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Wine Spectator Learning Center ribbon cutting
SSU unveils new Wine Spectator Learning Center

(Rohnert Park) With nearly 700 students, alumni, faculty and leaders of the North Coast wine industry in attendance, Sonoma State University celebrated the grand opening of the Wine Spectator Learning Center on campus on May 29.

Dr. Hollis Robbins
SSU Appoints New Dean of Arts and Humanities

Sonoma State University has appointed Dr. Hollis Robbins as the new Dean of Arts and Humanities. Dr. Robbins has served as Chair of the Humanities Department in the Peabody Conservatory and Director for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Robbins has a B.A.

Wine Spectator Learning Center
Sonoma State University's Wine Spectator Learning Center Grand Opening Ceremony

Sonoma State University’s School of Business and Economics will host a public reception today from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Ryan Harvey and Jason Gorelick at Cannes Film Festival
Three student films make a mark at the Cannes Film Festival

The 71st annual Cannes Film Festival ended this past weekend, screening some of the best cinema around the world slated to release in the following months. For the first time three Sonoma State University student films were shown at the festival regarded as one

Meet the Class of 2018: Malik-Charles Wade

Malik-Charles Wade, who grew up in Novato, is no stranger to dealing with hardships. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father passed away when he was 15.

Samuel Houser explains how he uses Adobe XD in an Adobe Commercial // Photo courtesy of Adobe
Meet the Class of 2018: Samuel Houser

Graphic Design. Filmmaking. Drones. App Design. The average person would agree that it would be difficult to excel in such differing topics. But don’t tell that to Samuel Houser a native of Sherman Oaks and a member of the SSU Class of 2018.

Emma Towslee showing off her graduation cap
Meet the Class of 2018: Emma Towslee

Emma Towslee knows what it’s like to overcome setbacks. The soon-to-be graduate in biology with minors in chemistry and business, has to live with one that has set her back for the past four years. Her freshman year she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.

Meet the Class of 2018: Sastra Mcginley

When Sastra Mcginley left a decade-long career to attend college, she wasn’t sure what she wanted to study. She only knew that she wanted to make the world a better place. Now, 10 years after her educational journey began, Mcginley is graduating from Sonoma State University with a B.A.

Sonoma State University Faces of Commencement
Meet the Class of 2018

Sonoma State University will be celebrating its largest class of graduates in 57 years on Saturday and Sunday during six different Commencement ceremonies at the Green Music Center’s Weill Hall.

Sonoma State Celebrates Largest Graduating Class

Sonoma State University will confer degrees to its largest class in its 57-year history this weekend. In all, 2,706 graduates will be taking part in commencement ceremonies on May 19 and 20.