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Theater and Arts 2016-2017 Season Posters
Magic Flute Returns

The 2016-17 Sonoma State University Theatre Arts and Dance season includes new, contemporary dances and short plays created and performed by students, critically acclaimed plays and a joint production of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" with the Music Department, directed by Lynne Morrow and Amanda McT

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New President Begins

On July 1, Judy K. Sakaki began her tenure as the seventh president of Sonoma State University. She is the first Asian-American woman to lead a four-year higher education institution in California.

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Debut Exhibition

Sonoma State University hosts the first public exhibition of the Imagery Collection at its new home in the University Art Gallery July 14-31 with "Palate to Palette: The Imagery Collection at SSU."

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Good Nurses

Sonoma State University's nursing program has been ranked No. 21 in the Western United States, and No.

Elisa Velasquez and Daniel Malpica
Alianza for Equity

The number of Hispanic students attending Sonoma State University is on the rise, and a group of 20 faculty and staff members at Sonoma State have formed the SSU Alianza for Equity to address issues impacting these students.

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Expanding Student Research

Sonoma State University has received a $1 million donation from the Koret Foundation. The investment will be used to fund three years of student projects at Sonoma State, as well as upgrade classroom technology.

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Podcast of Justice

When Sonoma State Alumnus Jake Mermell asked his former professor and Sonoma State University Criminal Justice Department Chair Eric Williams to be a guest on his Saturday morning ESPN radio show in Los Angeles, it was to discuss Williams' other passion: the Boston Celtics.

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Sports Update June 13

Sonoma State University sports update June 1-13. Two players selected in MLB draft; water polo stars named All-Americans; SSU great Andrew Bailey returns to men's soccer team.

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Pop the Cork

Golden shovels and champagne glinted in the afternoon sun as more than 200 people attended the groundbreaking of the future home of the Sonoma State University Wine Business Institute on the Rohnert Park campus June 1.

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Bike Camp

The Cycle Without Limits summer bike and swim camp at Sonoma State University will teach children with special needs how to ride bicycles June 13-17. These children often have a history of difficulty learning how to ride a bike using traditional methods.