Education and Wellness
- Enhance the classroom education by providing a fun and healthy environment in which
students can develop the leadership, social, and interpersonal skills they will
need throughout their years at the University and beyond
- Benefit students by offering a welcoming environment where students, faculty, staff,
alumni and the greater community participate in campus life
- Encourage and provide services that foster students’ academic, physical, and holistic
well-being
- Provide a setting for a fitness, recreation and wellness activities, including intramurals,
sport clubs, rock wall, weight lifting and cardio spaces
- House and work collaboratively with Student Health Services and Peak Adventures
- Promote gender equity through education, advocacy, and programming
- Increase awareness and understanding of the contributions of, opportunities for,
and barriers facing women
- Offer educational programs that empower students to support, appreciate, and value
all women