OpportunitiesCommunity Connections MESA Pre-college Programs Partnerships for Employment Opportunities (916) 278-4575 Career Center www.csus.edu/mesa Lassen Hall 2000 (916) 278-6231 The Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) www.csus.edu/careercenter Program provides an opportunity for students to become actively engaged in the exploration of STEM careers. MESA programs The Career Center offers a proactive comprehensive career offer academic support to students in grades K-12 in preparation development program, fostering partnerships with community for college/university admission. Precollege MESA programs and campus businesses to provide hands-on work experience for include math competitions, field trips, engineering exploration, students and alumni. preparation for enrollment into rigorous curriculum including Experiential Education and Internships offer students academic honors and AP coursework, college entrance exams preparation, credit for employment opportunities that compliment their and encourages students to assume leadership roles and engage in educational endeavors by matching educational goals with work civic service and opportunities. MESA programs are regionally experiences. located and, in cooperation with school districts, also provides The Student Employment program provides job-listing services to extensive enrichment summer programs, challenging year long students looking for employment while attending college. Career academic projects and partnerships with professional STEM Connection, the online web-based job database, lists nearly 500 representatives from local agencies. MESA also has a strong jobs (part-time, full-time and internships) in the Sacramento parent component, offers college entrance exam preparation, region, focusing on the I-80 corridor between Lake Tahoe and scholarship and grant opportunities, and academic enhancement the Bay area. It is accessible at the Career Center website 24 for curriculum for grades K-12. hours a day. Community Engagement Center The On-Campus Recruiting (OCR) program provides students Library 4028 with an opportunity to begin their professional job search (916) 278-4610 while still attending classes during their senior year. Nearly 200 [email protected] employers participate in the OCR program interviewing just over www.csus.edu/cec 1100 students each semester. Community Engagement Center, a division of Academic Affairs, Career Events and Job Fairs offer students and Alumni even contributes to achieving the mission of the University by focusing broader opportunities to meet with prospective employers. Over its greatest resource–the knowledge and skills of faculty and 800 employers normally attend Job Fairs annually, each searching students–on making a difference in the community. specifically for Sacramento State students who have a reputation Community Engagement Center facilitates learning and for being able to balance academics with work and family life. engagement by linking campus and community for mutual *See also Campus Life/Student Resources/Career Center, page 29. benefit. Our principal role is to assist faculty in creating innovative community engagement opportunities for themselves and their Reaching Excellence After Developing Effective students. Reading Skills Program (READERS) Community Engagement Center collaborates with faculty, Pamela O’Kane: (916) 278-4345 campus programs, community organizations, and government E-mail: [email protected] to engage students and faculty in active learning. Our programs In the READERS program, college students learn the basics and support services encompass a variety of active learning of tutoring reading skills and help elementary school children and engagement projects, including service learning, civic who are reading below grade level. They practice their newly engagement, community service, AmeriCorps Students in acquired knowledge by tutoring students at reading centers in Service, and the Alternative Break program. the Folsom-Cordova, San Juan, Sacramento City and North Community Engagement Center furthers community Sacramento School Districts. Both volunteer and paid positions engagement at Sacramento State by building sustainable are available with funding through Federal Work Study or partnerships, supporting engagement initiatives, and providing America Reads/America Counts. This experience is an excellent community engagement resources, referrals, and connections. way for students to find out if a career working with young people is right for them. California State University, Sacramento Community Connections / 35 Community Connections Sacramento State Links Project Transfer Outreach Programs and Services Dr. Lynda Stone: (916) 278-4326 Community College Outreach Programs work closely with E-mail: [email protected] community colleges in California to facilitate a smooth transition www.uclinks.org for students transferring to Sacramento State. In addition to the following list, the programs and services of the Community Modeled on the Fifth Dimension program developed at UC College Outreach mirror the High School Outreach program. San Diego, the Sacramento State Links Project connects an undergraduate service learning course (CHDV 148 — Cul- • Memorandums of Understanding, established with the Los ture, Communication and the Development of Thinking) to a Rios, Sierra and Yuba Community College Districts, are boisterous and lively after-school program. In the after-school partnerships emphasizing and promoting a seamless transition program, college students tutor elementary school children, to Sacramento State. promoting literacy development through a mixture of play and • Development and distribution via www.assist.org of official educational activities. articulation agreements between Sacramento State and other campuses specify the acceptability of transfer courses toward University Outreach Services meeting lower-division major preparation. • Visits to community colleges enable staff to meet with Lassen Hall Lobby www.csus.edu/admr/outreach.html prospective students, providing instant, on-site admission for eligible applicants at major feeder community colleges. The Office of University Outreach Services, now located within Admissions and Records, coordinates all campus outreach programs, including pre-collegiate services, high school services, Community Outreach and transfer services, as well as services to students from low income and educationally disadvantaged groups. The programs LIFE Center are designed to meet enrollment levels that reflect the richness Professor Jennifer Piatt: (916) 278-2937 of diversity in the Sacramento Region and to build a healthy www.hhs.csus.edu/lifecenter enrollment balance by class level and academic programs. Faculty, students, and staff associated with the College of Health and Human Services developed the LIFE Center to provide High School Outreach Programs interdisciplinary services that promote good health and well being High School Outreach programs provide information and for older adults in the community, research opportunities in the guidance on higher education opportunities in general, and field of wellness and older adults, and learning opportunities for Sacramento State opportunities in particular, to prospective students in therapeutic recreation, kinesiology, physical therapy, students, parents, guidance personnel, and other interested nursing, and gerontology. Current programs encompass fall persons. The Outreach staff also assists students in completion risk assessments by physical therapy students, balance and fall of the matriculation process and articulates University programs, reduction classes, Yoga and balance and fitness classes, strength policies, and procedures to other educational institutions and and conditioning classes. Students receive academic credit as they agencies. gain practical experience in their majors. University Outreach Services additionally encompasses programs such as: WAVE Camp and Project PLAY Dr. Scott Modell • Memorandums of Understanding, established with the (916) 278-5041 Elk Grove and San Juan Unified Districts and Sacramento www.hhs.csus.edu/modells and Luther Burbank High Schools as student-centered WAVE Camp (Water Adventures in Varied Environment) is a partnerships, emphasizing college preparation and student summer camp designed to expand opportunities for children and academic achievement, increasing the college preparation young adults ages 10-25 with physical disabilities to participate and admission rates for district students, strengthening in purposeful fitness, sports, and social activities. The camp curricula articulation and preparation of teachers, deepening combines activities in swimming, scuba diving, sailing, kayaking, parental awareness about college, and ensuring student canoeing, fishing, and water skiing. Each participant is paired with matriculation. a “buddy” (college student, community member or paid staff) to • High School Liaison provides extensive outreach visits and ensure safe and successful maximum participation. activities at high schools in the Sacramento State service area Project PLAY (Play-Oriented Lifetime Activities for Youth) is and throughout the state. a fitness and leisure program for individuals with disabilities • Campus tours; tele-counseling services; distribution of ages 3-25, that also trains parents, legal guardians, and other complimentary copies of the University Catalog and related family members to provide follow-up instructions and support CSU/Sacramento