2008 Woodie Awards
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visited SJSU for roughly 20 minutes on July 25 to socialize with Beijing-bound U.S. athletes at the official Olympic processing center, which was held in the Student Union. Schwarzenegger shook hands and quickly took photos with some of the Olympians before he addressed a crowd that included the visiting athletes, university officials, media members and event volunteers. (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 In May, 1057 high school seniors who were accepted to SJSU were notified that their applications were being withdrawn because they had not signed up for student orientation.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. (2) comments
