Category Archives: Students

SJSU Grad Slam | Highlighting SJSU Graduate Student Research

Grad Slam is a research communication competition at San José State University, where graduate students present their research in a three-minute, one-slide format to a non-specialist audience. This exciting and fast-paced event offers a transformative professional development experience and the opportunity to showcase your research to a wider audience.

Eligibility:

  • Matriculated in a master’s or doctoral degree program at SJSU
  • Must apply as an individual presenter
  • Limited to one participation during your degree program
  • In the research/creative phase of your program, with significant findings or progress on your project

Rewards and Prizes:

  • Cash prizes of $1,200 (First Place), $800 (Second Place), and $500 (Audience Choice)
  • Eligible to compete in the CSU-Wide Grad Slam and regional competition
  • YouTube copy of your video submission for LinkedIn, portfolio, and CV/resumé
  • Invitation to act as a guest judge at the finals in the following year

Don’t miss the opportunity to highlight your research and gain valuable public speaking skills! Participate in Grad Slam and be a part of SJSU’s vibrant research community.

For more information, visit: Grad Slam Website and Grad Slam Google Website

Volunteer at #SJSUFinalsWeek Stations

Final exams are approaching and our students are counting down the days until exams begin on Thursday, December 8, 2022.

To support our students during the final exam period, Student Involvement will host three #SJSUFinalsWeek stations during Finals Week on December 8, 9, 12, and 13.

Volunteer at #SJSUFinalsWeek Stations – Sign up Here
Volunteers will hand out free test materials, snacks, and encouragement to students. Materials and snacks will be provided by Student Involvement. Volunteer shifts are for 2 hour time blocks for the following dates and times:

    • Thursday, December 8 between 12:30pm-5:30pm
    • Friday, December 9 between 7:00am-5:30pm
    • Monday, December 12 between 7:00am-5:30pm
    • Tuesday, December 13 between 7:00am-5:30pm

To sign up, view the list of available opportunities on the SignUpGenius form and enter your information into an open shift. If your schedule changes, please adjust directly on this website to open the space for other potential volunteers. We will follow up with important volunteer details to all those who sign up.

Sign up Here

Another way that you can get involved and support our students: Please share with your Teams as well as with other colleagues.

Note: All those interested in volunteering should get approval from their direct supervisor(s) before signing up to participate. With your support/approval, Student Assistants are also welcomed to work at each station.

For more information and other questions related to Finals Programming, please contact Jordan Webb at jordan.webb@sjsu.edu or by phone at 408-924-5956.

As always, thank you for helping to support our Spartans during Finals!

SJSU Grad Slam

SJSU Grad Slam logo

The College of Graduate Studies is excited to announce that applications are now available for the 2023 Grad Slam Competition! We encourage students from all disciplines to apply (students graduating in Fall 2022 are also eligible). Whether you’re building a widget, chasing fires, or unearthing discoveries in art history, we want to hear from you! Applications are due by February 20, 2023.

What is Grad Slam?

Grad Slam at San José State University is a campus-wide competition for the best three-minute research talk given by a graduate student. Speakers are judged by a panel based on their ability to successfully engage a non-specialist audience while communicating key details about their research.

Why Participate?

Benefits of participation include the opportunity to showcase your research or creative activity, engage in professional development activities through our curated public speaking workshops, obtain a professionally filmed video of your presentation to add to your LinkedIn account for employers to view, and win cash prizes ($1,200 for 1st place, $800 for 2nd place, and $500 for audience choice)!

Attend our Information Sessions!

Sign up to attend the next information sessions on December 7 from 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. (PST) to learn more about this unique opportunity and to ask questions. More workshops will be added in December and January. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn7GpujMtlU

Learn more at: https://www.sjsu.edu/cgs/events/grad-slam/index.php

SPARC Holiday festivities

SPARC student clinician dream team this semester

Left to right – Theo, Myles, Alex (CDS undergrad, now grad), Eve, Pauline, Jayme (CDS undergrad, now grad)- missing Alejandra in this picture.

These students worked very hard with their creativity, flexibility, and perseverance.

Their fantastic creativity and clinical work throughout the semester included Alex and Eve (who led a moving, social-justice inspired Aphasia Book Club that got us all hooked),  Theo, Pauline, and Jayme (who led one of the best renditions of aphasia choir we have had and a perfect return from the pandemic to live music), and Myles and Alejandra (who facilitated a novel Therapeutic Gaming group ending with a full-of-laughs finale of White Elephant- clients have already said they want this group to continue).

Every client and their family have expressed how much it meant to have this space, to return from the pandemic, and how grateful they were to our clinicians

Appternoon Snack | Explore different majors and careers with Focus2

SJSU Career Center Event - Appternoon Snack, explore different majors and careers with Focus2

SJSU Career Center has organized a series of webinars to help students with Career Apps such as Handshake, Focus2, SJSU², etc.

The webinar on 11th October 2022 will focus on exploring different majors and careers with Focus2. Career counselors will conduct a 15-minute presentation on the Career Center App featured for the day and host a 15-minute Q&A right after. RSVP on SJSU Handshake to get the Zoom Link. If you need accommodations in order to attend this virtual workshop, please contact careerhelp@sjsu.edu at least 48 hours in advance.

Please visit the Events @ SJSU page for more details.

Appternoon Snack | Find a Mentor using SJSU²

SJSU Career Center Event - Find a Mentor using SJSU², Appternoon Snack

SJSU Career Center has organized a series of webinars to help students with Career Apps such as Handshake, Focus2, SJSU², etc.

The webinar on 18th October 2022 will focus on using SJSU² to find a mentor. Career counselors will conduct a 15-minute presentation on the Career Center App featured for the day and host a 15-minute Q&A right after. RSVP on SJSU Handshake to get the Zoom Link. If you need accommodations in order to attend this virtual workshop, please contact careerhelp@sjsu.edu at least 48 hours in advance.

Please visit the Events @ SJSU page for more details.

Student Success Center (SSC) is looking for a part-time Student Assistant

The Lurie College of Education Student Success Center (SSC) is looking for a part-time student assistant to help provide general operations support to the SSC. We are looking for a student who can commit to work around 15-16 hours/week between the hours of 10am-12; 1-2pm (until 3pm on Mondays). Students should be *work study* recipients. Both undergraduate and graduate students can apply.

Interested students should send a resume to Francesca Teixeira, Interim Lurie SSC Lead, francesca.teixeira@sjsu.edu

  • Below is an overview of tasks the student assistant would help with:
  • Greeting students and referring them to other campus offices and resources as needed
  • Managing and supporting the Lurie SSC SM accounts
  • Creating SM posts
  • SSC Newsletters will be diverted to social media post campaigns
  • Checking inventory for PPE and office supplies
  • Replenishing snacks & managing snack inventory
  • Managing Lurie SSC email sending general replies and forwarding complex emails to advisors
  • Answering main Lurie SSC line, checking voicemails
  • Helping with SSC events & workshops
  • Supporting SSC live online chat (possible)
  • Basic website editing (possible)

Please Contact: francesca.teixeira@sjsu.edu for more information.

Welcome to the Fall 2022 Semester

 

Welcome to the Fall 2022 semester at SJSU’s Lurie College of Education. We are so excited to be back on campus this fall and very much look forward to connecting with you in person. Our faculty, staff, and student leaders have been working hard to prepare engaging and meaningful experiences that are designed to support you on your educational journey this fall.

Watch the video to find clues to some FREE SWAG located in the Lurie Building! The Hunt begins on Tuesday the 30th of August. Be sure to follow us on Instagram @sjsulurie to locate more FREE swag and to share your journey with us!

 

 

The Education Trust-West’s 2022-23 FIERCE Student Fellowship Application

 

The Education Trust-West is excited to share that their application for the FIERCE Student Fellowship is now open! Ed Trust-West seeks eight students of color for the inaugural cohort of FIERCE Fellows for the 2022-2023 academic year.

The fellowship is a leadership opportunity for undergraduate community college and university students attending California public institutions. Fellows will build their leadership and advocacy skills to push for educational equity in their communities, particularly related to how state and federal COVID recovery funds are being used in California to pursue educational justice.

During their cohort year, students in FIERCE will attend bimonthly convenings that will feature advocacy training and issue briefings on various pressing issues in education policy led by professionals, researchers, and advocates in the field. All fellows will receive $2,500 in stipends for their participation. Click here for more information about the fellowship. 

We encourage students with varying levels of advocacy experience to apply. The priority deadline for interested applicants is Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Please share with your network and any student who might benefit from this opportunity! If you have any questions about the FIERCE Student Fellowship, please contact Clara Medina at cmedina@edtrustwest.org.

APPLY NOW!

Apply To Get Student Research Supplies

Apply to get student research supplies! If you are a graduate, credential or undergraduate student enrolled in the Lurie College of Education you are able to apply for up to $250 for research supplies. Students are limited to one research request per fiscal year and these applications are due on May 1st.

LCOE Student Research Supplies 22-23

Apply for the Student Conference Application

Apply for funding for conferences you are presenting at! Applicants must be presenting at a conference and have proof of their acceptance to the conference. This is for graduate, credential, or undergraduate students in the Lurie College of Education, you will be eligible for one conference travel award per fiscal year. These applications are due by May 1st, 2023.

LCOE Student Conference Application 2022-2023

 

Paid College Corps Positions Available

The #CaliforniansForAll College Corps is a historic state-level investment in service that creates debt-free pathways for students who commit to serving for an academic year.

SJSU undergraduate students who complete 450 hours of service through the College Corps will receive up to $10,000 to help pay for college. In addition to providing computer programming enrichment for underserved 3rd-6th graders, members of the SJSU College Corps participate in other local service initiatives.

Apply now to join this fun, innovative, and creative team of fellow students to provide computer programming enrichment for underserved third through sixth graders attending after-school programs. No programming experience is necessary, we will train you!

For more information and application: https://www.sjsu.edu/ccll/programs/sjsucollegecorps.php

Conference Assistantship Opportunities Available

Do you know a graduate student who would benefit from getting involved with ASCA and its leadership? Encourage applicants to apply for the Presidential or Bracewell Conference Graduate Assistantships!

For more information: https://ascaconference.com/assistantships/

Sign up for Soci 180

Sign up for Soci 180, which is an internship course that will teach you about today’s athletes’ work to support social justice. You will learn how to raise awareness about social issues by creating social media campaigns, organizing and participating in educational events, and conducting independent research projects. There are only 10 spaces left!! FOr more information and an add code email any.august@sjsu.edu.

 

Stay Cool Lurie College!

We hope you’re having a great summer! The Lurie College Dean’s Office is still open from 9 to 4:30pm everyday! We are excited to see you in the Fall! Enjoy the break!

Join CSU Long Beach at the Educators Summit

San Jose State is partnering with the Northern California Hub and CSU Long Beach to host an interdisciplinary panel on youth experiencing homelessness, child welfare, & juvenile justice featuring the speakers above! Join them on July 29th from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM at CSU Long Beach, virtual options are also available. RSVP here! If you have a proposal for a speaker, please fill out this form here!

Be A Part of the Transformative Leadership Minor

Are you interested in a new minor? Join the Transformative Leadership Minor. If you want to learn how to be a transformative leader in all spaces you are consider this minor. They are having information session every Thursday for the rest of May. Register for the Information session HERE!

Win Raffle Prizes at the End Of Semester Kickback

Come out to the Lurie Colleges End of Semester Kickback and enter in a chance to win some raffle prizes! Join us on Tuesday May 17th from 4-6 pm in the Sweeney Hall Courtyard! We are so excited to see you and celebrate what a year we have had.

Join our End of the Semester Kickback

Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to this end-of-semester celebration with food, music, prizes, and games! This will be a great opportunity to connect and relax after a busy semester. Graduating students will especially be encouraged to attend and to take pictures with faculty and their classmates with commencement one week away. Please be sure to confirm your attendance on this invitation. If you have any dietary restrictions, let us know at luriecollege@sjsu.edu. Thank you!

Summer Teaching Opportunity for our Students

Recently SJSU was awarded a grant through APLU’s Urban Serving Universities to develop a supported CS pathway in partnership with Milpitas High School and San Jose City College.

This summer, the program will launch a four-week camp for high school students during which they are introduced to CS and earn college credit. The program will be taught by SJCC faculty and supported by Milpitas HS teachers. In addition, they are hiring some of our SJSU students as teaching assistants.   SJSU students will earn $21/per hour. The program will be offered 10am-2pm Monday to Thursday, 6/27-7/21.  Lunch is included.

Both undergraduate and grad students are eligible; students who are aspiring teachers are prioritized. No prior CS knowledge is needed. This is a great opportunity for future educators to gain classroom experience and gather foundational CS understanding in a fun and supportive environment! Check out handshake or email ben.reed@sjsu.edu for more information!

Join Senator Dave Cortese’s 19th Annual Bus Trip

Join Senator Dave Cortese’s 19th Annual Bus Trip to Sacramento on Wednesday May 18th, 2022!

Senator Cortese is excited to announce the first in-person 19th Annual Sacramento Bus Trip for Education since before the pandemic.

For nearly two decades, each year following the May Revision of the State Budget, the Bus Trip has successfully provided groups of education advocates, students and community members here in Senate District 15 the opportunity to travel to the State Capitol to meet directly with State Officials and Legislators, learn about current legislation and discuss education as a state budget priority. Lastly, this is a great chance to engage with Senator Cortese regarding your education priorities as he is a member of the Senate Education Committee.

The event is scheduled for Wednesday May 18th, 2022. This will be an all-day event that includes free transportation to and from the State Capitol in Sacramento and lunch will be provided in co-sponsorship with Silicon Valley Education Foundation.

The link to RSVP is: TINYURL.COM/SACBUSTRIP

When: Wednesday May 18th, 2022

Buses Depart from San Jose State University: 6:00am
Address: San Jose State University Park and Ride Lot at 1281 S 7th St

Bus Returns to San Jose: By 6:00pm

Where: California State Capitol, West Lawn, Sacramento