December 2, 2025
The annual Seasonal Celebration is an in-person gathering of community for faculty, staff and auxiliary employees only (no students or outside guests) hosted by the President, Staff Council and Academic Senate.
Action Items
Support SJSU During Giving Tuesday
Dec. 2, 2025
Support SJSU as an Advocate during Giving Tuesday 2025. Your voice makes a difference. It carries lived experience that inspires others to give. Together, we can cultivate student success.
Final Call: Faculty Research Award Nominations
Dec. 15, 2025
Last chance! Submit nominations for the 2025 Early Career Investigator and Industry-Sponsored Research Awards by Dec. 15. Recognize excellence — explore criteria and nominate today.
Reminder: Office clean ups continue Dec. 1
Dec. 1 - 12, 2025
Facilities Development and Operations and Academic Affairs are progressing faculty and staff office clean ups to a new set of buildings in December.
Spartan Eats Catering Showcase
Dec. 11, 4 p.m. (in-person)
Calling all campus event planners - this one’s for you! Join us on Dec. 11 in the Student Union Ballroom for the first Spartan Eats Catering Showcase. Savor chef-made bites, discover new menu ideas, and win prizes.
SJSU launched a beautiful, panoramic virtual tour to showcase our campus in the heart of Silicon Valley. Help us share it widely!
Accepting Crowdfunding Applications
Build your campaign on SJSU’s new crowdfunding platform! Smart payment options, mobile-first pages and social sharing expand your donor reach.
News and Announcements
Dec. 1, 2025
We have exciting news! The SJSU Career Center has a new, expanded home near the center of campus in Clark Hall to better serve our Spartan community!
Dec. 2, 5 p.m.
The College of Humanities and the Arts' weekly lecture series this week features Puerto Rican sculpture artist Edra Soto.
Dec. 3, 4, 9 (all virtual, times vary)
California’s official education savings program, Scholarshare529, is offered as a voluntary benefit to help you save and invest for your loved one’s education expenses.Learn more by attending a workshop.
SJSU Night at Christmas in the Park
Dec. 3, 5 to 9 p.m.
Join us for performances SJSU Jazz, the SJSU Choraliers, SJSU Mariachi and the SJSU Symphonic Band then stroll through the Enchanted Forest and visit the Spartan Forest, filled with trees decorated by SJSU groups. 🎶 Mark your calendar for December 3 for a full evening, filled with performances, giveaways and community spirit!
Dept. of Film, Theater and Dance Presents: Into the Woods
Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m.
The Department of Film, Theatre, and Dance is proud to present TA 103: Musical Theatre's Fall Musical production of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods! Directed by Will Detlefsen and Musical Direction and Accompaniment by Patricia Saito.
Save the Date: National Day of Racial Healing
Jan. 20, 2026
The National Day of Racial Healing is a time to reflect on #HowWeHeal from racism and how we create a more just and equitable world. This event is open to all who wish to participate, regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin.
On Exhibition at the King Library Reading Room: But Often it Rhymes
Nov. 17 to Dec. 3
This exhibit highlights intersectional community organizing of the greater San José area from 1965 to 2005 in response to American imperialism abroad and authoritarianism at home.
Employee Discounts on TicketsAtWork
Get discounted tickets from a variety of brands and retailers. Use your SJSU email to log in.
Faculty and Staff Spotlight
Faculty Spotlight: Ivano W. Aiello
Professor of marine biology at the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories summarizes research on toxic fallout from the Jan. 2025 fire at the Vistra battery storage facility in Moss Landing - the world's largest such plant fire.
Staff Spotlight: Spartan Food Pantry Staff
SJSU Cares staff work tirelessly to get students food assistance, most recently during uncertainty around SNAP benefits funding. Last month, staff supported Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week to further support our students in need.
Help uplift and amplify the hard work SJSU staff members contribute to our institutional excellence by submitting a recognition of a fellow Spartan today!
SJSU NewsCenter Featured Stories
Engineering Students Bring Holiday Magic to Life at San Jose’s Christmas in the Park
San José State mechanical engineering students are reviving a beloved Christmas in the Park penguin display, blending creativity and engineering to build new animatronic features.
Downtown San José as an Imaginative Landscape
Visitors can view artist Pao Houa Her’s striking photography on the fourth and fifth floors of the King Library, displayed on monitors scattered alongside library and campus resource announcements.
The College of Humanities and the Arts hosts over 500 events every single year, open to all students, employees and their families both on and off campus. Explore the calendar and experience a robust range of public performances, exhibitions, lectures and more, including events supported by Artistic Excellence Programming Grants - applications for the '25-'26 academic year are now formally open to H&A faculty and staff! Make sure to find all events at events.sjsu.edu.
