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The Dr. Richard A. Rodriguez Memorial Fund Social Justice Action Award was created to honor and recognize Dr. Richard A. Rodriguez's personal and professional commitment to foster social justice among people of diverse backgrounds.

SSU teams up with the community to put on a number of events and lectures to educate and entertain during Black History Month 
in February.

Sonoma State University Department of Theatre Arts & Dance is behind the wheel again with Paula Vogel's "How I Learned to Drive." The critically acclaimed production, which sold out each of its SSU campus performances last fall, is slated for three encore performances in February and March.

In a special ceremony on Jan. 19, President Ruben Armiñana was honored by the Redwood Empire Council Boy Scouts of America with its 2011 Distinguished Citizen award. 

Sonoma State has been named one of the most beautiful college campuses in the country by Thebestcolleges.org. Ranking number 34 out of 50, SSU outranked prestigious universities as the University of San Diego and UC Santa Cruz in terms of campus setting.

Freshmen students in Professor Farid Farahmand's Introduction to Engineering 110 class had a chance to apply their talents to making a difference in the life of a teen with cerebral palsy. 

This man is freezing for a reason.

Math professor Sam Brannen can be seen around campus in flip flops and shorts in these days of 50 degree weather for a very good reason. He is in training.

Jazz Forum at Sonoma State University is a unique performance/master class designed to expose jazz majors and guests to a wide variety of jazz styles. Director of Jazz Studies Doug Liebinger hosts the event at 1 p.m. in Green Music Center Room 1029, unless otherwise noted.

With the economy teetering on the tightrope of recovery and rumors of a double-dip recession on the rise, it's hard to tell where the U.S. will land in 2012.

The 17th feature film by independent director John Sayles, AMIGO, will have its local premiere at the Sonoma Film Institute on Friday, Feb. 3 at 7p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 5 at 4p.m.