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CSU announces landmark public-private AI initiative, SDSU contributing to efforts

The CSU has launched an initiative to make it the nation's first and largest university system with comprehensive AI tools and training for its statewide network of students, faculty and staff.

Campus News

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Gift endows chair to promote SDSU Heritage and Community Engagement

A $2.5 million gift by Kit and Karen Sickels is intended to emphasize and strengthen the relationship between SDSU and the community it serves.

Court Turner returns to SDSU to teach “From Invention to Patient” course

SDSU alumnus launches innovative course to guide STEM students beyond traditional careers

A lawyer, businessman, venture capitalist, psychology grad and now teacher, Court Turner shows students the wide world of opportunity STEM degrees offer

Jordan Evans as an undergraduate Aerospace Engineering student at San Diego State University in 1989.

Aztec alumnus leads NASA’s historic Europa Clipper mission

Jordan Evans will be honorary homecoming chair less than two weeks after the launch of the Jupiter probe.

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SDSU Impact

(L to R) Kimberly Giardina and Sally Mathiesen (professor emeritus 2019), SDSU 2004 commencement

Homecoming 2024: How Kimberly Giardina’s SDSU roots propelled her to a top San Diego County health role

From a master’s in social work to macro-level leadership, Giardina leads a student success and county health partnership to increase workforce

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SDSU Alumni

A different kind of high school reunion

Fifteen years ago, Amir Harrison was taught by an SDSU credential candidate named Timothy Farson. Now, Harrison has returned as the candidate — and Farson is the principal.

Purpose, camaraderie and honor

From military missions to mentoring students, U.S. Coast Guard veteran and SDSU alumnus Jeremy Rodrigues reflects on his career transformation after 9/11 and honoring the values of dedication and community impact.

Alumna Sophia Rodriguez receives Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program Award

Community-centered work is at the heart of Rodriguez’s research in environmental and medical humanities.

SDSU is fast-forwarding into a new era at Homecoming 2024

SDSU’s Homecoming 2024 festivities begin Oct. 21 and culminate with the football game on Oct. 26.

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Aztec Voices

Erika Esquivel and Natalie Santizo standing in an aisle between large bookshelves.
I hope this project leads to a successful reactivation of the Chicana/o Archive grounded in community collaboration. I hope it demonstrates SDSU's commitment to community-collaborative projects grounded in preservation and expanding knowledge.

— Natalie Santizo, assistant professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies, from Making San Diego’s Chicana/o history available around the world