![]() And that was to be California State University Sacramento. California needed a major university in the State Capital. I can remember as political science professor, going to meetings, because we came in 1958, going to meetings of political scientists, where one of the discussions frequently would be, "Where is the faculty from Sac State? They're not here." And so, sometimes they were but I think faculty all over the system were sort of looking to this campus, looking to Sac State for some particular leadership with respect to state government. Students and faculty in some numbers knew it here at Sac State, especially faculty and students, and other campuses knew it. When a business or a set of economic interests or people in state agencies want more thoughtful discussion, where do they go? Indeed, from a student standpoint, when a student wants to explore a career in government, where does she look? So, the State University in the State Capital must be a major theme- an important goal educationally and in academic terms. The State University is five miles down J Street. When a legislator or a staff member or an agency head wants information, wants thoughtful discussion of campus or California State University matters, where can they come? The State University in the State Capital. We're not going to talk about governance as a major topic this morning, although Nancy will get into certain aspects of it that are relevant to the State University in the State Capital. ![]() The second issue that the trustees wanted a new president to address was governance, especially important again because Sac State is the State University in the State Capital. The fact is that Sac State, and we're going to hear about this this morning, had begun to engage state government in a more systematic way. Trustees were particularly determined about this. economy, and indeed even in 1984 in world affairs. Sac State had not developed this as a strength, despite the fact that California was a major player in U.S. The first was the State University in the State Capital. When Bev and I were approached by a few faculty, and especially by some trustees, very especially two trustees, with whom I had worked closely on a number of issues over the years, about moving to Sac State, two themes emerged with frequency. The State University in the State Capital. This is the beginning of an important discussion about a major theme in the history of Sac State.
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