H1N1 Suspected at SSU

SickAs anticipated, SSU students are becoming ill with suspected H1N1 2009 (swine) flu in increasing numbers. Regular seasonal flu viruses begin circulating in late fall or early winter. Flu viruses are transmitted when infected people cough, sneeze, or touch and contaminate objects. It is very important to wash or sanitize hands frequently. People coming down with any flu virus spread these germs a day before they feel or look sick. It is also important to use your Flu Shotelbow or sleeve to cover any cough or sneeze.

The H1N1 vaccine is not available yet, but the seasonal flu vaccine is available at some community pharmacies. The Student Health Center will have limited supplies of seasonal flu vaccine in early October, for SSU students only.

Protect yourself and avoid spreading the flu to others by getting a seasonal flu shot now. To find a clinic offering the flu shot, try the American Lung Association Flu Clinic Locator.

Four Dollar LunchHalf-Priced Friday Lunch Continues at Zinfandel

Zinfandel Dining Room is pleased to announce that the half-priced lunch for SSU faculty and staff continues for the month of September and the first Friday in October. Every Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., faculty and staff eat for only $4. For more information, or to view the daily menus, visit the Dining Services website.

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The NewsBytes staff encourages everyone to submit story ideas, professional announcements, workplace bulletins and more. Submissions must be received by Monday at noon for inclusion in the following week's edition, should be no longer than 250 words, and not written in the first person. Stories are subject to editing by NewsBytes staff upon submission. Pictures are greatly appreciated. Send stories to newsbytes@sonoma.edu.

Picture of the Week: A Leisurely Sail at SSU

Sailing

Once upon a time, students were known to frequent the waters of the University Lakes - stories of swimming, sailing and even skinny-dipping in SSU's backyard have long been documented, including in this undated photo from the SSU archive. Today, not many venture into the waters, with the exception of ducks, but fishermen can often be seen upon the shores.

Do you have an image that you think could be photo of the week? Send it to NewsBytes. Photos should be campus-relevant with a small caption. (Please do not send images to which you do not hold the copyright.)

3-Day Breast Cancer WalkDine-and-Donate at El Torito Benefits SSU Group Walking for Breast Cancer

On Mon., Sept. 21 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., 25% of all sales (with a promotional flyer) at Rohnert Park's El Torito Mexican Grill will benefit an SSU group participating in the Bay Area Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk. Mo Phillips (Residential Life), Cyndie Morozumi (Residential Life), Julie Greathouse (Student Academic Service), and Stacey Murray (Residential Life), will participate in the three-day walk from Fri., Oct. 2 to Sun., Oct. 4. The women will walk 20 miles a day in San Francisco, along with thousands of other men and women, to help raise money to find a cure for breast cancer. "We are walking for family members, friends, for those who we don't know and for ourselves," says Mo Phillips.

3-Day WalkTheir team needs to raise $2300 per team member in order to participate in the walk, "however, we all are at, or above, 65% of our goal," says Phillips. For those unable to attend the dine-and-donate event, or who want to contribute further, visit the 3 Day website and type in any of the women's names to reach their personal pages. Says Phillips, "Thanks to everyone who have supported us so far in terms of donations, words of encouragement, or who have pushed us to get up and out to do this!" To download the flyer required for the El Torito event, click here.

CIRP DataCIRP Data Now Available

Each year, incoming freshmen at SSU take a national survey called the Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP) from the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA. The survey asks for reasons why they decided to go to college and specifically to SSU, academic engagement in high school, attitudes toward political and social engagement and toward diversity, and life aspirations. A report on trends from 1993 - 2007 is available on the Institutional Research website, under "Institutional Research, Annual Reports" on the left side (this requires an LDAP username and password). Open the 2009-2010 folder to access the CIRP trends report.

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