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Seasonal Toy Delivery   12/14/2007
Santa will arrive a few weeks early this year for 1,000 children in need and families living near San José State University's campus, courtesy of the University Police Department.

$1.5M NASA Grant   11/13/2007
Professors Wenbin Wei and Kevin Corker of San José State University's Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering have won a $1.5 million National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) grant for "Integrated Approaches for Surface Traffic Optimization," a project that aims to decrease air traffic congestion while improving safety at U.S. airports.

Golden Guardian   11/13/2007
San José State University is among 45 public agencies statewide participating in Golden Guardian 2007, an exercise organized by the California Governor's Office of Homeland Security to test the government's ability to respond to and recover from natural and man-made disasters.

Gulf Coast Legislation   11/05/2007
Prompted by a proposal developed at San José State University, U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren has introduced in Congress the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act (House Resolution 4048).

$50 Million Annual Giving Record   11/02/2007
San José State received $50 million in private giving during the 2006-2007 academic year, nearly double that of any previous year in the university's 150-year history, President Don W. Kassing announced Thursday evening at the Presidential Gala, the grand finale for SJSU's sesquicentennial celebration for 700 supporters at the Fairmont San Jose.

Engineering Ph.D.   10/15/2007
San José State University's Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering has agreed to establish an integrated master's and doctoral program with Mississippi State University's James Worth Bagley College of Engineering.

Light Bulb Giveaway   10/15/2007
Starting today, going green will be as easy as picking up a free energy saving light bulb from one of six San José State University campus locations.

Beall Gift   10/01/2007
San José State University's Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering today announced a $4 million gift from Donald R. Beall, retired Rockwell Corp. chairman and CEO, to endow the first-ever deanship for the college.

Endangered Kelp   09/24/2007
A research team led by San José State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara, has discovered forests of a species of kelp previously assumed endangered or extinct in deep waters near the Galapagos Islands.

SJSU Homecoming 2007   09/24/2007
When the Spartans take on Idaho for San José State's 2007 Homecoming game at 1 p.m. Saturday, October 6, the match will mark the culmination of a week full of activities for everyone at SJSU, alumni and the surrounding community.

Gordon Parks Remembered   09/17/2007
"Moments Without Proper Names" -- an exhibit featuring photos by SJSU Professor D. Michael Cheers and his mentor, the late Gordon Parks, a preeminent African American photojournalist -- opens Wednesday, September 19, at King Library.

Garrison Keillor to Receive 2007 John Steinbeck Award   09/10/2007
Garrison Keillor -- author, screenwriter, musician, actor and host of one of the nation's most popular live variety radio shows, "A Prairie Home Companion" -- is the recipient of the 2007 John Steinbeck Award, co-presented by San José State University's Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies and the National Steinbeck Center museum in Salinas.

Sam Donaldson to Address Reunion Celebrating 50th Anniversary of SJSU's Broadcast Journalism Program   09/10/2007
Sam Donaldson -- veteran ABC news anchorman and White House correspondent -- will deliver the keynote address at a dinner banquet on Friday, October 12, celebrating the 50th anniversary of San José State University's broadcast journalism program.

SJSU's Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering Appoints Electrical Engineering Expert to Prestigious Post   09/04/2007
San José State University's Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering has appointed Rochit Rajsuman of the Department of Electrical Engineering to the Pinson Chair Professorship.

SJSU Professor, Students to Lead March Commemorating Hurricane Katrina's Second Anniversary   08/27/2007
The Gulf Coast Civic Works Project -- a national effort founded at SJSU -- will lead a march through downtown San José on Wednesday, August 29, in commemoration of Hurricane Katrina's second anniversary.

SJSU President to Highlight "New Energy" at Silicon Valley's Largest Public University   08/17/2007
San José State University President Don W. Kassing will give his Fall Welcome Address at noon on Wednesday, August 22, in the Morris Dailey Auditorium, near the campus entrance for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library.

SJSU Shines in U.S. News & World Report Rankings   08/17/2007
Once again, San José State University has excelled in the U.S. News & World Report college rankings.

Cypress String Quartet   08/13/2007
San José State's 150th anniversary celebration continues with a special concert by the Cypress String Quartet at 7 p.m. Thursday, September 20, in the university's Music Concert Hall.

Olympic Countdown   08/07/2007
The year countdown to the start of the 2008 Olympic Games will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 8, at Discovery Meadows near the Children's Discovery Museum at 180 Woz Way, San José.

SJSU Hosts Olympians   06/12/2007
The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) announced today that San José State University (SJSU) and the City of San José have been selected as the site for U.S. Olympic Team processing for the 2008 Games in Beijing.

Google Executive Omid Kordestani Delivers Keynote Address at SJSU's 2007 Commencement   05/30/2007
Omid Kordestani, Google's senior vice president of global sales and business development and a San José State alumnus, spoke at the university's 2007 commencement ceremony.

SJSU to Recognize Four Outstanding Graduates at 2007 Commencement   05/11/2007
San José State President Don W. Kassing will recognize four outstanding graduates at the university's commencement ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 26, at Spartan Stadium (South Seventh and Alma streets).

San José State Announces $10 Million Gift for College of Education   05/04/2007
Today, on the occasion of its Founders' Day celebration at San José City Hall, San José State University announced that prominent Bay Area philanthropist and staunch supporter of education Connie L. Lurie has contributed $10 million to the university's College of Education.

U.S. Education Secretary to Deliver Keynote Address at SJSU's 2007 Founders' Day Celebration Friday, May 4   04/30/2007
U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings -- architect of the No Child Left Behind Act, proponent of a much debated set of proposals aimed at improving American higher education -- will deliver the keynote address at San José State University's 2007 Founders' Day celebration, a very special event as this year marks SJSU's 150th anniversary.

SJSU Day of Service to Help Surrounding Community   04/18/2007
San José State University, in partnership with the city of San José and CommUniverCity San José, will hold its first ever campus-wide day of service on Friday, April 20.

SJSU Professor Receives Prestigious Scholarship Award   04/16/2007
Essam Marouf of the Department of Electrical Engineering within the College of Engineering at San José State University is the recipient of the 2006-2007 President's Scholar Award.

SJSU Professor Receives Prestigious Teaching Award   04/02/2007
Steven Millner, chair of the Department of African American Studies within the College of Social Sciences, is the recipient of San José State University's 2006-2007 Faculty Distinguished Service Award, one of the top four faculty awards given annually at SJSU.

Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering   03/19/2007
The CSU Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the naming of SJSU's College of Engineering after businessman, alumnus and donor Charles W. Davidson.

SJSU Hosts MESA Day 2007   02/28/2007
The San José State University MESA Schools Program will hold MESA Day 2007 on Saturday, March 10, at SJSU's Student Union and College of Engineering.

Book Launched in Honor of SJSU's Sesquicentennial   02/19/2007
A new book on the history of continuing education at San José State University, One and the Same: The History of Continuing Education at San José State University 1857 - 2007, is now available as the university marks its sesquicentennial anniversary in 2007.

SJSU Film to Premiere at Cinequest Film Festival   02/19/2007
"Making It Right: The Reality Show With a Conscience," a documentary produced by San José State University's South Bay Film Studios, will premiere on Wednesday, March 7, at the Cinequest Film Festival in downtown San José.

SJSU Lecturer Receives Prestigious Teaching Award   02/12/2007
Beth Von Till of the College of Social Sciences' Communication Studies Department at San José State University is the recipient of the 2006-2007 Outstanding Lecturer Award.

SJSU Plans Sixth Annual Spartans in the Desert Event   02/05/2007
San José State University will hold Spartans in the Desert, an annual winter gathering for SJSU alumni and friends, on March 9 and 10 at the Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert, a Coachella Valley community.

Sesquicentennial Begins with Historical Exhibit   01/16/2007
San José State University inaugurated its sesquicentennial celebration with the opening of an extraordinary year-long historical exhibit, "Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow," at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San José.