Commencement Events
SECOND ANNUAL RAINBOW GRADUATION CELEBRATION - A time for the queer, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, two-spirit, intersex, questioning, same-gender-loving people and their friends, family and allies to come together to celebrate the accomplishments of the last year and to recognize those moving on to the next chapter in their lives. Thurs., May 21, 7 - 9 p.m. Student Union Multi Purpose Room. Julie Greathouse. julie.greathouse@sonoma.edu.
RAZA GRADUATION - Special celebration for Chicano, Latino and Native American students and their families that honors Raza graduates' heritage through a message delivered by the keynote speaker, the student speakers, the cultural entertainment and food. Fri., May 22, 7 p.m. Person Theater. Michael Grant. grantmi@sonoma.edu.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN GRADUATION -The 16th Annual African-American Graduation Celebration applauds success of Black students and their families. Members of Black Scholars United provide musical and poetry entertainment. Guest speaker is Jonathan Pollulard, Dean of Students at the University of California, Berkeley. Pollulard is a nationally recognized leader in Student Affairs and in diversity training. Refreshments served after the program. Fri., May 22, 6 - 8 p.m. Cooperage. Chuck Rhodes. (707) 664-4033.
COMMENCEMENT -Sonoma State University's Class of 2009 graduates in a Commencement ceremony on the Commencement Lawn by the Lakes. The keynote address will be given by Grammy-award winner Henry Rollins and the student speakers will be Adam Williams and Sterling Nicholaus Jones. Sat., May 23. School of Education, School of Arts and Humanities and School of Business and Economics, 9 a.m. School of Science and Technology and School of Social Sciences, 3 p.m. Each ceremony will last approximately two hours and 45 minutes.
Lectures
THE HOLOCAUST BENEATH OUR FEET - Native Americans Multicultural Professor and Tribal Chairman Greg Sarris explores the legacy of the often overlooked, brutal, and, ultimately, genocidal, colonialism of the Southern Pomo and Miwok Indians in Sonoma and Marin Counties. 26th Annual Holocaust Lecture Series. Tues.,May 19., 4 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101.
Galleries
ANNUAL BFA EXHIBITION 20009 - BFA Exhibition 2009 features the work of six students in the Art Department who are graduating this Spring with their Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), an advanced degree requiring an additional year of focused study in their chosen medium---Lily Cain (painting and printmaking), Abelardo Cruz-Santiago (mixed media printmaking), Itzul Gutierrez (sculpture/print installation), Johnny King (printmaking), Logan Stocksdale (ceramic sculpture), and Emily Wiseman (painting). Open Thurs., April 30 - Sat., May 23. Tues. - Fri., 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sat. & Sun., noon - 4 p.m. Carla Stone. (707) 664-2295.
