Helping Hand (SJ Mercury News)

While everyone was celebrating the opening of Spartan Village on the Paseo, San Jose State President Cynthia Teniente-Matson made sure to give special thanks to state Sen. Dave Cortese for a very special assist in getting the project open in time for the school year. It’s time to name San Jose City Hall rotunda for […]

SJSU Views San Jose Housing Tower as boost for students and downtown (SJ Mercury News)

A San Jose State University student housing village in a landmark downtown tower is poised to create a vibrant living space as well as further deepening the university’s roots in the city’s urban core. SJSU views San Jose housing tower as boost for students and downtown

Transformation 2030 continues to unfold as “living, breathing” plan

As I prepare to speak at my final Commencement ceremonies in December and my stepping down from my role as president at San José State at the end of the year, I would like to reflect on Transformation 2030 and the incredible progress we have made in making this a living, breathing, actionable strategic plan.

SJSU’s digital transformation was no accident, but a result of planning and forward-thinking

While the pandemic these past 18 months has been fraught with many challenges for institutions such as ours, a silver lining of sorts at San José State has been the incredible success of our digital platforms. Specifically, the SJSU technology team was critical to our ability to pivot to a virtual environment when we suddenly needed to do so.