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September 2007In this issue:
Top StorySJSU RANKED NO. 8 IN THE WEST BY U.S. NEWSOnce again, San José State University has excelled in the U.S. News & World Report college rankings. The 2008 edition of "America's Best Colleges" shows San José State ranked eighth among the West's top public universities offering bachelor's and master's degrees, two places ahead of last year. In addition, the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, ranked 16th nationally, received top marks. Its undergraduate computer and industrial/manufacturing programs placed among the top five in the nation. The College of Engineering remains one of just three California State University campuses to make the top 20 nationwide, along with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Pomona. Fall Events KickoffWith fall semester arriving, a full slate of events kicks off the football season. Make your plans to be part of the excitement this fall! ON THE ROADSJSU Alumni Association Pre-Game Events are held before every away game beginning with Arizona State (Sept. 1) and continuing with Kansas State (Sept. 8), Stanford (Sept. 15) and Utah State (Sept. 22) this month!
Learn more and register to attend online! AT HOMEThe home season begins Sept. 29, with U.C. Davis visiting Spartan Stadium at 1 p.m. Season and individual game tickets are on sale now. View the full schedule. AND ON THE RADIOIf you can’t follow the Spartans in person, join the “Voice of the Spartans,” Mike Chisholm, and Spartan great Neil Parry for their coverage on The Spartan Radio Network. 2007 affiliates include KLIV 1590 AM (Bay Area), KWSX 1280 AM (Stockton), KION 1460 AM (Salinas) and through the Internet. HAVE EXTRA TICKETS? LOOKING FOR GREAT SEATS?San José State has partnered with StubHub to offer season ticket holders a safe and secure option to buy and sell tickets. This is a great way for season ticket holders to sell tickets to games they can't attend to other Spartan fans. StubHub makes it easy with no listing fees, express shipping and access to lots of eager fans. You just set your price. All transactions are processed and delivered via StubHub's patent-pending ticket delivery service, supported by 7-day, toll-free customer service, and backed by an industry-first guarantee. Visit StubHub for more details. Keep track of all the Spartans teams. www.sjsuspartans.com Alumni Association EventsSPEED CITY RECEPTIONTuesday, Sept. 18, 6-8 p.m. Join the SJSU Alumni Association for a reception in honor of “Speed City: From Civil Rights to Black Power.” The reception will take place Tuesday, September 18, 6-8 p.m. at History Park in San José. The reception is $10 and hors d'oeuvres will be served. HOMECOMING ACTIVITIESJoin us as we celebrate Homecoming and SJSU's 150th anniversary with many special activities. Be part of the fun! Reconnect and reminisce about some of the most memorable times of your life and celebrate the 150th year of the campus "Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow." For full details, visit the Homecoming Web site. Campus MovieFestOct. 5, 7 -10 p.m. Golden Grad ReunionOctober 5-6 Fourth Annual Alumni CollegePresented by the SJSU Alumni Association Oct. 6, 9 a.m.–noon 150th Anniversary Tailgate Party“Celebrating Community—A Day to Remember” Oct. 6, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Young Alumni TailgateOct. 6, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Homecoming Football GameSpartans vs. Idaho Oct. 6, 1 p.m. SJSU News and EventsOSHER OFFERS “MENTAL FITNESS” OPPORTUNITIESIf you are age 50 or over, you are “Osher eligible.” San José State and 114 other universities from Maine to Hawaii sponsor Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes (OLLI), made possible by grants from the Osher Foundation. OLLI at SJSU offers short courses, special interest groups, book discussions, travel study, a newsletter, and the opportunity to connect with interested and interesting people. There are no tests, papers or grades. It is all about learning for the joy of it. For more information, send an e-mail or call 408-924-2734. If you don’t live in the Bay Area, they can connect you with another OLLI closer to home. SKORMAN FEATURED AT BUSINESS EMINENT SPEAKER SERIES"Serial Entrepreneur" Stuart Skorman will talk about how he came up with the ideas for his various ventures, how he validated those ideas, and how he decided which ones were worth pursuing. Skorman, founder of Elephant Pharmacy, will speak Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 5:30 p.m. in King Library 225/229. This event is co-sponsored by the Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship and the Lucas Graduate School of Business. For more information, please contact Anu Basu at 408-924-3593. FRANCIS, ROLLINS FEATURED AT DON EDWARDS LECTURE OCT. 4Professor Melinda Jackson will moderate the conversation, "Presidential Campaigns Then and Now with Political Veterans Les Francis (D) and Ed Rollins (R)” at 7 p.m., Oct. 4, in Morris Dailey Auditorium. Rollins and Francis, both SJSU graduates, are veterans of presidential campaigns and will discuss the current campaign. ABC NEWS VET SAM DONALDSON HIGHLIGHTS RTVJ REUNIONThe School of Journalism and Mass Communications is proud to welcome Sam Donaldson, ABC News anchor and former White House correspondent, as the keynote speaker for the Radio/Television Journalism Reunion Dinner at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 12. All alumni who took radio or television journalism classes over the past 50 years at San José State University are invited to return to campus for RTVJ Reunion Week activities. For more details, or to purchase reunion dinner tickets, visit the RTVJ Reunion Web site. FALL WELCOME ADDRESS AVAILABLE ONLINEPresident Don W. Kassing gave his Fall Welcome Address on Aug. 22, in Morris Dailey Auditorium. The president used a multimedia presentation to highlight the university's many recent achievements and to inspire students, faculty, staff and administrators to continue moving ahead. Read the transcript or view the video online. “My Football Buddy”by John Sager, ’76 For the last six or seven years, I have had four season football tickets in section #112. My daughter and I come to every game, and if I have tickets left over, I give them away to someone going to the ticket office on 7th Street. At last year’s first home game, I gave an extra ticket to an elderly gentleman. Usually, when I give tickets away, I never see the people again—they sit in some other open section. But to our surprise, when we went to our seats, there was Glenn Stewart sitting in the seat I gave him. Talking with Glenn throughout the game, I found out that he was a 1950 graduate of San José State and went to school on the GI bill after serving in the South Pacific during WW II. He fought in Okinawa, received a Purple Heart and his unit received a presidential citation for valor. During the late 1940s, Glenn was also a cheerleader at football games. He’s been coming to Spartan football games since graduation. He’s 86 years old now and drives to the games from his home in San Mateo. After that first game, I made sure Glenn got one of my tickets for every home game for the rest of the season—on one occasion, two tickets so he could bring his granddaughter. By the second or third game, Glenn started to get up and lead old cheers from the 40s for our section. At first the people around us were kind of shocked, but by the end of the game they were all doing the cheers, and proceeded to do so for the rest of the season. Now other regulars in our section make it a point to come talk with Glenn. They have told me in no uncertain terms that I had better get Glenn a ticket for all games—or they will! This year, so that he doesn’t have to walk as far to the stadium after he parks, we are surprising him with his own parking pass. Glenn loves SJSU, Spartan football and life. My daughter and I are grateful that we met Glenn and hope he can continue to come to games for many more years. Thanks to John for sending in this story. Go Spartans! Spartans on the MoveLAWSON PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER GENERALJeffrey Lawson, ’78 Political Science, a partner in the Silicon Valley Law Group, was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. He serves as assistant to the Air Mobility Command Judge Advocate, overseeing the legal operations of approximately 160 lawyers and paralegals of the Air National Guard Wings. He began his military career in the U.S. Air Force in 1971. LEHR IS THE NEW CITY MANAGER OF RANCHO PALOS VERDESPasadena resident Carolyn Lehr, ’74 Recreation, former city manager of Monte Sereno, has signed on as city manager of Rancho Palos Verdes, home of Trump National Golf Club and a planned luxury resort. She is the first woman to hold the city manager’s post. Spartan SportsSTRUBECK NAMED TO GROZA AWARD LISTJared Strubeck is one of 29 players listed on the 2007 Lou Groza Collegiate Placekicker Award preseason watch list. The award is named after the Pro Football Hall of Fame placekicker Lou Groza, who played 21 seasons for the Cleveland Browns. Strubeck, a junior from Camarillo, Calif., was a second-team All-Western Athletic Conference selection in 2006. GYMNASTS NAMED TO SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICA TEAMSenior Leah Bigelow, a journalism major, and sophomores Kelli Fournier, undecided on her major, and Tiffany Louie, an occupational therapy major have been named to the 2007 National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women’s Scholastic All-America team. To be named to the team, a gymnast must have at least a 3.50 grade-point average on a 4.00 scale. In the last five years, SJSU women's gymnasts have received 26 "Scholastic All-America" recognitions.
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