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Colleagues:


Be Part of a
Grand Day

I can hardly believe that we have almost completed another academic year. As co-chair of the University Commencement Committee, I would like to encourage all members of the faculty to participate in the very special day of Commencement.

Please make every effort to wear your academic regalia and show your respect to the 2006 graduating class. If possible, please consider participation in both the morning (9 a.m.) and afternoon (3 p.m.) ceremonies since our graduating students are our students regardless of whether they were in our respective Academic Schools, departments or classes.

I look forward to a grand day and hope you will be there as well.

Sincerely,

Melanie Dreisbach,
Co-Chair, Commencement Committee
Professor, School of Education

Sonoma State
University Hymn

We sing to thee, Oh Alma Mater, hail, all hail.
In service with honor, long may you prevail
You reign with faith and wisdom for the rights of
mankind.
Sonoma, we hail thee.
In you great strength we find.


Commencement
Symbols Have Deep Traditions

Caps, gowns, hoods and tassels are all traditional fare during a commencement. The symbolism of such articles and the historical aspects and traditions behind them add to the ceremonial setting of the day. There is great meaning to all of this. Find out more at Symbols. Above, is the mace which is carried by the chair of the Senate.



CIRCLE OF LIFE - June Li's "Circle of Life" will be displayed in front of the University library on Commencement Day as part of a public sculpture project being coordinated by art professor Jann Nunn. Nunn's students wil feature their work all over campus on May 27 for the thousands of visitors to the University to enjoy as they attend graduation ceremonies. More


Jeanne WoodfordMorning and Afternoon Speaker is Alumna Jeanne Woodford

Jeanne S. Woodford has served as undersecretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation since July 2005. She was previously director of the California Department of Corrections. As director of the CDC, she oversaw the 33 prisons in California and the more than 160,000 inmates. Prior to her work at the CDC and CDCR, she was warden of San Quentin State Prison and was the first woman in San Quentin’s history to be permanently named to the position. More

Honorary Degree Goes to Leslie Vadasz

Les VadaszWith an eye for innovation and an invigorating passion for engineering, Leslie L. Vadasz has earned a key role in the rise of the international personal computer industry and, specifically, the phenomenal growth of Intel, the world’s largest maker of microprocessors.
Vadasz was a member of Intel’s founding team in 1968 and held a variety of engineering and business management positions during his 35-year career with the company. He led design teams that developed some of the semiconductor industry’s most significant products which are key components in every personal computer today. More

Webcast of ceremonies live at Student Union

Commencement ceremonies will be webcast live on Saturday, May 27 and will be available for viewing in the multipurpose room of the Student Union for those who want to watch the ceremony indoors. After the ceremonies, an archive of the webcast will be available. A DVD version of the ceremonies be available for checkout in the library. Since the DVD has to be cataloged, it will not be available until the end of June.

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