Alumni Resources

SJSU Lurie College of Education alumni - take advantage of our numerous opportunities to connect with one another, stay connected with the college, and actively participate in the continued growth of the college.

Lurie College Recent Alumni Network

If you graduated from Lurie College in recent years, you should join the Recent Alumni Network Facebook group to take advantage of:

• Periodic social events
• Professional development workshops
• Graduate school information
• Test preparation resources (CBEST, CSET, RICA, etc.)

Additional Lurie College Alumni Resources

• Follow the Lurie College LinkedIn page
• Join the Lurie College Facebook groups
• Join the Lurie College LinkedIn group
• Join the Lurie College Discord messenging server
• Read about recent alumni news on the Lurie College blog
• Share your life updates with the SJSU Washington Square magazine
• View job and internship opportunities
• Visit the SJSU Alumni Association website

Give a Gift to Lurie College

Our college has been preparing educators for over a century and a half through rigorous undergraduate and graduate study and professional credentialing programs.  Our programs have prepared some of the best, brightest, and most committed educators in the Bay Area and beyond.  In addition to annually awarding scholarships to many of our students, recent accomplishments to financially support our current and future educators have included:

• Establishing our STEM+C Teacher Institute to create opportunities for SJSU students and recent alumni to develop skills to ensure that their future K-12 students have access to high-quality STEM and computer science learning.

• Establishing a Financial Hardship Grant Fund for students experiencing unforeseen financial hardships that prevent them from continued enrollment.  During the COVID-19 crisis, over 75 Lurie College students have requested a grant from this fund.

Give a gift to Lurie College

Lurie College Alumni Board

The Lurie College of Education is the only college within SJSU with its own alumni board. Learn more below about how to get involved and promote the significance of Lurie College teachers, counselors, and educators. To get involved with our Alumni Board, please email brian.bates@sjsu.edu.

• Alumni Board Scholarships

  • Each year, the Alumni Board awards several SJSU Lurie College of Education students with scholarships to assist them with keeping their overall cost of attendance as low as possible. Meet one of the scholarship recipients, Melody Mann, in the video below and please help contribute to the alumni board scholarship fund.

• Honoring a Teacher

  • Since 1998, the Alumni Board's “Honor a Teacher” initiative has recognized teachers who have had a significant impact. You can honor a teacher with a $100 contribution, which will provide a plaque and biography of the teacher in the Alumni Board's One Room Schoolhouse during the ceremony each May at the school house in San Jose History Park. To submit a name for the Honored Teacher program by the deadline at the end of February, complete this form.

• One Room Schoolhouse

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    Tucked into the northwest corner of History San Jose sits the One Room Schoolhouse. Santa Clara County elementary school students, while studying local history, use this authentic one-room schoolhouse on a regular basis. Thousands of students participate each year in a hands-on curriculum, developed by local elementary teachers, experiencing what it was like to attend school in the late 1800's.

    Built in 1871, Santa Ana School was used as a schoolhouse for grades one through eight from 1872-1967. A total of 54 teachers taught at Santa Ana School. Teacher Elizabeth GatesRianda from 1972-1974 used it for the last time as a kindergarten classroom. The Lurie College of Education Alumni Board raised funds to move the schoolhouse to History San Jose, renovate it, and dedicate it in 1998. Today it serves as a real life example of local history to elementary students and those who visit the history park and schoolhouse.

    - Take the virtual tour
    - Watch the video of the renovation

• Other Alumni Board Initiatives

  • - Council of Chairs Brunch
    - History San Jose Holiday Events
    - Wine tasting fundraiser

• Alumni Board Members

  • Alumni Board Officers

    - Elba Maldonado-Colon, President
    - Marla Lenz, President-elect
    - Dede Bene, Past-President
    - Patty Brick, Past-President
    - Cherie Donahue, Secretary
    - Bob Pedretti, Treasurer

    Alumni Board of Directors

    - Peggy Anastasia
    - Gerry Chartrand
    - Barbara Conant
    - Bob Lowry
    - Sally Dubbin
    - Marla Lenz
    - Robin Love, Faculty Representative
    - Elba Maldonado-Colon
    - Marcella McCollum, Faculty Representative
    - Janene Perez, Staff Representative
    - Pat Smith / Luke Levers
    - Leah Gilmore
    - Peggy James
    - Kathy Carter

Get Involved with Lurie College

We want you to positively impact the lives of current Lurie College of Education students by hosting an undergraduate student as a volunteer to gain insight into your career field, speaking on an alumni panel, mentoring an undergraduate student, and more. Please fill out the form below so we can get in touch.