Awards

This project partners six organizations to reduce wildfire risk to people and nature by conducting ecologically informed mechanical fuels management on ~2,000 acres at 12 public and protected sites in High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones across Sonoma County and southern Mendocino County. Ecologically informed fuels removal, prescribed grazing, and prescribed fire will be conducted on approx. 500 ac and 15 miles of road and trail. All sites provide significant public benefits including programs for under-served or disadvantaged communities.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will be issued task orders for future County of Marin projects including monitoring, pedestrian surveys, GPR surveys, drone 3d modeling, construction monitoring, Cal NAGPRA consultation and anything else requested by County of Marin.

This project extends Teresa Nguyen's prior work on Latinx families by disentangling the effects of race and income on intimate relationship processes. To do so, Teresa will survey Latinx families and a comparison sample of White and Asian families who vary in socioeconomic status.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will perform curation services for the Humboldt Harbor Lighthouse.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will implement the Archaeological Monitoring for Phase 2 of a creek restoration project within Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), Muir Woods National Monument (MUWO) in late summer/fall 2023 to enhance habitat for the federally-listed endangered Coho salmon, and undertake other steps as needed/required.

For over a decade, the MESA statewide grant has been supporting Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) as one of thirteen university academic support programs in public and private California Universities. The goal of MESA at SSU is to increase the number of historically underrepresented students who pursue and persist in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) related degrees and ultimately, careers.

To meet the demand for bilingual teachers that represent their diverse communities and special education (SPED) teachers in California public schools, Petaluma City Schools, Old Adobe Unified School District, and South County Consortium in partnership with Sonoma State University’s (SSU) School of Education (SOE), will develop a collaborative partnership, the Petaluma Regional Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Residency (PRDEIR).

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will conduct professional and technical cultural resources work for Caltrans which will support the development and construction of the State transportation system. The ASC's services will be in support of and may be part of the required documentation for project approval under State and Federal environmental laws and regulations.

Sonoma State University's Teacher Residency Programs are committed to cultivating outstanding educators deeply rooted in our community, with a focus on promoting educational equity. This commitment is realized through a comprehensive, high-quality teacher residency program that incorporates expert, long-term mentoring, relevant coursework integrated into clinical practice, and mandatory professional development events for both resident and mentor teachers. 

To meet the increasing demand for bilingual teachers in California public schools, Napa Valley Unified School District (NVUSD) and Santa Rosa City Schools (SRCS), in partnership with Sonoma State University’s (SSU) School of Education (SOE), will expand the existing North Bay Bilingual Teacher Residency Program (NBBTRP) to include future bilingual teachers of grades tk-12.