I'm working on a story for Tuesday's paper about environmental studies/planning professor Rocky Rohwedder participating in the Semester at Sea study program. Meantime, check out these SSU professors who will be going global in the coming months courtesy of the highly competitive Fulbright program (I did an item in May [...]
William Rawn Associates, executive architect for Sonoma State University's Green Music Center, was named architect of the year by Architect magazine.Here is the link to the Architect magazine cover. Here is the link to the story.My colleague Bob Norberg reported in March that Sonoma State University is $16.9 million short [...]
There are lots of graduations going on around Sonoma County this time of year, and tons of poignant speeches and stories. But this one caught my attention. It's the final letter from San Miguel Elementary School Principal Ron Calloway to the parents and students in the outgoing sixth grade class, [...]
UPDATE: At 1 p.m. Friday, the video has 2,922 views.____South Pasadena elementary schoolers dress up, sing and plead for money for education. On YouTube.The person who sent this to me prefaced it by saying it's "going viral in a big way." Not sure if 903 views (granted it was 874 [...]
UPDATED: Ron Wheatley just commented on the figures below, writing that in his estimation the plan would save $60 million a year, not over three years. It's been amended below.____In advance of next week's Santa Rosa City Schools board meeting where the issue of certificates of completion vs. passage of [...]
Two years ago the 32-year old Torkelson Winetasting fundraiser - the longest running benefit winetasting in the county - poured its last glass.Put on every year by Press Democrat newsroom staffers and the now-defunct Sonoma County Press Club, the annual event raised funds for a generous scholarship program given to [...]
This just in from Assemblyman Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, in response to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's morning budget address:"I don't always agree with this Governor, but today I think he hit the nail on the head. The public is demanding that we put aside the politics of blaming, ducking, and deflecting, [...]
The lineup of kids mountain bike classes at Howarth Park is expanding this summer and space is still available. The city of Santa Rosa's Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring the classes.Kids ages 6-13 can sign up for two classes for $25 ($35 for non Santa Rosa residents) in which [...]
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is addressing the Legislature, click here.http://www.calchannel.com/channel/live/3
Matt Vukicevich, who has spent 17 years at Cardinal Newman High School as teacher, head of the counseling department and golf coach, is leaving to take the Principal position at St. Francis Solano Elementary School in Sonoma.Vukicevich replaces Lydia Treadwell Blecksmith who retires this month.Vukicevich, who is currently coaching the [...]