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Mission
Associated Students, Inc. serves as the official governing body of the Sacramento State students
and through operation and sponsorship of programs and services meets the varied needs of students.
We provide experiential education, leadership opportunities, student representation, various
business and recreational services, campus life programs and activities that support the campus
and greater Sacramento community.
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Core Values
We achieve this through:
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- integrity
- teamwork
- commitment
- passion
- purpose
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- community support
- excellence
- service
- diversity
- professionalism
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To accomplish our mission
- We will work to ensure that students have a significant role in the governance of the University.
- We will work to ensure that campus life enables all members of our diverse student body to have a strong sense of campus community which will continue during their college years and beyond.
- We will work to ensure that quality programs and services are provided which respond to the changing needs of our dynamic student population.
- We will work to ensure that learning outside the classroom opportunities are available for students in order to foster personal and professional growth.
- We will work to ensure strong positive links between the campus community and the broader Sacramento community.
- We will seek out ways to encourage students to participate in programs and utilize services.
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Long-Term Goals
- Serve as the representative entity for Sac State Students
- Provide students with experiential education
- Provide students with leadership opportunities
- Provide business and recreational services
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Integrity
- What we say is what we do!
- We communicate respectfully at all levels.
- We are true to ourselves and the organization.
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Teamwork
- We respect and recognize every member and their role in the organization.
- We take part in open, honest and regular communication.
- We support and assist each other in working towards our common goals.
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Commitment
- We do what it takes to get the job done.
- We work to exceed minimum standards.
- We personally invest in our organization.
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Passion and Purpose
- We are excited about and believe in what we do!
- We hire and support individuals who value and are committed to the organization’s mission.
- We believe that what we do contributes to others’ growth and success.
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- We are a voice for students.
- We provide learning experiences, services and programs.
- We promote campus life and involvement.
- We provide a connection to the greater community.
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Excellence in Service
- We set high personal and professional standards.
- We seek to understand and respond to our constituents’ needs and priorities.
- We assess the importance and impact of our programs and services.
- We strive to celebrate our successes and improve our shortcomings.
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Diversity
- We acknowledge our equality and honor our differences; above all, respect governs our actions.
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2007 – 2008 Board of Directors’ Proposed Strategic Objectives
Make ASI’s Public Image More Visible and Transparent
- Increase Board participation in ASI sponsored events
- Implement user friendly technology
- Have ASI prepare monthly updates: Create Newsletter &/or Blog
- Exhibit professionalism/continue to fulfill responsibilities as prescribed in the Operating Rules
Promote an Environmentally Friendly and Sustainable Campus
- Reduce the use of non-reusable products
- Promote & educate recycling practice and awareness
- Participate in campus committees and entities dealing with environmental issues
- Promote higher standards in LEED certification and use of solar panels
- Explore alternate transportation options
- Support paperless practices and recycled paper through our own organization
Promote a Welcoming Environment for Community and Alumni
- Host one ASI Alumni event per year
- Increase ASI participation in Homecoming
- Plan Events that bridge Community/Alumni with students in order to give back to students
- Improve campus access to Community/Alumni
- Activate Staff/ASI Alumni Relations Committee
Promote a Safer Campus Environment
- Participate in crisis/emergency response
- Staff the ASI Safety committee to address safety concerns
- Conduct research on emergency call boxes
- Advocate for additional campus lighting
- Advocate for expanded night shuttle service
Promote ASI Advancement and Collaboration
- Research and advocate for possible relocation of ASI offices to outpost area
- Collaborate with student-benefited programs, organizations, and groups on campus
- Develop working relationships with people key to ASI development, growth and financial stability
- Take steps toward ASI growth to have a more influential student voice
- Communicate with other CSU campus ASI’s that have taken similar steps toward growth
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WASC Strategic Objectives
Associated Students WASC Objectives support Campus Life Hypotheses:
- The University has in place the processes and institutional incentives to promote collaboration between Student Affairs staff and Academic Affairs staff and faculty to affect student learning.
- Student Affairs has assessment plans that identify and assess the learning outcomes that occur in co-curricular and experiential learning programs.
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Objective 1: Increase the use of ASI programs by faculty to provide students with opportunities to experience the connection and value of applying theory to practice. Specifically:
- Increase number of faculty and student participants who complete “applied” assignments in ASI programs by 10% as of January 2008.
- Increase the number of departments with faculty and students who complete “applied” assignments in ASI programs by 10% as of January 2008.
- Achieve and maintain an 80% or greater frequency of “satisfied” or “very satisfied” responses by faculty and student participants by January 2008.
- Develop a model for partnership with faculty to identify and meet specific student learning objectives using Child Development courses CD32 and CD132 student internships in ASI Children’s Center by June 2007.
- Apply the student learning objectives model to at least 10 more courses by June 2008.
Rationale: ASI sees itself as a “learning lab” for Sacramento State students. We believe that students increase their understanding of theory and principles covered in the classroom setting when given the opportunity to apply and experience them in the context of activities and services of ASI programs. We want more faculty, from diverse disciplines, to direct their students to ASI programs as an ideal place to complete “applied” assignments such as observations, interviews, projects or exercises.
Assessment Objective 1:
ASI Survey of Current Student and Faculty Participants (web site address)
Survey of Prospective Faculty (web site address)
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Objective 2:
Develop a method to survey the number and types of community connections that alumni employees, board members, and volunteers have experienced and the benefits of their ASI experience on their leadership skills by July 2007.
Rationale: Students’ involvement in ASI increases the opportunity for them to develop relationships with meaningful individuals and entities in the greater community that provide them an advantage in their post-graduate pursuits of employment and other community leadership roles. We want to be able to validate that students’ ASI involvement provides them distinct experiences to develop skills and relationships that gives them a competitive edge.
Assessment Objective 2:
- A survey of ASI alumni will:
- identify distinct ASI experiences that they engaged in that gave them a competitive edge or opportunity in their post-graduate employment or community leadership pursuits
- identify leadership skills they developed specific to ASI experiences
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Objective 3:
Establish and provide a structured mentoring program for ASI student employees through both one-on-one and programmatic service delivery that will provide assistance in identifying and developing leadership skills. Specifically:
Identify specific skills and characteristics that will define “leadership” competencies by July 2007.
Create a structured plan that identifies training and experiences that will develop identified “leadership” skills and characteristics by June 2008.
Establish assessment tools to evaluate pre and post-training skill levels by June 2008.
Rationale: Mentoring is a significant role that each ASI staff supervisor plays for the students under his or her direction to maximize every student’s leadership potential and exceptional customer services skills. ASI needs to formalize the expectation and manner in which mentoring occurs for students to provide more consistency in all students’ experiences within ASI. An important aspect of a student’s mentoring includes experiencing the role of mentor for others. Thus, this goal allows us to provide a means to target particular skills for our students to develop that will give them exceptional job experience to enhance their employment and leadership opportunities beyond graduation.
Assessment Objective 3:
- The assessment tool developed by June 2008 will assess achievement of the objective.
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Objective 4:
Train and mentor our students and staff in customer service skills to continually exceed customer expectations. Specifically:
Identify specific skills and characteristics that will define “customer service” competencies by July 2007
Create a structured plan that identifies training and experiences that will develop identified “customer service” skills and characteristics by June 2008
Obtain “customer satisfaction” responses that indicate positive satisfaction that exceeds the customers’ expectations
Rationale: ASI wants to pride itself on exceptional customer service. This goal allows us to strive for excellent delivery of services and programming and provides a means to target particular skills for our students to develop that will give them exceptional job experience to enhance their employment and leadership opportunities beyond graduation.
Assessment Objective 4:
Establish assessment tools to evaluate pre and post-training skill levels by June 2008.
- Develop a “customer satisfaction” survey by January 2008.
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ASI Organizational Charts
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