Getaway Trip - Petaluma Corn Maze at Night
Make sure your flashlight has batteries and join us for the Petaluma Corn Maze at Night! This local Sonoma County getaway tradition is always a alot of fun and while much of the food and activity options are lit up at night, the corn maze is not! Grab some dinner, cider or even a pumpkin to carve (pumpkin and food not included in the price of the trip - please note also that everything is cash only so be prepared for that. They do have an ATM on site.
Contact mo.phillips@sonoma.edu for more information.Sign up for Getaway trips online at tickets.sonoma.edu.
The Kitchens | Hocus Pocus Themed Dinner
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The Sanderson Sisters have returned, bringing a little magic, mystery, and mischief to campus. Our Hocus Pocus Themed Dinner transforms an ordinary evening into a spellbinding celebration filled with festive flavors, enchanting decor, and Halloween fun.
Anthony Amaro: Math Colloquium
https://bit.ly/Fall2025MathColloquium
Mathematics, Pathways, and Possibility: Preparing Students for STEM through UCSF MESA: MESA prepares Bay Area students for STEM competitions through project-based learning, mathematical modeling, and engineering design challenges. We support teachers with professional development, classroom resources, and stress-relief strategies, while partnering with full school sites and community organizations to strengthen STEM instruction. This talk shares how MESA builds pathways into mathematics and STEM, and my own journey program leadership. Open to all students, faculty, and community members.
For any questions or accommodations, please email math@sonoma.edu.
Inspire Sonoma Presents: Casa Grande graduate and filmmaker Ali Afshar
This event is hybrid. We warmly invite you to join us in person; however, for those who are unable to attend on campus, a virtual option will also be available via Zoom. Join the event via Zoom.
Ali Afshar is the founder and president of ESX Entertainment, where he has built a 29-film slate spanning action, drama, horror, and holiday features in close partnership with Warner Bros. As a professional race car driver first, Afshar entered Hollywood through deeply personal storytelling, most notably "American Wrestler: The Wizard," which chronicled his own family's journey and perseverance as immigrants from Iran.
Inspire Sonoma is a forward-looking workplace and leadership speaker series that brings together educators, policymakers, business leaders, students, and community members to explore how education, healthcare, technology, entrepreneurship, legal frameworks, and human-centered leadership can shape Sonoma County’s future. Anchored in the theme “Preparing Today for Tomorrow,” the series brings individuals together to share their experiences and insights and explore how free expression, education, mentorship, and perseverance can unlock opportunity and highlight various pathways toward upward social and economic mobility.
For more information about Inspire Sonoma, including our full lineup of featured speakers, Zoom links, locations, dates, times, and more, please visit our website.
For more information, contact mo.phillips@sonoma.edu.
Keegan Donley: Computer Science Colloquium
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Code is cheap now, but coding Isn't: Why software still needs skilled developers. The Computer Science Colloquium Series features presentations by visiting scholars, departmental faculty, and master’s degree candidates on current research and contemporary issues in the field. Open to all students, faculty, and community members.
For any questions or accommodations, please email cs@sonoma.edu.
$6 Friday at The Kitchens!
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Between 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. enjoy an all-you-can-eat meal at The Kitchens for just a $6 entry fee!
We hold one $6 Friday per month during the fall and spring semesters.
Must be a part of the SSU community (student, staff or faculty) to qualify for this discount.
Katia Fuchs: Math Colloquium
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Whose Voice are We Hearing? Amplifying Equity, Joy, and Curiosity in the Math Classroom: Who speaks in a math classroom, and whose perspectives get left out? Creating an equitable environment requires intentionally designing spaces where every voice - especially those historically underrepresented in STEM - feels heard, valued, and essential. In this interactive colloquium, we will examine how everyday classroom dynamics shape student participation, belonging, and confidence. Designed for both students and faculty, this session combines collaborative discussion, small-group brainstorming, and a hands-on activity, learning with actionable strategies to build joyful, inclusive. And supportive mathematical communities. Open to all students, faculty, and community members.
For any questions or accommodations, please email math@sonoma.edu.
Kelly Shaw: Computer Science Colloquium
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Research: What is it? Why do it? And, how do you get started? The Computer Science Colloquium Series features presentations by visiting scholars, departmental faculty, and master’s degree candidates on current research and contemporary issues in the field. Open to all students, faculty, and community members.
For any questions or accommodations, please email cs@sonoma.edu.
Amy Kittelstrom: Brown Bag Lectures
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The Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts Brown Bag Series is always free, open to faculty, staff, students, and the public, and provides a congenial interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of recent research by the HSSA faculty.
For any questions please email hssa@sonoma.edu.
Cornelia Van Cott: Math Colloquium
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The Change-making Problem: When cashiers give us change, we prefer as few bills and coins as possible. This leads to a problem in discrete mathematics called the change-making problem: Given a positive integer v and a collection C of coin denominations, what is the minimum number of coins needed to represent v using coins from C? This question has variations, all with interesting facets and opportunities for discovery. The prerequisite is curiosity! Open to all students, faculty, and community members.
For any questions or accommodations, please email math@sonoma.edu.