North County is a national center for golfers and the golf industry, a fact that motivated the selection of golf as the university's first team sport. In fall 1999, women's golf, and men's and women's track and cross-country were added. Other initiatives that partner ASI with Student Affairs staff are designed to support and build community on campus. The Student and Residential Life office sponsors student leadership opportunities in conjunction with the College Success Workshop Series. The leadership series is designed to increase participation and involvement in university-sponsored events and to furnish opportunities for student leaders to improve their leadership skills in a variety of different arenas.
Students can attend workshops every other week throughout the semester.
Certificates are awarded to students who complete at least four workshops each semester. The Student and Residential Life office staff is available to help students start an organization, plan meetings, activities, and budgets. Training is also provided for new officers throughout the year. In 1998-99, Associated Students, Inc. approved eleven of the sixteen new clubs that sought approval. Welcome Week Welcome week at CSU San Marcos has been in existence for the past five years.