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August 23, 2019
Sonoma State President Judy K. Sakaki and members of her Cabinet were on hand this week to welcome nearly 2,000 students as they moved to campus and began a new academic year.
“We put our students first,” Sakaki told parents of new students during Move-In Day on Saturday, Aug...