Jesse Kleinow

Hometown: Laguna Beach, Calif.

Major: Criminal Justice. Class of 2006.

Background: Captain of the baseball team at Mater Dei High School in Southern California. Member of the National Honor Society and volunteered more than 80 hours of community service coaching Little League baseball and working with the local Loaves & Fishes program. “I wanted to attend Sacramento State because of its criminal justice program, which is known as one of the top programs in the country.”

Changes: “I have become a better writer and I have become a more determined person. You have to be when you take as many as 21 units a semester. I’ve also learned about the larger world of law enforcement and criminal justice, and where there are opportunities to use my education and build a career. I’ve had a very well-rounded education here at Sacramento State.”

Highlight: “Becoming the lead tour guide for the Office of Admissions and Outreach, and leading tour groups around campus, answering their questions and telling everyone all the good things going on at Sacramento State. I have also been able to earn enough credits to graduate in three years.”

Destination: “I plan to go to graduate school to study criminal justice and then go into a career in law enforcement beginning by becoming an officer on the street.”