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Friday, February 15, 2024
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Hello Hornets!
Congratulations on making it to spring break. We are halfway through the semester. As the much-deserved week off begins, let's catch up on the news together. This week features coverage of Sacramento State launching the Black Success Initiative and Black Honors College, the Cooper-Woodson College enhancement program and a bill aimed at strengthening Title IX in California.
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A graduate salutes to family in a crowded Golden 1 Center during their commencement for Sac State, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. A goal of the Black Student Success Task Force is to offer numerous resources to increase the amount of Black students earning a degree. (Photo by Alyssa Branum)
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With a nationwide decline in Black student enrollment and retention rates, the California State University system wants to support its Black student community with the new Black Student Success Task Force that will implement a first-in-the-nation Black Honors College only at Sacramento State.
The Black Student Success Task Force at Sac State will advance Black students on campus by focusing on recruitment, retention, achievement, graduation and issues with belonging.
With the addition of a Black Honors College, the success rates of Black graduates at Sac State will be refocused as they are given the specific space and resources to succeed.
Read the full story by Mia Huss, Micah Yip and Sharmarke Holif here.
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Signage notating the entrance, language assistance and hours of the vote center located in the Willow Suite, Room 1 in Modoc Hall Monday, March 4, 2024. The Vote Center is open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. to assist students with all their voting needs during Super Tuesday. (Photo by Jenn Galinato)
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Sacramento State is hosting an on-campus vote center in Modoc Hall, where students can register and vote in the 2024 presidential primary election on March 5.
The Vote Center opened on March 2, and was open until the end of Election Day. Registered voters in Sacramento County could either vote in-person or drop off their completed ballot at the drop-off location in the Welcome Center or Modoc Hall.
Mike Craig, inspector for the vote center at Modoc Hall, emphasized the importance of having an on-campus polling place.
Read the full story by Micah Yip and Jenn Galinato here.
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MLK Center program coordinator Kaifa Yates poses outside Lassen Hall where the Cooper-Woodson College Enhancement Program is located Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. Yates is a mentor for the college working at the MLK Center and is responsible for coordinating workshops and students with resources to assist their success. (Photo by Rodrigo Martinez)
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The Cooper-Woodson College Enhancement Program at Sacramento State connects Black students to their Pan-African roots by cultivating community through lectures, seminars and events.
By connecting Black students with mentors, academic resources and faculty the college provides Sac State students a well-supported experience from start to finish.
The Cooper-Woodson College Enhancement Program at Sac State was created by Pan-African studies faculty members Otis Scott, Chris Glen and David Covin in 1990, as a Pan-African Student Retention program aimed at educational equity for Black students.
Read the full story by Usamah Hammour and Mahrukh Siddiqui here.
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An official voter information guide at Sac State’s Vote Center for the Tuesday, March 5, 2024, primary election. While SB 1166 is not on this ballot, it is expected to be discussed in a policy meeting this month. (Photo by Malachi Parker)
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On Feb. 14, California State Senator Bill Dodd introduced Senate Bill 1166, which aims to strengthen Title IX on UC, CSU and community college campuses.
Title IX was first implemented in 1972, and aims to protect individuals from sex-based discrimination in educational institutions that receive funding from the federal government. The California State Auditor’s 2023 report found “various problems with campuses’ handling of cases” across the California State University campuses.
“Right now, we have deficient standards and transparency in the investigation and reporting process,” Sen. Dodd said in a statement. “There’s a serious lack of consistency and accountability from those in charge.”
Read the full story by Micah Yip here.
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Questions? Comments? Pitches?
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That's all we have for you this week. Visit The State Hornet to stay up to date on all our coverage.
Thank you for reading,
Michael Pepper
news staffer
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