Awards

The First-generation Service Fellows program will provide professional development and micro-grants to first-generation students in order to support the development and implementation of new student-led service projects.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will complete the development, outreach, fabrication, and installation of Amache Recreation Hall interpretive exhibits to meet the site’s new interpretive needs and standards since the site has become part of the National Park Service (NPS) system. Inclusion in NPS has altered the standards which exhibit fabrication, installation, and design are required to meet. This project will develop and install the first interpretive components on site since NPS designation and will therefore require further collaboration and review.

Through a variety of initiatives EDUCA NORCAL aims to recruit, support, and retain diverse teachers. These initiatives include: supporting existing teacher residency programs; expanding to a new residency program; creating and implementing an online bilingual authorization program (not to replace the existing in-person BILA program); providing scholarships; and, creating affinity/identity groups.
 

The aim of PUERTA (Preparando Hispanic Estudiantes Realizando Their Ambitions) is to increase postsecondary education access, affordability, completion, and post-enrollment success for Hispanic, first generation and low-income students matriculating in pre/professional (Pre-Health, Pre-Nursing and Pre-Teaching) pathways.

Sonoma State University has a Basic Needs Program that includes integrated support for students who are food insecure. Included in our program is support for students in accessing CalFresh subsidies. Our CalFresh team will be overseen by a case worker and will include student interns. In collaboration with community partners, this team will do outreach to inform the student community of CalFresh through public events, social media, educational class presentations, and referrals from faculty, staff and other students.

The Future Earth Climate Story is a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) summer institute for 25 secondary teachers from across the country who, through a competitive application process, are chosen to participate in a 2-week interactive exploration of ideas and multimodal praxis that will be held on SSU's campus.

Through this cooperative agreement, the Northwest Information Center (NWIC) supports the fulfillment of the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) obligations by 1) gathering, managing, and providing access to the statewide inventory of historical resources within the NWIC’s 18 county region; 2) providing guidance in the use and interpretation of historical resources information: and 3) providing broad public education in support of cultural heritage preservation including internships and volunteer opportunities here at Sonoma State University. 

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will complete a National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 compliance oversight and review for Stantec and California Department of Water Resources at the McCabe Project PFDF-01.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will conduct an archeological monitoring program for the proposed Clipper Yacht Harbor in Sausalito, California.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will complete a display case exhibit featuring archaeological artifacts unearthed during construction of the SF MUNI Chinatown Station. The display case will be professionally installed by Work of Art installers next to the existing interpretive panel at the Chinatown Station. ASC will collaborate with the Chinese Historical Society of America for input on the interpretive content of the display case. The completed exhibit will be inside of a secured display case, installed at the SF MUNI Chinatown Station.