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Youth explore careers, campus life through Sac State’s immersive Summer Youth Academies

Originally published July 1, 2025, by Sacramento State University Communications Hundreds of local seventh-through 12th graders are converging on Sacramento State’s campus this summer to attend the popular Summer Youth Academies, a series of weeklong, career-focused courses.  The annual academies, which are taught … Continue reading

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Lifelong learner and civil rights advocate Jeffery Benson treads his own path to a degree

Originally published May 12, 2025, by Sacramento State University Communications Jeffery Benson proudly calls himself a disruptor. The 61-year-old has earned the title through a life of purpose and perseverance, culminating in his graduation from Sacramento State summa cum laude … Continue reading

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Sac State awards $1 million in scholarships to early childhood education students

Originally published Feb. 21, 2025, by Sacramento State University Communications Sacramento State’s College of Education has awarded $1 million in scholarships to 93 students in early childhood education, with the goal of helping them graduate with little to no student … Continue reading

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Sacramento State’s Art department celebrates opening of new Art Studio Lab with ribbon cutting

Originally published Nov. 13, 2024, by Sacramento State University Communications Sacramento State’s new Art Studio Lab is officially open and will begin welcoming students for classes for the Spring 2025 semester. A ribbon cutting on Tuesday, Nov. 12, welcomed members … Continue reading

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‘Good human’ Ron Brown has achieved a lifetime of accomplishments while helping others succeed

Originally published Nov. 7, 2024, by Sacramento State University Communications Ron Brown can often be heard reminding his peers to “be a good human.” It’s a mantra Brown, president and CEO of West Sacramento-based general contracting firm Brown Construction, embodies in … Continue reading

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Sacramento State announces plans to construct a new state-of-the-art football stadium

Originally published Sept. 26, 2024, by Sacramento State University Communications Sacramento State announced today that the University will build a new state-of-the-art, multi-use sports and entertainment venue to replace Hornet Stadium and better position Hornet Athletics as a top program. Sac State … Continue reading

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Sac State celebrates grand opening of new apartment building for incoming faculty, staff

Originally published Sept. 12, 2024, by Sacramento State University Communications Sacramento State’s new apartment building for incoming faculty and staff is officially operational. Around 45 members of the campus community gathered on Sept. 11 to celebrate the grand opening of Nine … Continue reading

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More than 10,000 attend Hornet Nest Fest celebration marking the beginning of the fall semester

Originally published Aug. 26, 2024, by Sacramento State University Communications As the smiling faces of the Hornet Family filled the Main Quad on Friday evening, the sun poked through the trees, dissipating the gloomy skies and a few rain sprinkles. … Continue reading

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Sacramento State to begin construction on new student housing building that will provide affordable beds for undergraduates

Originally published Aug. 6, 2024, by Sacramento State University Communications Sacramento State is building another hive to house its Hornets. Construction will begin this October on Student Housing III, a five-story, 97,100 square-foot facility that will accommodate 335 students. The … Continue reading

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Families, community celebrate record number of graduates at Sacramento State Commencement

Originally published May 20, 2024, by Sacramento State University Communications Where one journey ends, another begins. It was a sentiment shared by thousands of new Hornet alumni during Sacramento State’s 2024 Commencement, May 17-19 at Golden 1 Center. Hashem Jaber, … Continue reading

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