Capturing Involvement Data Online Makes Assessment Easier The Office of Student Organizations and Leadership at California State University at Sacramento quantifies the link between student leadership and academic performance. Assessment Study Overview PURPOSE OF THE STUDY California State University at Sacramento (“Sac State”) invests a great deal of money and resources in support of co-curricular activities in an effort to foster student engagement; therefore, it is necessary to assess if such an initiative actually enhances student success. The purpose of this study was to determine whether students who participated in co-curricular activities during their college career, in this case serving as club leaders, achieved higher academic performance than their uninvolved peers. O

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