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Strategies for Success Award winners.

CCE Honors Students, Alumni, Staff, and Faculty with Award Ceremony

The College of Continuing Education [CCE] at Sacramento State celebrated the outstanding contributions of our staff, faculty, alumni, and students with an award ceremony on Friday, Nov. 8.

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It All Starts with a Single Step: Meet Alexa Rabino

“What inspires me the most about public health is how interconnected the field is,” says Alexa Louise Rabino Yu, graduate of Sac State’s College of Continuing Education’s Master of Public Health program. “Because health is influenced by various factors, an improvement in one area has the potential to create ‘ripple effect’ improvements in communities. Seeing this change is exciting and inspires me to do more work in improving health outcomes.”

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Sac State’s College of Continuing Education Honored with Multiple Marketing Awards
Recipients will be honored at the 2024 UPCEA MEMS: Marketing, Enrollment Management and Student Success conference, Dec. 3-5 in Philadelphia

The online and professional education association UPCEA has announced that the College of Continuing Education [CCE] at Sacramento State will be recognized for its marketing efforts later this year. 

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Sac State’s Prehospital Education Program Celebrates 15 Years

Fifteen years strong, the Prehospital Education Program at Sac State’s College of Continuing Education (CCE), continues to provide top-notch training for future EMTs and Paramedics, something they’ve set out to do since day one. Nationally, Sac State is recognized as the first and only California State University campus to offer a paramedic program.

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Make the Most of Winter Break
Winter Intersession at Sac State

Have plans for Winter Break? Consider enrolling in classes offered through Winter Intersession. 

“Winter Intersession is a great opportunity for students to make the most of their winter break,” says Emelina Logan, Associate Director for Summer and Winter Sessions at Sac State’s College of Continuing Education (CCE).

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Students Can Learn Modern Greek Through New International Partnership

“For decades, it has been difficult for high school and college students to enroll in modern Greek language classes. Typically, they exist in specialized charter schools or in a small number of universities across the country,” says Dr. Katerina Lagos, Professor of History and Director of the Angelo K. Tsakopoulos Hellenic Studies Center. 

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Learning from Professionals: Another Great Summer at CCE

One of the many benefits of the Summer Youth Academies at Sac State’s College of Continuing Education is the opportunity that students have to meet industry professionals who visit the academies as guest speakers. 

This summer Esther Amato, an instructor in the Fashion Merchandising and Management program at Sac State, invited several alumni to visit the summer academy she was teaching.

Article Jonathan Morales, Sac State NewsroomAugust 2024
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Sac State launches new Nonprofit Administration Certificate program

A new program at Sacramento State soon will begin training workers in the essential skills necessary to power the region’s robust nonprofit industry.

The Nonprofit Administration Certificate program, offered through the College of Continuing Education (CCE), launches this fall, filling a critical need for a fast-growing field.

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Opening More Horizons: Meet Mickey Eichenhofer

Mickey Eichenhofer, a cohort facilitator in the Bachelor of Arts in Child and Adolescent Development (CHAD) program at Sac State’s College of Continuing Education (CCE), shares an inspiring quote with all of her students, attributed to author Mark Twain: “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

Article Sac State NewsroomJuly 2024

Summer Youth Academies to provide engaging enrichment classes for hundreds of local K-12 students

Sacramento State’s popular Summer Youth Academies will soon get underway, bringing hundreds of local seventh- through 12th graders to the University for fun and hands-on career exploration, as well as a chance to experience life on a college campus.

The weeklong academies begin June 24 and run through Aug. 2 and include classes in popular and growing career fields such as fashion, criminal justice, artificial intelligence and education.

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Restorative Justice Workshop to be Offered at Sac State

The California State University, Sacramento [CSUS] Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution (CAPCR) held an educational training workshop in the fall of 2020 via Zoom focused on domestic violence, in response to the demands of COVID-19, plus another training in the spring of 2022.

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New Nonprofit Administration Certificate Program at Sac State’s College of Continuing Education (CCE)

Over the past 15 years, nonprofit employment has grown 33 percent, dwarfing the 9 percent job growth enjoyed by the for-profit private sector over that time. This statistic was shared in a recent article published in The Washington Post. Similarly, the Bureau of Labor echoed this industry trend in their recent report, Spotlight on Statistics, For-Profit, Nonprofit and Government Sector Jobs. In the report, the Bureau stated, “Nonprofits have passed local government to become the second-largest source of employment in the country, behind the for-profit sector.”

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Sac State’s College of Continuing Education Offering New CTE Credential

Determined to offer teachers the opportunity to put professional experience to use in the classroom and become an essential part of workforce development, Sac State’s College of Continuing Education (CCE) is now offering a CTE Credential. The only one of its kind in Sacramento County, this new educational resource is giving those who are currently having to travel to similar programs in Southern California a credentialing option much closer to home.

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I Want to Be a Good Educational Role Model: Meet Aref Farahi

“I was in the process of completing my M.A. degree in Sociology at California State University Fullerton. However, after doing some additional research with the help of my educational counselor at CSU Fullerton, completing the WDL program helped me enhance my education and progress in the field in which I am currently working,” says Aref Farahi, a recent graduate of the Master of Arts in Workforce Development Leadership (WDL) program at Sac State’s College of Continuing Education (CCE).

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CCE’s Anna Keck Named a Sac State Woman of Influence

“The Women of Influence awards have been around for 13 years even conducting one of the awards ceremonies online during the pandemic,” says Dr. Nadine A. Kelley, Senior Director for University Housing Services. “This event has grown from the small conference room in housing, then to the Redwood Room in the Union, to an event that has well over 200 RSVPs. It is an event that is either held in March or early April and it is intended to honor all the work that is done by the Women of Sac State.

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Cultural Competency: Beyond the Classroom

Students in the Homelessness module for the Cultural Competency certificate program at Sacramento State’s College of Continuing Education (CCE) were recently invited by their instructor to attend the Transitional Housing Communities: Strategies for Recovery from Homelessness symposium. After, they were encouraged to reflect on how the event presentations and discussions built upon or expanded their understanding of course concepts.

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Dean of College of Continuing Education Named UPCEA Committee Co-Chair

UPCEA, the online and professional education association, is pleased to announce the election of new officers and new directors to serve on the UPCEA Board of Directors. Elected in November, these individuals will assume their roles on March 28, 2024.

Pamela Wimbush, Ed.D., Interim Dean of Sac State’s College of Continuing Education (CCE), will serve as a Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Committee Co-Chair for a two-year term (2024-2026). Dr. Wimbush has made a significant impact on institutions as a distinguished scholar, researcher, and educator in continuing, professional, and online education. She is dedicated to expanding access and social mobility through quality learning.

UPCEA Welcomes New Board and Committee Members

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CCE Represented at the 2023 UPCEA MEMS Conference

Recently, Dr. Pamela Wimbush, the Interim Dean at Sac States College of Continuing Education (CCE), and Tammy Champion, the Associate Director of Enrollment and Marketing at CCE, attended the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) MEMS Conference in Portland, Oregon. The focus of the conference was Marketing, Enrollment Management, and Student Success. While there, Dr. Wimbush and Tammy co-presented on the topic We Can Go It Alone, but We Are Stronger Together: Merging Enrollment and Marketing Services. Tammy also accepted an Excellence in Marketing Award on behalf of CCE’s Enrollment and Marketing Team.

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Public Health Students to Study Abroad in Costa Rica and Guatemala

An upcoming faculty-led study abroad program offered by the College of Continuing Education (CCE) is an opportunity for students interested in public health to spend time in Costa Rica and Guatemala. The program is designed to allow students to experience a unique culture first-hand and view a different society through the lens of health, risk prevention, and wellbeing.

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Nothing Can Be Changed Until It is Faced: Meet Dr. Angelo Williams

Recently named one of the Top 20 Black Change Makers by The Sacramento Bee, Dr. Angelo Williams is doing just that: creating change in Sacramento in many areas and on many levels.