作者：辛西娅·休伯特

2021年1月29日

Despite the many challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose, 萨克拉门托 State’s enrollment is holding steady this spring.

About 29,300 Hornets will pursue their degrees during the Spring 2021 semester, just short of the University’s record enrollment a year ago, said Ed Mills, vice president for 学生事务 and 囊状态’s chief enrollment officer.

自2020年3月以来，全国各地的高校入学人数大幅下降，当时校园改用在线教学，学生和教师纷纷回到家中，以阻止病毒的传播。 然而，由于萨克州立大学学生的明显韧性以及招生和留住他们的共同努力，该大学似乎正在逆转这一趋势。

回到宿舍后，作为大学安全措施的一部分，许多学生接受了COVID-19病毒检测。 （博彩平台/安德里亚·普莱斯）

“This is a true testament to our students and their dedication to their academic goals,” Mills said. “萨克拉门托 State continues to be a destination campus for high school and community college students throughout the state.”

The 学生事务, 学术事务, and Bursar’s offices worked in recent weeks to connect with students who appeared to be at risk of dropping out this spring, Mills said. 他们询问学生继续学习的障碍，并提供鼓励和资源。 从初步的入学人数来看，这些努力似乎取得了成效。

随着以虚拟课程为主的第二个完整学期的开始，Sac州立大学已采取措施保护校园社区免受病毒侵害，同时提供尽可能最好的学习环境。

Faculty members and students appear to be adapting to distance learning, said the University’s graduation czar, James Dragna. Over the summer, many faculty members attended a “boot camp” to improve their online teaching skills, he said. 在大流行期间，学生的平均成绩和课程负担保持稳定。

“I cannot begin to say how impressed I have been with what our students have continued to overcome during these difficult months. I believe that overcoming all of these challenges has prepared our students for future careers in a way that you cannot gain from the classroom alone.”

“What we are experiencing with the pandemic is complicated, to say the least,” Dragna said. “We will need to look closely at the ways in which the virtual environment has affected our students.”

Nevertheless, despite unprecedented circumstances, “our students are continuing to stay on track,” he said.

管理人员说，在春季学期，Sac州立大学将继续采取安全第一的方法来控制冠状病毒。 大黄蜂社区的大多数成员将在家中教学、学习和工作，校园里的人必须戴口罩并保持社交距离。

该大学正在对住在宿舍的学生、学生运动员、校园安全官员和学生大使进行COVID检测。 对于需要在校园里参加面对面课程、实验室和其他学术需求的有限数量的学生，也将提供测试。

校园还成为了学生、教职员工的疫苗接种场所，根据加州和萨克拉门托县的指导方针，只向大黄蜂家族的成员提供预约接种。 

联合学生公司 President Noah Marty said life has been “exceptionally difficult” for many students in recent months, particularly those who struggle to meet basic needs such as food and internet services.

“Even with the challenges, our students have persevered,” Marty said. “Our student body is dedicated to getting through this, and I’m confident that we will.”

Spring enrollment figures demonstrate that “students recognize the high value of a degree at 萨克拉门托 State,” he said.

“I cannot begin to say how impressed I have been with what our students have continued to overcome during these difficult months,” he said. “I believe that overcoming all of these challenges has prepared our students for future careers in a way that you cannot gain from the classroom alone.”

Marty is on pace to earn his Political Science degree this spring, and said he looks forward to returning to 囊状态 at a time when “the campus is full of students” again.

“Though it certainly has been difficult since things dramatically changed in March 2020, I think we are seeing light at the end of the tunnel,” Marty said. “I remain very optimistic.”