With the academic year now in full swing, Sonoma State University is inviting parents, friends and the community to an Open House from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8.
A wide variety of events are slated for the entire family, as well as academic information, tours, lectures, music - the perfect opportunity to introduce future students of all ages to college life. Open House 2005 is being held in conjunction with the annual Parent and Family Weekend that runs throughout the weekend.
Activities will occur in many locations on campus and in the Rohnert Park and Cotati communities.
SSU's science departments are well represented with a range of different activities and demonstrations. The Keck Lab in Salazar Hall features a special program entitled "CSI at SSU" where forensic science will be explained and demonstrated with the help of audience participation. Also in the Keck Lab, guests will be invited to take a tour of "Nanoworld" and get up close and personal with the atomic structure of ordinary materials.
Tours of the Environmental Technology Center will be conducted. At the NASA Outreach booth, attendees will be able to conduct experiments about the properties of light and build their own Swift bird glider - the mascot of NASA's Swift satellite mission.
Among the other highlights of the day special lectures include previews from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and the Physics Department.
SSU's Wine Business department will host a wine tasting and the University Art Gallery features their new exhibit: "The Magnificent Seven: Sonoma County Sculptors."
The cities of Rohnert Park and Cotati are partnering in the events. At La Plaza Park, the SSU brass quartet performs at 11 a.m. on Saturday, and a wine tasting will take place at 3 p.m. Shuttle buses from SSU to La Plaza Park will begin at 11 a.m.
Later the same evening, The Spreckles Performing Arts Center hosts "Piano 4," featuring pianists Tao Lin, Mac McCray, William Chapman Nyaho and Zeynep Ucbasaran.
For more information, visit www.sonoma.edu/uaffairs/openhouse/.
