The Serna Center

The Serna Center opened in 2003 and is named after the late Sacramento Mayor and Government Professor Joe Serna and the late university administrator and Ethnic Studies Professor Isabel Hernandez Serna who, like the Center itself, were dedicated to political activism and engagement, academic access and excellence, and service to the community.

Mission Statement

Consistent with the lasting vision of Joe and Isabel Serna, the Serna Center aims to encourage policy and political knowledge, activism and engagement, student access and excellence, and community service.  The Center’s primary but not sole focus is Chicana/os and Latina/os in the Sacramento region.

Serna Center Event Gallery
View photos from Center events throughout the years.
Serna Center Publications
Read publications from the Serna Center: Retaining Latino and Non-Latino College Students: Key Similarities and Differences Written in partnership with the Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy, this review considers what we know about how Latinos are similar to and different from non-Latinos with respect to college retention.
Latino Films in the RBR
Go to the Reserve Book Room of the University Library to check out the films from the 2007 Latino Film Festival. For more information, click here.
Community Contributions
Read a newsletter about poet Octavio Paz written by Sac State alum Luis Rios, Ph.D. Note: The newsletter is written in Spanish.
About the Sernas
	Learn about the lives of Joe and Isabel Hernandez Serna and the legacy they left behind.

UPDATED: Thursday, June 26, 2008 1:43 PM