by SJSU Editor | Jul 8, 2019 | Athletics, Campus Life
SAN JOSÉ, CA (June 19, 2019) – The official WTA acceptance list for the 2019 Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic has been announced, and with three Grand Slam champions, two former World No. 1s, and 15 WTA title holders in the player field this year’s event will...
by Melissa Anderson | May 30, 2019 | Athletics, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
San Jose State University’s Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change and the San Francisco 49ers cohosted Words to Action: LGBTQ+ Activism in Sport May 29, at Levi’s Stadium 501 Club. During the event, Interim Provost Joan Ficke offered welcome...
by Melissa Anderson | May 30, 2019 | Athletics, Community Engagement
Media Contacts: Robin McElhatton, SJSU media relations specialist, 408-924-1749, robin.mcelhatton@sjsu.edu Lawrence Fan, SJSU Athletics sports information, 408-924-1217, lawrence.fan@sjsu.edu San Jose, CA–San Jose State University President Mary A. Papazian has been...
by SJSU Editor | Apr 23, 2019 | Athletics
San Jose State University and its Division of Intercollegiate Athletics will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the future construction of a new Football Operations Center on the east side of CEFCU Stadium, Home of the Spartans. The ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday...
by SJSU Editor | Apr 15, 2019 | Academics, Athletics
Media contact: Robin McElhatton, 408-924-1749, robin.mcelhatton@sjsu.edu SAN JOSE, CA – San Jose State University will hold a grand opening ceremony for the new Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center (SRAC), a facility that provides new modern recreation facilities and...
by Robin McElhatton | Sep 28, 2015 | Athletics
In the 1960s and 1970s, SJSU had a powerhouse water polo team. They won a national title in 1968, and finished in the top five nationally four times in the 1970s. But in 1981, the school discontinued the program to comply with Title IX regulations. Bill Simpkins, a...