MESSAGE FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT

Message from the Vice President

This edition of ABA FOCUS is full of news about the great work that ABA is doing for the campus. It is gratifying as a vice president to share stories that convey the significance of the work performed by our division. Throughout these stories, you will notice a few key themes that are so important to ABA – student success, service to the community and sustainability. Our stories do not end here. I want to also recognize those ABA staff professionals whose day-to-day accomplishments do not appear in these pages, but whose work is equally important to the success of Sac State and ABA.

Inside, you will find stories about how ABA is supporting students, whether that means streamlined and automated processes, more effective methods of communication and engagement, or the conversion of classrooms into modern learning facilities.

You will also find the latest news about ABA’s leadership for sustainability programs on the campus and across the CSU. Recently honored with two CSU Best Practice awards for the Smart Grid Metering Project and the Sustainable Technology Optimization Research Center (STORC), ABA is inspired to do even more. In the Green News section, you can read about the upcoming river water protection project, savings accrued from our water conservation efforts, alternative transportation activities, the latest news about STORC, and the Sustainability Team’s recent endeavors.

Also featured are stories about the University’s Our Promise Campaign, or California State Employees Charitable Campaign (CSECC) and the Sac State’s California State Employees Food Drive, both initiatives led by ABA teams that serve our greater community.

The edition continues ABA FOCUS Newsletter’s standard features – Staff Spotlight, ABA Reads, Awards and Recognition, and Behind the Scenes, which is written around the topic of volunteerism and how it supports student success and teamwork in the ABA division.

I hope to see you at the upcoming ABA Staff Professionals meeting on Monday, December 1 and at the Appreciation Luncheon on Wednesday, December 17. The Staff Professionals meeting will feature presentation of ABA's annual Leadership Awards, including Leadership Peer, Valued Staff and Team awards.

Enjoy the newsletter. And thank you again for your contributions!