Goals

1. Align, update, and institutionalize policies and practices to improve reach, effectiveness, and sustainability of community engagement initiatives.
2. Provide an educational and work environment that develops students and employees who can engage effectively in local and global communities.
3. Cultivate and expand purposeful, long-term, and mutually beneficial community partnerships that support community engagement and our philanthropic efforts.
4. Educate and raise awareness of Sacramento State as a community engaged institution, building community pride in the university.

Community Engagement and Impact

The University takes pride in its role in the Sacramento Region as the Capital's University, as Sacramento's University. As a community engaged campus, Sacramento State will align its resources and efforts to cultivate purposeful, long-term, mutually beneficial community partnerships that confront systemic inequities, transform the lives of our students, and strengthen local communities. These efforts will allow for greater academic, personal, and professional opportunities for students, and give faculty enhanced community-based research opportunities, while also allowing the wider community to benefit from the intellectual and service capabilities of the entire Sacramento State community.

A wide variety of current and prior efforts across Sacramento State have laid a foundation for the University to continue to positively impact the Sacramento Region. The University will bring its resources to bear to help address a wide range of issues in true partnership with community and civic organizations.

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