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SSU features the standard assortment of bachelor and master degrees in the Liberal Arts and Science departments. As the school is located in Sonoma County , a world-famous Wine -growing region, one unique and popular program at SSU is the Wine Business Program. The faculty has included luminaries such as activist Mario Savio , musician Mel Graves , poet David Bromige , and writers Gerald Haslam and Gerald Rosen . From its opening in the sixties until the dawn of the 21st century, SSU was primarily a commuter school, with very little on campus housing. With the building of the Verdot Village in 1995 , Sauvignon Village in 2000 , and Beaujolais in 2003 however, the campus has been able to attract a more and more traditionally aged (18-24) student body. Sonoma State University Campus is also the host for the public Technology High School , a small high school with appriximately 600 students and having a focus on technology, math, and science. created using public and private funding. The school is located in the Salazar building on the college campus. The current President of SSU is Ruben Armiñana , former President of Western College Association . ATHLETICS Sonoma State teams, called the Seawolves, compete in the California Collegiate Athletic Association , an athletics conference in the Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Sonoma State fields thirteen teams for men and women for the Fall , Winter , and Spring seasons. The fall sport for men is Soccer . Fall sports for women include Cross Country , soccer, and Volleyball . The winter sport for men is Basketball . The winter sport for women is basketball. Spring sports for men include Baseball , Golf , Tennis , and Lacrosse ; Sonoma State's lacrosse teams often do well and were rated #2 in their division nationwide by the USLIA for the 2005 season. Spring sports for women include Softball , tennis, Track And Field , and Water Polo . American Football is no longer played at Sonoma State. Lacrosse is not an intercollegiate sport, it is a club. The teams derive their name from a novel by Jack London titled '' The Sea-Wolf ;'' the Sonoma area was a stomping ground for London and he is quite well known there. Up until 2003 , the team mascot was the Cossack s; however, school authorities decided to change the name after complaints by many that the name was offensive to Jew s and women, who were at times persecuted by the Cossack people. The name change was controversial among the school staff and student body. ASSOCIATED STUDENTS, INC. OF SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY Associated Students, Inc. is a student-run and student-owned organization that represents the student population. The ASI Senate is the student government and board of directors of the corporatoin. Associated Students Productions (ASP) is the concert and event program operated under ASI. Join Us Making Progress (JUMP) is the community service program of ASI. The ASI Senate consists of President, Executive Vice-President, Vice-President of Finance, JUMP Board Chair, and one or two Senators from each School. The current ASI President is Nadir Vissanjy . DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS
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