San Jose State University

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1. Official University Site: San Jose State University
2. Location: San Jose, CA
3. Graduate School website: SJSU Graduate Studies & Research
4. Official Athletic Site: SJSU Spartans
5. Wikipedia: San Jose State University
6. Article: "San Jose State University to Host Olympians in 2008" (2007)
7. Video: "A One-Minute Guide to San Jose State University"  

San Jose State University News and Gossip

• Official Website News: San Jose State University News
• Alumni Association: Monthly Newsletter
• San Jose Mercury News: Search for San Jose State University
• Google News: San Jose State University News

San Jose State University Vital Stats

• Official Site: San Jose State University Facts & Figures
• Founded: 1857
• Faculty: Approx 1850
• Diversity: Over 100 languages spoken on campus
• Undergraduates: Approx 30000
• Graduates: Approx 7000

San Jose State University Leadership

• President: Don W. Kassing
  • 2004-present: President
    • 1993-2004: Vice President for Administration and Finance

San Jose State University Notable Alumni

• Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, members of the rock band Fleetwood Mac
• Christopher Darden, a prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson trial
• Dian Fossey, a primatologist
• Jeff Garcia, NFL quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Omid Kordestani, Senior VP for Worldwide Sales and Field Operations, Google
• Tom and Dick Smothers, a comedy duo
• Amy Tan, a novelist
• Peter Ueberroth, organizer of 1984 Summer Olympics and former MLB Commissioner
• Dick Vermeil, Super Bowl winning coach with the St. Louis Rams
• Bill Walsh, Hall of Fame coach of the San Francisco 49ers
• David Willman, a three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.

San Jose State University Student Media

• Newspaper: The Spartan Daily
• Radio: KSJS (90.5 FM)
• Student Groups at San Jose State University: List of Student Organizations

San Jose State University Hotels, Maps and Directions

• Visiting San Jose State University: Driving Directions
• TripAdvisor: San Jose, CA Hotel Reviews and Prices 
• Orbitz: Hotels in San Jose, CA
• MapQuest: Map of San Jose State University

San Jose State University Blogs and Forums

• School of Library and Information Science (SLIS): slis21 Blog
• Technorati: Search for San Jose State University
• Recommend a link

San Jose State University Timeline

• 1857: University founded as Minns' Evening Normal School in San Francisco
• 1870: Relocated and became known as San Jose State College
• 1930: First degree-granting program in criminal justice in the United States established
• 1942: Uchida Hall used to gather Japanese Americans for internment camps during World War II
• 1982: English Department begins sponsorship of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest  

San Jose State University Sports Teams

• Official Athletic Site: SJSU Spartans
• League Website: Western Athletic Conference
• Baseball: Baseball
• Basketball: Men's and Women's
• Football: Football
• Golf: Men's and Women's