ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPDATES

ABA Recongition Program Nomination Call Begins!

On April 9, Organizational Development announced the launch of the 2018 ABA Staff Recognition Program.

This year's program seeks to encourage and engage with ABA staff and managers to reach a new milestone in nominations received. The window for nomination submissions has been increased, and additional efforts have been made to advertise the program.

Now is the perfect time to submit your nomination!

STAFF

• Submit your Staff Peer to Peer nominations today here: http://csus.edu/aba/aba-about/aba-recognition-program/staff-peer-to-peer-nomination-form.html

MANAGERS

• Submit your Management Peer to Peer nominations here: http://csus.edu/aba/aba-about/aba-recognition-program/management-peer-nomination-form.html
• Submit your Valued Staff nominations here: http://csus.edu/aba/aba-about/aba-recognition-program/valued-staff-form.html
• Submit your Team nominations here: http://csus.edu/aba/aba-about/aba-recognition-program/team-nomination-form.html
  

 

Sac State Makes Princeton's Honor Role for Sustainability

For the second consecutive year, Sacramento State has made The Princeton Review's 2018 Green Honor Roll by receiving a score of 99.

Only 24 schools earned the distinction of the highest possible score. Sacramento State was the only CSU to make the Green Honor Role, but other California schools include: UC Irvine and UC San Diego. Congratulations to Sac State and the Sustainability Team!

 

ABA Organizational Changes

If change is the only constant, then it should be no surprise that ABA has undergone another organizational change. However, this one is relatively painless: ABA's Administrative Services has been renamed to Resource & Organizational Management, and contains the offices of:

• Organizational Development (Formerly known as Strategic Planning & Quality Improvement
• Space Management
• Resource Management

The official announcement was made in the Monday Briefing email from March 19, 2018. Fortunately, none of the staff you've come to know and love have left or moved locations. These name changes best reflect the evolving roles within the division.

 

Sac State Received Global Sustainability Ranking

We recently received a global Sustainability ranking of 132 in the world by the University of Indonesia’s Green Metric World University Ranking! Over 600 schools across the globe were ranked this year. Perhaps just as impressive, Sacramento State was also ranked 17th in the United States.

As their website states: "The aim of this ranking is to provide the result of online survey regarding the current condition and policies related to Green Campus and Sustainability in the Universities all over the world. It is expected that by drawing the attention of university leaders and stakeholders, more attention will be given to combating global climate change, energy and water conservation, waste recycling, and green transportation." Way to go Sustainability Team!

 

ABA Staff Volunteers for Commencement

At the conclusion of the Fall 2017 academic semester, Sacramento State hosted its last Winter Commencement. To help celebrate the achievements of our students, University Advancement sought the help of staff, and ABA's Financial Services division answered the call.

Fall 2017’s commencement was one of the first times in recent memory that University staff had been allowed to volunteer. In year's past, volunteers were required to be managers with an MPP classification.

Staff volunteers from ABA included: Bena Arao, Nicole Chacon, Elisa Chohan, Dale Clack, Sarah David, Nina Delgado, Kimberly Donaville-Davis, Scott Gephart, Stacy Hayano, Margaret Hwang, Nikki Khamsouksay, Daljit Khangura, Charles King, Damian Lee, Tony Lucas, Hai Ly, Nancy McCarty, Susan McGuire, Mark Montalvo, Janie Mutchler, Don Nahhas, Frances Palu, Nicole Rogers, Camellia Sahm, LaVerne Simmons-Barnett, Irina Skiba, Natalya Sysa, and Showntia Varner.

 

License Plate Registration

This semester, University Transportation & Parking Services now requires all new permit purchases to be linked to your vehicle's license plate number. To register your license plate to your existing parking permit, visit UTAPS' online parking services at: sacstate.t2hosted.com.

 

April is Alumni Month!

One of our Sac State traditions is celebrating our graduates during April—Alumni Month. Alumni represent the excellence that our University has to offer. Each and every ABA alumni contributes to the goals of ABA and the University in his/her own unique way, but the commonality among them is a distinctive understanding of the student experience and a powerful dedication to make the University the best it can be.

Check out the ABA Alumni page for a complete list of ABA Alumni, and keep an eye out for this year's photo coming soon, Spring 2018!

 

May is Bike Month!

In case anyone is a bike enthusiast or is thinking about becoming one, you might be interested in May is Bike Month. All you have to do is ride your bike anywhere, anytime during the month of May and track your trips/miles. Sac State has a team called Sac State Bicylists (Student, Faculty & Staff) so if you’re interested in joining, register here and select the Sac State team.

 

 

 

Get Sweet - Inagural Bake-Off Planned for Summer Social

For the past four years, ABA has hosted a cook-off BBQ styled contest at the annual Summer Social event. This year, the Summer Social Planning Committee thought it would be best to try something different. Based on years of feedback, ABA will host its first bake-off.

Prepare your best recipes! Details on submissions, rules, and contestants will be announced in May.

 

Parking Structure V Update

The five-story, 1750 space parking structure near the Athletics Center, originally planned its grand opening in March 2018. Unfortunately, that timetable has been delayed. According to the Vice President’s message on March 25, recent weather-related delays and approvals from the California State Fire Marshal have temporarily postponed the opening of the structure.

Still, with its new expected opening date of May 8, students, faculty, and staff will be able to use the parking structure during the remainder of this spring semester and for years to come. It seems a small price to pay for more convenient north-campus parking.