Sacramento State

Schedule of Events

9:00am – 9:30am

Registration/Check In
Morning Refreshments provided by Precor

9:30am – 10:15am

Guest Speaker: Tony Asaro
Community Relations Liaison for the Sacramento River Cats

Tony Asaro is entering his 12th season overseeing River Cats Community Relations. The River Cats Community Relations department is active in the community 233 days out of a possible 365 days per year, hosting school assemblies, field trips, parades, youth sports openers, fine arts and music, award assemblies, banquets, hospital visits and sports clinics. Every year, Tony hosts more than 150 assemblies and speaks to more than 160,000 students.  Tony works directly with the River Cats Foundation, Inc., Sacramento River Cats Home Run Tours, Triple-A Assemblies, non-profit organization fundraising, community days at Raley Field, Youth Baseball Camp and the River Cats Speakers Bureau. The primary focus of the River Cats Community Relations Department is to provide programs with an emphasis on children and families. Tony graduated from La Sierra High School and Sacramento State University. Through his career, Tony has served as a Youth Program Director for Northeast YMCA Sacramento, a Career Center Counselor for San Juan Unified School District, a Community Schools Director for SJUSD and a small business owner in Sacramento. Tony and his wife, Nanci, have four children and three grandchildren.

10:15 am - 10:30 am

Welcome: Ryan Fetzer NIRSA Nor-Cal Rep
Emanuel Voska NIRSA Student Nor-Cal Rep

10:30am – 11:10am

Networking at the Student Level—Students Only!  Manny Voska; NIRSA Student Nor-Cal Rep; Sac State

10:30am – 11:10am

You Win Some. You Lose Some:  Mike Weinberger; Director, Cal Berkeley.

11:15am – 12:00pm

Behind the Scenes Tour of the WELL
“How to incorporate Wellness in your building design and programming decisions”

12pm – 1:00pm      

Lunch Sponsored by Matrix
Roundtable Discussions: Intramurals, Wellness/Fitness, Outdoor Recreation, Facilities/Aquatics, Sport Clubs, Director’s Table

1:00pm – 1:40pm

Action, Reaction: Active Planning for a Recreational Future: Sean Basso, Sac State

1:00pm – 1:40pm

Budgeting 101 Plus; Leslie Davis Executive Director The WELL at Sac State

1:45pm – 2:30pm

Adaptive Recreation at the Climbing Wall: Sam Braband; Sac State

1:45pm – 2:30pm

Power of Being A Student; The Benefit of Being a Supervisor: Mandy Grein, Sac State

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Team Building: Sam Braband and Julie Rodriguez
Closing and Raffle: Ryan Fetzer

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Zumba

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Rock Climbing

What to Bring

• Business Casual dress is recommended but keep in mind the average weather in Sacramento for July is Sunny and 94 degrees.
• Please bring athletic attire and/or bathing suit for recreational activities in the afternoon

Directions

The address for Sacramento State is 6000 J Street, Sacramento CA 95819. Please click here for directions to campus.

The Well is located at the heart of Sacramento State. We are conveniently located next to Parking Structure III on the north side of Hornet Stadium. For a campus map please click here.

Parking

Valid CSU or UC parking permits will be accepted by University Parking and Transportation Services.  Please email Marc Falkenstein at marc.falkenstein@csus.edu with how many permits you will need to cover all the attendees from your institution. 
 

Daily parking permits can be purchased from the various sparking kiosks located throughout campus and the cost of a daily permit is $6. These machines take $1, $5 as well as Visa and Mastercard credit cards. Parking Lot 8 and Parking Structure III are the most convenient to The WELL.

For any questions about parking please contact Marc Falkenstein at marc.falkenstein@csus.edu

Accomodations

For those of you interested in turning your visit to an over night here are some hotel recommendations:

The hotel that is closest to campus, clean, nice and includes breakfast and WiFi is the Larkspur Landing.  Rates vary $90-$149.

If you are interested in exploring downtown Sacramento which is about 5 miles away from campus, the Holiday Inn is a good choice.  Rates vary from $95-$130

Sponsors

We thank our sponsors for contributing to our NIRSA workshop!