The connection between growing up on a farm in Eaton, Ohio, and
helping shepherd detoured former college students in Sacramento
toward their diplomas isn’t an obvious one, but Jenni Murphy
embodies it.
“I’m hardworking and persistent, and when I fail, I get back up
and keep growing. That’s the grit of our students,” said Murphy,
dean of California State University Sacramento’s College of
Continuing Education. “That’s part of why this feels like home to
me.”