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SSU alum goes from student-athlete to the voice of Levi’s Stadium

If you’ve been to a San Francisco 49ers home game in recent years, Aubrie Tolliver (SSU ‘16) is a familiar face.

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SSU alum Chisholm honored with top MLB communications award

Sonoma State University alumnus Matt Chisholm '02 is one of the San Francisco Giants' longest-serving veterans -- and now the proud owner of a top MLB honor recognizing excellence outside the field of play.

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Michael E. Spagna Appointed President of Sonoma State University

The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees has appointed Michael E. Spagna as president of Sonoma State University (SSU). Spagna currently serves as interim president of California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt.  

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SSU, Bay Area CSUs fuel region’s economic engine

Sonoma State University and its sister California State University campuses in the Bay Area have a profound effect on the many communities they serve – not just academically and socially, but also economically.

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Gathering at Green Music Center celebrates T-Mobile grant to enhance Copeland Creek Community Trail

Community members from Sonoma State University and the city of Rohnert Park gathered in the Trione Courtyard at Green Music Center on Thursday, October 9 to celebrate a new grant from partner T-Mobile that will support improvements along the stretch of Copeland Creek Community Trail that traverse

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SSU, Rohnert Park secure grant to support Copeland Creek Trail project

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. – Sonoma State University (SSU) will bring new life to the stretch of Copeland Creek Community Trail that traverses campus, with help from a $50,000 Hometown Grant from T-Mobile. 
 

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SSU's Tariq named CSU Trustees’ Scholar

A fourth-year SSU psychology student who works two jobs to support her family, volunteers as a research assistant, and is an English tutor and parrot rescuer has earned a coveted Trustees Scholar recognition from The California State University Board of Trustees.
 

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Lee, Stewart to receive SSU honorary degrees

ROHNERT PARK, CA – Sonoma State University will bestow honorary degrees on two longtime North Bay community leaders during the university’s 2025 Commencement ceremonies on May 17.

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