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May 2008 NewsletterIn this issue
Alumni Association News and EventsNew Member Benefits Program IntroducedThe Alumni Preferred Partners program is a new suite of exclusive benefits for San José State Alumni Association members! With 58 partners throughout the Bay Area, there are many opportunities to save when you show your membership card at these fine merchants. We will be continually adding to these offerings; check our Web site for the latest list. Learn more. Save the Date! Homecoming is October 4-11 Classes Without Quizzes kicks off Homecoming activities on Oct. 4. Throughout the week a variety of activities, including the Golden Graduate reunion, Campus MovieFest and more, will build toward the football game against Utah State in Spartan Stadium. Season football tickets are on sale now; check the Spartan Sports section for details. SJSU News and EventsThree Finalists Named for SJSU Presidency The California State University has named three finalists for the SJSU presidency. The finalists will visit the campus for all-day meetings with various groups before being interviewed by the CSU Board of Trustees on May 12. Learn more. Steele Named College of Business DeanDavid M. Steele, former president of Chevron Latin America and dean of the Silberman College of Business at Fairleigh Dickinson University, has been appointed dean of the College of Business. Learn more. Community Farewell to President KassingJoin us for a night of storytelling. What better way to say thank you and farewell to President Don W. Kassing than in his style: with stories. Cocktails, dinner and stories begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 29, at the SJSU Event Center. For more information, call 408-924-1472 or e-mail. Spartan Foundation Annual Scholarship Fund Drive UnderwayThe Spartan Foundation exists to serve the young male and female student-athletes who represent San José State University. Their participation in athletics enhances their educational experience and, in turn, provides immense pride and pleasure for legions of San José State alumni, friends, families, and fans. The sole source of scholarship support is you, the Spartan Foundation donor! Not a single penny of the scholarship bill for these superb student-athletes comes from the university, the state university system, or any other outside source. Giving is easier than ever! Make your contribution online now! Spartan student-athletes need your support to be successful. Please send your donation and support Spartan student-athletes today! "Bobby's House" Wins Best ComedyStudent filmmakers Jonathan Magram and Rober Krakower won the Best Comedy award for their short film "Bobby's House" in the Campus MovieFest National Grand Finale at the historic Hudson Theatre in New York City. The film previously won awards at the campus and regional levels of the movie competition, which is an annual part of Homecoming activities. Richard Tieszen Named 2008 President's ScholarProfessor Richard Tieszen, an international expert on the philosophy of mathematics, is the recipient of the 2007-2008 President's Scholar Award, recognizing a faculty member who has achieved widespread recognition based on the quality of his or her scholarship, performances or creative activities. Learn more. Major Gifts Announced for Biomed, EngineeringSJSU has received a $1.3 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to overhaul its biology curriculum and make all classes more inquiry-based, more hands-on and more multidisciplinary. The grant is part of $60 million awarded to 48 schools to help usher in a new era of science education. Learn more. The Newnan Brothers Excellence in Teaching Endowment has been created to recognize and honor outstanding achievement in teaching by faculty members through a $1 million gift from Don Newnan and his late brother Dean Newnan, both alumni and former faculty members in the Davidson College of Engineering. Learn more. Business Students Sweep Awards at Strategy Competition Undergraduate and graduate teams from SJSU completed an unprecedented sweep of awards at the International Collegiate Business Strategy Metro Fountain Blues Festival Grammy winner Robert Cray will headline the longest running free blues festival in America Saturday, May 10 from 12:30 to 8:00 p.m. on the San Carlos Plaza at San José State University. Learn more. Spartans on the MoveKimball Named Nevada County's UndersheriffRichard Kimball, '78 Criminal Justice, new undersheriff of Nevada County, Calif., joined the county's Sheriff's Department in 2002 as a deputy. He was promoted to sergeant in 2004 and to jail lieutenant in 2007. He began his career in law enforcement as an officer in the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department. In 1974, he won the World Cross Country Meet in Milan, Italy--the first American to win the race--and for that achievement scored a cover on Runner's World magazine. Gold Wins UNC's Tanner Teaching AwardRachelle Gold, '93 Humanities, received the Tanner Teaching Award for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence from the University of North Carolina at Chapel. She holds a doctorate in education from UNC. Demers Publishes Book on Character-BuildingJudy Demers, '78 BS Human Performance, '04 MS Kinesiology, recently published Character-Building Activities: Teaching Responsibility, Interaction and Group Dynamics (Human Kinetics, Inc.). A member of the Bay Area Physical Education and Health Subject Matter Project, she teaches physical education and P.E. leadership at Castillero Middle School in San José. Spartan SportsOrder Your 2008 Spartan Football Season Tickets TodayMake your plans for Spartan football now by purchasing season tickets! With a schedule that includes six games at Spartan Stadium, including two nationally televised Friday night games, you won't want to miss out on any of the action. Check out the 2008 schedule, then call 408-924-SJTX and reserve your season tickets today. Lowery Drafted by New York Jets, Four Others Sign ContractsDwight Lowery, San José State University's first two-time, first-team All-America football player, was picked by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2008 National Football League draft. He was the 113th selection in the draft. Following the draft, John Booker, Matt Castelo, Waylon Prather and Adam Tafralis all signed free agent contracts with NFL teams. Learn more. Women's Golf Advances to RegionalsThe Spartans are one of 63 teams invited to play in the NCAA Women's Golf Regional Championships as one of 21 teams playing in the West Regional taking place at the Lincoln Hills Golf Club, May 8-10. Learn more. |
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