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The public affairs office shares the University's story with the media, the public and the campus community itself.

Public affairs is charged with protecting and promoting the reputation of the University, and with explaining to the general public the core values and academic goals of the University. It accomplishes this through a variety of communication vehicles targeting campus and off-campus audiences.

Public affairs carries out plans and strategies in:
• Message management (visual and written)
• Crisis communications
• Public/community relations
• Media relations
• Publications development and design
• Promotions/publicity
• Special identity packages
• Events management
• Visitor services
• Protocol and VIP services
• Marketing and advertising

The units within public affairs are:

The University ceremonies and visitor services office, coordinates graduation ceremonies for each of the University's seven Colleges, and handles other special ceremonies such as the annual Honors Convocation. The office runs the visitors center in Sacramento Hall. It also arranges VIP tours and runs the student hosts program, which coordinates student representatives for high profile-events.

For more information, visit the commencement website, or contact the office at (916) 278-4724, (916) 278-4933 or by e-mail at infodesk@csus.edu.

The Sacramento State Ticket Office, is the central source for tickets to all Sacramento State events. The office is also a Tickets.com center, selling tickets to events throughout Northern California and Nevada. For more, call (916) 278-4323.

The news services office pursues positive media coverage of the University, responds to media inquiries and arranges interviews for reporters seeking the expertise of University professors. News services also provides articles for various campus publications and for use as news releases. For more, call (916) 278-6156 or e-mail infodesk@csus.edu.

For more information about public affairs, call (916) 278-6156 or e-mail infodesk@csus.edu. You can also visit our staff listing.