Campus Updates

TO: Campus Community
FR: Stacey J. Bosick, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Chair of UBAC; Jeff Wilson, Interim Chief Financial Officer, and Vice Chair of UBAC
 

TO: Campus Community
FR: Nader Oweis, Chief of Police

We are excited to announce this year’s 2025 Holiday Toy Drive in partnership with Rohnert Park-Cotati Rotary Club, a tradition that’s been embraced by our community, bringing joy to hundreds of children. Last year, we served approximately 350 kids around the city of Rohnert Park and Cotati, and we hope to reach even more this holiday season.
 
We welcome and invite you and your department or agency to join in the events outlined below.

TO: Campus Community
FR: J. Dana Twedell, Associate Vice President, Facilities Management
 

Facilities Management would like to notify the campus of a planned power outage on Tuesday, November 11, as part of the Solar Array construction project. This project will enable the campus to produce up to 4 MW of sustainable solar electricity to meet the university’s current needs, support ongoing sustainability initiatives, and reduce the risk of unplanned outages in the future.

Anticipated schedule and impacts

TO: All SSU Employees
FR: Erin Taylor, Director of Employee and Labor Relations
 

TO: Sonoma State Employees
FR: Noelle Fisette, Learning and Development Specialist

A reminder of the Empathia professional development opportunity happening this month! Join Empathia’s facilitator led, zoom-based professional development webinar offered exclusively to Sonoma State employees. Click here to RSVP.

Tuesday, November 18th at 2pm
Communicating Cooperatively at Work

TO: All Employees
FR: Jeff Wilson, Project Lead, San Francisco Bay Region Network

Dear Colleagues:

I am pleased to announce that Jenifer Barnett has been appointed Senior Director of Procurement and Accounts Payable for the San Francisco Bay Region Network (SFBRN), effective immediately.

TO: Campus Community
FR: Jeff Wilson, Interim Vice President and CFO

The university's current flag protocol requires the Vice President for Administration & Finance to notify the campus when the flag is lowered to half-staff.

The flag has been lowered to half-staff to honor the memory of former Vice President Richard Cheney. The flag will remain at half-staff until the day of interment, which has not been established.

TO: All Employees
FR: Jeff Wilson, Project Lead, San Francisco Bay Region Network, Vice President, Administration and Finance and CFO, San Francisco State University and Sonoma State University; Karen R. Moranski, Vice President of Regional Network Transformation, San Francisco Bay Region Network

Dear Colleagues:

TO: Sonoma State Employees
FR: Employee Wellness Program, Payroll and Benefits

As we move through the fall season, we invite you to explore new ways to support your well-being. This month’s wellness opportunities are here to meet you where you are at - whether that means joining a lunchtime class, attending a brief webinar, or simply taking a mindful moment to break up the work day.

Vitalant Blood Drive
In partnership with SSU Student Involvement and Student Clubs, Vitalant will be hosting an on-campus blood drive: