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Support the Sac State Gerontology program by mentoring students in Professor Jenny Stevenson’s Strategies for Optimal Aging class. Students will interview their mentors about 4 times between Feb.-May 2025. Email Professor Stevenson by Jan. 31 with questions, or to sign up.

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Join RS President Deborah Seiler and a Renaissance Society group for the MLK March for the Dream on Monday, Jan. 20. The free 4.3 mile walk begins at 9:15 a.m. in the Sacramento City College parking lot between the college and Hughes Stadium.

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Kick off Spring semester at the Spring 2025 Orientation & Open House on Friday, Jan. 17 in the Sac State Student Union. Orientation from 10 to 11 am in Hinde Auditorium provides an of RS and the Spring Programs. At the Open House 11:15 am meet program leaders and learn about RS

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Donate to the ASI Food Pantry here. And remember that, right now, the Pantry needs your donations, and your volunteer assistance, to support its upcoming Friendsgiving Feast for students on Nov. 25. https://t.co/RFdiSHhJPt

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Volunteer to be an usher for the Sac State Theater department at theater and dance events! Go here for more information about the need for ushers in December. https://t.co/LrfjsvxxDx

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RS’ annual Holiday Dinner on Friday, Dec. 6 at Engrained Restaurant in the University Union right after the Friday Forum (about 4:00 pm). Space is limited. Your payment of $25 per person is your RSVP! Email [email protected] or call 916 758-5133 to pay by credit card

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Become a member of the RS Board of Directors! The RS Board of Directors is made up of volunteers who give their time and expertise to make RS an exciting place to learn, grow, and socialize. Email Susan Brackenhoff at [email protected] for an application.

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Friday, Nov. 22 at 1pm in Mendocino Hall learn about An Unlikely Hero—Mitsuye Endo. Former director of The Japanese American Citizens League Priscilla Ouchida will discuss the only successful case challenging the imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

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Also on Friday, Nov. 22, from 10 to 11:30 am in Tahoe Hall, Room 1007, hear Dale Good, who has served in state court systems and a public safety agency, discuss Hidden Defects in FBI and State Gun Safety Records. Find more information in the RS Catalog, p. 51.

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Friday Forum on Nov. 2 at 3 pm in Mendocino Hall and on Zoom, hear What Have America's Voters Done, and Why? Psychology, Perceptions, and Informational Asymmetries. Presented by Kim Nalder, Sac State Political Science professor. Find more information in the RS catalog, p. 59.

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Don’t miss RS’ annual Holiday Dinner on Friday Dec. 6 at Engrained Restaurant in the University Union right after the Friday Forum (about 4:30 pm). The Dinner is open to all new, current, and potential members. Your payment of $25 per person is your RSVP! Email [email protected]

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Participate in a research study about sleep. How factors such as exercising, stress and your personality affect sleep. Conducted by Sac State Psychology professor Kim Roberts, volunteers complete surveys regarding their health and sleep. More information https://t.co/reg5aBmmMH

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Do you have friends who would enjoy Renaissance Society as much as you do? On Nov. 15, membership for the Spring semester opens. A half-year membership is only $60, which includes the ability to register for classes for the rest of the Fall semester. Recruit your friends

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Join the Big History series on Monday, Nov. 18 from 10 to 11:30 am via Zoom, to hear Shirley Gerstenberger discuss Māori and Flax. Would the First People of New Zealand, the Māori, have survived without their wide uses of flax?

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On Friday, Nov. 15, from 1 to 2:30 pm in Mendocino Hall, Room 3013, hear Mary Jane Sutliff, Sacramento Master Gardener, and Christina Lewis, Director of Sacramento Native Plant Nursery and Garden, present All About Native Plants. Find more information in the RS Catalog, p. 55.

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Friday Nov. at 10am hear Theo Goodwin discuss Haiku Poetry of Sorrow Written in Detention Camps. Learn how Japanese Americans, unjustly imprisoned in camps such as Manzanar, used this unique literary form to describe their experience.

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Forum on Friday Nov. 15 at 3pm hear Sacramento’s Civil Rights History. Presented by Chris Longo, consultant for the Nathaniel Colley Civil Rights Coalition and producer of civil rights-themed films, including an Emmy-nominated film spotlighting Nathanial Colley

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The Sac State ASI Food Pantry is introducing a new event – Friendsgiving Feast, a hot Thanksgiving meal designed to bring warmth, joy, and a sense of community to our students, on Monday, Nov. 25. The Food Pantry aims to serve 250 students with a festive hot meal and dessert

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Thursday, Nov. 21, at 6 pm, attend Unlocking the Secrets of Bone Repair and Regeneration, a free webinar presented by USC Associate Professor Dr. Francesca Mariani. Dr. Mariani will discuss advancements in regenerative medicine https://t.co/u3yRY9EJHS

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The November Recorder is now on the RS Website. Don’t miss the “Did You Know” article on page 7, with valuable information to help you maximize your RS membership. And read about Dining Together on Nov. 13 (RSVP by Nov. 8).