Texas Tech University President Jon Whitmore has been selected to be the next president of SJSU, the California State University Board of Trustees announced Wednesday morning. (1) comment
SJSU will admit more first-time freshmen this fall than it previously expected, despite the failure of 515 incoming freshmen to complete the enrollment process on the university's online student system, MySJSU, said Pat Lopes Harris, SJSU media relations specialist. In May, 1057 high school seniors who were accepted to SJSU were notified that their applications were being withdrawn because they had not signed up for student orientation. About half of those students had planned on attending SJSU, while the other half consisted of students who chose to attend other universities, Lopes Harris said. (0) comments
As Jon Whitmore prepares to take office as the new president on August 1, some SJSU faculty members expressed their views and hopes for the university under his presidency. Elizabeth Cara, president of the SJSU chapter of the California Faculty Association and an occupational therapy professor, said the members of the association liked Whitmore's vision for SJSU and are looking forward to working with him. (0) comments
Caring, kind, and admirable were only a few of the words the colleagues of outgoing SJSU President Don Kassing came up with to describe him. (0) comments
As graduation day approaches, some students prepare to don the cap and gown and walk. Some seniors at the top of their class said they felt like graduation came none too soon. Xiaoling Lao, a senior electrical engineering major at the top of her class, said she can't wait to move on to the next phase of her life. (1) comment
This fall, students will be able to take a class taught by an accused terrorist. Hasan Elahi, an artist and professor at Rutgers University, said he is joining SJSU at the CADRE Laboratory for New Media at the School of Art and Design. As far as his affiliation with terrorism, he wrote in an e-mail that there was an erroneous report that authorities received in May 2002 stating, "an Arab man fled on September 12 who was hoarding explosives. (1) comment
The California State University Board of Trustees voted to increase student fees by 10 percent Wednesday, according to a news release. The new increase would raise fees by $276, bringing CSU fees to $3,048 annually. (0) comments
