Art Sanchez
Outstanding Professor 2001/2002
Art Sanchez, professor of psychology, has focused his research
on issues in the community that lead to better programs for some
of society’s most serious problems, including the Latino dropout
rate, substance abuse, and homelessness. Susan Marie Green, of the
Department of History and Center for Multicultural and Gender Studies,
says, “He embodies the best possible combination of professional
knowledge, publication, presentation, teaching, advising, and service.
He has touched the lives of many students, student organizations,
and colleagues, as well as community organizations.”
Sanchez’s community contributions include 13 years consulting
for the Chico Unified School District, 10 years for the California
Migrant Head Start, and seven years for the Esplanade House. He
is a member of the Chicano Studies Advisory Committee, the Chicano
Latino Council, and the Juvenile Justice Committee of Butte County.
With Lal Singh, College of Agriculture, he started a mentor program
for newly hired minority faculty and is active in the recruiting
and retention of minority students.
Sanchez also makes time for creating strong connections with students.
He has long been involved with M.E.Ch.A. (Movimiento Estudiantil
Chicano de Aztlán), an organization for the support and education
of Chicano and Chicana students, and is adviser to Nu Alpha Kappa
Latino fraternity.
Last year, Sanchez wrote the chapter “Multicultural Family
Counseling: Toward Cultural Sensibility” in the Handbook of
Multicultural Counseling. His goal is to “provide observations
we can’t provide for ourselves.”
Sanchez received his B.A. and M.A. in psychology from CSU, Chico
and his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from UC Santa Barbara
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