Jason Su: Reconnecting Urban Spaces
Jason Su, ’13 MUP, is working on activating the Guadalupe River after he became the executive director of the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy in June, 2019.
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2020 Outstanding Professor: Charlotte Sunseri
SJSU Associate Professor of Anthropology Charlotte Sunseri is the 2019-2020 recipient of the Outstanding Professor Award.
2020 President’s Scholar: Lawrence Quill
SJSU Political Science Professor Lawrence Quill is the 2019-2020 recipient of the President’s Scholar Award.
2020 Outstanding Lecturer: Sharmin Khan
SJSU Linguistics and Language Development Lecturer Sharmin Khan is the 2019-2020 recipient of the Outstanding Lecturer Award.
2020 Distinguished Service Award: Karen Singmaster
Karen Singmaster, chair of SJSU’s Chemistry Department, is the 2019-2020 recipient of the Distinguished Service award.
The Challenge of Electroforming
SJSU Spatial Arts Lecturer Yvonne Escalante, ’13 MFA Spatial Arts, has created an electroforming workspace in the College of Humanities and the Arts.
“Eyes” Wide Open
SJSU Assistant Professor of Graphic Design Yoon Chung Han combines art, design and engineering to create installations based on unique biometric data.
William McGinnis: One Gene Connects All
William McGinnis, ’78 Biology, earned membership into the National Academy of Sciences in 2019.
Erin Salazar: Creating a Public Art Haven
Artist and entrepreneur Erin Salazar, ’10 BFA Pictorial Arts, was named one of the Knight Foundation’s inaugural Public Space Fellows in 2019.
Aisha Wahab: Of and For the Community
Hayward City Councilmember Aisha Wahab, ’10 Political Science, made history in 2018 by being named one of the first Afghan-American women to hold public office.
SJSU Emergency Management Expert Frannie Edwards Offers Webinar On COVID-19
San Jose State Professor of Political Science Frannie Edwards will conduct a webinar on April 9, “Transit and COVID-19: How Its Impact Differs from Other Emergencies,” where she’ll discuss the similarities and differences between the impact of COVID-19 and other contagious diseases such as SARS and H1N1/swine flu on transit systems.
Michelle Del Real’s Journey to a Degree
College of Business analyst Michelle Del Real, ’19 CHAD, hopes to help families with special needs.
Spartan Entrepreneur Spotlight: Fabio Schmidberger of MedixFlow
Fabio Schmidberger founded MedixFlow, a digital assistant for caregivers, during his time at San Jose State.
Spartan Entrepreneur Spotlight: Shariq Shah of Ambii
Shariq Shah co-founded Ambii, an online music streaming platform for B2B businesses.
Spartan Entrepreneur Spotlight: Sameer Saran of ParkStash
Sameer Saran, ’18 MS Computer Engineering, founded ParkStash, an app that pairs landowners with drivers searching for parking, to help students find parking.
Spartan Entrepreneur Spotlight: Nicholes Anvari of Turon
What if there were a platform where tutors could list their rates, hours and areas of expertise, and tutees could shop around to find the right match? Turon is here.
Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch: “Bring Your Humanity into the Room”
Kickbusch became the highest-ranking Hispanic woman in the Combat Field Support of the U.S. Army before launching Educational Achievement Services, Inc.
Scotty Anderson: Putting PR to Work for Students and Community
Anderson believes his San Jose State education armed him with the communication skills needed to make change. He hopes current and future Spartans will take advantage of the Strategic Media Lab to fine-tune their PR skills and make an impact.
A Work of Wonder
Campus Sustainability Coordinator Kristen Wonder and SJSU alumna encourages the Spartan community to embrace sustainability.
Serving San Jose
San Jose City Manager David Sykes, ’91 BS, ’95 MS, Civil Engineering, sees his work as an act of service.
Marisa and Terell Johnson: Creating Space
For the entrepreneurs behind Inglewood’s La Create Sp_ce, creativity is an equal opportunity resource.
Richard Sessions: Removing Obstacles For a Better Future
Management information systems lecturer Richard Sessions established a scholarship for SJSU’s Accessible Education Center by designating the university as a beneficiary in his retirement plan
Hadiyah Ghoghari Aims High
Hadiyah Ghoghari, ’20 Computer Science, hopes to work for NASA while creating opportunities for fellow female engineers.
Mark and Kathy Loveless: Rewarding Spartan Service
Kathy and Mark Loveless, ’78 Accounting, have created a scholarship for veterans and service members in SJSU’s accounting department.
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