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In Memoriam: Stephen L. Weber, former SDSU president, dies at age 82
Known as a visionary educator and philosopher during his 15-year tenure as president, Weber leaves a legacy of academic excellence and service.
Recent News
- Men’s Hoops: Aztecs face UAB in NCAA first round
- U.S. Department of Justice grant bolsters a gender-based violence project for SDSU’s cultural resource centers
- Steve Fisher: Reflections of a 'teacher-slash-coach'
- March Madness Bracketology: A statistician’s guide for beating 1-in-147 quintillion odds of the perfect bracket
- SDSU Women’s Fund champions equity in athletics, academics
Strategic Plan Success
Four years, 75% completed – Strategic plan changes the SDSU landscape
Dozens upon dozens of new projects and initiatives have been launched at SDSU through the strategic plan, many of which are directly tied to the growth of university research, new infrastructure and student success.
Strategic Plan Success: Record levels of coverage, views and an improved communications ecosystem
The strategic plan has resulted in an enhanced model for SDSU communications with new centralized resources, more staff support for academic colleges, an expansive database of marketing resources and more – all driving high records of university visibility nationally and internationally.
Strategic Plan Success: Activities result in new centers, resources for students
Since the launch of the strategic plan, many new student centers, scholarships, basic needs efforts and other services have been introduced at SDSU and SDSU Imperial Valley to aid undergraduate and graduate students.
Strategic Plan Success: Students receive 99.9% of scholarships – an SDSU record
For the first time, SDSU has distributed nearly every dollar of scholarship funds available to students. The next scholarship application period opens on March 11.
Strategic Plan Success: Athletics drives student-athlete successes, national competitiveness
SDSU student-athletes regularly receive recognition for their athletic and academic performance and other successes thanks also to the investments made by athletic leadership, staff and coaches.
Strategic Plan Success: New faculty investments, improved diversity
New research and donor funds are drastically growing the university’s research enterprise and impact at a time when the university is also diversifying its faculty.
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SDSU Impact
University to build One Water Living Learning Laboratory at SDSU Mission Valley River Park
A $2 million grant from San Diego River Conservancy will fund a workforce training facility tackling water issues with innovative technologies.
Strategic targets surpassed in SDSU's memorable four-year journey
President lauded community engagement, announced $5M gift to Black Resource Center during campus celebration.
Strategic Plan Success: OneIT results in greater efficiency, new faculty resources
Reflected across multiple SDSU strategic plan priorities is the charge to innovate solutions to benefit student success, increase support and resources for instructors and researchers and introduce enterprise solutions for cost-savings and greater efficiencies.
Solutions
Centinela prison B.A. program to expand under $1 million Mellon Foundation grant
SDSU’s VISTA will add a humanities degree and develop a toolkit to help spread education to other locations.
2024 SDSU Student Symposium was largest yet
More than 650 students shared their scholarly projects with larger San Diego community
Founders take flight
12 companies join global startup accelerator Techstars San Diego Powered by San Diego State University
Campus News
SDSU announces Red and Black Weekend
Tickets for SDSU football's spring game at Snapdragon Stadium are FREE but must be claimed by visiting goaztecs.com/AztecFAST.
Recap: 16th annual San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering
Despite the rain, more than 17,000 attendees turn out for this year’s STEM festival at Snapdragon Stadium
SDSU Associated Students wins sustainability leadership award
Associated Students was the recipient of the 2023 Leadership Legend Award from the San Diego Green Building Council.
SDSU's Super Sunday outreach aims to empower the futures of African American students
SDSU representatives to bring message of hope and support to faith-based communities for Super Sunday
SDSU Voices
I know what it’s like to be a service member, to serve our nation; I know what it’s like to have a spouse who serves and understands that support element; and I know what it’s like to entrust the nation with your own child. Being able to have this experience, I understand our parents, who when they drop off their students, have an unspoken expectation that we are going to take care of them.
— Elisa East, director of the SDSU Military and Veterans Program, from Combat to campus: Elisa East picked to lead SDSU’s MVP program