California State University Sacramento - Statesman Yearbook (Sacramento, CA)

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CSUS Offers A Beautiful Campus Setting The location of the CSUS campus, located alongside the historic American River on the eastern edge of Sacramento, is as vital now as it was more than 100 years ago when the site served as the western trailhead for the Pony Express. Originally housed on the campus of the Sacramento Junior College, the University moved to its present site of nearly 300 acres in 1955. The tree-studded campus, with over 25 buildings, has an enrollment of more than 24,000 students. Projected enrollment increases have prompted a flurry of planned facility developments in the next few years, including a new engineering building, a five-story classroom building, a major library addition, a new children’s center, a second story addition to the bookstore, and a multi-level parking garage. Also planned is a major addition to the residence halls, currently housing more than 1,000 single students in facilities among the most attractive in California public higher ee en

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“Hs an Ideal Location for This Vital University.” metropolitan communities of its size in the nation. The reasons for this growth include healthy employment rates and economic development, and a high quality of life. CSUS’s central location in the community and freeway proximity make it one of the most accessible of the 19 CSU campuses to both private and public transportation. Most sites in the greater Sacramento area can be reached in less than one-half hour from the campus doorstep. The Sierra- Tahoe recreational areas and the many historic, cultural and recreational sites of San Francisco are only a two- hour drive from the campus.

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“Major Campus Construction is Underway to Meet Student Needs” education. An important adjunct to the campus is the Aquatics Center, located on Lake Natomas, ten miles east of the campus. The center provides water sports safety classroom instruction and recreational activities and since 1985 has served as the host of the prestigious Pacific Coast Rowing Championships.