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SJSU Business Students Share Highlights from 2025 NVIDIA GTC Student Experience Event

The future of AI came into sharper focus for San José State University students on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, thanks to the NVIDIA GTC Student Experience. This immersive four-hour event, hosted at the Provident Credit Union Center, allowed students to participate in the excitement of NVIDIA’s global AI conference. Highlights included a livestream of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s highly anticipated keynote, fun swag giveaways, and a thought-provoking panel discussion focused on careers in AI, featuring voices like MBA student Saudia Jones, ’24 Marketing, ’26 MBA.  Continue Reading…

Where There’s a WILL There’s a Way: Salesforce’s Hydra Mendoza Motivates Conference Attendees with Career Evolution

Group Photo at WILL 2025

Ruth Bader Ginsburg once said, “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.” Along that vein, two exceptional women who’ve bursted through barriers and whose accomplishments include “firsts”, met for a fireside chat at the 2025 Women in Leadership League Conference hosted by the Lucas College and Graduate School of Business at San José State University.  Continue Reading…

Do You Know The Way? Plug and Play Sparks New AI Partnership in San José

Dean Kannan at City Hall with Plug and Play

April 2, 2025 marked an exciting step forward for San José’s tech scene as Plug and Play announced the launch of its new AI Center of Excellence right in the heart of downtown. 

The city hall event drew in several executives and officials from the City of San José, San José State University, PG&E and Plug and Play. SJSU President Cynthia Teniente-Matson spoke at the launch event about the natural synergy between Plug and Play and the university.  Continue Reading…