Skip to main content

News Stories

SSU math professor receives national award

 In recognition of her exemplary work on behalf of first-year students, the National Resource Center and Cengage Learning has selected Dr.

University Art Gallery celebrates its 40th anniversary

Since its inception in 1978, Sonoma State University’s Art Gallery has promoted the understanding and appreciation of modern and contemporary visual art from around the world.

SSU alum gifts $100,000 to University in honor of professor

 When noted tennis player Paul Nussbaum was a sophomore at Sonoma State University in 1979, he enrolled in a psychology course taught by Professor Stan Goertzen called “Personal Awareness through Sports.“ It was a class that was to change his life, not just because of the topic but also the

LARC tutor Arisa Leahy working with a student.
Come celebrate the new Learning and Academic Resource Center

Before the start of the fall 2018 semester, it was announced that the Writing Center, the Tutorial Program and the Supplemental Instruction Program would be combined into one convenient space for students and faculty.

SSU News
Campus Air Quality Update

Campus Air Quality FAQ 

UPDATES

UPDATE: WEDNESDAY, NOV. 21 11:33 A.M.

Sonoma State University launches ‘financial literacy’ project in partnership with Redwood Credit Union

Americans need more training on how to manage their money. And educators agree that such training needs to start at a young age.

Artist rendering of the 90-unit apartment complex // Courtesy of Basin Street Properties
SSU to buy 90-unit Petaluma complex for workforce housing

 Sonoma State University today received unanimous approval from the California State University Board of Trustees to purchase a 90-unit apartment complex in Petaluma to be used for faculty and staff housing.

Women's Soccer Earns No. 6 Seed In NCAA Tournament

The Sonoma State women's soccer team has earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division II Soccer Championships, securing the No. 6 seed in the West Region for its sixth NCAA tournament appearance in the past seven seasons.

Professor Christina Baker Foley Uncovers Contemporary Black Women Filmmakers With New Book

Every semester Professor Christina N. Baker-Foley asks her students to name a black film director. Spike Lee and Tyler Perry come to mind to most.

Learn by Making curriculum
SSU receives $4 million grant to expand ‘Learning by Making’ program to Sonoma and Lake counties

For five years, Sonoma State University’s Education and Public Outreach Group has been working to create and fine-tune a 9th grade curriculum that rethinks the way STEM courses engage students.