2003 - Innovative partnership with the city of San José results in the opening of a new $176-million library, jointly designed, constructed and managed by the city and university. The library boasts great features on every floor.

2005 - SJSU's new housing complex, Campus Village, opens its doors to students, faculty and staff. Consisting of three buildings, with the tallest a 15-story high-rise, the residential complex can house up to 3,000 students.

2005 - Skull fragments from Beethoven found and are housed in the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies. Located in the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, it is the only research and study center in North America devoted to Beethoven. Founded in 1983, the center is supported by SJSU and the American Beethoven Society. The center also owns a lock of Beethoven's hair.

2006 - San José State University receives a $10 million donation from business leaders and SJSU alumni Donald and Sally Lucas. The gift is used to support the Graduate School of Business in the College of Business.

2007 - A yearlong sesquicentennial celebration in 2007 includes an historical exhibit, sesquicentennial concert, Founders' Week activities, and the premiere of an hour-long video on the university. A banner year for fundraising, SJSU renames two colleges, the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering and the Connie Lurie College of Education, in honor of generous gifts from Davidson and Lurie.

2008 - The César E. Chávez Monument: Arch of Dignity, Equality and Justice, designed by Judith F. Baca, is constructed and dedicat

2012 - Mohammad H. Qayoumi formally invested as the 28th president of San José State.