Campus Updates
TO: Sonoma State Employees
FR: Tyson Hill, Associate Vice President for Risk Management & Safety Services
Campus is open and operating as normal. We recognize that employees may notice smoky conditions or have questions about air quality, and we wanted to share the following update.
TO: All Employees
FR: Jenifer Barnett, Network Procurement Officer, SFBRN
The California State University follows the business travel mileage rate published by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to calculate reimbursable costs of using a personal vehicle for university business use. The Chancellor's Office has notified campuses that the IRS has published the following mileage reimbursement rates effective for business travel occurring on or after July 1, 2026.
Dear Campus Community,
TO: All Employees
FR: Jeff Wilson, Project Lead, San Francisco Bay Region Network, Vice President, Administration and Finance and CFO, San Francisco State University and Sonoma State University; Karen R. Moranski, Vice President of Regional Network Transformation, San Francisco Bay Region Network
Dear Colleagues,
The July SFBRN Monthly Update is now available on the SFBRN website.
TO: Sonoma State Employees
FR: Employee Wellness Program, Payroll and Benefits
As part of Sonoma State’s Employee Wellness Program, we want to highlight a few resources available through Empathia LifeMatters, our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). These offerings are available to all employees and their eligible family members and can be accessed confidentially and at no cost.
July Webinar
TO: Campus Community
FR: Jeff Wilson, Interim Vice President and CFO
The university's current flag protocol requires the Vice President for Administration & Finance to notify the campus when the flag is lowered to half-staff.
The flag will be lowered to half-staff until 6 p.m. Saturday, July 18 per the proclamation issued by the President of the United States following the death of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham.
TO: Campus Community
FR: J. Dana Twedell, Associate Vice President for Facilities Management
This week, the city of Rohnert Park is continuing its work on the Copeland Creek Trail and Crane Creek Park Expansion project. This work will include asphalt paving, traffic striping, and electrical and signage work at Laurel Drive and Petaluma Hill Road.
July 15: Laurel entrance and exit will be closed for paving. Please use an alternate access point. Please see map below:
TO: All Employees
FR: Gene Lim, Deputy Network CIO and Senior Director of Service Management, Information Technology Services, San Francisco Bay Region Network
Dear Sonoma State Campus Community,
Effective July 15, 2026, Information Technology Services (ITS) will transition from the IT Help Desk ticketing system at help.sonoma.edu to the San Francisco Bay Region Network (SFBRN) Service Portal. This planned transition is part of Sonoma State's integration into the SFBRN.
Dear Campus Community,
As Sonoma State continues to move forward, expanded focus and support for essential operations and relationships is critical. Toward that goal, I am pleased to announce that Dr. Robert Eyler, Senior Director of Government and Community Relations, has agreed to serve as Interim Vice President for University Advancement while the search for a permanent Advancement vice president gets underway.