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Recounting how he got his start in the film industry, Ryan Harvey ‘20 said eight months after connecting with another SSU alum – working in the business in Los Angeles – he learned of an opening as a post-production assistant.
Awarded over $3 million from the California Department of Parks and Recreation in support of the Cannabis Watershed Protection Program (CWPP), Sonoma State's Anthropological Studies Center (
Sonoma State University has been selected as one of the 2025 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs by ACPA-College Student Educators International (ACPA) and the magazine/website Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.
Students from AIMS College Prep High School (AIMS HS) in Oakland will be assured spots at Sonoma State thanks to a guaranteed admissions agreement between their school’s board and the university.
Working in partnership with KRCB/California Public Media and The Press Democrat, SSU professor Richard Hertz and graduate students in the master’s in Public Administration program designed and ran a virtual post-election poll.
Two Sonoma State employees – Caroline Bañuelos, SSU Community Partnerships Coordinator and alumna, and Professor of Mathematics Ben Ford – won area city council
Sonoma State’s Engineering department — in collaboration with the SSU Computer Science department and Electrical Engineering Club — hosted 29 students from San Rafael High School. Kevin, their San Rafael STEM teacher, sent the following note of thanks:
During National Transfer student week, Sonoma State celebrated the success of its transfer students and the programs that have boosted their enrollment and graduation rates.
Students of color often experience college differently than their white peers.