Learning in Partnership With Communities
Community partnership and dialogue at Sacramento State connect learning to lived experience, ensuring education serves the people and communities it touches. Through sustained engagement, equity-centered work, and open dialogue, these efforts strengthen access, advance justice, and foster mutual understanding between the University and the communities it serves.
This area of support reflects Sacramento State’s commitment to being a public-serving institution — one that listens, collaborates, and works alongside communities to address real-world challenges and create shared solutions.
Learning Rooted in Equity and Engagement
Programs supported through Community Partnership and Dialogue bring students, faculty, and community members together through research, service, clinical practice, and public dialogue. These experiences connect academic learning with community knowledge while contributing to wellbeing, access, and opportunity.
Students engaged in this work develop cultural understanding, ethical leadership, and the ability to work across differences — skills essential for meaningful careers, civic participation, and leadership in diverse communities.
Areas of Focus
Aquatic Center — inspiring community health, fitness, and engagement through accessible aquatic programs and experiential learning.
Center on Race, Immigration & Social Justice (CRISJ) — advancing equity through research, education, and community engagement that address systemic challenges
Maryjane Rees Language, Speech & Hearing Center — providing accessible diagnostic and therapeutic services to the community while offering students hands-on clinical training
Planetarium — expanding curiosity, scientific understanding, and public access to astronomy through immersive educational experiences.
REACH Clinic — delivering community-based physical therapy services and applied learning experiences that prepare students for professional practice
Summer Youth Academies — empowering young learners with college-level exploration, hands-on enrichment, and transformative summer learning opportunities.
University Arboretum — serving as a living laboratory for environmental learning, stewardship, and community wellbeing
By supporting Community Partnership and Dialogue, donors help sustain programs that promote equity, access, and meaningful engagement. These investments ensure students gain real-world experience while communities benefit from knowledge, services, and partnership grounded in respect and shared purpose.
Click “Give Now” to support Community Partnership and Dialogue and help strengthen equity, access, and community wellbeing at Sacramento State.
