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Meet the Directors!

The documentary film “California Typewriter” opens the Sonoma Film Institute's spring 2018 season at Sonoma State University.

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Grants and Sponsored Programs Report, December 2017

Sonoma State University received $95,250 in new grant funding in the months of December. Congratulations to the following principal investigators and project directors who have received new, additional or extended support for their sponsored awards.

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Seawolf to Giant

Former Sonoma State University baseball student-athlete Trevor Abrams has signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.  Abrams, a native of Rocklin, California, becomes the 121st Sonoma State student-athlete in the history of the baseball program to be drafted or signed to a

Asteroid Named After Sonoma State

Sonoma State University’s stellar Department of Physics & Astronomy  has put the university on the heavenly map of the universe – an asteroid is now officially named “25164 Sonomastate.”

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Special Needs Bike Camp at Sonoma

The Cycle Without Limits bike camp for children with special needs will be held January 12-15 at Sonoma State University. The camp uses specially-designed bicycles to teach children who often have difficulty learning how to ride a conventional two-wheeled bicycle.

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Dean of Business and Economics William Silver will return to the classroom

Dr. William S. Silver, who guided the School of Business and Economics (SBE) at Sonoma State University to new heights during his 10-year tenure as dean, is stepping down from the  position effective Dec. 31, 2017, and will return to teaching as a professor of Leadership and Management.

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Grants and Sponsored Programs Report, November/October 2017

Sonoma State University received $3,315,555 in new grant funding in the months of Oct. and Nov. Congratulations to the following principal investigators and project directors who have received new, additional or extended support for their sponsored awards.

SSU students Marissa Starman, left, and Nicole Hickmott, right, in front of Big Ben in London. Both are studying Psychology abroad at Kingston University in London. // Photo by Marissa Starman
Study Abroad Program Nationally Ranked

Sonoma State University has been ranked as one of the nation’s top five universities for studying abroad.

Women's Volleyball Snag NCAA Tournament Bid

For the ninth time in the last 10 seasons, the Sonoma State University women's volleyball team has qualified for the NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Championship Tournament.  The Seawolves, who went 20-8 in the regular season, earned the No.

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Shannon Percell Named Interim Athletic Director

Sonoma State University has announced that Shannon Percell will step in as the Interim Director of Athletics for the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics while the national search for a new Athletic Director continues.  Bill Fusco, who announced his retirement this summer after 20 years a