Campus Reading Program Events
Events for Fall 2023
Emotional WellnessPower-Up and Check Up Café
September 12-13, 2023 from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm in Student Wellness Center
Empower yourselves and others, reduce the sigma around sulcide, and encourage the pursuit of mental health assistance. Meet with counselors and complete a self mental health screening for depression, anxlety, or addiction.
Fireside Chat with Author Adib Khorram
September 13, 2023 from 12:00 - 1:30 PM in Student Union Theatre
Meet Darius the Great Is Not Okay, Author Adib Khorram followed by a book signing.
Meaningful Movie Moments:featuring award winning filmThe S Word'
September 14, 2023 from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm in Student Wellness Center, Room 122
The Student Wellness Center is offering a screening of 'The S Word' and ending with an open discussion to reduce shame and silence around suicide.
Spartan Speaker Series
September 18, 2023
Stephanie Beatriz - Actress
Spartan Speakers Series
October 3, 2023
Ibram X. Kendi - Author
Multi-National Family Experience
October 12, 2023, Time: 11:30 - 12:45 pm in Student Union Room 3
Multi-National Family Experience Panel Discussion moderated by Rona Halualani (Communication Studies). Panelists include Cynthia Teniente-Matson (SJSU President), Nadia Sorkhabi (Child & Adolescent Development), Jinni Pradhan (CAPISE)
The Science and Art of Star Trek - Panel Discussion
October 23, 2023 from 12:00 - 1:15 pm in Student Union Room 4A
The Science and Art of Star Trek - Panel Discussion with Michael Kaufman (Dean College of Science), Matthew Spangler (Dept Chair Film, Theatre & Dance), Kimb Massey (Professor Radio-TV-Film) & Rebecca Chan (Assc. Professor Philosophy)
Spartan Speakers Series
October 25, 2023
Wilson Cruz - Actor
The Global Assault on Women's Rights: the Case of Iran and Afghanistan Panel Discussion
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 from 12:00 - 1:15 pm via Zoom (Registration required)
The Global Assault on Women's Rights: the Case of Iran and Afghanistan Panel Discussion with Ahoura Zandiatashbar - Asst. Prof., Urban & Regional Planning, SJSU; Halima Kazem-Stojanovic - Oral Historian & Project Manager - Hoover Afghanistan Research & Relief Team, Stanford University; and Tanya Bakhru - Prof., Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, SJSU. Moderated by Persis Karim, Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies.
