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Brikelle and her new friend
A Student Reflection on Reciprocity in Service-Learning

When I enrolled in Psychology 490: Autism Theory and Interventions, I did not care about children who had autism. The word autism was very unfamiliar, it wasn't my problem.

Center for Community Engagement
Service-Learners Make More Money

Studies have shown that service-learning has many valuable impacts on student academic and personal learning, degree completion, and civic outcomes.

Dr. Tim Wandling
Welcome Back, Tim!

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Dr. Jessica Hobson, Lecturer, Departments of Psychology and Early Childhood Education, Sonoma State University​
Service-Learning Case Study: Psychology and Early Childhood Education

Jessica Hobson, a lecturer in the departments of Psychology and Early Childhood Education, has been teaching at Sonoma

SSU students and RUP students doing an opening activity for Shadow Day.
Shadow Day VIII

Shadow Day is the time once a year when Juniors from Roseland University Prep visit Sonoma State University and accompany college students throughout their activities. Dr.

The display of 1,100 red hearts in Salazar Quad, representing how many college student's lives are lost each year.
Get Involved: NAMI Sonoma County

Content Warning for mental health illness and suicide; this post is part of a series that deals with intersectional gender-based violence.

Maddie and Ashley: Hello everyone! This month's Get Involved post is combined with a reminder for mental health awareness and care.

Danielle Wegner and I in the Main Conference Hall
Higher Education and the Sustainability Movement Need to Change

This year's Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Conference was held in the beautiful and dynamic city of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

An SSU student engages RUP students with an activity.
Discovery Day X

"That's what college is for, to explore what you want to do. And that's exactly what Sonoma is for," said Breauna Fracassa, an SSU student leader when asked by RUP students about her choice of career path.

Stand outside of the panel discussion thanking all of it's sponsors.
Sustainability Day Panel: From Words to Actions

"We need what Sonoma State offers. We have so many needs in the community and people have so many good ideas that need a platform." - Suzi Grady, Petaluma Bounty

CSUnity Conference in Chico
How to Know When to Stop Doing Service

This summer was confusing, beautiful, stressful, and peaceful all at the same time. I learned more about myself in the past two months than I have in the last two years. For the first time I took a step back from my life of service and found that I, alone, was a little lost.