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Unprecedented partnership benefits City, University and region

A new partnership with the city of Sacramento capped the annual Fall Address by President Alexander Gonzalez Thursday, Aug. 28.

Mayor Heather Fargo was on hand to sign the Memorandum of Understanding between the University and the city. Before the official signing, President Gonzalez noted in his remarks that the University was already discussing future challenges such as regional growth, technological advances, and the campus’ workforce needs. Gonzalez described the MOU as, “the next phase of development for our campus.”

Among other items, the City and Sacramento State are committing to the following:

• Discuss opportunities for collaboration for seamless planning and smart growth
• Establish a process for facilitating service learning, internship and applied research opportunities in the City of Sacramento management, departments and programs for Sacramento State students and faculty
• Review the Economic and Workforce Development projections for the city and make recommendations to address emerging trends

“This is an unprecedented, strategic collaboration that will transform the city and the University,” said Gonzalez. “In these challenging economic times, we’ve created a way to pull our resources together and utilize the University’s faculty expertise, student intellect and energy to serve the city.”

“A great city needs a great university, and we are committed to working together to achieve our joint goals - making the city of Sacramento the ‘most livable city in America’ and making Sacramento State a premiere metropolitan university,” said Fargo. “Our collective efforts benefit Sacramento residents and our students today, and those benefits will multiply as we continue working together into the future.”

City Manager Ray Kerridge noted, “We recognize the importance of education to the city and the region. The vision here is that the city and the University are one.”