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

Day of Giving | 29th November 2022

 

The Share Your Spartan Heart Day of Giving brings together our entire San José State community to raise money for the Connie L. Lurie College of Education, as well as over 80 projects, departments, and programs. Our students, faculty, and staff do outstanding work and SJSU would not be able to provide our life-changing education without the support of people like you.  Share Your Spartan Heart by selecting one of the projects below and making your gift today.

Click here to donate or copy/paste the URL in your browser: https://power.sjsu.edu/g/coed

Pre-commencement celebration | 15th December

Dear Lurie Students,

SJSU Connie L. Lurie College of Education would like to invite you to the pre-commencement celebration on December 15th, 3 PM – 5 PM in the Sweeney Hall Courtyard. It is a proud and festive occasion for the faculty & staff at Lurie College as we celebrate Lurie College Graduating students through their performance and accomplishments. Graduating Students are encouraged to invite family members.

The pre-commencement celebration will be followed by the commencement ceremony. Snacks/refreshments will be provided at the venue.

RSVP using this link

SJSU Alumni Mentoring & MeetUp

SJSU² Mentoring & Meetups is a partnership between the SJSU Career Center, SJSU Alumni Association, and the campus community which connects mentees (current SJSU students) with mentors (alumni and/or other industry professionals) to support mentee career success.

  • Explore potential careers by connecting with SJSU Alumni and other Industry Professionals.
  • Gain career advice on how to break into a field.
  • Grow your professional network in your career or industry of interest.

 

Contact Larissa Bates at sjsu2mentoring@sjsu.edu for any questions regarding SJSU² and Learn more today

EDCO & CHAD South Korea Study Trip Summer, 2023

Drs. Choi and Marx are planning to lead a short-term study-abroad trip to South Korea in the summer of 2023 for EDCO and ChAD students in partnership with Ewha Woman’s University in Seoul, South Korea.

Travel dates will be May 29-June 11, 2023. Students will receive three (3) credits for EDCO 244 (Cultural Perspectives in Counseling), which would count as a ChAD elective.

For more information and to register, please click here.
To attend the next upcoming information session on Friday, November 18th, 4:00pm – 5:00pm, click here.

*The application deadline is January 16th, 2023.

Special Education (EDSE 124) Lesson Presentations

Students in EDSE 124 include undergraduate juniors and seniors from a variety of disciplines. About 30-50% of students are Math ITEP students. Other concentrations include but are not limited to Special Education minors, Communication Disorders, Child Adolescent Development, and Music Education.

This semester, students are working on a Social Justice Lesson Plan, in which they are attentive to the needs of emergent bilingual students, students with disabilities, and lessons that center on taking social action.

We hope you can join us on Wednesday, November 30 – 7:30pm-9:30pm, located at SH230.

There will be refreshments available and a brief survey at the end.

For any questions, please email: saili.kulkarni@sjsu.edu

SJSU Lurie College of Education Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences (CDS)

SJSU Lurie College of Education Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences (CDS) provides rigorous academic and clinical preparation to students seeking careers working with individuals with communication disorders and their families. They are guided by a commitment to culturally responsive teaching and clinical training. The department is raising donations for the final stages of the upgrade which entails materials, equipment, and facilities.

To find out more, follow the link 

The Early Childhood Institute

The Early Childhood Institute remains committed to supporting the delivery of equitable, responsive, and inclusive care and education for young children. The Early Childhood Institute 2023 Professional Meeting is designed to address the questions professionals are asking. Presentations and panel discussions with faculty/researchers, policymakers, and leaders from the field will engage the audience in conversations about the focus and impact of policy changes on both early learning programs and practices and the professionals working with young children. 

In order to put together a first-class learning and networking experience for professionals and students to be held in Spring 2023, we have launched a Day of Giving crowdfunding campaign to ask for support from advocates for early childhood like you.

There are lots of ways you can help with our campaign. Follow this link to find out more!

 

The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA)

NSSLHA is raising money to support student members to attend a state-wide professional conference as an effort to support our student scholars, inspire more students, and diversify the profession to better serve our communities. The California Speech Language Hearing Association (CSHA) holds an annual conference that targets students and professionals in the field with the latest research and professional education opportunities. This is a great opportunity for students to network, and learn about the many ways our profession contributes to the wellbeing of those with communication disorders and differences. This has traditionally been the venue that brings inspiration and excitement in students to continue with their education into the profession. 

This will be the first year since the pandemic that we will be able to send our students to this conference, but only with your help!

Visit their website

Check out their Youtube video

Fall | 2022 Commencement – Reminders

Updates for Fall 2022 commencement

On Thursday, December 15, at 6:30 pm, San José State University will celebrate the achievements of the Lurie College, College of Humanities and the Arts, and College of Professional and Global Education Fall Classes of 2022 at the Provident Credit Union Event Center.

General Reminders:

  • Ceremony schedule and details are posted on the commencement website.
  • The website is updated with information as it becomes available, so please regularly check the website for the latest information.
  • Student communications are posted on our Communications Archives page.
  • Late applicants are added/removed from the registration system every week.
  • The Undergraduate student Graduation Application portal is closed. All late applications must be submitted by the Registrar’s office directly.
  • The Graduate student Graduation Application portal closes on 12/1/2022. Please encourage all students to submit their applications ASAP.
  • Deadline for students to register for their ceremony: Monday, November 14, 2022, at 12:00 p.m.
  • Please email: commencement@sjsu.edu for any questions

Fall 2022 | Commencement

Graduating this Fall 22? Be sure to stay up-to-date with all things commencement by checking out the SJSU Commencement link below.

Registration
Registration is officially open to all eligible Summer 2022 and Fall 2022 graduates.
Eligible students receive a registration email to their “Preferred Email Address” on file with the University, with a unique registration link for their ceremony.

Check out the Communications Archive for all messages that have been sent to students.

As a reminder, the deadline for students to register for commencement is Monday, November 14, 2022 at 12:00 pm via MarchingOrder.

Transforming Communities: A Movement to Racial Justice

Illustration of a power fist with the words A Movement, Not a Moment.

Transforming Communities: A Movement to Racial Justice, it is an annual event here at SJSU designed to foster connection with the broader San Jose community and change throughout our community towards a more racially just, and equitable campus, city, and county.

Submit an idea for a talk, lecture, workshop, entertainment/arts event, panel discussion, or any other idea for the Transforming Communities: A Movement to Racial Justice event here at SJSU. The event welcomes programs in-person, virtual, and in multiple formats that highlight various topics that address the multi-faceted aspects of racial justice and equity. This event offers you a really unique opportunity to connect research, teaching, and service all towards the goal of making our campus more just and equitable. We encourage creative proposals! Please consider submitting your work to this event and if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to transformingcommunities@sjsu.edu

More information can be found here: https://www.sjsu.edu/transforming-communities

We look forward to working with you and having your participation.

Submit Your Program Idea Here

5 Ways to Prepare for Midterm Elections with Mary Currin-Percival

SJSU students with "I Voted" stickers.

SJSU students prepare to exercise their right to vote. Photo: Robert C. Bain.

San José State University Political Science Professor Mary Currin-Percival encourages people to be aware of their rights. As director of SJSU’s Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (IPACE) and the on-campus voter registration, mobilization, and education initiative SJSU Votes!, Currin-Percival’s focus is to inform SJSU students about the November 8th election. Midterm elections also provide an important opportunity for voters to voice their opinions on local and state ballot items, along with the city council, mayor, and state legislators.

San José State will have a voting station at the Provident Credit Union Event Center starting on Saturday, Oct. 29. Doors open from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. every day on the south side of the Event Center, near the Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center — and on election day, it will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Currin-Percival shared five recommended actions you can take before the November midterm elections, to learn more, click here