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On Wednesday afternoon, outside the Student Union, a picketing event is scheduled to be held by the California Faculty Association, which is a unionized faculty group that represents all of the 23,000 professors, librarians, counselors and coaches in the 23-campus California State University system, said Jonathan Karpf, Chair of the SJSU strike organizing committee who put together the picket.
The purpose of the picketing event is to raise awareness about the unfair wages of faculty, to recruit new members and to show strength in numbers to the Chancellor's office in hopes of reaching a deal for a new contract, Karpf said, who is also a lecturer of anthropology at SJSU and an evolutionary biologist.
"If [the faculty] aren't being treated fair, that means the students aren't getting the most out of their education," said Jeanette Ramos, a sophomore majoring in biology, who said she plans to stop by the picketing event on Wednesday to support the CFA.
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On Jan. 24 a San Jose State University student representative spoke at the CSU board of trustees meeting in Long Beach to convey concerns about alleged mismanagement within the University's aviation department.
The representative, Ken Pierce, a 22-year-old senior majoring in aviation, addressed the board of trustees when he was given an opportunity to speak during public comments.
In his speech, Pierce said, "For the past three years we have raised concerns about the poor management of our San Jose State University Department."
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he Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library was transformed Friday night into a glamorous gala, complete with Victorian dancers skipping around a maypole, wine tasting, a jazz ensemble and a large ice sculpture.
The gala was held to kick off San Jose State University's year-long celebration of its 150th anniversary with the theme, "Where tradition meets tomorrow."
"There are lots of supporters to the university here," said Jennifer Cauble, the associate vice president of marketing and communications. "There are people that care. That is part of the purpose of the whole celebration, to generate pride on campus, for students, alumni and the community."
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When Los Gatos Public Library director Peggy Conaway was asked to help San Jose State University student Edward Kelley compile a book on the history of the Los Gatos rail system, she had her doubts at first.
Conaway wondered how someone only 18-years-old could have so much interest in a subject that seemed so distant to most people from Kelley's generation.
However, it did not take long for Kelley to prove to Conaway, along with more than 200 supporters that showed up to the eventual book signing, that he was the right man for the task.
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San Jose State University alumna Linda F. Morasch pledged $250,000 to the College of Business. The money will go toward grants that will be awarded yearly to faculty members who excel in teaching.
Morasch said she made the pledge because her SJSU education was influential in her journey to success.
"I went to San Jose State. I feel it was the key to my success," Morasch said. "I want to give back."
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