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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.