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SSU Ballot Box
Drop Your Ballot Off On Campus

Come vote on campus! A ballot box is located near the flagpole at the front entrance of SSU and is available for use by Sonoma State students, staff, and the surrounding community. Any California ballot can be dropped there, you don’t need to have a Sonoma County ballot.

Slide from Covid seminar: Impacts on Latinx Community
What We Should Know About COVID-19 & The Latinx Community

“Your zip code affects your health as much as your genetic code,” said Dr.Enrique Gonzales-Mendez during the COVID Town Hall. 

A collage of six different books from SSU faculty
Toward a Universe of Scholarship on Race and Social Justice

First and foremost, Sonoma State University is a university and is home to world class faculty with an extraordinary breadth and depth of scholarship on the politics and realities of race in America,  In the last five years alone, books including Megan Burke’s unflinching and revel

Image reading Scholar Strike for Racial Justice
Come Strike with Me!

I've been impressed and inspired by the professional sports strikes to protest racial injustice and racialized police violence, and I'm not alone. Dr.

Sonoma County Library, Santa Rosa branch
58 Classes Participate in the COVID Community Diary Project/ Sonoma Responds

It is safe to say that 2020 has been a time of historical significance due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a resurging racial justice movement in the U.S., and raging California wildfires, all happening during an election year.

Jennifer Anna
Goodbye VISTA, Hello New VISTAs, Welcome Back VISTA

As we say goodbye to our VISTA Jen Anna, we are excited to say hello to two new VISTAs, Leah Beaumount and Monserrat Salas.  We are also lucky enough to say welcome back to our returning VISTA, Alex Anderson.  

Goodbye Jen Anna

Dr Jerlena Griffin Desta
CCE Moves to Office of the President

I am happy to announce the move of the Center for Community Engagement to the Chief Diversity Office in the Office of the President.

Case Study by Missy Garvin (2)
Dr. Melissa Garvin: Case Study

“Why does it matter? What are the implications in your life and broader world? Where do they fit in as a global citizen?” Dr. Garvin asks.

Screenshot of Covid-era Zoom Meeting
How COVID-19 is Affecting the Local Latino Community

“We (Latinos) are disposable,” stated Dr. Enrique Gonzalez in a Town Hall that Los Cien held recently. This was one of the many statements made during the evening as community members were gathered to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the Latinx Community.

Center for Community Engagement
New: Address Racial Injustice & COVID Pages

You have an important role to play in addressing racial injustice and we are all adapting to living with COVID-19. The CCE has launched 4 new webpages: