Campus Updates

TO: All Employees
FR: Michael E. Spagna, President and Elise-Alexandria Green, Director of Tribal Relations

Dear Campus Community,

TO: Campus Community
FR: Dr. Sarah Ellison, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs

Sonoma State University is proud to join colleges and universities across the nation in celebrating First-Generation College Celebration Week, happening Monday, Nov. 2 - Friday, Nov. 6, 2026.

TO: Campus Community
FR: Rob Eyler, Interim Vice President, University Advancement

We’re excited to begin rolling out SO. MUCH. MORE., a new marketing campaign that will help prospective students and their families discover the depth of the Sonoma State experience and the many possibilities ahead.

TO: Campus Community
FR: Neil Markley, Associate Vice President for Administration & Finance

TO: Campus Community
FR: Tramaine Austin-Dillon, Senior Director for Strategic Institutional Initiatives & Senior Diversity Officer; Dr. Heather Brown, Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness

Dear Campus Community,

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2026 Campus Climate Survey. This, our third campus climate survey in six years, helps us better understand how students, faculty, and staff experience belonging, respect, institutional support, and interactions across differences at Sonoma State.

TO: Campus Community
FR: J. Dana Twedell, Associate Vice President Facilities Management and Reed Mathieson, Lead Operations Coordinator, Campus Recreation

The Campus Recreation Center will be closed on Friday, October 23 to accommodate a planned water shutdown associated with construction of the Gardens at the Rec project.

TO: Campus Community
FR: Elise-Alexandria Green, Director of Tribal Relations and Kerry Wininger, Director of the Center for Environmental Inquiry

The Sonoma State University Office of Tribal Relations and Center for Environmental invites students, faculty, staff, and community members to a special screening of “Episode 1: First Contact” from the documentary series “People of the West: An Indigenous History of California.”

TO: Campus Community
FR: Thomas Dixon, Chief Information Security Officer, San Francisco Bay Region Network

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an opportunity to highlight common cybersecurity threats and share practical steps we can all take to protect ourselves and our campus community.

Finding a job or internship can be exciting, especially when an opportunity offers flexible hours, remote work, and good pay. Unfortunately, cybercriminals take advantage by creating fake job postings and sending fraudulent job offers.

Dear Campus Community,