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Protected Writing Time

Sacramento State's Protected Writing Time is a series of workshops designed to help students with the writing progress leading to the completion of a conference/research paper, fellowship application, proposal, project, capstone, prospectus, thesis, dissertation, or other academic writing/professional development. We encourage graduate students to sign-up for this workshop series to help dedicate time to their writing. There is no cost, units, or grading for this series!

Workshops include group meetings, individual accountability measures, and at least three hours of writing each session. All sessions are held on an online platform via Canvas.

Click here to apply for Spring 2025 Protected Writing Time!

Protected Writing Time Meeting Dates (Spring 2025):

  • Required: February 1 & 22, March 8 & 22, April 12 & 26
  • Optional: February 8, March 1 & 15, April 19

Meeting Times: 9:00am to 12:00pm

Graduate Scholar & Professional Development Opportunities

The Office of Graduate Studies is dedicated to assisting our students in expanding their academic professional development. As part of that mission, we are providing information on funding opportunities that are open to graduate-level studies. Funding opportunities are posted on a rolling basis, please check our website regularly for updated information:

2024 - 2025 Opportunities

Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC)

General Information:

The Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC) serves as a conduit for information between the Graduate College and the general graduate student population. All graduate students are invited to submit a GSAC interest form for the 2024-2025 academic year. You will be invited to the meetings and to participate in GSAC activities. Get involved and build a cross disciplinary collaborative intellectual and social graduate student community here at Sacramento State.

Each academic department selects graduate students to represent their programs. The department will have its own method of appointing or electing its representative to the GSAC. The Dean and ASI Director will traditionally hold an orientation for the incoming GSAC representatives. If you have questions about serving as your program's GSAC representative, contact your Graduate Coordinator.

Responsibilities of GSAC Members:

  • Attend the orientation session held in the spring term prior to service on the group (when applicable);
  • Participate in regularly scheduled GSAC committee meetings;
  • Assist the ASI Director in providing a voice of graduate students to the university faculty and administration;
  • Serve as an advisory body to the Dean on the advancement of graduate and professional studies;
  • Represent the interests of the graduate and professional students in their department;
  • Inform students in their department of all activities, deadlines, and information presented at the GSAC meetings; and
  • Notify the ASI Director, the department's Graduate Coordinator and/or Graduate Dean's Office if they are unable to complete the term.

Program Representatives: 2024 - 2025

Representing Member Email
Accountancy (MS) Vacant TBA
Anthropology Cara Gross caragross@jdzruiran.com
Art Vacant TBA
ASI Vacant TBA
Biological Sciences Mikayla Mollow mmollow@jdzruiran.com 
Business Amera Frazee amerafrazee2@jdzruiran.com
Chemistry Juan Huerta jahuerta@jdzruiran.com
Civil Engineering Vacant TBA 
Communication Sciences & Disorders Raymund Madayag planmadayag@jdzruiran.com 
Communication Studies Miriam Abbas malviniredden@jdzruiran.com
Computer Engineering Vacant TBA 
Computer Science Charles Thomas cthomas5@jdzruiran.com
Criminal Justice Susan Juarez sjuarez3@jdzruiran.com
Economics Vacant TBA 
Education Doctorate (Ed.D.) Vacant TBA
Electrical & Electronic Engineering Aditya Sai Kummera askummera@jdzruiran.com
English Katie Valdez kvaldez@jdzruiran.com
Family & Consumer Science Arjudeep Kaur arjudeepkaur2@jdzruiran.com
Finance, Isurance, & Real Estate Vacant TBA
Geology Vacant TBA 
Graduate & Professional Studies in Education Kathy Corona kcorona@jdzruiran.com
History Alyssa Grant alyssamariegarcia@jdzruiran.com 
Humanities Vacant TBA 
Info Systems & Business Analytics Vacant TBA
Kinesiology (Exercise Science) Vacant TBA 
Mathematics Vacant TBA 
Mechanical Engineering Jessica Refe jrefe2@jdzruiran.com
Music Vacant TBA 
Nursing Vacant TBA 
Physical Therapy Doctorate (DPT) Linda Jacobson lindajacobson2@jdzruiran.com 
Political Science Sabrina Beach sabrinafiora-beach@jdzruiran.com  
Psychology Luiza Rocha luizaaraujorocha@jdzruiran.com
Public Health Vacant TBA
Public Policy & Administration Madison Robbie mrobbie@jdzruiran.com
Recreation, Parks & Tourism Administration Vacant TBA  
Social Work (MSW) Vacant TBA
Sociology Howard Johnson III hjohnson3@jdzruiran.com  
Strategy & Entrepreneurship Vacant TBA
Teaching Credentials Spencer Smith scsmith@jdzruiran.com  
Undergraduate Studies in Education Justin Paduganan jpaduganan@jdzruiran.com  
World Languages & Literature Eduardo (Ian) Amezcua ianamezcua@jdzruiran.com

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