'Patient' aids nursing students
Nursing students are attending to a new patient this semester.
 His name is Larry, and he’s been through a lot. Lying on the table, he occasionally groans, “I don’t feel good.” He’s been poked, prodded, stabbed, had wounds dressed, gone into cardiac arrest and was administered CPR. His resilience, however, is due in large part to his manufacturer. He’s a life-size, high-tech simulated patient mannequin known as SimMan.
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Fall Enrollment is Up
 More students are making Sac State their destination.
The University has nearly 600 more students this year than last year for a total fall enrollment of 28,529. “The biggest increase we saw was with the lower-division transfer students,” says Larry Glasmire, director of special programs and enrollment analysis in the Office of Academic Affairs. “We saw a 116 percent increase in that student population.”
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 Green & Gold Gala
An event billed as “an evening of art, music and the unexpected” delivered with performances by student artists and the announcement of nearly $5 million in gifts during October’s Green and Gold Gala.
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Open for debate
 The campus in the capital city was again in the campaign spotlight as Sac State and the California Broadcasters Association co-hosted the only live statewide debate between gubernatorial candidates Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and State Treasurer Phil Angelides. The one-hour event took place on Oct. 7 in Capistrano Hall.
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Students offer direction
On foot. By bicycle. In the car.
Whichever way you travel around campus, it’s now a lot easier to navigate courtesy of a major upgrade to the signage and bike trail systems.
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Vets on campus
The expanded GI Bill is bringing military veterans—including many who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan—to the Sac State campus in numbers not seen since the Vietnam War. The number of veterans using educational benefits this fall, both active duty and reservists, has increased 25 percent to more than 500.
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Record year for private support
Strong community support helped fuel a banner fundraising year for the University. Public contributions in 2005-06 totaled $16,239,897—the largest amount in Sac State history.
 “This was truly a landmark year in private support for the University. Private funds allow us to provide a level of excellence beyond what is possible with state funding,” says Carole Hayashino, vice president for University Advancement. “We are extremely grateful to the donors who gave so generously to our students and programs. Their interest in the University speaks highly of the value of a Sacramento State education.”
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