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In the Community
Community Engaged Campus
The reach and impact of Sacramento State extends far beyond campus borders. Faculty, staff and students volunteer with nonprofit organizations throughout the region including food banks, shelters, schools and more. Programs like Project Rebound for formerly incarcerated students, Guardian Scholars for those who have experienced foster care, and a partnership with Women Escaping a Violent Environment (WEAVE) focused on sexual violence prevention education offer vital resources that help transform students’ lives. In addition, the University demonstrates its commitment to civic engagement by hosting on-campus vote centers to ensure greater access to voting and was named a Most Engaged Campus for Student Voting as part of the All-In Campus Democracy Challenge.
“Like my family, I have seen generations of students benefit from their educations at Sacramento State. These alumni go on to become change agents in every industry, public service, local government, and community.”
Eric Guerra, Sacramento City Councilmember, District 6, Sacramento State Alum
Building Through Giving
Sacramento State’s expanding influence is fueled by a vast network of donors who believe in its groundbreaking approach to higher education. Reflecting its broad impact, philanthropic support came in globally, including from nearly every state. These contributions directly empower students through scholarships and programs, demonstrating the commitment of the Sacramento State community to advancing education and opportunity. ging the benefactor’s total contribution for the project to $15 million.
- $18.9M donor contributions
- 39,529 total donors
- $117,384 in monthly recurring contributions from 185 donors
- $2.4M donor-funded scholarships
- 45 states contributed
- 11 countries contributed
Big Hearts, Bigger Impact
Serving the community goes hand-in-hand with being a Hornet. Throughout campus, there’s a culture of volunteerism that makes a difference, exemplified through programs like pro bono clinics that provide care for members of the community and the Community Engagement Center, which matches students to volunteer opportunities.
Students Served 79,900 Hours in the Community
- 1,448 STUDENTS HELD NON-CLINICAL ACADEMIC INTERNSHIPS
- 3,673 Students Took Service-Learning Classes
- 1,147 Active Community Partnerships
- Carnegie Community Engagement Classification since 2010
Powering the Capital Region – And Beyond
Made at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ isn’t just a slogan. It’s a description of the nearly 300,000 Hornet alumni who are using their Sacramento State education to power progress and growth in the capital region and beyond. Spend just a few minutes walking around Sacramento, and chances are you’ll run into one of the engineers, newscasters, restaurateurs, entrepreneurs, teachers, health care professionals, law enforcement personnel, social workers, artists, accountants and more who earned their degree at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ and are now transforming the region, state and world.
"Sacramento State is poised to become Northern California’s most influential university through advancing academic excellence, growing enrollment and expanding athletics. Alumni are critical to these efforts, and your engagement is welcomed. Our time here was an investment in ourselves; let’s pay it forward now for our University, current students and community. It’s a great time to be a Hornet!"
Lance Hastings ’87, MBA ’22, Sacramento State Alumni Association President
- 1 in 17 adults in the region is a sac state grad
- 24 alumni chapters/networks
- 290,000 alumni strong
