Equity-Minded Pedagogy Course and Community of Practice 2025-2026
The CSU Chancellor’s Office (CO) has engaged in the development and expansion of the Equity-Minded Pedagogy (EMP) course, designed by CSU Fresno, and supports faculty in utilizing institutional data, human-centered design, and equity-mindedness to eliminate equity gaps in students' achievements of learning outcomes and course completion.
toSonoma Mountain Greenlinks: An Enabling Framework for Greenway and Trail Connectivity across Sonoma Mountain Drainages
Using Copeland Creek watershed as a testbed, Sonoma Mountain Greenlinks has three main goals: (1) enhance riparian connectivity for humans and ecosystems across urban watershed boundaries, (2) develop practical, policy-ready tools for green infrastructure, trail design, and zoning, and (3) train future watershed stewards through hands-on planning and impl
toRound Valley Indian Tribes Repatriation
This project entails the return of the remains of 22 ancestors and 8 associated funerary objects to the Round Valley Indian Tribes. The SSU NAGPRA Program has identified three specific areas in which assistance is needed which are collections care, disposition, and coalitions & partnerships.
toEquity-Minded Pedagogy Course and Community of Practice
The CSU Chancellor’s Office (CO) has engaged in the development and expansion of the Equity-Minded Pedagogy (EMP) course, designed by CSU Fresno, and supports faculty in utilizing institutional data, human-centered design, and equity-mindedness to eliminate equity gaps in students' achievements of learning outcomes and course completion.
toEstablishment of Collaborative Grazing at the Fairfield Osborn Preserve
This project establishes long-term cattle grazing on 115-acres of grassland at SSU's Fairfield Osborn Preserve. Objectives of the project are to increase fire safety by reducing thatch buildup and reduce abundance of invasive yellow star thistle for fire mitigation. Funding is provided solely for infrastructure needed to support cattle grazing.
toRCN-UBE: A Network for Facilitating Online Content for Experiential Learning of Tropical Systems
Sonoma State University (SSU) will create a series of four “Live from the Field” (LFTF) events that target OCELOTS objectives. Working with OCELOTS, CEI will modify the existing TVF LFTF format to increase engagement in OCELOTS modules of MSI instructors and students. SSU will additionally update an existing student survey to better incorporate OCELOT learning goals. The survey will be designed to allow faculty to use the survey independently to assess the impacts of the experience on their students.
toRising Waters: Task Order #5
The purpose of this Task Order is for the SSU to provide technical professional services to West Yost for the City of Ukiah/Russian River Watershed Association (RRWA) Task Order #5 contract 592-40-24-17 as follows:
toCSU Consortium on Artificial Intelligence Chatbots for Student Success and Engagement
Sonoma State University is participating in a grant sponsored by the Irvine Foundation with five other California State University campuses that are Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) to support the use of chatbots to increase retention, engagement, and career exploration for CSU students, particularly under-represented minority and Pell-eligible students.
toRAPID:The Virtual Field: Educational Mitigation for the Covid-19 Pandemic
Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML) need rapid support to create meaningful alternative field experiences that can help fulfill graduation requirements and prepare undergraduates and graduates for future careers. With a global distribution of 918 terrestrial, coastal, and marine stations (NRC 2014) and a 75% affiliation rate with universities, FSMLs are in a unique position to respond to this need.
toWatershed Academics to Enhance Regional Sustainability (WATERS) Collaborative
The WATERS Collaborative enhances watershed management needs and academic training of students. Our goals are to:
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