Santa Rosa Junior College

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Santa Rosa Junior College

Type	Publiccommunity college
Established	1918
Parent institution	Sonoma County Junior College District
President	Dr. Angelica Garcia
Students	22,299[1]
Location	Santa Rosa , California , United States
Campus	Suburban, 80 acres (0.32 km2) (main campus and Petaluma campus)
Nickname	Bear Cubs
Sporting affiliations	CCCAA
Mascot	Rosco the Bear Cub
Website	santarosa.edu

Santa Rosa Junior College(SRJC) is apubliccommunity collegeinSanta Rosa, Californiawith an additional campus inPetalumaand centers in surroundingSonoma County. Santa Rosa Junior College was modeled as afeeder schoolfor theUniversity of California system(a "junior" version of nearbyUniversity of California, Berkeley, with the Bear Cub mascot modeled afterOski).^[2]SRJC is governed by the Sonoma County Junior College District (SCJCD).

Founded in 1918, Santa Rosa Junior College is the tenth oldest community college in the state. After just over a century, only six presidents have served SRJC: Floyd P. Bailey (1921-1957), Randolph Newman (1957-1970), Roy Mikalson (1971-1990), Robert F. Agrella (1990-2012), Frank Chong (2012–2023), and Maria Angélica Garcia (2023–present).^[3]

President Newman established the Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation as a501(c)(3)nonprofit organizationin 1969.^[3]The foundation is responsible for the administration of scholarships and infrastructural development fundraising,^[4]in large part through the Alumni & Friends Association.^[5]SRJC was closed from May 7–11, 1970 afterGovernor Ronald Reaganordered that all California colleges and universities shut down due to anti-war protests and rallies after the shootings of four students atKent State University.^[6]

In 2014, Sonoma County voters passed Measure H, a $410 million dollar bond to improve district facilities, the largest investment in the schools history.^[7]

In 2023, Dr. Angélica Garcia, the then President ofBerkeley City College, was selected as the next Superindentent/President of the SCJCD and Santa Rosa Junior College. Becoming the first Woman, first Hispanic, and first LGBTQ+ person to serve in that position in the schools 105 year history.^[8]

SRJC's main campus is located 52 miles (84 km) north ofSan Franciscoand has a traditional-style 100-acre (0.40 km²) campus with ivy-covered brick buildings in the heart ofSanta Rosa, California. In addition to its administration buildings, classroom facilities, and laboratories, the campus houses a Planetarium, the Robert F. Agrella Art Gallery, the SRJC Theatre, and the Santa Rosa Junior College Multicultural Museum.^[9]

In August 2006, SRJC moved its Santa Rosa campus library to the newFrank P. DoyleLibrary building. Named after the college's most significant benefactor, the four-story building is the largest on campus at 145,000 square feet (13,500 m²). It houses the Library, Media Services, Distance Education, and Instructional Computing Departments, as well as the college art gallery, tutorial center and Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, a multimedia training and production facility for SRJC faculty. The building was constructed withgreen buildingfeatures designed to make itenergy efficientand environmentally friendly, including an array of 77KWphotovoltaic solar panelson the library roof.^[10]

Santa Rosa Junior College librarians were leaders in the early movement to promoteinformation literacyin California's community colleges, and SRJC was among the first of the colleges to institute aninformation literacyrequirement for graduation. The Library and Information Resources Department offers several full-credit courses which fill this requirement.

The Santa Rosa Junior College Art Gallery was established in 1973, the first significant exhibition space in the region. The original gallery location was in Bussman Hall on the Santa Rosa Campus, where an old anthropology museum previously existed. In fall 2006, the Art Gallery transitioned to a new space in the Frank P. Doyle Library.^[11]The gallery was later renamed in 2012 in honor of the recently retired president of 22 years, the Robert F. Agrella Art Gallery[2]offering exhibits and programs which support the art curriculum, focusing on art history, ceramics, computer graphics, drawing, graphic design, jewelry, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. In addition to the Annual Student Show and the occasional Art Faculty exhibits, quality art from outside the area is shown throughout the year. Exhibits are open to the community.^[12]

The college's museum, originally called the Jesse Peter Museum, focuses on the Native American art of North America and ethnographic art of parts of Mesoamerica, Central America, South America, Africa, and Asia.^[13]Permanent exhibits include Native American baskets, jewelry and pottery that come from theElsie AllenCollection, acquired in the 1970s. The permanent and changing art exhibits focus on Native American art and anthropology of other cultures, and are used as a resource for multi-cultural studies by Santa Rosa Junior College students and area students.

The B. Robert Burdo Center is the home of Santa Rosa Junior College's Culinary Arts Program. The two-story, 22,000 square foot building includes three classrooms, and four teaching kitchens, incorporating a public demonstration kitchen. The student-run Café and Bakery is featured on the first floor of the new building. It was completed in 2012 and put into service for the Spring 2012 semester.

SRJC began offering evening classes in Petaluma in 1964, and in the early 1970s held classes in leased spaces throughout the city. In 1985, the Board of Trustees purchased a 40-acre (160,000 m²) site in east Petaluma, and in 1995 the first phase of construction of a Petaluma Center was completed. The Petaluma Center officially became a campus in April 1999. The second phase of construction to expand the Petaluma Campus to a 12,000-student capacity was completed in 2008, and included: life science and physical science labs, an art studio, a new 35,000 square foot library, a physical fitness center, bookstore, student services areas, dining areas, additional classrooms and technology labs, faculty/administrative offices, a digital arts lab, a nearly 300-seat auditorium (Carole L. Ellis Auditorium), and expanded outdoor spaces. The contemporary adobe-style buildings with red tile roofs and clock tower with Westminster chimes reflect the Spanish history of the area.^[14]The campus is 35 miles (56 km) north of San Francisco.

The Herold Mahoney Library at SRJC's Petaluma campus originally opened its doors in the Fall of 1995. Many of the programs in SRJC's Arts & Lectures Series take place in the Mahoney Library. With the expansion of the Petaluma campus, the Mahoney Library has expanded to five times its original size, 35,000 sq ft (3,300 m²). The new library building opened on June 16, 2008, the first day of summer session.^[15]

There is a Technology Academy located on the Petaluma Campus. Opened in January 2009 inTelecom Valley, this educational program was established to meet the training needs ofNorth Baytechnology companies, offering classes and training programs to the general public and in-service training for the technology companies. Clientele includes incumbent workers, entry-level workers, and high school co-enrollment students.^[16]

Established in 1972, the Robert Shone Farm currently operates as a self-sustaining 365-acre (1.48 km²) farm near theRussian River, inForestville, generating income from the sale of grapes from the college's vineyard operation as well as oat hay, oat silage, and sheep and swine operations.^[17]A new Agriculture Pavilion was completed in 2006.^{[citation needed]}The farm offers diversified, hands-on educational opportunities in Viticulture, Wine Studies, Equine Studies, Animal Science, Sustainable Agriculture, and Environmental Conservation. Produce raised in farm gardens are used in SRJC's Culinary Training Program and in acommunity supported agricultureprogram operated by students from agribusiness and sustainable agriculture programs.^{[citation needed]}The Shone Farm Winery was established in fall 2008.^[18][19]

The Public Safety Training Center was established inWindsorin 1961, and currently provides coursework and field training forpolice officers,corrections officers,police dispatchers, seasonalpark rangers,emergency medical technicians,paramedics, andfirefighters. In spring 2002 the modern facility was completed on a 20-acre (0.081 km²) site in Windsor to provide in-service training for people working inpublic safety. The center is the largest provider of in-service training for law enforcement personnel north of theGolden Gate Bridge^{[citation needed]}, offering traditional academic offerings, administration and classroom buildings, an emergency medical care laboratory facility, an indoor firing range, a large multipurpose building, a scenario training village, and a driving instruction area with skid pad.^{[citation needed]}

Santa Rosa Junior College is home to the Bear Cubs. They are part of the Big 8 Athletic Conference and are usually contenders in most junior college playoff games. They are well known for theirfootball,baseball,soccerandwrestlingprograms. They have a long time rivalry with theSacramento City CollegePanthers. The Santa Rosa Junior College also has a very well known and successful Ice Hockey Program known as theSanta Rosa Junior College Polar Bears. Although theIce Hockeyteam is a club sport the team has been nationally ranked in 2009-2010 and 2011–12. There are athletic organizations including Judo, Rugby, Cheerleading and Beach Volleyball.

The baseball team won the state championship in 2016, placing second toGrossmont Collegein a seven-game championship series in 2017.^[20]

SRJC Forensics, the speech & debate team, earned the #1 national ranking among two-year colleges in 2016.^[21]Led by Mark Nelson and Hal Sanford, the team ranked for five years (2012-2017) within the top six teams in the nation.^[22]

• Jacob Appelbaum, journalist,computer securityresearcher,hacker^[23]
• Donna Boutelle, historian^[24]
• Sheana Davis, chef and cheesemaker^[25]
• Gary Friedman, co-CEO and chairman ofRestoration Hardware^[26]
• Adam Froman, American football player^[27]
• Jonny Gomes, professional baseball player^[28]
• Tyson Griffin, wrestler,Mixed Martial Artist^[29]
• Herbert N. Hultgren, Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular) Emeritus,Stanford Medical School, high-altitude medicine pioneer and researcher^[30]
• Michael Kearney, former child prodigy^[31]
• Gaye LeBaron, newspaper columnist, author,local historian^[32]
• Mike McGuire, 52ndPresident pro Temporeof theCalifornia State Senate^[33]
• Ben McKee, bassist forImagine Dragons^[34]
• Brandon Poulson, professional baseball player^[35]
• Brande Roderick, model and actress^[36]
• Jake Scheiner(born 1995), baseball player for theHiroshima Toyo CarpofNippon Professional Baseball
• Gabbi Tuft,trans womanwho was formerly aprofessional wrestlerunder thering nameTyler Reks^[37]
• Jason Verrett,National Football Leaguecornerback^[38]

• Edward Von der Porten(1933-2018) — early nautical archaeologist

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