Sac State Connection

ALUMNI NEWS	August 2008
Tailgate party and football home opener It’s time to don those Sac State colors and join the crowd at the football home opener against Humboldt State on Saturday, Aug. 30. Tailgating begins at 4 p.m. in the Alumni Center Parking Lot. Kickoff is at 6:05 p.m. Game tickets can be purchased in advance at the Sac State Ticket Office or on game day at Gate 4. Details Homecoming Weekend Our annual celebration keeps getting better and better. This year’s Homecoming is earlier than usual—Sept. 25-27—and you won’t want to miss out. There will be reunions, the annual Golden Grads Luncheon, a Homecoming Festival with tailgating and children’s activities, and more. It wraps up with the Homecoming football game vs. Portland State. For more on Homecoming festivities, visit www.SacStateAlumni.com or call (916) 278-6295. For football tickets call the Sac State Ticket Office at (916) 278-4323.
CAMPUS NEWS
Hornets ranked by SI.com After a successful 2007-08 campaign in which Sac State won eight conference championships and was a landslide winner of the Big Sky Conference Women’s All-Sports Trophy, the University was selected as the 36th-best Div. I athletics program in the nation by Sports Illustrated’s website, SI.com. Read more Digital sign debuts Sac State entered a new era of communication as the campus’ new digital sign on Highway 50 became operational Aug. 5. Up to eight messages will be displayed every 64 seconds, and Sac State will have one of those eight-second messages in each lineup to promote the University and its events. Read more Telling stories through design A free exhibition showcasing the work of renowned graphic designer Kit Hinrichs will be displayed at the University Library Gallery at Sacramento State, Sept. 5 through Nov. 15. This 40-year retrospective, “The Storyteller’s Art,” is a tribute to Hinrichs’ ability to convey a narrative message through design. Read more

SEEN ON CAMPUS

Photo: Summer on campus means children’s programs, including the Academic Talent Search, which offers middle school students courses in everything from robot design to cartooning. These two were headed to a music class.

IN SEARCH OF AN ORCHESTRA

Summer on campus means children’s programs, including the Academic Talent Search, which offers middle school students courses in everything from robot design to cartooning. These two were headed to a music class.

ALUMNI EVENTS

Salute to Spirit Reunion and Tailgate Party

4 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 30 in the Alumni Center Parking Lot Football game kickoff, 6:05 p.m.
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Stinger Athletic Association Golf Tournament

Monday, Sept. 15 at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex
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Golden Grads Reunion & Lunch

Classes of 1949-59 11:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 26 at the Alumni Center $30 per person,
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Green and Gold Gala

Friday, Feb. 20 in the University Union Ballroom (note new date)

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

CLASS NOTES

ALUMNI PROFILE

Alumni career services

Sac State alumni are eligible to receive low-cost career services through the Career Center on campus. Association members receive an additional $15 off all services with valid membership card. Career services include personalized career coaching, resume reviews, interview training and job placement opportunities. For more information visit the Alumni Association benefits section at www.SacStateAlumni.com.
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Find out what these grads and others are up to:
Mary Nosler Buehler, ’58
William (Bill) Enos, ’64, ’78
Kathleen Cusick Mackey, ’81, ’88
Charles “Chuck” Hahn, ’95
Andrea E. Garcia, ’04
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Norma Samra, ‘81

Photo: Norma Samra ANorma Samra (’81, Communication Studies) didn’t intend to become a role model for East Indian women, but the trailblazing attorney has a pioneer spirit in her blood.
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