by Sean Woodland | Feb 5, 2026 | Alumni, Featured
Deep Dive in Five with Spartan and Former NFL Star Jeff Garcia Jeff Garcia, ’97 Marketing, competed on several NFL teams, including the San Francisco 49ers. Photo courtesy of SJSU Athletics. Jeff Garcia, ’97 Marketing, is a four-time Canadian Football League...
by Michelle Smith McDonald | Feb 5, 2026 | Community Engagement, Top
Ten Things to Know about San José State and The Big Game This Sunday, February 8, Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara will welcome the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots for Super Bowl LX™, the annual championship game of the National Football League™ (NFL). An...
by Julia Halprin Jackson | Feb 2, 2026 | Awards and Achievements, Featured
The College of Social Sciences and the Connie L. Lurie College of Education Receives $2.4 Million Grant from the U.S. Department of Education to Advance AI Literacy Left to right: Dogukan Ozgen, Lois Takahashi, Ellen Middaugh, Anne Marie Todd and Clifton Oyamot are...
by communications | Jan 30, 2026 | Featured, Spartan Spotlight
CSUBUY Takes Flight! Celebrating a Strong Week One at SJSU! Jocelyn Pollack and Rachel Jones are two of the first few adopters of the new CSUBUY procurement platform at SJSU – launched in January. All faculty and staff who need to procure goods and services for...
by Julia Halprin Jackson | Jan 27, 2026 | Featured, Research and Innovation
The SJSU Micro Maker Space Project Receives $1 Million in Federal Funding The Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering will soon be home to a Micro Maker Space. Photo: David Schmitz. San José State is among the beneficiaries of a bipartisan government funding bill...
by Rhoda Shapiro | Jan 27, 2026 | Awards and Achievements, Featured
SJSU’s Department of Physics and Astronomy Wins SEA Change Bronze Award Members of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at a 2025 retirement party. Photo courtesy of SJSU’s Department of Physics & Astronomy. Earlier this month, San José State’s...
by Julia Halprin Jackson | Jan 27, 2026 | Awards and Achievements, Featured
Psychology Professor and Champion of Service Learning Elena Klaw Receives the Wang Family Excellence Award for Outstanding Faculty Service Elena Klaw has received a 2026 Wang Family Excellence Award for Outstanding Faculty Service, an award bestowed upon four faculty...
by Lesley Seacrist | Jan 26, 2026 | Featured, Research and Innovation
Deep Dive in Five with MLIS+ Fellow Chandni Rathod A special event at SJSU’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library on February 7 highlights the contributions of South Asian journalists. After time spent caring for family prompted a shift in professional direction,...
by Sean Woodland | Jan 26, 2026 | SJSU in the News
by Julia Halprin Jackson | Jan 22, 2026 | Athletics, Community Engagement, Featured, Research and Innovation
What Are the Human Rights Implications of the Big Game? Two SJSU Events Explore the Relationship Between Human Trafficking and Major Events As Silicon Valley gears up for major national and international sporting events, SJSU researchers and faculty members want to...
by Lesley Seacrist | Jan 20, 2026 | Featured, Research and Innovation
Dive Into History with Nyle Monday SJSU History Librarian Nyle Monday studies the history of diving. Photo: Alex Peters, ’26 RTVF. In academic year 2024-25, Nyle Monday, history librarian at San José State’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, continued his...
by Julia Halprin Jackson | Jan 13, 2026 | Community Engagement, Featured
Invisible Skies Immersive Art Installation Features SJSU Creativity on January 31 Spartans are volunteering to participate in Invisible Skies, a flash art installation organized by Elizabeth Turk, a week before the Super Bowl. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Turk. On...
by Rhoda Shapiro | Jan 12, 2026 | Awards and Achievements, Featured
Marine Biology Pioneer David Ebert Receives Prestigious Ed Ricketts Award Photo courtesy of David Ebert. David Ebert, ’84 MS Marine Biology, has been awarded the 2025 Ed Ricketts Memorial Award for his exemplary work in marine science over the last several decades. ...
by Adriana Avila | Dec 22, 2025 | Awards and Achievements, Featured
Lucas College and Graduate School of Business Ranked in Top 40 Online MBA Programs, No. 1 Among California Public Universities For the third year in a row, the Lucas College and Graduate School of Business at San José State University has earned national recognition...
by Julia Halprin Jackson | Dec 18, 2025 | Awards and Achievements, Fall 25 Commencement, Featured
More Than 5,700 Spartans Earn Their Degrees at SJSU This Fall Thousands of Spartans graduated from SJSU this fall. Photo: Jim Gensheimer. This December, approximately 5,700 Spartans donned caps and gowns to participate in fall commencement at San José State,...
by Julia Halprin Jackson | Dec 16, 2025 | Campus Life, Featured
2025: Year in Review Caption goes here. With more than 30 examples of experiential learning for undergraduate and graduate students, this new edition of Washington Square: The Magazine highlights the impact hands-on opportunities have in preparing Spartans to succeed...
by Rhoda Shapiro | Dec 15, 2025 | Fall 25 Commencement, Featured, Leadership
Commencement Profile: Bryan McCray on Building Community and Creating Local Change Photo courtesy of Bryan McCray. Bryan McCray, ’25 Political Science, became interested in politics at the age of four. Barack Obama had just been elected as the first Black president...
by Adriana Avila | Dec 11, 2025 | Academics, Featured
Spartans Celebrate the Launch of the Harold Dean Valceschini and Joan Robel Valceschini Real Estate Certificate As real estate continues to shape communities and economies worldwide, San José State University is ensuring Spartans lead the way. On September 30, 2025,...
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 Rhoda Shapiro | Dec 8, 2025 | Campus Life, Featured
Deep Dive in Five: The New, Upgraded Sammy App is Here Students participating in Commuter Week Appreciation activities in March 2025. The new and improved Sammy App has just launched at San José State. As a go-to hub for events, community and connection, the app is...
