珍妮•墨菲

杰出服务奖

特性的。 ’12 (Educational Leadership and Policy)

博彩平台继续教育学院院长

作者：辛西娅·休伯特

作为一名金奖女童子军和俄亥俄州一个紧密联系的农场社区的产物，珍妮·墨菲在很小的时候就学会了团队合作和领导能力的重要性。

大学毕业后，她在企业培训部门找到了一份工作，后来又在博彩平台（萨克拉门托 State）担任公务员，这些技能派上了用场。

They are traits Murphy still leans on today as the dean of 囊状态’s College of Continuing Education. 墨菲在萨克拉门托大学工作了近20年，曾获得萨克拉门托州立校友会颁发的杰出服务奖。

“Early in my life, I learned a solid work ethic, responsibility, and community service,” said Murphy. “I learned the importance of teamwork, and everyone putting their best foot forward.

“I found it thrilling to be at a public institution providing service, not because we needed to make a profit but because it was the right thing to do.”

“At 囊状态 I found a home and a career path, something that I was both good at and was passionate about.”

The College of Continuing Education’s mission is to provide access to programs for adults who want to finish a degree or earn a professional certificate. The college also offers conference and training services to regional employers, and administers Summer Session courses to help 囊状态’s traditional students graduate on time.

One of the college’s key focuses recently has been incubating Project Attain!这是一项区域倡议，旨在通过到2025年将萨克拉门托地区拥有大学学位或证书的人数增加到60%来缩小技能和公平差距。

该倡议与Align Capital Region合作，汇集了教育机构、社区组织、雇主、劳动力专家和其他关键合作伙伴。

获得大学学位或证书的好处是有据可查的。 墨菲指出，随着时间的推移，这样做的人赚得更多，更健康，更有可能支持孩子的教育抱负，以及其他优势。 她们的进步有助于提升她们的家庭和社区。

“We have thousands of success stories every year,” she said. “It’s so rewarding to see people finish what they started.”

2000年，墨菲从一家公司的培训工作中被解雇后，在Sac州立大学开始了她的职业生涯。 她说，在申请CCE的项目经理之前，她从未想过要成为一名大学管理人员。

“I kind of stumbled into it,” she said. “I guess you could say it was the best stumble of my life.”

“I found it thrilling to be at a public institution providing service, not because we needed to make a profit but because it was the right thing to do.”

Murphy found comfort in 萨克拉门托’s agricultural roots and its “small-town feel,” she said. In another nod to her childhood, she became involved in the area’s Girl Scouts group when her daughter was in kindergarten. 目前，墨菲担任加州中部女童子军之心的董事会主席。

Between 2004 and 2009, Murphy was CCE’s first director of extension programs. She established the college’s customized training unit, partnering with employers to develop programs that fit their workforce needs.

2012年，墨菲获得了萨克州立大学教育领导专业的博士学位。

她在CCE担任过各种领导职位，包括临时院长，直到2018年成为永久院长。

她最大的乐趣是看到CCE学生实现他们的学术目标，他们中的大多数人年龄在35到42岁之间。

“It’s hard enough to go to college when you are 18 to 24 years old, and the system is set up for that age group,” Murphy said. “But to do it when you’re older and you have so many other things going on in your life brings additional challenges.

“Many of our learners are employed full time in professional positions, but they are kind of stuck because to move up they need a college degree or a specialized credential. When they meet other adults who are in the same situation, it’s a sigh of relief for them.”

墨菲说，她永远感激萨克州立大学给了她一个帮助别人的机会。

“I stumbled into a job, and a really found my people and my career,” she said. “To be able to give back and help people realize their full potential; 谁还能要求更多呢？ Everyone should be so lucky.”

自1972年以来，萨克拉门托州立校友会每年都会表彰有成就的学生 理大校友及朋友获颁杰出校友奖。 This year’s honorees 在10月15日的虚拟仪式上获得了认可。 欲了解更多信息，请访问 the 校友会’s Distinguished Alumni Awards page.