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March 2012

March 02, 2012

Talent abounds at Sac State

Faculty and staff who don’t usually get the chance to display their artistic natures on campus will step into the spotlight for Sac State Has Talent, an exhibit of visual and performing arts and literature in the University Library’s two galleries.

March 06, 2012

Weekend sports roundup

March 07, 2012

Sac State honors spirit, contributions of women

March is a time when heroines of all stripes are recognized as Sacramento State’s Women’s Resource Center celebrates Women’s History Month with an array of educational events highlighting women’s history, culture and achievements.

March 08, 2012

Sac State student organization works to feed homeless

Sacramento State’s Residence Hall Association (RHA) will help feed the homeless 8-11 a.m. Sunday, March 11, at B and 16th streets. Program Director Beta (Sii) Fakasiieiki says volunteers are welcome to join this community service in conjunction with Americans Helping America.

March 09, 2012

STEM lecture spotlights neonatal stem cell research

“Neonatal Stem Cells: A Window to Perinatal Health and Resources for Regenerative Medicine” is the topic of the next discussion in Sacramento State’s STEM lecture series.

March 12, 2012

Weekend sports roundup

March 13, 2012

Sac State jazz groups will compete at Monterey Festival

For the sixth year in a row, Sacramento State’s Jazz Ensembles have been named among the top six college jazz bands in the nation and will head to Monterey March 30-April 1 to compete against the other five groups in the Next Generation Jazz Festival.

March 14, 2012

Campaign encourages future engineers

Declaring them to be the nation’s future innovators, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui today encouraged engineering students at Sacramento State to “stay with it” as part of the Day of Engineering, a national online event designed to boost retention of students in undergraduate engineering programs.

March 14, 2012

Faculty Senate Schedule for April and May

March 15, 2012

Hornet civil engineers vying for championship

The term “concrete canoe” may conjure up an ominous scene from a “Godfather” film. But the concrete canoe built by Sacramento State’s student chapter of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is not about to sink.

March 15, 2012

Spring break facilities hours

Here’s a look at hours and closures at key campus facilities during the spring recess.

March 19, 2012

University honored for community service

Sacramento State, for the fourth consecutive year, has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction by the Corporation for National and Community Service.

March 20, 2012

Sacramento State presents ‘Zoot Suit’

Zoot Suit, Sacramento State’s theater production for spring, weaves fact and fiction to present the story of a group of young Mexican Americans wrongfully charged with murder in 1942 Los Angeles.

March 20, 2012

LegiSchool sponsors photo contest

High school students across the state are invited to step behind the lens and capture photos that represent California for the 2012 LegiSchool Photo Contest: “California Through My Eyes.”

March 22, 2012

Sac State exhibit is a little ‘Mad’

A new exhibit at Sacramento State’s University Union Gallery is inspired by a mad man – a Mad magazine man, that is. “Tony Natsoulas: Doing the Basil” opens Monday, March 26, and runs through Friday, April 20.

March 23, 2012

Student quartet to open Sac State faculty gala

The Valhalla Quartet, composed of Sacramento State students, took first place in November’s inaugural A.J. and Susana Watson Student Chamber Music Competition, and will receive a unique honor for their achievement.

March 27, 2012

Sac State celebrates alumni with a month of activities

April is Alumni Month at Sacramento State. This year’s slate of programming is so packed, it couldn’t fit into one month, stretching from March 29 to May 4. For more details on specific items, visit the Alumni Month website.

March 27, 2012

Construction Management team takes 2nd at nationals

Sacramento State’s Construction Management students captured second place in last week’s National Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) student competition in Orlando, Fla. A single point separated the top two finishers, and this year's competition was the closest on record.

March 28, 2012

Sac State professors ‘ACE’ fellowship posts

Sacramento State Geology Department Chair David Evans and Teacher Education Professor Jana Noel have been named ACE Fellows for the 2012-13 academic year by the American Council on Education. The announcement was made today by ACE President Molly Corbett Broad.

March 29, 2012

Twitter users gear up for another Sac State TweetUp

Sacramento State’s second “Sac State TweetUp” will be held 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, in the University Union, Ballroom 2. Students, alumni, local bloggers, small-business owners and many other Twitter users will get together in what is described as a part social, part business gathering.