Media Releases
Bridges & Barriers: SRJC’s 2018 Spring Dance Production
April 20, 2018 – The Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) Dance Department will be performing their Spring Dance Concert Bridges and Barriers on May 4 through May 6 at the Santa Rosa High School Performing Arts Auditorium Theatre. Directed by Casandra Hillman and Tanya Tolmasoff, Bridges and Barriers features exciting new dance work by student choreographers and SRJC dance alumni, hard-hitting hip-hop from Auxiliary Dance Company, sensational pieces by SRJC’s talented dance faculty, and a unique... Continue Reading
Fashionably Sustainable: North Bay Leaders in Regenerative Fiber Systems, April 25
April 19, 2018 – The Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) Fashion Studies Program presents Marie Hoff, a regenerative agriculture advocate and the producer program coordinator for Fibershed, a non-profit organization that develops regional, regenerative fiber systems. On Wednesday, April 25, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., Hoff will present and lead a discussion about Fibershed and how the North Bay is growing, raising, designing, and creating a local fiber industry.The event is free and open to the public... Continue Reading
SRJC Jazz Combos Concert May 9
April 19, 2018 – Jazz violinist Mads Tolling will be featured guest artist with the Santa Rosa Junior College Jazz Combos on Wednesday, May 9, at 7:30 pm in Newman Auditorium. The venue is on the SRJC Santa Rosa campus, where there is a $4 fee for parking. Admission to the concert is $5 at the door. The Jazz Combos are directed by Bennett Friedman.Internationally acclaimed Mads Tolling has won Grammy Awards for his work with the Turtle Island String Quartet on two albums. He has also... Continue Reading
"VERITAS" Sculpture and Time Capsule Unveiling
April 12, 2018 – On Wednesday, April 18 at 12 p.m. Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) will unveil the "Veritas" sculpture and time capsule. This project is a collaboration between SRJC students, instructor Michael McGinnis, a world-renowned artist and inventor, and The Engineering Club (TEC). Together master sculptor McGinnis and his students have fabricated “Veritas,” a sculpture that reflects our search for truth with its labyrinthine pathway of interconnected elements. The TEC students have... Continue Reading
SRJC Paramedic Academy Receives Substantial Scholarships From AMR
April 11, 2018 – Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) Paramedic Academy received three $5,000 scholarships from the American Medical Response Foundation on April 2 for paramedic students affected by the October fires, and others demonstrating financial need.Twenty programs applied for the scholarships, and SRJC was one of seven institutions that received awards. "The AMR Foundation is proud to provide an opportunity for three Paramedic students at Santa Rosa Junior College scholarship funding for... Continue Reading
The Oak Leaf claims top awards at state convention, poised to advance to nationals
April 11, 2018 - The Oak Leaf, Santa Rosa Junior College’s award-winning student-produced newspaper, along with fifteen staff members, received a record number of journalism awards at the Journalism Association of Community College’s (JACC) state convention in Burbank, California, which took place from March 22 through March 25.The Oak Leaf took the award for General Excellence for both print and online content at the convention. The paper also won the Enterprise News Award for their in-depth,... Continue Reading
SRJC's “Embracing a Culture of Inclusion” Wins Outstanding Program Award
April 3, 2018 - SRJC's “Embracing a Culture of Inclusion” program is the recipient of the Outstanding Program award by The California Community College Council for Staff and Organizational Development organization (4CSD). The Outstanding Program Award recognizes and rewards excellence and innovation at the institutional level in staff, program and organizational development programs in the California Community Colleges.Embracing a Culture of Inclusion was developed as a coordinated professional... Continue Reading
SRJC Confirms Current Summer and Fall Class Schedules
April 4, 2018, Santa Rosa – Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) Superintendent and President Dr. Frank Chong announced today that summer and fall class schedules will go forward as originally planned, following a meeting with the leaders of faculty, student and classified staff groups and unions. The President’s Consultation Council (PCC) unanimously supported the decision to proceed with the schedules as is. Registration information and the course schedule are available at https://admissions.... Continue Reading
SRJC Students Selected for Inter-Collegiate Band
April 3, 2018 - Two SRJC Band Students were selected to perform in the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Inter-Collegiate Band, (West/Northwest Division), which brought together collegiate musicians from 11 states. The band was part of a four-day conference (College Band Directors National Association-West/Northwest Division) including many elite university music programs. Chloe Watson (bassoon) and Thomas Gosnell (clarinet) of SRJC played alongside students from Arizona,... Continue Reading
SRJC Staff to Be Honored at 15th Annual Heroes Breakfast, April 27
April 3, 2018 – Two members of the Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) community will be honored as education heroes at 15th Annual Real Heroes Breakfast, presented by the American Red Cross of the California Northwest. This year’s event honors 18 inspirational community members in 11 categories for their lasting impact on the community. The event takes place on Friday, April 27, at the Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country (formerly Hyatt Vineyard Creek) in Santa Rosa. Registration will open at 7:00... Continue Reading