San Diego State University

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San Diego State University
logo
motto Leadership Starts Here
founding 1897
place San Diego , California
country United States
president Elliot Hirshman
Students 32,576 (2014)
Employee 3,082 (2013)
Annual budget $ 190.6 million (2014)
Website www.sdsu.edu
Hepner Hall is the center of the San Diego State University campus
View of the SDSU site from the northeastern Del Cerro residential area

The San Diego State University (also known as San Diego State or SDSU for short ) is a state university in San Diego in the US state of California . On March 13, 1897, it was founded under the name San Diego Normal School . The SDSU is the third oldest university in the California State University system and the fifth largest university in California. 32,576 (autumn 2014) students are enrolled at the university. Its president is Elliot Hirshman . Over 290,000 alumni are associated with the university.

The Carnegie Foundation rates San Diego State University as a college with high research activity. In the academic year 2009/10, including a contribution of 26 million dollars from the National Institute of Health, 150 million dollars in third-party funding was generated through research activities. The university focuses its research on the four areas of cognitive neuroscience , climate and sustainability sciences, data-based analysis of human relationships and the use of bacteriophages in medicine. In the academic year 2006/07, San Diego State University was named the best small research university in the USA in the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index (FSP Index) by Academic Analytics of Stony Brook, New York .

The SDSU offers 91 Bachelor, 78 Master and 22 PhD degrees. Every year over 2100 students go abroad. In California, after Stanford University and UC Berkeley, SDSU students have received the third most Fulbright scholarship since 2005, with over 65 . In 2015, the San Diego State University founded SDSU-Georgia in cooperation with local universities in the Georgian capital Tbilisi . San Diego State University is a member of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, and the Southwest Border Security Consortium .

The main campus forms the center of the College Area of San Diego. Thanks to its good road and city tram connections, the university is easily accessible for students from San Diego and neighboring towns, including the neighboring Mexican border town of Tijuana .

history

The university was founded on March 13, 1897 as the San Diego Normal School . The aim was to train women from the city and the surrounding area as teaching staff for elementary schools. The first campus was in the University Heights neighborhood and covered an area of ​​approximately 70,000 square feet. In the first year 91 students were taught by seven professors, the subjects only included English, history and mathematics.

In 1923 the name was changed to San Diego State Teachers College . In the following years, the number of students rose sharply, so that a new, larger campus had to be found. This was found at what was then the eastern end of the city and still exists today. In 1935 the university expanded its range of courses and adopted the name San Diego State College . In 1960 she was accepted into the California College System , which is now the California State University System, the second major higher education system in California after the University of California system. In 1970 the university was finally given its current name, San Diego State University .

The Mount Laguna Observatory in the Cleveland National Forest has been part of the SDSU's astronomy department since 1968 . It is jointly operated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . With the beginning of the academic year 2006/07, the university expanded the area of ​​its classrooms and care facilities by more than 19,000 square meters. The three new buildings College of Arts and Letters , Calpulli Center and Donald P. Shiley BioScenic Center accommodate classrooms equipped with the latest technology and scientific research laboratories. In April 2012, Tendzin Gyatsho , the 14th Dalai Lama , spoke parts of his Compassion Without Borders program in the Viejas Arena on campus.

President

To date, San Diego State University has been run by ten presidents. Eight of them were elected, while two accepted the post for two years only. Today, various university buildings such as the Hardy Tower , Hepner Hall or the Malcolm A. Love Library are named after previous presidents. The presidents in detail:

  • Samuel T. Black (1898-1910)
  • Edward L. Hardy (1910-1935)
  • Walter R. Hepner (1935–1952)
  • Malcolm A. Love (1952-1971)
  • Donald E. Walker (1971–1972, deputy)
  • Brage Golding (1972-1977)
  • Trevor Colbourn (1977–1978, deputy)
  • Thomas B. Day (1978-1996)
  • Stephen L. Weber (1996-2011)
  • Elliot Hirshman (2011-present)

Faculties

Faculty of Humanities

San Diego State University has eight faculties / departments:

  • College of Sciences ( Department of Natural Sciences )
  • College of Professional Studies & Fine Arts ( Department of Specialized Studies and Fine Arts )
  • College of Extended Studies ( Department of Extended Research )
  • American Language Institute ( American Language Institute )

In addition, there are two departments that are operated by permanent donations:

  • L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management ( Robert Payne Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management )
  • Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy ( Charles Lamden Department of Bookkeeping and Accounting )

In addition, there are ten other departments that specialize in a certain area:

  • School of Communication ( Department of Communication )
  • School of Public Affairs ( Department of Public Affairs )
  • School of Music & Dance ( Department of Music & Dance )
  • School of Exercise & Nutritional Science ( Department for movement & Nutritional Sciences )
  • School of Social Work ( Department of Social Work )
  • Graduate School of Public Health ( graduate program of health care )
  • School of Journalism & Media Studies ( Department of Journalism & Media Studies )
  • School of Nursing ( Department of Health and Nursing )
  • School Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences ( Department of speech - speech - and Hörwissenschaften )
  • School of Theater, Television & Film ( Department of Theater, Television & Film )

Locations

The main campus of San Diego State University is located in the College Area or College West district of San Diego, about four kilometers west of the neighboring city of La Mesa . In addition, two other locations are operated in the cities of Calexico and Brawley .

Main campus

The main campus has a total area of ​​approximately 1.2 square kilometers. It is bounded to the north by Interstate 8 and to the south by Montezuma Road . Campus Ave runs through the eastern part, but is not a boundary of the campus.

The southern part is characterized by residential facilities and student association buildings. The streets of Montezuma Road , Lindo Paseo and Hardy Ave are lined on both sides, if not always continuously, by residential buildings, with the majority of the connecting houses on Hardy Ave. In addition, the Gateway Center and the Extended Studies Center with numerous computer and seminar rooms are located here . Opposite the ESC is the university hospital called Calpulli Center .

On the western part there are almost exclusively sports facilities. On the one hand the SDSU Sports Deck on the roof of a parking garage, on which there is a soccer field with a small spectator stand. To the north is the Fowler Athletics Center and Peterson Gym , to the west of which is Tony Gwynn Stadium , home of the university's baseball teams. Next to it is the Aztec Softball Field , a complex of several water basins and the Aztec Tennis Center with twelve playing fields. On the east side of 55th Street is the Viejas Arena , home of the university's basketball teams, and the Aztec Recreation Center , an extensive gym.

The northern and central part is characterized by scientific and academic institutions. Specifically, these are buildings for music, arts, nutrition, communication, visual arts, literature, natural sciences, engineering, industrial technologies and physics. This area also houses the SDSU Bookstore , which offers teaching and learning materials as well as extensive merchandise . To the south of this are the Malcolm A. Love Library and the Open Air Theater .

In the eastern part there are further academic institutions in the fields of chemical sciences, geology, mathematics, computer science, educational sciences and business administration. There are also two student service buildings in this area. To the south of this is the Aztec Student Union building, which was inaugurated in 2014 . Adjacent to this area is the SDSU Transit Center with an above-ground bus and two underground subway stops.

The entire campus is characterized by extensive green spaces such as Scripps Park with its own pond and river. There are also numerous snack and beverage services on campus. A West Commons and East Commons are operated in the west and east , both buildings contain various well-known fast food chains as well as locations of cafes and snack bars. In the outside areas of the campus in particular, over 20 parking areas have been set up, around half of which are multi-storey car parks. The main campus has two nearby links to Interstate 8.

Remote locations

The Imperial Valley campus of SDSU Calexico is about 6000 square meters and is from the streets Sherman Street , Blair Ave , 7th Street and Heber Ave surrounded. It is mainly used for research purposes and also has facilities for first-year and prospective students in the fields of criminal justice and psychology.

The campus in Brawley consists of only one building that contains five classrooms and a computer room.

Student numbers

The SDSU is one of the most popular universities in the California State Universities system. It receives the second highest number of applications after California State University, Long Beach . Including change of university and freshmen, over 75,000 applications were submitted for 2013, of which almost 26,000 were accepted. Since 2008, the university has become the most selective in the California State Universities system, with an acceptance rate of just over 30%. Over 54,000 high school graduates applied for the current Fall 2013 semester, of which only 20,000 could be accepted. This corresponds to a rate of around 37%. The SDSU had the lowest acceptance rate in 2010 at 29.9%.

The university had the highest number of enrolled students in 1987 with almost 36,000 students. At the time, it was the largest university in California and the tenth largest in the United States. Since there were too few facilities and courses for such a high number of students, the Board of Trustees of California State Universities decided to reduce the maximum number of students to 33,000. By 1993 the number even fell to below 27,000 and undercut the previous minimum from 1973. In the following years, however, the number of students rose sharply again and in 2008 also exceeded the limit of 33,000 by almost 2000 students. In 2014 just under 32,600 students were enrolled; including about 27,600 undergraduate students (Engl. undergraduates ) and 4,400 master's students (Engl. graduates ). In 2014, the SDSU had the highest number among the 23 California State Universities with 578 doctoral students .

Media and magazines

As early as 1902, The White and Gold , a student newspaper, was published for the first time on the university campus; the thematic focus was limited to literature and news. In 1913, the Normal News Weekly was the first campus newspaper to appear on a weekly basis. From 1925 this newspaper appeared under the name The Aztec , which was shortly thereafter changed to the current name The Daily Aztec . The Koala , a magazine with a satirical and humorous focus, which is also known beyond the city limits, has been published around the same time . However, it is no longer in direct contact with the SDSU.

Media and publications of the SDSU

  • San Diego State University Press : The oldest university publisher in the California State Universities system. The focus is on the border sciences, critical theory , Latin American studies and cultural studies.
  • Hyperbole Books
  • KPBS Public Broadcasting : The university's own broadcasting station that also broadcasts in the greater San Diego area. Programs include television , digital television and VHF radio (FM).
  • KCR : An independent, student-run broadcasting station
  • 360 Magazine : A quarterly magazine for alumni

Official campus newspapers of the SDSU

  • SDSU NewsCenter : News and information for students and employees
  • The Daily Aztec : California's largest academic newspaper; published daily since 1960

students life

Student associations

In contrast to what is usual at German and many European universities, American universities have a very broad and respected range of student connections. So their story began quite early at San Diego State University.

1921 was with Epsilon Eta the first fraternity (also Brotherhood of English. Fraternity ) was founded. By the end of the decade (also followed six other fraternities and eight sororities sororities , of Engl. Sorority ). Until the time after World War II , these connections only worked on a local level and did not assume any national status. In order to improve the examination performance of the liaison members, grade averages were published for the first time in 1925 by the Inter-Fraternity Council and Inter-Sorority Council . On a 3.0 point scale, the grade point average (GPA) for all students was 1.49. The fraternity students scored 1.35 and the fraternity students 1.47. In the 1940s there were already 15 student associations and twelve female student associations. Theta Chi was the first student association to operate nationwide; Alpha Xi Delta followed from the spectrum of student associations .

The number of members decreased to below 700 by the early 1970s, but grew to over 2900 by 1988. At this point in time, 20 fraternities and 13 fraternities were registered in the Inter Fraternity Council and Panhellenic Council , and there were six independent fraternities . The SDSU's interconnection system was one of the largest in the western United States. In 1983 the high-circulation USA Today reported that the grade point average of the liaison members at SDSU was below the grade point average of all students. Thereupon the management of the university tightened the access restrictions as well as the supervision of the connections, so that the grade average was already in 1989 slightly above the average across the campus. In a large-scale drug check, the police at San Diego State University, in cooperation with the American drug enforcement agency, arrested numerous liaison members, and several student associations were suspended. Nowadays there are around 50 connections, most of which also have a cultural or specialist area-oriented focus.

The five liaison bodies with their affiliated connections:

  • Panhellenic Sororities Council : Alpha Chi Omega , Alpha Epsilon Phi , Alpha Phi , Alpha Gamma Delta , Delta Gamma , Delta Zeta , Gamma Phi Beta , Kappa Delta , Pi Beta Phi
  • IFC Council : Alpha Epsilon Pi , Delta Upsilon , Phi Delta Theta , Phi Gamma Delta , Phi Kappa Psi , Phi Kappa Theta , Kappa Alpha Order , Sigma Alpha Epsilon , Sigma Phi Epsilon , Zeta Beta Tau
  • USFC Council : Alpha Psi Rho , Beta Gamma Nu , Delta Lambda Phi , Gamma Phi Epsilon , Gamma Zeta Alpha , Nu Alpha Kappa , Sigma Lambda Beta (all student associations), Alpha Phi Gamma , Alpha Pi Sigma , Delta Sigma Psi , Gamma Rho Lambda , Lambda Sigma Gamma , Lambda Theta Alpha , Sigma Alpha Theta , Sigma Lambda Gamma , Sigma Phi Omega , Sigma Theta Psi , Upsilon Kappa Delta (all student groups)
  • NPHC Council : Kappa Alpha Psi , Phi Beta Sigma (both student associations), Delta Sigma Theta (student association)
  • PFC Council : Alpha Kappa Psi , Alpha Phi Omega , Delta Sigma Phi , Phi Alpha Delta

San Diego State Aztecs

The Viejas Arena , home of the basketball teams

The SDSU sports teams are nicknamed Aztecs (full name: San Diego State Aztecs ). The university is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and is represented there within Division I in the Mountain West Conference ; With a few exceptions, for example, the team of water polo women belongs to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation , the men’s soccer teams compete in the Pacific-12 Conference . The colors of the Aztecs are red and black . Mascot is an Aztec warrior.

The teams have different venues:

  • Football: SDCCU Stadium , 70,561 seats
  • Basketball: Viejas Arena , 12,414 seats
  • Baseball: Tony Gwynn Stadium : 3000 seats
  • Volleyball: Peterson Gym , 3668 seats
  • Soccer: Sports Deck

history

Teams in rowing , tennis , basketball , golf , croquet and baseball were established early on . After merging with the Junior College in 1921, the university became a member of the Junior College Conference . In 1923 the SDSU scored 249: 52 points in ten games. After various teams had won titles over several years, the university was finally asked to leave, in fairness to smaller universities. After a year of playing as an independent university, she finally joined the Southern California Conference in 1926 , but was not able to win a title again until 1936. In 1939 the university joined the California Collegiate Athletic Association .

San Diego State Aztecs college football game versus UCLA at Qualcomm Stadium

The basketball team was also very successful in the 1930s and early 1940s, winning several championships, both within the league and nationally. Between 1935 and 1941, the baseball team also won three titles and came second three times. In 1955, the Aztec Club was formed to increase the number of sports scholarships, better hire coaches, and improve the university's sports program. By the end of the decade, the association had a capital of around 40,000 US dollars. In the late 1950s, the football program almost came to a standstill as coach Paul Governali deliberately did not recruit new players. This changed when President Love hired Don Coryell as coach in 1961 , who made three consecutive titles from 1966. Under Coryell's leadership, the football team won 104 games and lost just 19. The average attendance rose from 8,000 in its first year to 16,000 in 1966. When the new Qualcomm Stadium opened in 1967, in which the Aztecs and the NFL team of the San Diego Chargers play, the average attendance rose to 41,000. The Aztecs won several of the following seasons undefeated, and the team's players often held records for most touchdowns or catches . In 1972, Coryell left the team to coach the St. Louis Cardinals in the NFL.

Successes could also be celebrated in basketball. The 1967/68 team was considered the best college team in the United States. In the same decade, national titles in baseball, cross country , swimming and athletics were also won.

Personalities

Professors
Graduates

Web links

Commons : San Diego State University  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

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  3. a b c Achievements & Distinctions , advancement.sdsu.edu, accessed on June 28, 2015
  4. Carnegie Classifications , accessed June 28, 2015
  5. UT San Diego , accessed June 28, 2015
  6. Website of the SDSU Georgia Campus ( memento of the original from September 30, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on June 28, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / georgia.sdsu.edu

Coordinates: 32 ° 46 ′ 29.6 "  N , 117 ° 4 ′ 21.3"  W.