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Esak’timá Center Services

About the Esak’timá Center

The Esak’timá Center (eh-sack-tee-mah) at Sacramento State, residing on Miwok, Maidu, and Nisenan land, welcomes all currently enrolled students.

The Esak’timá Center provides supportive services for students to assist them in their academic journey with Academic Advising, Academic Workshops, Peer Advising, Scholarship referrals, Cultural Presentations and Workshops, Student Leadership opportunities and Campus and Community Resources. We strive to make the Esak’timá Center a home away from home where their values as a student are recognized, their student accomplishments are celebrated and their contributions to our community are honored. The Center is an open and inclusive gathering space for all students.

We have moved to a new location! We are now located in Library 1010 (next to the Grumpy Mule)

A visual of the environment in the Esak'tima center lobby.

Pronunciation

Esak'tima': Eh-sahk-TEE-mah'

Eh as in the "e" in "bed."
Sahk with a sharp "k" sound.
TEE is stressed, pronounced like "tea."

Miwok [MEE WOK]

Nisenan [NEE SHINON]

Maidu [MY DO]

Patwin [POT WIN]

Nissim-Pawenan [Nih-seem Pah-weh-nan]

Wintun [Win-toon]

Our Services

We center student success through:

Academic Support

  • Academic Advising
  • Scholarship Application Workshops and Becoming a Competitive Applicant
  • Financial Aid Navigation
  • Career Exploration

Holistic Support

  • Programs that highlight Native American & Alaska Native Culture
  • Traditional Blessings and Traditional Medicine
  • Resource Referral and Navigation
  • Events that foster community building

Physical Space

  • Student lounge with tables, chairs, and couches for students to utilize
  • An outdoor patio to focus on academics or relax in between classes
  • Access to a fridge, microwave, and kettle
  • *NOTE* the Esak’timá Center is currently pausing all Space Requests until further notice

Signature Programs

  • Beading Circle – a space for students to connect with one another, faculty, and staff while learning how to bead in community.
  • Semester Blessing – at the beginning of each semester we strive to host a blessing for students, faculty, and staff to start the semester off in a good way.

Academic Advising

We now offer Academic Advising at the Esak’timá Center. In partnership with the Academic Advising Center, we have a dedicated Academic Advisor to help answer questions about general education and graduation requirements. We invite you to connect with Martell French, Academic Advisor, here at the center to answer any questions you may have around your academic progress, add/drop process, or other questions you might have.

Drop-in Availability at Esak’timá Center:

Wednesday mornings at the center from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Thursday afternoons online from 1 - 5 p.m.

Email: martellfrench@csus.edu

Martell French portrait