Sonoma State University
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Sonoma State University is a public, coeducational business and liberal arts
college affiliated with the California State University
system. The main campus is located in Rohnert Park, California
, United States
and lies approximately 10 miles (16.1 km) south of Santa Rosa
and 50 miles (80.5 km) north of San Francisco. Commonly called SSU, Sonoma State, and Sonoma, the university is one of the smallest of the 23 state university campuses in California. The university offers over 65 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and claims to be the most requested campus of the CSU system.
system. Classes offered by the university first opened to 250 students in June 1961 in leased buildings in Rohnert Park where the college offered its first four year Bachelor of Arts
degree in Elementary Education
. With the completion of its two main classroom halls, Stevenson Hall, named for politician Adlai Stevenson II and Darwin Hall, named for Charles Darwin
, developer of the theory of Natural Selection
, the college moved to its permanent campus of 215 acres (87 ha) in 1966 where the first graduating class received their degrees.
s with landscaped courtyards. Among the landscaping features added with these facilities were the "Campus Lakes", two small reservoir
s located behind the Commons next to Commencement lawn, the site of the university's annual commencement ceremonies, and one lake near the housing facility, Beaujolais Village. The lakes are home to local waterfowl
and have since become an important aesthetic
feature of the campus.
In 1969, the academic master plan underwent a major revision as the first master's degree
s in biology and psychology were offered. The new cluster school concept, coupled with an even more heightened appreciation of the rural environment, influenced the new physical master plan. First to exemplify this new plan was the residence facility of 1972 named Zinfandel, a "village" of inviting stucco
and redwood structures. The new Student Health Center used a primarily redwood façade with a landscaped ground cover of wild roses and poppies. In 1975 Nichols Hall, was built as the newest classroom hall and named in honor of Sonoma's founding president Ambrose R. Nichols.
Early development of the modern campus came to a close in 1976 when the Student Union was constructed between the main quad and the lakes. This building continued the use of the physical master plan, using primarily redwood and preceding the similarly built Carson Hall, Art building, a childcare center, additional parking, and a computer center which was added on to the library.
status. In response to this achievement, the surrounding community provided funds for the new university to build a large swimming pool which was completed in 1982 and the 500-seat Evert Person Theatre which was completed in 1989 and dominates the view when entering campus through the main drive. Further enrollment increases and a new goal of movement toward a residential campus as opposed to a commuter campus facilitated the building of Verdot Village in 1995.
(ARS) which houses an additional 750,000 volumes in a computer managed shelving system in the library wing. A large portion of the funding to build the information center was donated by Charles Schulz, cartoonist and author of the popular Peanuts
comic series, and his wife Jean.
In October 2003, Beaujolais, the youngest of the residential villages was completed, offering another 655 beds to the rapidly expanding student body. The addition of this new village had made Sonoma State the most residential campus in the CSU system housing more students then any of its affiliates. It is anticipated that a new phase of student housing, Tuscany Village, expected sometime before 2010, will bring nearly 700 more beds to the campus This project was approved at the May 2007 meeting of the board of trustees and will bring Sonoma's number of residential students to 3,100.
To support the current residential population of the campus, a student-financed Recreation Center was completed in fall 2004 and now acts as a social center and meeting place for a large portion of the Student body. Because of the new and innovative recreation center, the university was awarded an Outstanding Sports Facilities Award by the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association in 2005.
In January 2005, the university began the renovation of Darwin Hall, the now 40-year-old science building. The new 21st century building was designed to provide efficient academic classrooms and study areas for faculty and their students. The renovated building was completed and re-opened in fall 2006 and provides new laboratories and classrooms to support the needs of modern science curriculum. Like all new and renovated buildings at Sonoma State, Darwin Hall is a model of energy efficiency.
The new property approved by the board of trustees in 2000 is the site of the Donald and Maureen Green Music Center, funded by private donors, currently under construction to be completed in 2012. A component of the Green Music Center, Music Education Hall, was state-funded. Students began taking classes and occupying the building in Fall 2008. The Center has been planned as an architectural ensemble of the finest acoustical quality designed to enhance and emulate the groves, vineyards, and rolling foothills of Sonoma County. It will be the new home of the Santa Rosa Symphony Orchestra.
A new social center for the university won approval in April 2011 by a vote of the students to raise their fees by $150 a semester to cover the cost. The Student Center will be a new home for the campus bookstore, dining hall, student meeting space, a conference center, and student government offices. Construction of the $65 million facility will begin adjacent to the Recreation Center.
Sonoma State occupies approximately 269 acres (108.9 ha) on the east side of the main suburban area of Rohnert Park. Directly adjacent to the main campus is the popular, Wolf's Den plaza, a popular hang out and eating area of SSU students. One of the most requested campuses in the CSU system and regularly named a "Best Value" College by Princeton Review. The Princetom Review has also named SSU one of 12 of the nation's most "green" campuses. SSU has also been named one of the "most wired" campuses in the nation by Forbes magazine.
The original buildings of the university and those built in the same style, namely, The Student Union, The University Commons, Evert Person Theatre, and Stevenson, Darwin, Ives, Nichols, and Carson Halls, were all designed to accentuate an appreciation for urban architecture. As such, the buildings are all constructed using mainly smoothed or exposed aggregate concrete with some buildings preferring primarily redwood siding. The residential villages, though they were meant to continue in this tradition, show the first movements away from this plan as they employ stucco siding with terra cotta tile roofs.
Moving further from the original plan are Salazar Hall, the Schulz Information Center, and the Campus Recreation Center. These buildings mark a notable movement toward sustainability
and modernized architectural aesthetics as opposed to the smooth concrete buildings of the past that were allegedly designed by an architect known for the designs of several women's prisons.
plumbing non-potable water systems. This reclaimed water plumbing makes this the first and largest building in Sonoma county to use such a system.
The Rec Center houses a large gym with fixed weight machines and free weights, a wide selection of aerobic and cardiovascular training equipment, an indoor track, climbing wall, exercise and dance studios, multiple basketball courts an indoor soccer court, billiards tables, locker rooms, massage studio and a spa.
The three story, 215000 square feet (19,974.2 m²) library is separated into two wings housing different areas on each floor. The building has a total of 5 acres (2 ha) of indoor floor space and 50000 feet (15,240 m) of shelving. There are over 1,000 seats for students to study and an outdoor study patio on the third floor, which is also the "quiet floor" where absolutely no talking is allowed for those who prefer to study in complete silence. The library also houses a valued collection of writings and original letters from Jack London
, as well as memorabilia relating to his works.
The $41.5 million building is named after Charles M. Schulz, the famed creator of the Peanuts comic cartoon, and his wife Jean who donated $5 million to help build and furnish the structure. An additional $2.3 million went into furniture and equipment. The library is also well known for its mural honoring Cesar Chavez
that can be found in the first floor.
despite some opposition from faculty members. The Seawolf Shops will be moved into the new Student Center upon its completion.
located on nearby Sonoma Mountain
. The second site is the 3200 acres (1,295 ha) Galbreath Wildlands Preserve
in Mendocino County
. Both offer opportunities for research and hands-on education to students of the university. The University also offers students the opportunity to obtain their bachelor's degree in liberal arts through classes offered at Napa Valley College
.
system with fall, spring, summer semesters and a short winter term, and short August term called "intersession".
by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
. Several of the schools within Sonoma State also have additional accreditations such as the School of Business and Economics which is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
, one of the world's most prestigious accreditors of business school programs.
In addition to Accreditation the school is also the only California university that is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges
, the prestigious group of 19 universities and colleges across the nation that are often described as the "Public Ivies".
Francisco Vazquez
.
, Office of Civil Rights Case # 09-05-2100, for failing to meet Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
, Title II. The Office of Civil Rights found Disable Student Services accommodations policy in violation of Title II.
In May 2007, SSU faculty voted no confidence in President Armiñana based upon financial issues surrounding the building of the Green Music Center, and faculty allegations that the building of the center took money away from academic programs. The center, originally intended to be a $10 million project, grew into a $120 million complex as additional venues and features were added to the original plan. In fact, the construction of the Center was initially funded by bond measures, loans and private donations as the use of academic funds for other uses is illegal. The Board of Trustees continues to support Armiñana despite the vote.
In February 2010, the FBI and investigators from the Sonoma County District Attorney's offices raided the campus's administrative and finance offices, seizing dozens of boxes from a storage area, as well as examining computers. The operation focused on an alleged misuse of federal grant money by the California Institute for Human Services (CIHS), a unit closed by SSU in 2007. The two top CIHS administrators were dismissed at that time.
, an association within the NCAA's Division II. The official colors of the university are Navy Blue
and Columbia Blue
.
Sonoma State is best known in intercollegiate athletics for strong baseball and soccer programs while winning national, state and individual athletic titles in nearly all sports at the school. Sonoma State's Baseball team is particularly noteworthy with repeated conference championships, 28 players drafted to major league
teams since the year 2000 and 68 players drafted since records began in 1975. Three NCAA national championships won by women's soccer in 1990, men's soccer in 2002, and men's golf in 2009 also highlight SSU's athletic achievements. In 2008 the athletics department created the Seawolf Sports Network, allowing home basketball games to be broadcast via streaming video over the internet in an effort to further increase interest in its sports programs.
Sonoma State also has a strong club sport program led by lacrosse, 2002 USLIA National champions, and rowing. In 2008 the Mens Volleyball Club finished as runner up at the National Championships.
novel entitled The Sea-Wolf
in which the protagonist is pressed into service aboard a boat captained by a man named "Wolf". The mascot was taken from the book for London's ties with Sonoma County, specifically the nearby town of Glen Ellen
. Some resent the fact that the mascot is not a representation of a real animal and sometimes choose to equate it more readily to the Seawolf class attack submarine
in the United States Navy
.
The previous mascot of Sonoma State University was the Cossack
, an eastern European community of fur trade
rs known for superior horsemanship and ferocity in battle. The Cossacks held ties to the area through the 1812 fur trading posts at Fort Ross. This mascot was to be removed in the fall of 2002 by a vote of the academic senate after the mascot was deemed offensive to Jewish and women's groups on campus. This being due to the fact that Cossacks were reportedly notorious for historically oppressing Jewish people and women.
Various groups and individuals proposed new mascots such as the Rain Devils, Killer Bee
s, Trailblazer
s, Blue Wave, Blue Storm, and Condor
s as well as the Beagle
s in a nod to local legend and Peanuts
creator Charles M. Schulz
. Ultimately non-binding surveys and the final decision by then president Ruben Armiñana favored the Seawolf as the new representation of the university.
Zinfandel and Cabernet Villages are the oldest of the five villages. These dormitories, as well as the Verdot Village, are intended solely for the housing of freshmen, with social buildings such as the cafeteria, Zinfandel Market, and pool centrally located within the Zinfandel Courtyard. Each village is divided into five to seven buildings, each of which are divided into suites with rooms and common areas.
Sauvignon, Beaujolais, and Tuscany Villages are the three newest dorm villages. Each offers the same suite style dormitories as the older villages with the addition of kitchens in each suite.
Associated Students, Inc. held a protest
in March 2006 when the Academic Senate refused to allow them a vote on academic senate agenda items, many of which directly affect the education of SSU students. The academic senate never officially recognized the protest and continue to deny an official vote to ASI though their unofficial opinions and positions are taken into loose consideration in the decision making process. This is considered an oddity in the California State University as the remaining 22 other campuses allow student governments a vote in respective faculty senates and committees on educational issues.
Liberal arts college
A liberal arts college is one with a primary emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences.Students in the liberal arts generally major in a particular discipline while receiving exposure to a wide range of academic subjects, including sciences as well as the traditional...
college affiliated with the California State University
California State University
The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...
system. The main campus is located in Rohnert Park, California
Rohnert Park, California
Rohnert Park is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States, located approximately north of San Francisco. The population at the 2010 United States Census was 40,971. It is an early planned city, modeled directly after Levittown, New York and Levittown, Pennsylvania. Rohnert Park is the...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and lies approximately 10 miles (16.1 km) south of Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
and 50 miles (80.5 km) north of San Francisco. Commonly called SSU, Sonoma State, and Sonoma, the university is one of the smallest of the 23 state university campuses in California. The university offers over 65 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and claims to be the most requested campus of the CSU system.
Founding
Sonoma State College, was established by the state legislature in 1960 to be part of the California State College system, later to become the California State UniversityCalifornia State University
The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...
system. Classes offered by the university first opened to 250 students in June 1961 in leased buildings in Rohnert Park where the college offered its first four year Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in Elementary Education
Primary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
. With the completion of its two main classroom halls, Stevenson Hall, named for politician Adlai Stevenson II and Darwin Hall, named for Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...
, developer of the theory of Natural Selection
Natural selection
Natural selection is the nonrandom process by which biologic traits become either more or less common in a population as a function of differential reproduction of their bearers. It is a key mechanism of evolution....
, the college moved to its permanent campus of 215 acres (87 ha) in 1966 where the first graduating class received their degrees.
Early development
As enrollment increased, the school built more on campus facilities including Ives Hall for performing arts, The University Commons for dining, a small library, and a gymnasium. These buildings followed the physical master plan of the school which stated that the facilities would be urban in character, defining the use of smooth concrete building façadeFacade
A facade or façade is generally one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front. The word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face"....
s with landscaped courtyards. Among the landscaping features added with these facilities were the "Campus Lakes", two small reservoir
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
s located behind the Commons next to Commencement lawn, the site of the university's annual commencement ceremonies, and one lake near the housing facility, Beaujolais Village. The lakes are home to local waterfowl
Waterfowl
Waterfowl are certain wildfowl of the order Anseriformes, especially members of the family Anatidae, which includes ducks, geese, and swans....
and have since become an important aesthetic
Aesthetics
Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste, and with the creation and appreciation of beauty. It is more scientifically defined as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste...
feature of the campus.
In 1969, the academic master plan underwent a major revision as the first master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
s in biology and psychology were offered. The new cluster school concept, coupled with an even more heightened appreciation of the rural environment, influenced the new physical master plan. First to exemplify this new plan was the residence facility of 1972 named Zinfandel, a "village" of inviting stucco
Stucco
Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture...
and redwood structures. The new Student Health Center used a primarily redwood façade with a landscaped ground cover of wild roses and poppies. In 1975 Nichols Hall, was built as the newest classroom hall and named in honor of Sonoma's founding president Ambrose R. Nichols.
Early development of the modern campus came to a close in 1976 when the Student Union was constructed between the main quad and the lakes. This building continued the use of the physical master plan, using primarily redwood and preceding the similarly built Carson Hall, Art building, a childcare center, additional parking, and a computer center which was added on to the library.
The modern university
In 1978 Sonoma State College became Sonoma State University when the school officially gained universityUniversity
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
status. In response to this achievement, the surrounding community provided funds for the new university to build a large swimming pool which was completed in 1982 and the 500-seat Evert Person Theatre which was completed in 1989 and dominates the view when entering campus through the main drive. Further enrollment increases and a new goal of movement toward a residential campus as opposed to a commuter campus facilitated the building of Verdot Village in 1995.
Recent and future expansion
In May 2000, the Board of Trustees approved a new master plan, which added 48 acres (19.4 ha) to the campus. Rapidly accelerated growth of the residential student body was alleviated by the construction of the third phase of on-campus housing named Sauvignon Village, offering housing to non-freshmen students. In the same year, the Jean and Charles Schulz Information center was completed to accommodate the expanded needs of the library and computing services. The state-of-the-art, high technology facility was built as a prototype library and information complex for the 21st century, housing more than 400,000 volumes in its stacks. The center also houses an advanced Automated Retrieval SystemAutomated Storage and Retrieval System
An automated storage and retrieval system consists of a variety of computer-controlled methods for automatically placing and retrieving loads from specific storage locations...
(ARS) which houses an additional 750,000 volumes in a computer managed shelving system in the library wing. A large portion of the funding to build the information center was donated by Charles Schulz, cartoonist and author of the popular Peanuts
Peanuts
Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward...
comic series, and his wife Jean.
In October 2003, Beaujolais, the youngest of the residential villages was completed, offering another 655 beds to the rapidly expanding student body. The addition of this new village had made Sonoma State the most residential campus in the CSU system housing more students then any of its affiliates. It is anticipated that a new phase of student housing, Tuscany Village, expected sometime before 2010, will bring nearly 700 more beds to the campus This project was approved at the May 2007 meeting of the board of trustees and will bring Sonoma's number of residential students to 3,100.
To support the current residential population of the campus, a student-financed Recreation Center was completed in fall 2004 and now acts as a social center and meeting place for a large portion of the Student body. Because of the new and innovative recreation center, the university was awarded an Outstanding Sports Facilities Award by the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association in 2005.
In January 2005, the university began the renovation of Darwin Hall, the now 40-year-old science building. The new 21st century building was designed to provide efficient academic classrooms and study areas for faculty and their students. The renovated building was completed and re-opened in fall 2006 and provides new laboratories and classrooms to support the needs of modern science curriculum. Like all new and renovated buildings at Sonoma State, Darwin Hall is a model of energy efficiency.
The new property approved by the board of trustees in 2000 is the site of the Donald and Maureen Green Music Center, funded by private donors, currently under construction to be completed in 2012. A component of the Green Music Center, Music Education Hall, was state-funded. Students began taking classes and occupying the building in Fall 2008. The Center has been planned as an architectural ensemble of the finest acoustical quality designed to enhance and emulate the groves, vineyards, and rolling foothills of Sonoma County. It will be the new home of the Santa Rosa Symphony Orchestra.
A new social center for the university won approval in April 2011 by a vote of the students to raise their fees by $150 a semester to cover the cost. The Student Center will be a new home for the campus bookstore, dining hall, student meeting space, a conference center, and student government offices. Construction of the $65 million facility will begin adjacent to the Recreation Center.
Presidents
The office of the president began with the university's founding in 1960 when Ambrose R. Nichols, Jr. acted as the founding president of the university. There have been a total of six presidents of Sonoma State University:| Presidents of SSU | Years as President | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambrose R. Nichols, Jr. | (1960–70) |
| 2 | Thomas H. McGrath | (1971–74) |
| 3 | Marjorie Downing Wagner | (1974–76) |
| 4 | Peter Diamandopoulos | (1977–83) |
| 5 | David W. Benson | (1984–92) |
| 6 | Ruben Armiñana Ruben Armiñana Ruben Armiñana is a political scientist and president of Sonoma State University. He is the first Cuban-American to head a campus in the California State University system.-Early life:... |
(1992–Present) |
Campus
| Undergraduate | |
|---|---|
| African American African American African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States... |
2.1% |
| Asian American Asian American Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,... |
5.2% |
| White American White American White Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa... |
66.5% |
| Hispanic American | 11.8% |
| Native American Native Americans in the United States Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as... |
0.8% |
| International International ----International mostly means something that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries... |
1.1% |
| Ethnicity unreported/unknown | 12.4% |
Sonoma State occupies approximately 269 acres (108.9 ha) on the east side of the main suburban area of Rohnert Park. Directly adjacent to the main campus is the popular, Wolf's Den plaza, a popular hang out and eating area of SSU students. One of the most requested campuses in the CSU system and regularly named a "Best Value" College by Princeton Review. The Princetom Review has also named SSU one of 12 of the nation's most "green" campuses. SSU has also been named one of the "most wired" campuses in the nation by Forbes magazine.
The original buildings of the university and those built in the same style, namely, The Student Union, The University Commons, Evert Person Theatre, and Stevenson, Darwin, Ives, Nichols, and Carson Halls, were all designed to accentuate an appreciation for urban architecture. As such, the buildings are all constructed using mainly smoothed or exposed aggregate concrete with some buildings preferring primarily redwood siding. The residential villages, though they were meant to continue in this tradition, show the first movements away from this plan as they employ stucco siding with terra cotta tile roofs.
Moving further from the original plan are Salazar Hall, the Schulz Information Center, and the Campus Recreation Center. These buildings mark a notable movement toward sustainability
Sustainability
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...
and modernized architectural aesthetics as opposed to the smooth concrete buildings of the past that were allegedly designed by an architect known for the designs of several women's prisons.
Campus Recreation Center
The 59000 square feet (5,481.3 m²) Recreation Center has become a model for sustainability. The center was recognized for a state-of-the-art design that maximizes functional space and demonstrates numerous efforts incorporating sustainable building techniques while using a selection of materials which reflect the surrounding rural county. Sustainable materials include the use of heat and UV ray reflective roofing, recycled rubber indoor track, recycled glass reinforced structural brick, recycled seat belts to upholster seating, and reclaimed waterReclaimed water
Reclaimed water or recycled water, is former wastewater that is treated to remove solids and certain impurities, and used in sustainable landscaping irrigation or to recharge groundwater aquifers...
plumbing non-potable water systems. This reclaimed water plumbing makes this the first and largest building in Sonoma county to use such a system.
The Rec Center houses a large gym with fixed weight machines and free weights, a wide selection of aerobic and cardiovascular training equipment, an indoor track, climbing wall, exercise and dance studios, multiple basketball courts an indoor soccer court, billiards tables, locker rooms, massage studio and a spa.
University Library
The Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center is one of the largest libraries in the CSU system and the state of California with a 400,000 volume general collection and with a 750,000 volume automated retrieval system capacity. The library opened in 2000 and now stands as one of the largest buildings in the university.The three story, 215000 square feet (19,974.2 m²) library is separated into two wings housing different areas on each floor. The building has a total of 5 acres (2 ha) of indoor floor space and 50000 feet (15,240 m) of shelving. There are over 1,000 seats for students to study and an outdoor study patio on the third floor, which is also the "quiet floor" where absolutely no talking is allowed for those who prefer to study in complete silence. The library also houses a valued collection of writings and original letters from Jack London
Jack London
John Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone...
, as well as memorabilia relating to his works.
The $41.5 million building is named after Charles M. Schulz, the famed creator of the Peanuts comic cartoon, and his wife Jean who donated $5 million to help build and furnish the structure. An additional $2.3 million went into furniture and equipment. The library is also well known for its mural honoring Cesar Chavez
César Chávez
César Estrada Chávez was an American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers ....
that can be found in the first floor.
The Green Music Center
The $120 million Donald and Maureen Green Music Center remains under construction. Music Education Hall (one of 4 components) opened its doors in 2008 to students who take classes in the two 60-person classrooms. The focal point of the Green Music Center is a 1,400-seat concert hall featuring precision engineered, world-class acoustics. The entire rear wall of the hall will open to lawn seating for a total of 10,000 additional guests. The Hospitality Center, which includes a restaurant/executive conference center, opened in 2010. A $12 million donation from Joan and Sandy Weill, announced in March 2011, will provide the funds to complete the Concert Hall for a fall 2012 opening. Fundraising continues for Schroeder's Recital Hall.Campus Bookstore
The Sonoma State Bookstore was operated by Sonoma State Enterprises, Inc. until the spring of 2006 when the operation was outsourced to Barnes & Noble College BooksellersBarnes & Noble College Booksellers
Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Inc. operates bookstores at more than 600 U.S. colleges and universities. Barnes & Noble College Booksellers is a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc., which acquired it in 2009. It was formerly a separate company, and Barnes & Noble chairman Leonard S. Riggio...
despite some opposition from faculty members. The Seawolf Shops will be moved into the new Student Center upon its completion.
Natural features
The Sonoma State campus blends man-made buildings with the natural plant life of the area. Large redwood trees are visible from nearly all vantage points on campus. Through the middle of the 269 acres (108.9 ha) the campus flows Copeland creek, which runs in and along the west side of Zinfandel Village, through the schools butterfly gardens, exiting campus near the site of the Green Music Center. The University Lakes occupy part of the north side of campus near the creek and are home to the Grand Willow (sometimes written as Grandwillow). The Grand Willow is one of the oldest trees on the Sonoma State University campus, planted during the original landscaping and development. For many of those in the SSU community, the Grand Willow represents the beginning of Sonoma State's growth from a small and relatively unknown college to the reputable university that it is today. It is for this reason that the tree was given its name, a play on the word Grandfather/Grandmother and befitting of its long life on the campus.Off-campus sites
In addition to the main campus, the university also owns and operates two off campus study sites for students of the natural sciences. The first site is the 411 acres (166.3 ha) Fairfield Osborn PreserveFairfield Osborn Preserve
The Fairfield Osborn Preserve is a 411 acre nature reserve situated on the northwest flank of Sonoma Mountain in Sonoma County, California. There are eight plant communities within the property, oak woodland being the dominant type...
located on nearby Sonoma Mountain
Sonoma Mountain
Sonoma Mountain is a prominent landform within the Sonoma Mountains of southern Sonoma County, California. At elevation of , Sonoma Mountain offers expansive views of the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Sonoma Valley to the east...
. The second site is the 3200 acres (1,295 ha) Galbreath Wildlands Preserve
Galbreath Wildlands Preserve
The Galbreath Wildlands Preserve is a nature reserve in Mendocino County, California established in 2004 in honor of Fred Burckhalter Galbreath . Professionally, Galbreath made his mark in the marine insurance business in San Francisco and spent decades working with some of the biggest names in...
in Mendocino County
Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and west of the Central Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 87,841, up from 86,265 at the 2000 census...
. Both offer opportunities for research and hands-on education to students of the university. The University also offers students the opportunity to obtain their bachelor's degree in liberal arts through classes offered at Napa Valley College
Napa Valley College
Napa Valley College, formerly known as Napa Community College, is one of California's community colleges, located in Napa Valley. The main campus is in Napa, California, with an Upper Valley Campus in St. Helena and a Small Business Development Center in downtown Napa. In 2004-2005, the total...
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Academics
Sonoma State is thought of as a liberal arts university though it is known also for its strong schools of business and economics and nursing. The most popular schools of study by enrollment are business, liberal arts, and psychology. The school operates on the semesterAcademic term
An academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. These divisions may be called terms...
system with fall, spring, summer semesters and a short winter term, and short August term called "intersession".
Schools and special programs
The more than 65 departments and academic programs are divided into seven distinct schools, all offering undergraduate and graduate degrees and courses and nearly all offering minors and doctorates.- School of Arts & Humanities
- School of Business & Economics
- *Wine Business Program
- School of Education
- School of Science & Technology
- Fairfield Osborn PreserveFairfield Osborn PreserveThe Fairfield Osborn Preserve is a 411 acre nature reserve situated on the northwest flank of Sonoma Mountain in Sonoma County, California. There are eight plant communities within the property, oak woodland being the dominant type...
- Galbreath Wildlands PreserveGalbreath Wildlands PreserveThe Galbreath Wildlands Preserve is a nature reserve in Mendocino County, California established in 2004 in honor of Fred Burckhalter Galbreath . Professionally, Galbreath made his mark in the marine insurance business in San Francisco and spent decades working with some of the biggest names in...
- Fairfield Osborn Preserve
- *Sonoma State ObservatorySonoma State ObservatorySonoma State Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Sonoma State University. It is located in Rohnert Park, California.-References:#...
- School of Extended Education
- Certificate Programs
- Contract Credit Programs
- EXCEL for Youth
- Osher Lifelong Learning InstituteOsher Lifelong Learning InstitutesOsher Lifelong Learning Institutes offer noncredit courses with no assignments or grades to “seasoned” adults over age 50. Since 2001 philanthropist Bernard Osher has made grants from his foundation to launch OLLI programs at over 120 universities and colleges in 49 states and the District of...
- Liberal Studies BA Degree Completion Program
- MA in Interdisciplinary Studies: Action for a Viable Future
- Art Therapy
- Depth Psychology
- Organization Development Program
- MS in Computer and Engineering Science
- Open University
- Sonoma State American Language Institute
- MA in Spanish
- Summer Session
- School of Social Sciences
- Anthro Studies Center
- Other Majors
- California Cultural Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies Special Major
- Special Major in Global Studies
- Planning
- Other Minors
- Career Minor in Women's Health
- Interdisciplinary Studies Special Minor
- Women's and Gender Studies
Accreditations and honors
Sonoma State is accreditedAccreditation
Accreditation is a process in which certification of competency, authority, or credibility is presented.Organizations that issue credentials or certify third parties against official standards are themselves formally accredited by accreditation bodies ; hence they are sometimes known as "accredited...
by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. The Western Association of...
. Several of the schools within Sonoma State also have additional accreditations such as the School of Business and Economics which is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business was founded in 1916 to accredit schools of business worldwide. The first accreditations took place in 1919. The stated mission is to advance quality management education worldwide through accreditation and thought leadership. It is regarded...
, one of the world's most prestigious accreditors of business school programs.
In addition to Accreditation the school is also the only California university that is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges
Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges
The Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges or COPLAC is a consortium of 26 public colleges and universities in 24 states and one Canadian province...
, the prestigious group of 19 universities and colleges across the nation that are often described as the "Public Ivies".
Hutchins School of Liberal Studies
The Hutchins School of Liberal Studies is a nationally known interdisciplinary learning community within the larger institution of Sonoma State University. It emphasizes small classes, seminar process, and student empowerment. For lower division students, Hutchins offers an integrated General Education Program which provides a basic foundation for most majors at SSU. This program consists of one class taken each semester counting for 12 units and satisfying the students' General Education requirements in two years. Upper division students are able to use the Hutchins program in order to complete an inter-disciplinary B.A. in Art in Liberal Studies, a B.A. in elementary education, or an accelerated program offering students to complete both a B.A. in elementary education and a teaching credential program in four years. The faculty of the Hutchins School come from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds including Psychology, Anthropology, Physics, American Studies, History, Engineering, History of Science, Art History, Film Studies, and Comparative Literature. The current Director of the Hutchins School is Professor Eric McGuckin. The associated Hutchins Institute for Public Policy Studies (HIPPS) oversees the Interdisciplinary Master's program "Action for a Viable Future," as well as serving as an institutional home for various groups working toward social justice and environomental sustainability. HIPPS is currently under direction of professorProfessor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Francisco Vazquez
Francisco Vázquez
Francisco H. Vázquez is a Mexican-American scholar and public intellectual. Vázquez is currently a tenured professor of the history of ideas and director of the Hutchins Institute for Public Policy Studies and Community Action at the nationally-known Hutchins School of Liberal Studies at Sonoma...
.
Wine Business program
Sonoma State's location in the California Wine Country allows the school to offer unique courses in the study of Wine Business and viticulture. While other universities have programs that emphasize grape growing and wine making, Sonoma State's program offers a specialized curriculum targeted on the business challenges of the wine industry. Courses are offered in Wine Marketing, Wine Finance and Accounting, Human Resources Management, Wine Business Strategies and Wine Production, Operations & Distribution.Department of Engineering Science
In response to the needs of the North Bay high tech industry, Sonoma State University has established a new Department of Engineering Science. The new department includes graduate and undergraduate programs with emphasis in electronics, computer hardware and software systems, photonics, and telecommunications. With the support of the local industries and community, the department's new laboratories located in the Cerent Engineering Science Complex are equipped with state-of-the-art instruments to conduct study and research.Controversies
In the spring of 2005, the Learning Disability program at SSU was under investigation by the Department of EducationUnited States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
, Office of Civil Rights Case # 09-05-2100, for failing to meet Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a law that was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1990. It was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush, and later amended with changes effective January 1, 2009....
, Title II. The Office of Civil Rights found Disable Student Services accommodations policy in violation of Title II.
In May 2007, SSU faculty voted no confidence in President Armiñana based upon financial issues surrounding the building of the Green Music Center, and faculty allegations that the building of the center took money away from academic programs. The center, originally intended to be a $10 million project, grew into a $120 million complex as additional venues and features were added to the original plan. In fact, the construction of the Center was initially funded by bond measures, loans and private donations as the use of academic funds for other uses is illegal. The Board of Trustees continues to support Armiñana despite the vote.
In February 2010, the FBI and investigators from the Sonoma County District Attorney's offices raided the campus's administrative and finance offices, seizing dozens of boxes from a storage area, as well as examining computers. The operation focused on an alleged misuse of federal grant money by the California Institute for Human Services (CIHS), a unit closed by SSU in 2007. The two top CIHS administrators were dismissed at that time.
Athletics
Sonoma State's teams compete in intercollegiate athletics as the Sonoma State Seawolves. The school's traditional colors are Navy, Columbia, and White. SSU athletic teams participate in the California Collegiate Athletic AssociationCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
The California Collegiate Athletic Association or CCAA is an intercollegiate athletic conference in the Division II of the NCAA. All of its current members are public universities, and all except for UC San Diego are members of the California State University system.It was founded in December 1938...
, an association within the NCAA's Division II. The official colors of the university are Navy Blue
Navy blue
Navy blue is a very dark shade of the color blue which almost appears as black. Navy blue got its name from the dark blue worn by officers in the British Royal Navy since 1748 and subsequently adopted by other navies around the world....
and Columbia Blue
Columbia blue
Columbia blue, also known as Jordy blue, is a light blue tertiary color named after Columbia University. The typical Columbia blue is defined by Pantone Columbia Blue 3 .- Usage, symbolism, colloquial expressions :...
.
Sonoma State is best known in intercollegiate athletics for strong baseball and soccer programs while winning national, state and individual athletic titles in nearly all sports at the school. Sonoma State's Baseball team is particularly noteworthy with repeated conference championships, 28 players drafted to major league
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
teams since the year 2000 and 68 players drafted since records began in 1975. Three NCAA national championships won by women's soccer in 1990, men's soccer in 2002, and men's golf in 2009 also highlight SSU's athletic achievements. In 2008 the athletics department created the Seawolf Sports Network, allowing home basketball games to be broadcast via streaming video over the internet in an effort to further increase interest in its sports programs.
Sonoma State also has a strong club sport program led by lacrosse, 2002 USLIA National champions, and rowing. In 2008 the Mens Volleyball Club finished as runner up at the National Championships.
Mascots and the Cossack controversy of 2000
The Sonoma State mascot is Lobo the Seawolf, lobo being Spanish for "wolf". The mascot is derived from the Jack LondonJack London
John Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone...
novel entitled The Sea-Wolf
The Sea-Wolf
The Sea-Wolf is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American novelist Jack London about a literary critic, survivor of an ocean collision who comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues him...
in which the protagonist is pressed into service aboard a boat captained by a man named "Wolf". The mascot was taken from the book for London's ties with Sonoma County, specifically the nearby town of Glen Ellen
Glen Ellen, California
Glen Ellen is a census-designated place in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA. The population was 784 at the 2010 census, down from 992 at the 2000 census. Glen Ellen is the location of Jack London State Historic Park , Sonoma Valley Regional Park, and a former home of Hunter S....
. Some resent the fact that the mascot is not a representation of a real animal and sometimes choose to equate it more readily to the Seawolf class attack submarine
Seawolf class submarine
The Seawolf class is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy. The class was the intended successor to the , ordered at the end of the Cold War in 1989. At one time, an intended fleet of 29 submarines was to be built over a ten-year period, later...
in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
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The previous mascot of Sonoma State University was the Cossack
Cossack
Cossacks are a group of predominantly East Slavic people who originally were members of democratic, semi-military communities in what is today Ukraine and Southern Russia inhabiting sparsely populated areas and islands in the lower Dnieper and Don basins and who played an important role in the...
, an eastern European community of fur trade
Fur trade
The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur. Since the establishment of world market for in the early modern period furs of boreal, polar and cold temperate mammalian animals have been the most valued...
rs known for superior horsemanship and ferocity in battle. The Cossacks held ties to the area through the 1812 fur trading posts at Fort Ross. This mascot was to be removed in the fall of 2002 by a vote of the academic senate after the mascot was deemed offensive to Jewish and women's groups on campus. This being due to the fact that Cossacks were reportedly notorious for historically oppressing Jewish people and women.
Various groups and individuals proposed new mascots such as the Rain Devils, Killer Bee
Africanized bee
Africanized honey bees, known colloquially as "killer bees", are a hybrid variety of the European honeybee , generated by a man-made breeding of the African honey bee, A. m. scutellata, with various European honey bees such as the Italian bee A. m. ligustica and A. m. iberiensis. These bees are far...
s, Trailblazer
Trailblazer
Trailblazer may refer to:* Trail blazing, a person who marks a trail through wilderness areasIn sports:* Portland Trail Blazers, a basketball team based in Portland, Oregon* North Carolina Trailblazers, a US women's recreational ice hockey association...
s, Blue Wave, Blue Storm, and Condor
Condor
Condor is the name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.They are:* The Andean Condor which inhabits the Andean mountains....
s as well as the Beagle
Beagle
The Beagle is a breed of small to medium-sized dog. A member of the Hound Group, it is similar in appearance to the Foxhound, but smaller, with shorter legs and longer, softer ears. Beagles are scent hounds, developed primarily for tracking hare, rabbit, and other game...
s in a nod to local legend and Peanuts
Peanuts
Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward...
creator Charles M. Schulz
Charles M. Schulz
Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz was an American cartoonist, whose comic strip Peanuts proved one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, and is still widely reprinted on a daily basis.-Early life and education:Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Schulz grew up in Saint Paul...
. Ultimately non-binding surveys and the final decision by then president Ruben Armiñana favored the Seawolf as the new representation of the university.
Student housing
Student housing at SSU has been applauded as some of the most comfortable dormitories in the state and even the country. Dormitories abandon the traditional use of high rise buildings and instead divide housing into distinct "villages" to promote a more comfortable and intimate residential experience. There are currently six residential villages on campus — Zinfandel, Cabernet, Verdot, Sauvignon, Beaujolais, and Tuscany.Zinfandel and Cabernet Villages are the oldest of the five villages. These dormitories, as well as the Verdot Village, are intended solely for the housing of freshmen, with social buildings such as the cafeteria, Zinfandel Market, and pool centrally located within the Zinfandel Courtyard. Each village is divided into five to seven buildings, each of which are divided into suites with rooms and common areas.
Sauvignon, Beaujolais, and Tuscany Villages are the three newest dorm villages. Each offers the same suite style dormitories as the older villages with the addition of kitchens in each suite.
Associated Students, Inc.
Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) is a student-run and student-owned organization that represents the goals and interests of the student population. The ASI Senate is the student government and board of directors of the corporation. ASI also encompasses two smaller divisions, Associated Students Productions (ASP) which plans and produces on-campus concerts and student events and Join Us Making Progress (JUMP) which organizes community service programs.Associated Students, Inc. held a protest
Protest
A protest is an expression of objection, by words or by actions, to particular events, policies or situations. Protests can take many different forms, from individual statements to mass demonstrations...
in March 2006 when the Academic Senate refused to allow them a vote on academic senate agenda items, many of which directly affect the education of SSU students. The academic senate never officially recognized the protest and continue to deny an official vote to ASI though their unofficial opinions and positions are taken into loose consideration in the decision making process. This is considered an oddity in the California State University as the remaining 22 other campuses allow student governments a vote in respective faculty senates and committees on educational issues.
Center for Student Leadership, Involvement & Service (CSLIS)
The for Student Leadership, Involvement & Service is committed to the development of the whole student and serves to promote educational endeavors outside the classroom. The goal is to offer opportunities for involvement in campus activities that have a direct, positive impact on students' lives.Clubs and organizations
- Asian and Pacific Islander Organization (APIO)
- Black Scholars United (BSU)
- Culinary Arts Club (cooking club)
- Computer Science Club
- Engineering Science Club
- English Students' Association (ESA)
- Fencing Club
- Filipino-American Association of Sonoma State University (FAASSU)
- Film Club
- Finance Club
- French Club
- Indian Cultural Club (ICC)
- InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF)
- KSUN: Campus Radio
- Mathematics Club
- Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/Chicano de Aztlán (MEChAMEChAM.E.Ch.A. is an organization that seeks to promote Chicano unity and empowerment through political action. The acronym of the organization's name is the Spanish word mecha, which means "fuse"...
) - Multicultural Greek Council
- Nursing Club (NCSSU)NCSSU.COM
- Pre-Law Society
- Queer Straight Alliance (QSA)
- Raza Native American Council
- Sonoma Snow Club
- The Accounting Forum at SSU
- The Sonoma State Star: Student Newspaper
- Women's Ultimate Frisbee
- Women's Volleyball Club
- Men's Volleyball Club
- Men's Ultimate Frisbee aka The Grapes of Wrath
- Leadership
- SSU Improvaholics
- Panhellenic Counsel
- Inter-fraternity Counsel
Fraternities and sororities
Sororities
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Notable alumni
| Name | Known for | Relationship to Sonoma | |||||||
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| Larry Allen Larry Allen Larry Christopher Allen, Sr. is a former American football guard of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft... |
Former Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... offensive guard |
Played on now defunct football team. | |||||||
| Carl Peterson Carl Peterson Carl D. Peterson grew up in Long Beach, California, and is an alumnus of UCLA. He is best known as the former president, general manager, and chief executive officer of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League... |
Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... Former president & general manager |
Coached on now defunct football team. | |||||||
| Kevin Danaher Kevin Danaher (activist) Kevin Danaher is an author and anti-globalization activist. With his wife Medea Benjamin and activist Kirsten Irgens-Moller, he co-founded Global Exchange, a social justice and anti-globalization non-governmental organization based in San Francisco, California. He is the founder and executive... |
Author and activist, co-founder of Global Exchange Global Exchange Global Exchange is an advocacy group and non-governmental organization , based in San Francisco, California, United States. The group's mission is to promote human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice around the world.-History:... |
>- | Mike Horner | Film Actor | BA Philosophy, 1980 | >- | Carole Migden Carole Migden Carole Migden is an American politician from San Francisco, California who represented the third district of the California State Senate from 2004 to 2008 and the 13th district of the California State Assembly from 1996 to 2002.... |
Former California State Senator | |
| John L. Davidson | San Diego Superior Court Judge | Major: Political Science | |||||||
| Dave Smeds Dave Smeds Dave Smeds is an American science fiction writer. To date he has written eleven books and over one hundred short stories.-Novels:*Sinking Ship *Goats *The Law of the Jungle - X-Men series*Piper in the Night... |
Science fiction author & Nebula Award finalist | ||||||||
| Virginia Strom-Martin Virginia Strom-Martin Virginia Strom-Martin served in the California state Assembly from 1996 until she was termed out in 2002. She has been a member of the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board since February 5, 2003. She was appointed by former Assembly Speaker Herb Wesson.-Legislative career:During her three terms, Ms... |
Former California State Assemblywoman | ||||||||
| Jean Schulz | Philanthropist, wife of Charles M. Schulz Charles M. Schulz Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz was an American cartoonist, whose comic strip Peanuts proved one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, and is still widely reprinted on a daily basis.-Early life and education:Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Schulz grew up in Saint Paul... , Peanuts comic creator |
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| Jason Robinson Jason Robinson (musician) Jason Robinson is an American jazz saxophonist, electronic musician, and composer. His musical projects cover a wide swath of creative approaches that draw heavily from post-1960s jazz experimentalism, more traditional post-bop performance practices, and emerging electronic music technologies... |
American jazz saxophonist, electronic musician, and composer. | Jazz Studies and Philosophy | |||||||
| Shiela Leslie | Nevada State Assemblywoman |
External links
- Official website
- Hutchins School of Liberal Studies
- Official athletics website
- Department websites
- Official Associated Students, Inc. of Sonoma State University website
- MEChA at Sonoma State University
- More information on the library building can be found at SSU Library