Sacramento State

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CSUS Campus Calendar
Universities are full of activity - from guest speakers to sports events. The following website keeps track of all the events coming up on campus.
Tabletop Activities & Gaming at Sacramento State University
TAG is a campus club that is dedicated to tabletop games - from trading card to role playing games and everything in between.
Sac State ACM
The Association of Computing Machinery is an organization dedicated to computer science. If you want to meet other computer scientists, work on fun activities outside of class, and want to enrich your education, then you should join.
Associated Students, Inc.
ASI is the student government of Sacramento State. They fund and manage a number of programs on campus such as the Children's Center, Safe Rides, and DOC/SEL (which helps clubs and students fund events and projects).
State Hornet
Sacramento State's online newspaper.

Student Health & Counseling Services
If you are worried about COVID-19 or other health issues, this website can help.
Crisis Assistance & Resource Education Support (CARES)
If you need help with anything personal, CARES is here to help you.
Services to Students with Disabilities
If you have a disability and require accommodations, you need to provide documentation to SSWD. Please discuss any needs with me after class or in lab early in the semester.
Reading and Writing Center
For free, one-on-one help with reading or writing in any class, visit Calaveras Hall 128.

Computer Science Catalog
The official catalog of all computer sciences courses and their prerequisites.
Computer Engineering Catalog
The official catalog of all computer engineering courses and their prerequisites.

Notepad++
As computer scientists and engineers, we often create documents in plain text. Whether it is Java code, assembly, or Verilog, we need a good text editor. Notepad++ is one of the best text editors available and supports features for programmers.
Linux Mint
Mint is a free operating system that gives you an experience like Windows 10, but without Copilot, ads, and the bloat of Window 11+.
Mozilla Firefox
This is an exceptional web browser created by the Mozilla Foundation (the same creators of Tor).
Inkscape
This application allows you to create SVG (vector) graphics. You can export them to EMF and use them in Office applications. It is like a " Adobe Illustrator, but free.