Media Releases
SRJC Food Pantry Creates Demonstration Garden
April 17, 2019, Santa Rosa, CA - The Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) Feed the Bears food pantry and free farmers’ markets provided more than 90,000 pounds of food to students in need in the last year, much of which is grown at the SRJC Shone Farm by SRJC students in the Sustainable Agriculture program.
The pantry will now expand its offerings through the creation of a new demonstration garden, which will provide additional food while teaching students that fresh produce can be grown, instead... Continue Reading
SRJC receives grant to continue on-site courses to incarcerated students
April 15, 2019, Santa Rosa, CA – On April 3, the California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) awarded a grant to Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) in the amount of $113,000 to support the college’s efforts to provide education to current and formerly incarcerated students. According to the CCCCO website, the grant supports the Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Students Reentry Program, which aims to enhance workforce skills and rehabilitation.
“During the past two years, SRJC has... Continue Reading
Santa Rosa Junior College 2019 Job & Internship Fair
April 11, 2019, Santa Rosa, CA – The Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) Career Hub will present the 2019 Job + Internship Fair on April 24th from 1pm-4pm. The event will take place on the Santa Rosa campus in the Walter Haehl Pavilion Gym. Students, alumni, and the community are invited to meet with over 100 employers in attendance to network and apply for jobs and internships.
Participants include agencies and business from government, healthcare, hospitality, fitness, technology, finance, and... Continue Reading
SRJC Selects Servitas as Developer for Student Housing Project
April 10 2019, Santa Rosa, CA – The Sonoma County Junior College District (SCJCD) board of trustees approved the selection of Servitas as the developer for the new Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) student housing development at its Tuesday, April 9 meeting. The development is intended to provide housing for approximately 360 students on the Santa Rosa campus as soon as fall 2022.
A comprehensive selection process was followed that involved initial request for qualifications, requests for... Continue Reading
Parking Update April 2019 - Lot C
April 10, 2019, Santa Rosa - Beginning Monday 4/15/19 Lot C will be closed for construction for the remainder of the Spring semester. Permit Holders for Lot C will be able to park in temporary staff spaces to the south of Lot C without being ticketed (this only applies to Lot C permit holders).
There is a new parking lot at McConnell Ave and Mendocino Ave, across from the Little Caesars, as well as a lot next to Santa Rosa High School.
Temporary ADA spaces have been made on the west side... Continue Reading
SRJC opens new alumni center on Santa Rosa campus
April 9, 2019, Santa Rosa, CA – The Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) has opened a new alumni center to provide programs and services for the college’s 1.7 million alumni. The SRJC Alumni & Friends Association will hold an open house Thursday, April 18, 4:30-6:30 p.m. at 1990 Armory Drive, Santa Rosa.
The center’s first open house features award-winning Shone Farm wines and a presentation by local wine expert William “Bill” Traverso. Traverso is a wine retail consultant and professional... Continue Reading
SRJC Day Under the Oaks 2019
April 8, 2019, Santa Rosa, CA — Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) invites the entire Sonoma County community to join in the fun at the annual Larry Bertolini Day Under the Oaks on Sunday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at its Santa Rosa campus located at 1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa.
This open house event is a great opportunity for the entire community to reconnect with SRJC’s many offerings. Children will be introduced to the excitement of higher education, adults can learn about new... Continue Reading
SRJC Oak Leaf student reporters recognized for journalistic excellence
April 5, 2019, Santa Rosa, CA – At the Journalism Association of Community College state conference on March, 14 Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) student reporters for the Oak Leaf student newspaper received more than 20 awards for excellence in writing and journalism, including the Online General Excellence Award. Oak Leaf faculty advisor Anne Belden was also awarded the Educator of the Year by California Journalism and Media Affiliates.
The students were excited and appreciative of the... Continue Reading
Out of the Box: SRJC’s Spring 2019 Dance Concert
April 3, 2019, Santa Rosa – The Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) Dance Department will be performing their Spring Dance concert, Out of the Box on May 3, 4 and 5, 2019 at the Santa Rosa High School Performing Arts Auditorium Theatre. Directed by Casandra Hillman and Tanya Tolmasoff, Out of the Box features sensational new dance work by student choreographers, SRJC dance alumni, SRJC’s talented dance faculty, hard-hitting hip hop by Auxiliary Dance Company. This unique fusion of styles is... Continue Reading
SRJC exhibits art of Robert P. McChesney, influential artist and former instructor
April 1, 2019, Santa Rosa, CA—The Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) Frank P. Doyle Library will host an exhibition of local artists, including the works of renowned Sonoma County abstract artist Robert P. McChesney through the end of 2019. The exhibit will kick off with a full library open house on Friday, April 19, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Widely considered one of the fathers of Bay Area abstract expressionism, McChesney’s work spans from the 1940s through 2008 and had a strong impact on the... Continue Reading