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Bookstore Plans Open House for Campus

The Sonoma State Bookstore plans an open house from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily from Dec. 18-22. The event offers free snacks and refreshments.

"Now that the fall semester is over, reaching out to the faculty and staff is one of our highest priorities," says Jim Morgan, General Manager. "An event like the open house is a great way to get an open dialogue going between the faculty, staff and the bookstore."

Those who attend will be among the first on campus to receive their Barnes and Noble Discount Card. The card is good for discounts at all Barnes and Noble Superstores.

Holiday Flicks
of the Season

The list was so good we are running it twice. Last year, the MultiMedia Department provided a list of non-traditional holiday films for the enjoyment of the campus during the year-end break. Visit Holiday Flicks to see what is available for viewing from the University Library's collection.

Holiday Giving
on Campus

TOY DRIVE - Administration and Finance is conducting
a toy drive for "Toys for Tots" and there are two bins located in the lobby of A&F in Salazar Hall.

CARING STRANGERS - Arts and Humanities staff have donated the amount they would have normally spent for their holiday gift exchange to Caring Strangers, an organization that provides coats and shoes to needy children. Details about the organization can be found at www.caringstrangers.com.

KATRINA TOYS - The American Cultural Studies Department is conducting a toy drive for children who were affected by Hurricane Katrina. The Lambda Sigma Gamma multi-cultural sorority is also contributing. A collection bin is located on the first floor of the Student Union.

FOOD DRIVE - The School of Education has been holding a food drive during the month of December A bin for the Redwood Empire Food Bank is located in the lobby of Stevenson 1078.

NewsBytes Launches New Calendar Feature

goose in lakeBeginning with this issue, NewsBytes will offer a downloadable monthly calendar in PDF format with some,but not all, of the important dates for the campus community. The calendar runs in the last week of the month and features the coming month's activities. Holidays and major academic dates will be highlighted. Linnea Mullins' photo of an early morning visitor to the campus lakes kicks off the experiment. Download January 2007 and let NewsBytes know how you like it. Suggestions for dates to include and subjects for future photographs are welcome. The calendar is left purposefully free of dates so users can customize it to their own needs.

Take the Holiday Decorating Tour

Want to find out what the judges for the door and cubicle decorating contest are facing? Here is a list of the entrants for this year's holiday contest. The campus community is welcome to stop by these various locations to see what their colleagues have done to generate holiday spirit. Entrants and their locations are:

Academic Senate: Stevenson 107, Laurel Holmstrom/Jennifer Leys
Education: Stevenson 1078, Leslie Mouton
SSALI: Stevenson 1038, Helen Kellenbach
Payroll: Salazar, second floor, Erin Taylor
History, Political Science, Anthropology: Stevenson 2054/2070, Cindy Menghini
Math: Darwin 114, Marybeth Hull
Extended Education: Stevenson 1012, Marcia Harrigan

Beth Warner, Kathy Mahler, Lorez Bailey and Sue Foley are the judges who plan to make their evaluations today. Judging categories are: Originality, Evokes Holiday Spirit, Department and SSU Integration, and Effort Involved. Photos of the winners will be published in the Jan. 12 issue of NewsBytes.

Spring Into Convocation, Jan. 25


Spring Convocation will be held from 8:30-11:30 a.m. on Jan. 25. A faculty retreat is set from 1-4 p.m. in the Commons. Details to follow in the Jan. 12 issue of NewsBytes.