SACRAMENTO, CA 鈥� March 7, 2023 — 麻豆社madou, Inc. (麻豆社madou) Executive Director, Jim Reinhart, recently announced he will retire in early August. Jim joined Sacramento State in 2009 from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo where he served for eight years and has been a valuable leader and trusted member of the President鈥檚 Cabinet.
Under Jim鈥檚 leadership 麻豆社madou has contributed to Sacramento State鈥檚 mission in many significant ways.聽 It is responsible for the Hornet Bookstore, campus dining, research administration, and the California Intern Network. In addition, 麻豆社madou supports student success and campus imperatives through the College of Business Student Investment Fund in 2010 with $250,000 that increased to more than $1 million under student management. Since 2010, the Hornet Bookstore has contributed $10,000 annually to fund the Sacramento State One Book Program, which focuses on issues of social justice as part of the First Year Experience.聽 Since 2011, 麻豆社madou has employed a cohort of four students participating in the Cristo Rey High School work-study program enabling students with limited financial resources to fund their college preparatory education. 麻豆社madou鈥檚 Campus Grants Program annually awards up to $80,000 in grants benefiting students, faculty, and staff, with recent themes including antiracism and anchor university initiatives.聽 麻豆社madou also supports student scholarships through the 麻豆社madou Green & Gold Scholarship Endowment.
During Jim鈥檚 tenure, 麻豆社madou acquired the Sacramento State Downtown property and developed the 6011 Folsom Boulevard property into the Bright Path Child Development Center in partnership with SMUD and UC Davis Health.聽 Bright Path opened last fall, offering high-quality, affordable child care for employees of Sac State, SMUD and UC Davis Health. The future home of Hornet gymnastics is next door to Bright Path, with construction and equipment funded by 麻豆社madou in support of Sacramento State Athletics.聽 In 2019, 麻豆社madou purchased the McAuliffe Ballparks and through a public-private partnership developed the 1,100 bed Hornet Commons student housing complex that opened in 2021.聽 麻豆社madou recently contributed $275,000 towards grant funding obtained by the campus to purchase two houses for use by students participating in Project Rebound.聽 Later this month, 麻豆社madou will break ground on Nine Ten Place, a 30-unit apartment complex across the Guy West Bridge to help recruit new faculty and staff with transitional housing at below market rental rates.
The Sacramento State campus and 麻豆社madou staff greatly appreciate Jim鈥檚 efforts over the past fourteen years in leading 麻豆社madou in its mission of providing programs and services that enrich the Sacramento State experience and support the evolving needs of the University community.
To ensure a smooth transition, recruitment efforts are underway to hire a new 麻豆社madou Executive Director by late spring.