Nearly 8,000 Spartan Grads Celebrated at Spring Commencement
Nearly 8,000 Spartans will graduate this spring and summer, collectively becoming the Class of 2024. Bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees will be awarded in ten ceremonies over three days.
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Commencement: A Family Affair
Fernanda Renteria-Gonzalez and David Salinas are completing their graduate degrees in education with a new family member in tow.
Kadin Tang Makes Top 25 in World’s Largest Coding Competition
Along with being the Top 25 out of nearly 100,000 students in the world’s largest coding competition, Kadin Tang, ’24 Computer Science, was recently named as one of the recipients of SJSU’s Outstanding Graduating Senior Award.
SJSU Students Triumph at Statewide and Global Research and Innovation Competitions
SJSU student researchers recently won accolades and prizes at several different research competitions, both within the CSU system and elsewhere in California.
Lurie College Becomes First in the State to Offer PK-3 Teaching Credential Program
Starting this fall, educators who want to earn credentials authorizing them to teach three-year-olds through third grade can do so at the Lurie College of Education.
“Over the Top: Chandelierium” Art Exhibit Features Recycled Material
SJSU Spatial Arts Professor Shannon Wright’s Art 173 class reused materials from the former San José Hilton Signia hotel to create “Over the Top: Chandelierium,” a unique exhibit on display at the SJSU Art Building through May 13.
Deep Dive in 5: The SJSU Nursing Program
San José State’s Valley Foundation School of Nursing has been helping its community for decades, shepherding countless Spartans through nursing degrees and connecting them with hands-on experiences and the chance to bring their knowledge out into the wider world.
Spartan Designers’ Work on Display at the San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design
Calligraphy, typography, 3D printed objects, light photography and virtual reality projects produced by SJSU students in collaboration with a robot are on display at the San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design through June 30.
Hollywood to Liquid Sword to SRAC: Performance Art in the Pool
A group of SJSU graduate students in art teamed up with Professor of Art Robin Lasser and Norway-based interdisciplinary artist Michael Laundry to host a unique performance in the Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center pool on May 7.
“1984” Play Sparks Unique Collaboration Between Humanities and Arts Faculty
An advertising class pitched branded content campaigns to the director and producer of the upcoming theatrical adaptation of “1984,” George Orwell’s novel, as part of a unique partnership.
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