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Campus Updates

Update to an Incident of Racism During Black History Month Zoom Event
Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 3:00pm
Wm. Gregory Sawyer, Vice President for Student Affairs, Nader Oweis, Chief of Police, Sonoma State Police Department, and David Chun, Chief Information Officer update the Sonoma State University campus community on an incident of racism during a Black History Month Zoom event. 
Mountain Lion Sighting on Campus
Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 3:00pm
Nader Oweis, Chief of Police at the Sonoma State Police Department, informs the Sonoma State University campus community of a sighting on campus last night of a mountain lion walking from the area near the softball field, on Juniper Lane, towards Petaluma Hill Road.
WSCUC Remote Special Review, March 4-5, 2021
Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 9:00am
Karen Moranski, Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs informs the Sonoma State University campus community that the university is hosting a remote special review by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) on March 4-5, 2021 in response to the full accreditation review that took place in October 2017.
Campus Sustainability Update, Spring 2021
Monday, February 22, 2021, 10:30am
Karen Moranski, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Joyce Lopes,Vice President for Administration and Finance, give the Sonoma State University campus community updates on campus sustainability. 
Special Notice of the Presence of Asbestos in CSU Buildings
Thursday, February 18, 2021, 3:00pm
Ruth LeBlanc, Director of Environmental Health and Safety, notifies the Sonoma State University campus community that asbestos surveys confirm the presence of asbestos-containing construction materials (ACCM) on the Sonoma State University campus.  
Correction: Potential SSU website outage on Feb.18
Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 5:45pm
Barbara Moore, Director for IT Web Services, informs the Sonoma State University campus community that the main Sonoma State website, www.sonoma.edu, may experience a brief outage on Thursday, Feb. 18, between 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., while Information Technology performs some emergency maintenance.
Potential SSU website outage on Feb. 18
Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 5:15pm
Barbara Moore, Director for IT Web Services, informs the Sonoma State University campus community that the main Sonoma State website, www.sonoma.edu, may experience a brief outage on Thursday, Feb. 18, between 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., while Information Technology performs some emergency maintenance.
Vandalism Investigation - Beaujolais Village (Case #21-14)
Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 4:00pm
Nader Oweis, Chief of Police, informs the Sonoma State University campus community that the Sonoma State Police Department is seeking the community’s assistance with information that can help identify the person(s) responsible for a series of vandalisms in Beaujolais Village.
An Incident of Racism that Occurred During a University Event on Zoom
Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 4:15pm
Jerlena Griffin-Desta, the Vice President for Diversity and Strategic Initiatives, Karen Moranski, the Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Wm. Gregory Sawyer, the Vice President for Student Affairs, and Nader Oweis, Chief of the University Police Department address a racist and bigoted Zoom hijacking incident that occurred today during a virtual event that was part of Sonoma State’s Black History Month program.
Commencement for the Classes of 2020 and 2021
Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 12:30pm
Mario A. Perez, Ed.D., Vice President for University Advancement and Co-Chair of the Commencement Logistics Committee and Caroline Neyman, Operations Director for the Green Music Center and Co-Chair of the Commencement Logistics Committee, inform all Sonoma State University faculty and staff of plans to celebrate commencement for the Classes of 2020 and 2021 with a hybrid drive-thru and virtual ceremony.