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Years ago, the internship coordinator for the Sonoma State Psychology Department was faced with a dilemma-- she was overwhelmed with calls requesting students to support families with autistic children desperate for help. 

But SSU had no such training programs at the time. 

SSU President Ruben Armiñana was honored with a Spirit of Sonoma award at the 11th annual luncheon last week sponsored by the Sonoma County Economic Development Board.

The Sonoma State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Andy Collinsworth, will perform a program of classic wind band repertoire entitled "Time and the Winds" on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 4 p.m. in Warren Auditorium.

For the past three semesters, the University library has turned into a "concert hall" on the first Friday of the month. While the acoustics are nowhere those of GMC's Weill Hall, the concerts provide SSU musical ensembles a chance to preview their upcoming concerts.

Lawrence Cook Middle School Principal Patty Turner believes that the new Compact for Success with Sonoma State University is a "ticket for every student at the school to enter a world of opportunity."

Stop by Sonoma State University on most any late-autumn day and you will find a music department concert about to happen. Choose from classical guitar, chamber winds, string orchestra, music theatre scenes, jazz and more! Performances are open to the public and free unless otherwise noted.

Hear the KRCB podcast of NorthBay Report for more on this effort https://krcb.org/201111222381/north-bay-report/education-and-poverty.

The third week of November is the Great American Smokeout, which is a campaign to stop people from smoking cigarettes. Sonoma State students who currently smoke can sign a pledge at the Student Health Center between now and Nov.

It's not everyday that an accomplished high school athlete, pressured with multiple athletic scholarship offers, chooses a school more for its academics, rather than its athletics.