by Julia Halprin Jackson | Dec 9, 2025 | Fall 25 Commencement, Featured, Spartan Spotlight
Countdown to Commencement: Vincent Peña Embraces a Challenge This winter, Vincent Peña will don a cap and gown and participate in San José State’s commencement ceremony in recognition of his successful completion of the Successful Postsecondary Access & Related...
by Julia Halprin Jackson | Aug 7, 2025 | Featured, Spartan Spotlight
Vondell Pilcher Goes Beyond the Stutter Vondell Pilcher led monthly support groups for people with stutters at the Healthy Development Community Clinic during his time at SJSU. Photo: Robert C. Bain. For Vondell Pilcher, ’23 BS, ’25 MS Speech Language Pathology, few...
by Julia Halprin Jackson | May 23, 2025 | Featured, Spartan Spotlight
Michelle Frey’s Work of Heart Michelle Frey’s “Mercury Tears” interactive exhibit was on display at SJSU this spring. Photos courtesy of Michelle Frey. It’s safe to say that the world changed dramatically throughout Michelle Frey’s six years pursuing...
by Julia Halprin Jackson | Feb 10, 2025 | Featured, Spartan Spotlight
The Art of Service: Navy Veteran Joel Mendoza’s Fine Arts Joel Mendoza, ’26 Pictorial Art, created “25 Years of Service” for San José State’s Center for Community Learning and Leadership. Photo courtesy of the artist. The ballroom in the Lupe...
by Julia Halprin Jackson | Oct 21, 2024 | Featured, Spartan Spotlight
Shelving Doubt: Essy Barroso-Ramirez Tackles Imposter Phenomenon for First-Generation Scholars Research librarian and doctoral student Essy Barroso-Ramirez aims to study the experiences of first-generation academic librarians of color. Photo: Emily Lopez. When...
