作者：辛西娅·休伯特

2025年9月18日

周三，博彩平台（萨克拉门托 State）在Tschannen工程教学与研究大楼（Tschannen Engineering Teaching and 研究 Building）南墙上的新壁画揭幕，以庆祝其对多样性和归属感的承诺。

The murals represent the third phase of the University’s “Place of Belonging” project, which invited chosen artists, all of whom are connected to 囊状态 as either students, faculty or staff, to create colorful representations of 囊状态’s efforts to support diverse voices and experiences.

囊状态 teamed with Roseville-based nonprofit art education center and gallery 蓝线艺术 on this year’s project. 由项目组织者挑选的学生艺术家和其他人在工程大楼外的墙板上创作了七幅壁画。

Organizers named the walkway between the building and the Student Union “Belonging Boulevard.”

“Each brushstroke represents a voice that matters,” said Michael V. Nguyen, the University’s vice president of 包容的卓越, during a brief ceremony on Wednesday. “Each color choice reflects a perspective that enriches us.

“These are not decorations. They are declarations that inclusive excellence isn’t something we do. It’s who we are becoming together.”

In one of the murals, artist Sarah Guadagnolo, a 囊状态 student, painted silhouetted figures that reflect people who are advocating for others, guided by the light of the University’s familiar flame logo.

Another mural, by student Adia Williams, highlights 囊状态’s rich diversity by incorporating elements of various colleges and programs, including the Black Honors College and the Native American Studies program.

Collectively, the murals represent “the stories, the struggles, and the hopes” of the artists and the larger community, said Gladys Francis, dean of the College of Arts and Letters.

他们做的不仅仅是美化校园，弗朗西斯说。

“They represent who we are, what we value, and what we are willing to question,” she said.

Following Wednesday’s celebration in the 图书馆 Quad, Jennifer Wagelie, director of cultural development in the Division of 包容的卓越, invited visitors to view the artwork and talk to the artists who created them.

“The murals on Belonging Boulevard are officially open!” she said.