Fall 2026 - Back to School Edition 📚

Welcome Day & Saturday Services 

Welcome Day 2026 - Fall Semester Kickoff

Saturday, August 15th - 10AM-2PM

You're invited to kick off your Fall semester at Welcome Day 2026!  Please RSVP here so we can plan ahead — especially for lunch 😉

View the tentative list of scheduled activities for this fun-packed day here: Petaluma Welcome Day 2026

Date: Saturday, August 15, 2026  
Time: 10 AM – 2 PM
Location: SRJC Petaluma (Free Parking)

Student Support Services are available from 9AM-3PM to help you take care of last minute business!

Student Success Team

Welcome Back BBQ & Open House!

Wednesday, August 26th 11AM-1PM @ Courtyard Cafe Patio

Petaluma Student Success Team invites you to kick off the semester with free food and learn about resources at our Welcome Back BBQ and Open House!

Financial Aid Updates 💰

2026-27 Financial Aid in Bear Cub Hub

You can now view your 2026-27 financial aid information in Bear Cub Hub. Eligible students will receive notifications as aid is processed, and they can log in at any time to review their award information, outstanding requirements, and next steps.

SRJC Petaluma Financial Aid Support

Welcome & Connect Center, Mike Smith Hall 500

Need financial aid support? We're here to assist you!

Drop-in on Wednesdays from 3-5pm & Thursdays from 10am-12pm for quick & direct support. Set up an appointment to receive in depth guidance and support on Mondays & Tuesdays. Stop by the Welcome & Connect Center or call (707) 778-4141 to schedule an appointment. Click HERE for more details.  

EOPS Program

Fall 2026 EOPS Application Now Live! 

The EOPS application is open for the Fall 2026 semester. 

Extended Opportunity Programs & Services (EOPS)  is a program that helps full-time, low income, educationally disadvantaged students achieve their academic goals at SRJC. We hope to make the college experience accessible and rewarding to those facing English language, social, or economic challenges.

Check out our website for more information: Extended Opportunity Programs & Services

Petaluma intercultural Center

We the future fellows 

We the Future Fellowship will guide and mentor you through a research initiative grounded in social justice, equity research, and leadership development. 

Fellows will engage in a structured learning experience which will provide various opportunities to analyze and interpret data within social systems and how to apply it towards activism and/or policy change.

The fellowship will conclude with a capstone project and public presentation at our annual We the Future Social Justice Conference. 

Sound of our Stories

Tuesday, September 15 | 12 - 1PM | Café Patio

Join us each third Tuesday of each month for the Sound of our Stories Campus Community Luncheon. The monthly series will create a recurring, student-led performance space where participants are invited to center their cultural identities, lived experiences, and creative traditions through dance, music, spoken word, poetry slam, storytelling, and other expressive art forms. Each event will be free and open to the SRJC community and hosted on campus.

Students who perform will be given a $50 incentive. Sign up HERE

This campus community event is funded by a grant from the Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation Randolph Newman Cultural Enrichment Endowment.

All are welcome to attend!

El Salvador: A History of Struggle and Self Determination

Wednesday, September 16 | 12 - 1:30 pM | Student Engagement and Success Center

Professor Laura Larqué will lecture on El Salvador’s history and the Salvadoran migration to the United States. This event is part of Herencia and the WOLM lecture series in celebration of Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora. This event will be in English and in collaboration with the Petaluma Intercultural Center. For questions, please reach out to interculturalpet@santarosa.edu.

The WOLM lecture series concludes with a talk with Javier Solito and will be livestreamed to the Petaluma Campus on Thursday April 8 at 11am.

Campus Resources, Events & Updates

Cub Card Premium Discounts

Get exclusive discounts on school supplies, on-campus dining, and additional deals off campus. For just $15 during the Fall semester, CubCard Premium can help you save money on the things you already buy.

CubCard Premium directly supports student programs on campus, so your membership helps give back to your student community. 

Free Farmers Market

First Tuesday of the month | 12-2PM @ Courtyard Cafe Patio

Join us for our first free farmers market of the Fall semester on Tuesday, September 1st from 12-2PM! In partnership with Redwood Empire Food Bank, our Free Farmers Market provides all SRJC students with the opportunity to take home groceries for FREE.

Check out the Calendar of Events for more details.

Beautiful TRASH Exhibit

Thursday, August 27th | 4:30-6:30PM@ Mahoney Library Gallery

Come to the art reception at the Mahoney Library Galley on Thursday, August 27, 4:30-6:30pm. Enjoy a snack and art from the Recology Artstart Student Hub (TRASH) residency. Art is by students from Petaluma High, Sacramento State, SRJC, Sonoma State University, and the Artstart assistant and mentor.

Learn more: Herold Mahoney Library Gallery

SRJC Petaluma Bookstore

Bookstore Fall Hours

August 17th - August 21st  | M-F: 8:45am - 4:15pm
Regular Store Hours beginning August 24th  | M-Th: 8:45am - 3:15pm

Current Sales

20% off select 5 Star notebooks | ends September 10th
75% off SRJC Petaluma water bottles | ends October 4th 

Find what you need at Herold Mahoney Library!

Research support, study spaces, textbook loan, tech gear, and more. Find out more, visit us online at SRJC Libraries

Fall 2026 Hours:

Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Relax with SRJC Therapy Dogs

Our favorite doggies will be visiting SRJC Libraries during Summer Session to help us take a break from our schoolwork and enjoy their fuzzy faces.

Mahoney Library: Tuesdays 11AM-12:15PM, June 16-July 21
Doyle Library: Wednesdays 11:30AM-12:30PM, June 17-Aug 6 

Take a Tour of the Library or Sign Up for an Online Workshop!

SRJC Libraries' popular tours and workshops are back! Start school with an in-person tour OR try an online workshop and learn about research tools and resources for academic success.

Register HERE Library Workshops

Borrow Textbooks & Tech Gear from the Library!

Your library provides short term access to many of the textbooks required for your SRJC course. Some textbooks are also available online.

To see what the library has available, visit: Find Your Textbook

While supplies last, currently enrolled SRJC students can borrow laptops, graphing calculators and other tech gear.

Find out more at: Technology + Printing