SJSU First-year Business Major Christian Yun Places 3rd Overall in Cal Hacks 11.0

First-year SJSU Business Major Christian Yun Places 3rd Overall in Cal Hacks 11.0.

More than a year before Cal Hacks 11.0 was held in October 2024, then-high school senior Christian Yun had already put the “largest collegiate hackathon in the world” on his radar. Yun, now a San José State University freshman and business major, could never have predicted he would leave the event having placed 3rd overall among approximately 1,700 hackers. Continue Reading…

SJSU Assistant Professor Awarded Paul R. Lawrence Fellowship with a Touching LCoB Connection

2024 Paul R Lawrence Fellows

If you ask Google what makes a great assistant professor, its AI Overview will tell you it’s someone who demonstrates a strong balance between effective teaching, impactful research and positive engagement with colleagues and students. Perhaps this very definition is the goal that inspires early academics to apply for the Paul R. Lawrence Fellowship, where fellows are trained in case research, writing and teaching.     Continue Reading…

The Not-So-Lazy Days of Summer: Jalal Sarabadani and WritingChex

Jalal Sarabadani presenting at the 2024 SpartUp Pitch Jam. Photo by Robert C. Bain.
Jalal Sarabadani presenting at the 2024 SpartUp Pitch Jam. Photo by Robert C. Bain.


In San José State University’s Lucas College of Business, faculty like Jalal Sarabadani demonstrate their impactfulness in a multitude of ways. Sarabadani, an assistant professor in the
School of Information Systems and Technology (SISTech), demonstrates his impactfulness through innovation, collaboration and preparation. This summer he devoted his time to a variety of projects that may soon pay dividends on multiple fronts.  Continue Reading…