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Mi Futuro

 Mi Futuro esta en Carreras de Salud: My Future is in Healthcare Careers, is the North Bay's symposium for youth to introduce careers in mental health and primary healthcare.

Cindy Cha being crowned Miss Hmong California 2018 // Photo by Atary Xiong
Miss Hmong 2018

Sonoma State University junior Cindy Cha is hard at work in her third year of a Biochemistry degree. Balancing college coursework and a job is challenging enough, but Cha has a new title that will add  another responsibility: “Miss Hmong California 2018”.

CSU Statement on 2018-19 Proposal

The following statement can be attributed to California State University

Chancellor Timothy P. White:

Ralph Nader is the guest lecturer for the 2018 H. Andréa Neves and Barton Evans Social Justice Lecture Series
Ralph Nader to Speak March 5

Ralph Nader, American political activist, author, lecturer and attorney, noted for his involvement in consumer protection, environmentalism and government has been named speaker for Sonoma State University’s annual 

Lynn Cominsky received the 2017 Frank J. Malina Astronautics Medal from IAF President, Jean-Yves Le Gall at the IAC Closing Ceremony in Adelaide, Australia.
Professor Lynn Cominsky Wins International Astronautics Medal

Dr. Lynn Cominsky, chair of Department of Physics & Astronomy at Sonoma State University, was awarded the 2017 Frank J.

california typewriter poster
Meet the Directors!

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

SSU News
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.

trevor abrams joins the san francisco giants
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.”

elaine mchugh helping a child ride a bike
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.