News & Announcements

I am pleased to have something to announce that does not relate to COVID-19: Dr. Troi Carleton has accepted our offer to be the next Dean of Social Sciences at Sonoma State University>

To maintain health and safety, the campus Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has worked with the Faculty Center and academic leadership to develop two processes to assist you in moving to remote teaching and learning.

I want to start by expressing my deep gratitude for all you are doing to help all of us at Sonoma State navigate this extremely difficult – and frankly frightening – public health crisis.

As we make our way through the evolving COVID-19 health crisis, we are committed to communicating with the division to share what we know as of this time.

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone on our staff and faculty for continuing to help us maintain academic continuity under these difficult circumstances.

As you saw in President Sakaki's message today, we are suspending face-to-face classes for tomorrow, Thursday, March 12, Friday, March 13, and Monday, March 23. 

From SSU News: (Rohnert Park) — The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria have agreed to make a $2.85 million gift to Sonoma State University to improve and expand environmental education of the 450-acre Fairfield Osborn Preserve located on the northwest slope of Sonoma Mountain.

From SSU News: (Sonoma County) – The award-winning Francis Ford Coppola Winery is now offering full-tuition scholarships for employees interested in pursuing their education at Sonoma State University.

From SSU News: Sonoma State University moved up five spots to No. 14 on U.S. News and World Report’s list of “Top Public Schools” in the Western Region for 2019-20. The university was ranked No. 19 in the same listing for 2018. 

For five years, Sonoma State University’s Education and Public Outreach Group has been working to create and fine-tune a 9th grade curriculum that rethinks the way STEM courses engage students.