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Welcome to Student Academic Success Day 2024!
SAS Day Reflection
Student Academic Success Day 2024 is proud to celebrate a theme of “Finish Healthy: Wellness, Hope, and Opportunity.” This event is designed to bring together students, faculty, and staff along with community guests for an in-person health and wellness session, engagement components, and resource fair components all designed to promote wellness and opportunity.
The event will kick-off with Student Academic Success Month featuring numerous events being provided by the SASEEP Unit. Please visit our program websites for details. This month of inspiration will culminate in our signature Student Academic Success Day event on September 30th from 11 am – 3 pm in the University Union, offering a wellness forum, a fireside chat to hear stories of empowerment, keynote features, and an Opportunity Fair as a capstone to the event. Read the Welcome Letter and join us on the 30th of September to be inspired to achieve milestones of success in your own life with wellness as a top priority.
We can’t wait to engage and inspire you to pursue your highest passions!
Event Information
SAS Day Event Schedule
Wellness Forum
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
Location: Hinde Auditorium
Perks: Free Physical, Mental, and Financial Wellness Information and Giveaways items will be provided.
Hope Luncheon
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Location: University Union Ballroom
Perk: Free lunch
Opportunity Fair
Time: 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Location: Serna Plaza
Perk: Informational tables, entertainment, talent show, and free Jamba Juice
We can’t wait to inspire your wellness, hopes, and opportunities!
Event Registration
SAS Day Parking
Parking is free for SAS Day guests. Event guests are asked to park in Parking Structure 3 (PS3) on the 4th, 5th and 6th floors for the event. (Note: This structure is directly behind the Union by Lot 6). If you desire to park elsewhere on campus, you will need to pay for a parking permit. If you are a student, faculty, and/or staff, your permit to park via your license plate will continue to suffice to meet your parking needs for the day if your car is registered with University Transportation and Parking (UTAPS).Please visit the UTAPS website for parking instructions and details followed by the campus.
Health and Wellness Forum
Student Academic Success Day 2024 will present a Health and Wellness Forum to provide a platform to discuss core topics related to wellness. This session being hosted from 11:00 am to 11:50 am will feature aspects of physical wellness, mental wellness, and financial wellness. To engage participants, key panelists from the wellness industry and First Star Bank will come together to share insights and strategies for wellness across the various spectrums of life. Join this empowering forum to be your best self and to operate in wellness to achieve your goals.
We are excited to stir you to finish healthy in every realm of life!
Hope Luncheon
Student Academic Success Day 2024 will host the Hope Luncheon with a theme of “Harnessing Opportunity and Your Purpose to Excel” to celebrate the many campus departments and programs across the campus that inspire hope as a way to build community and foster connection. The luncheon will include campus leadership remarks, a fireside chat on hope, an inspiring keynote featuring stories of purpose, and an awards segment to honor those who have displayed exceptional leadership. Join us at noon in the Ballroom on September 30th for this featured opportunity to rise in hope and to spread a journey of hope to empower life’s journey.
We are excited to stir you to finish healthy in every realm of life!
Award Components
Principals and Leaders Award
The Equity Principals Award recognizes regional leadership for their commitment to educational equity and scholastic success. Nominations from throughout the State of California are reviewed and prominent leaders are recognized during the annual Principals and Leaders’ Summit.
A Woman Who Takes Flight Award
The Woman I Fly Award is designed to recognize women in the region who lead with distinction and who give of their time to mount causes that support and build community and success. The award, new of its kind to SAS Day, celebrates the impact of women doing great educational equity work to leverage transformative community initiatives.
Optimism Award
The Optimism Award celebrates annually one community partner whose collaborative work and programming positions the community and underserved populations and youth to thrive, achieve success, and flourish socially and academically. This award of distinction embodies hope, determination, and inspiration to achieve optimistic outcomes that uplift the community.
Frequently Asked Questions
The event will be on Monday, September 30th, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the University Union Ballroom.
The event will be offered in an in-person format only in the University Union.
All components of SAS Day are completely free for all guests. The event is open to the Sacramento State community and is open to the community at large. Student entrance to the luncheon is completely free.
SAS Day will provide a signature forum for guests in the morning from 11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. Sessions for faculty and staff and community guests will be held throughout the day as well.
To reserve your space for this event, you will need to RSVP using the online form.
Students will have the chance to take part in live sessions, video components, interactive discussions, and resource fairs and inspirational segments to gather the strength and power of this incredible day.
I am a course instructor or community member and I would like to know if I can bring a group to the event?
Yes, please use the online reservation system to register yourself and your group. The Health and Wellness Forum will be held at 11:00 am in the Hinde Auditorium. The DEGREES Project Hope Luncheon will be held in the University Union Ballroom at noon. Lastly, the Outdoor Opportunity Fair will be held out on Serna Plaza located just behind the University Union building from 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
The event will include SAS Month, A Wellness Forum, a Luncheon, and an Outdoor Resource Fair.
This event will focus on wellness including physical, mental and financial wellness. It will also include inspirational and informational components with a message of hope and opportunity.
Event Mission and Objectives
The mission of Student Academic Success Day is to inform and inspire students and the community to lay out a blueprint of success that fosters lifelong dreams and achievements.
The following key objectives help to guide the Student Academic Success Day mission:
- Propel students to meet milestones to graduation in alignment with the CSU Graduation Initiative
- Equip participants to achieve success in every dimension of life
- Educate campus faculty and staff and the community at large about strategies to Close the Achievement Gap
- Enrich the cultural, social, and psychological fabric of participants through engagement components that re-invigorate and inspire excellence in academic and interpersonal relatedness
- Provide resources and tools for SAS Day guests to utilize on the day of the event and that hold lasting value along the journey of success beyond the event itself
- Create a platform of empowerment that positions and motivates participants to envision greater goals and accomplishments
- Link guests to networking groups, industry leaders, and community partners to leverage regional, state, and national resources to support goal planning, collaborative projects, and coordination to achieve success along educational and life domains
Lead Contacts
Plenary Sessions, Sponsors, and Vendors
Dr. Marcellene Watson-Derbigny, Associate Vice President, Student Retention and Academic Success
Dr. Marcellene Watson-Derbigny
First Gen Network Questions
Dr. Chao Vang, Assistant VP, Educational Equity Programs
Opportunity Fair Coordinator and Lead Event Planner
Bobbie Bray, SASEEP Support Analyst
Media Relations & Promotions
Letrice Fowler, Media Production Specialist
Administrative Support & Logistics
Anne Cheng, Budget Analyst, SASEEP
Student Academic Success Day Volunteer Opportunities
Want to give back? SAS Day will be on Monday, September 30th this year from 11 am – 3 pm in the University Union. Join this time of celebration, learning and networking. We need you. We have an abundance of opportunities for you to share your talent and your time to help SAS Day be a great success. If you are able to volunteer, please use the following link to select available time slots to support the SAS Day infrastructure.
Thank you in advance for your support!
Volunteer Benefits
- You will have the chance to make new friends and grow your network
- Free meals
- Acquire a free T-shirt while supplies last
- Receive empowering information
- Help students achieve their dreams
- Enjoy the chance to work with the SASEEP staff