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Sonoma Writers Festival, April 13-14
Sonoma Writers' Festival

For the first time, Sonoma State University will be hosting its annual Writers’ Festival. Writers recognized both nationally and internationally will lead workshops, read their work and discuss the challenges involved with their craft.

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Earth Week 2018

Sonoma State University is hosting a jam-packed schedule of events throughout the week of April 16 for a special Earth Day celebration that commend not only Earth friendly lessons but encourage diversity and community.

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Future Local Seawolves

One hundred students from Piner High School located in Santa Rosa visited Sonoma State University on March 27, as part of a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) initiative between Piner and the SSU School of Science and Technology.

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Sonoma State Choirs to Host Outreach Concert

Sonoma State University’s symphonic and concert choirs will perform alongside choirs from San Jose State, Santa Rosa Junior College, Montgomery High School and Redwood High School for an educational outreach concert.

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Faces of SSU Program Highlights Sonoma State University Student’s Individual Experiences

Faces of SSU is an annual project at Sonoma State University, in which students are recognized for sharing their unique story and their on-campus leadership and contributions to the Seawolf community.

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SSU Celebrates Disability Awareness Month

Sonoma State University will be celebrating its 10th anniversary of hosting disability awareness events during the month of April. Sponsored by Disability Services for Students and other departments, several events will be held on campus to commemorate Disability Awareness Month.

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Journalist Paul Gullixson will lead Strategic Communications at Sonoma State University

Paul Gullixson, a veteran Sonoma County journalist, has been named Associate Vice President for Strategic Communications at Sonoma State University, effective April 9.

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Listening to Einstein's Universe

Sonoma State University will be welcoming two Nobel Prize winners and 350 other scientists from around the world on March 19 for a scientific team meeting that will celebrate the new field of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy.

SSU Students (clockwise from top) Vivian Knee, Kimberly Colisch and Katherine Drysdale perform in William Shakespeare’s comedy “Twelfth Night” March 14 to March 31 at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park. Photo by James Wirth.
Twelfth Night Comes to SSU in 1920's Style

Shipwrecked by a storm, a set of twins wash ashore not knowing if the other survived. Cross-dressing as a boy servant, Viola stumbles into love with a wealthy Duke. As fate (and Shakespeare) would have it, the Duke pines for another,

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Coffee with the Chief

Interim Chief of Police David Dougherty will host “Coffee with the Chief” on Thursday, March 15 from 9:30-10:45 a.m. at Charlie Brown’s Café. This is an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to visit, ask questions, drink coffee and mingle with Chief Dougherty and his team.