Applause Award

Jaime Rivas-Lugo,
Landscaping Department

Jaime is the landscaper for Sauvignon Village East. His hard work and dedication keep the lawns, hedges, flower beds and walkways looking absolutely beautiful.  Additionally, his friendly smile and demeanor help to create a truly warm and welcoming atmosphere for our students. - Heather French, Residential Life Coordinator.

Thank You to Those Who Made First Day a Success

I would like to thank all of those who made First Day an overwhelming
success in our very first effort. This all started with a vision a few
months ago, and to see the gathering of about 1500 new students who attended was just incredible. I would like to acknowledge the following members of the Sonoma
State University community:

Julie Greathouse, who carried the ball and coordinated the implementation.

Mo Phillips, Heather Howard, Rose Bruce and Cyndie Morozumi who were a part
of the committee and did amazing work making the details happen.

Elaine Leeder who coordinated the New Student Convocation and recruited
the faculty.

Talmadge Savage and the fantastic crew from Dining Services who provided
the lunch.

Jessica Way and members of Campus Events Committee who was involved in many
of the details.

Larry Furukawa-Schlereth for his generous financial support so that we could feed faculty and students that are not on the meal plan.

Henry Amaral and his crew for all of the set-up work.

The managers and employees in Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Division.

The academic faculty who participated in the New Student Convocation.

We are already planning a bigger and better event for 2008.

Thank you all and also those whom may have been missed.

- Chuck Rhodes, Assistant Vice-President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management