Mission

To serve Sacramento State students, with a focus on Asian Pacific Islander Desi Americans (APIDA), by facilitating academic support, leadership development, career readiness, and co-curricular service-learning.

Vision

Cultivating the strengths of the campus and community to promote and develop APIDA identity empowerment, academic resilience, community service, social mobility, and holistic well-being to ensure student success at Sacramento State and beyond.

Values

• Student Success​
• Self-Exploration and Identity Formation–personal, professional, career readiness​
• Ethnic Studies and Asian American Studies ​
• Leadership​
• Wellness​
• Equity and Social Justice ​
• Community​
• Social Mobility

Goals for Student Success

• Academic support: strengthen student academic planning to navigate their academic, personal, and career goals
• Identity Development: increase students’ self-awareness of their personal history and identity
• Leadership: Increase students’ understanding of leadership, ability to lead others, advocate for social needs and take initiative
• Campus and Community Engagement: Increase student involvement on campus or in the community for social change
• Sense of belonging: Increase student’s sense of belonging and connection on campus

The guiding principles of this program are consistent with the best practices by successful undergraduate retention and student engagement models at Sacramento State found in the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), College Migrant Assistance Program (CAMP), and the Cooper-Woodson Enhancement Program (CWC).