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SSU President Michael Spagna and volunteers consider a newly constructed insectary in Native Plant and Butterfly Gardens during Seawolves Dig In Earth Week observance
From pear trees to pollinator habitats, Seawolves Dig In caps Earth Week at SSU

Sonoma State University marked its fourth annual Seawolves Dig In on April 24, drawing 100 students, faculty, staff, and community members for a morning of hands-on environmental stewardship.

Josephine Slaathaug, SSU graduate student in biology, conducting field research on gray whales in the San Francisco Bay
As oceans change, gray whales enter riskier waters

Josephine Slaathaug grew up in South Dakota, one of the most landlocked states in the country, where her early experience with animals came on a cattle ranch. Today, she studies gray whales in San Francisco Bay — an unlikely place for them to be.

Nataly Hernandez, an SSU alumna, is now a 2nd grade teacher in Winters, California. In this image she is standing in her classroom holding a sign that says "Maestra Hernandez."
The Heart of SSU in action: A scholarship sending positive impact across generations

Like many first-generation college students, during her time at SSU Nataly Hernandez navigated higher education and its financial challenges largely on her own.

Joan McDermott
Longtime Division II AD McDermott named SSU interim AD

ROHNERT PARK, Calif.

SSU alum and Vallejo poet laureate Erik Manuel Soto
Building community through poetry: SSU alum Erik Manuel Soto’s ambition as Vallejo’s new poet laureate

Erik Manuel Soto believes poetry pulls something raw to the surface, and can be a powerful tool in responding to our contemporary reality – and in building community.