SJSU faculty and staff members gathered at several recent kickoff events to launch the second annual Spartans Supporting Spartans campaign. This annual campaign is an opportunity for faculty and staff members to celebrate the things that inspire them at San Jose State by making a gift to a department or program of their choosing. Spartan pride was in full swing — blue and gold pennants waving and balloons blowing — as those who attended the events shared what inspires them about students, colleagues and the campus community here at SJSU.
As the campaign progresses, faculty and staff are making contributions to a variety of departments, funds and campus organizations, including chemistry, the Support Our Staff Scholarship, the Student Emergency Fund, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisesexual and Transgender Resource Center, and the Center for Community Learning and Leadership.
“The students continue to inspire me as a staff member,” said Joy Njema Vickers from Student Outreach and Recruitment. “So giving back, as was once done for me, is my contribution to continuing the legacy.”
The annual faculty and staff campaign continues through April 19.