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Don Romesburg
Teaching LGBT History

Thanks in part to years of work by Sonoma State University Women's and Gender Studies Professor Don Romesburg, California's students will soon be learning more about the history of LGBT people and their struggles.

Cal Becker
Major League Talent

Former Sonoma State University starting pitcher Cal Becker has signed a free agent contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

geri olson
Psychology of Dolls

"Star Wars." "The Muppets." "The Labyrinth." These distinctly different movies all have one thing in common: they use dolls to as central figures to tell their stories.

Feng Wang with his flood warning system
Flood Warning System

Sonoma State University graduate engineering student Feng Wang's Advanced Flood Warning System generated a buzz last month at the Global City Teams Challenge in Austin, Texas.

Dean Lynn Stauffer, President Judy K. Sakaki and Business Career Center Director Sarah Dove
Women in Business Awards

Sonoma State University's Lynn Stauffer and Sarah Dove have been honored as the University's first recipients of the North Bay Business Journal's Women in Business awards.

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

SSU News
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.

imagery art exhibition
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."

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.

stethoscope
Good Nurses

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