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| budget = $354.6 million (2023)As of August 31, 2023. WEB,weblink University Budget Committee August 31, 2023 Presentation, San Francisco State University, 2023,
| administrative_staff = 2074 (2023)
| faculty = 1,822 (2023) WEB,weblink SF State Facts, San Francisco State University, 2022,
| president = Lynn Mahoney
| provost = Amy Sueyoshi
| students = 23,700 (2023)
| undergrad = 20,673 (2023)
| postgrad = 2746 (2023)
| city = San Francisco
| state = California
| country = United States
| campus = Large city
| campus_size = {{convert|141.1|acre|ha}}
| colors = Purple and goldWEB,weblink Color System | Identity System Guidelines, Logo.sfsu.edu, 2015-07-14, 2015-10-20, October 26, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151026123633weblink">weblink dead, {{color box|#231161}} {{color box|#CD9700}}
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| sports_nickname = Gators
| mascot = Gator
| sporting_affiliations = NCAA Division II – CCAA
| parent = California State University
| accreditation = WSCUC
| website = {{URL|www.sfsu.edu}}
| logo = San Francisco State University logo.svg
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| embed | yes| name = | native_name =| native_language = | image = | caption = | type = | mapframe = No| coordinates = | location = | area = | built = | architect = | architecture = | governing_body = | owner = | designation1 = CHISL| designation1_offname = San Francisco State Teacher's College| designation1_date = 1/7/2008Historymissing image!
- Graduating class, State Normal School at San Francisco, June 1906.jpg - Graduating class, State Normal School at San Francisco, June 1906 19th CenturyIn 1857, the San Francisco Board of Education created the San Francisco Weekly Normal School,WEB, Which Came First?: San Francisco State or San Jose State?,weblink 2023-11-25, www.sfsu.edu, WEB, History {{!, CSU |url=https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/about-the-csu/Pages/history.aspx |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.calstate.edu |language=en-US}} also known as the Minns' Evening Normal School.WEB, Steffens, Kate, SJSU Research Guides: San Jose State Normal Training School History: Minns' Evening Normal School, 1857-1862,weblink 2023-11-25, libguides.sjsu.edu, en, In 1862, it became the California State Normal School, the first postsecondary institution established by the state. Only six students were enrolled on its first day. By 1866, enrollment had increased to 384.WEB, SFSU Centennial History: Long Narrative of SF State,weblink 2023-11-23, www.sfsu.edu, In 1867, the principal of Girls' High School and Normal School, Ellis Holmes, realized that the California State Normal School was not meeting the demand for teachers. The city approved the addition of a new year-long teacher-training program to his high school's curriculum, for girls who wanted to pursue a career in education. This program is what would eventually become San Francisco State University. When the California State Normal School was moved to San José in 1871, Girls' High became the only publicly-supported teacher-training institution.In 1895, the teaching program was split from the school and became San Francisco City Normal School. Due to a lack of funding, the school closed in 1898. A group of teachers, students, and supporters pressured the California State Legislature to convert it into a state-funded institution.On March 22, 1899,WEB, San Francisco State University Celebrates 100 Years of Opportunity and Academic Innovation in the Bay Area,weblink 2023-11-25, www.sfsu.edu, the California State Legislature approved the creation of the San Francisco State Normal School, with an appropriation of $10,000. Frederic Lister Burk was appointed as the first president and chose the school's motto, Experientia Docet.WEB, SFSU Centennial history,weblink 2023-12-25, www.sfsu.edu, The school rented space in a building on Powell Street between Clay and Sacramento Streets and 31 women were enrolled in the first year.WEB, SFSU Centennial History: 1899,weblink 2023-11-25, www.sfsu.edu, BOOK, Eliassen, Meredith,weblink San Francisco State University, 2007-10-03, Arcadia Publishing, 978-1-4396-3589-6, en,20th CenturyThe 1906 earthquake and fire forced the school to relocate from Nob Hill to a temporary campus at the Grant School in Oakland.In 1921, the school began offering Bachelor's degree options and was renamed San Francisco State Teachers College.BOOK, Pollak, Mark,weblink The Playing Grounds of College Football: A Comprehensive Directory, 1869 to Today, 2018-11-16, McFarland, 978-1-4766-3260-5, 346, en, Teachers Colleges in California received authorization to grant Bachelor of Arts degrees in 1923.Also in 1921, construction for a new campus started at a property bound by Laguna, Haight, Buchanan and Hermann Streets. The campus consisted of four Spanish Colonial Revival style buildings designed by George McDougall, a California state architect.WEB, National Register #07001391: San Francisco State Teacher's College in San Francisco, California,weblink 2023-11-25, noehill.com, WEB, SAN FRANCISCO STATE TEACHER'S COLLEGE,weblink 2023-11-25, CA State Parks, en, In the 1930s, overcrowding became an issue at the campus. It had been designed for 1500 students, but had to accommodate about 3000. In 1938, students rallied for a new campus with non-wooden buildings, due to fears from the city's earthquake and fire in 1906.WEB, Burke, Amy, SFSU is a pioneer for protests, but do they actually create change?,weblink 2024-04-30, Xpress Magazine, By 1939, land near Lake Merced had been acquired to build a new campus, but plans were paused due to World War II. Many students took part in the war, causing enrollment to decline.WEB, Project, Western Neighborhods, Streetwise: Celebrating San Francisco State,weblink 2023-11-25, www.outsidelands.org, en, During the 1920s and '30s, State Teachers Colleges expanded beyond being only vocational schools to train teachers. They were formally authorized to offer four-year liberal arts curriculums and renamed State Colleges in 1935.BOOK, Gerth, Donald R.,weblink The People's University: A History of the California State University, 2010, Berkeley Public Policy Press, 978-0-87772-435-3, en, So, the school became known as San Francisco State College.In 1949, master's degrees were authorized to be offered.San Francisco State College became part of the California State College system established under the Donahoe Higher Education Act in 1960. Dumke resigned to become the system's vice chancellor for academic affairs, before becoming the second chancellor of the system for 20 years.In Fall 1965, the Experimental College was started by students Cynthia Carlson, Donna Michaelson, Sharon Gold, and James Nixon, in an effort to teach untraditionally. In 1927, over 2000 students enrolled in courses offered by the Experimental College. The original Experimental College stopped operating after 1969.WEB, A Revised History of the Experimental College - 1960's to present {{!, SF State's Experimental College |url=https://ueap.sfsu.edu/exco/rev_history_20230915 |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=ueap.sfsu.edu}}On November 6, 1967, James Vaszko, the campus editor of the Gater, the student newspaper at the time, was assaulted by members of the Black Student Union.WEB, Anonymous, 2018-10-30, San Francisco State University Black Student Union (BSU) Attack Gater campus newspaper editor, James Vaszko, San Francisco, CA, November 6, 1967,weblink 2023-11-25, Cleveland Museum of Art, en, This event became known as the Gater Incident.WEB, Interview with Jim Vaszko - Bay Area Television Archive,weblink 2023-11-25, diva.sfsu.edu, WEB, 2014-11-29, San Francisco State College Strike Collection-Bibliography of Secondary Source Materials,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141129034818weblink">weblink November 29, 2014, 2023-11-25, In 1967, 1968, and 1969, there were many demonstrations, including the Third World Liberation Front strike at SF State, longest student strike in American history, which lasted from November 6, 1968 to March 20, 1969.Also in 1969, Richard Oakes led a group of SF State students in the occupation of Alcatraz IslandAnd a 763-bed, 15-story dorm building, Verducci Hall, was built near Lake Merced Boulevard.In 1972, the State Colleges system was designated "The California State University and Colleges." As a result, SF State was renamed California State University, San Francisco. This name was not popular with students, and the university was soon renamed San Francisco State University in 1974.(File:Cesar Chavez Student Center, November 29, 2023.jpg|thumb|Cesar Chavez Student Center)President Romberg secured a permanent federal lease for 25 acres of shoreline in Tiburon for just $1 in 1978.WEB, SFSU Centennial History: 1978,weblink 2023-11-25, www.sfsu.edu, The Romberg Tiburon Campus would eventually expand to 53 acres.In 1983, Chia-Wei Woo became the 11th president of the university. Woo was the first Chinese-American to head a major American university.WEB, Centennial Historical Presidents: Chia Wei Woo,weblink's,programs%20and%20activities%20at%20SFSU., 2023-12-25, www.sfsu.edu, After suffering damage from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, Verducci Hall was permanently closed.WEB, March 23, 1999, Big bang propels San Francisco State University into its second century,weblink 2024-05-04, www.sfsu.edu, On May 14, 1985, a pipe bomb in a purse was found in the Business/Ethnic Studies Building (now Business Building).WEB, Archives, L. A. Times, 1985-05-14, Ticking Bomb Found on Campus in San Francisco,weblink 2023-11-30, Los Angeles Times, en-US, WEB, San Francisco State College Campus Guide,weblink November 29, 2023, A US Army bomb disposal team removed it.WEB, Bomb at SF State College - Bay Area Television Archive,weblink 2023-11-30, diva.sfsu.edu, In 1993, the College of Extended Learning (now College of Global and Professional Education) opened the Downtown Center in San Francisco's Multimedia Gulch, at 425 Market St. NEWS, Adams, Gerald D., 1999-12-16, S.F. State trumpets downtown campus,weblink 2023-11-23, CT Insider, en-US, On March 28, 1999, construction began on the Village at Centennial Square, a low-rise, mixed-use complex. The same day, Verducci Hall was imploded after it sustained damage from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and sat vacant for a decade.21st CenturyIn 2007, the Downtown Campus was opened at 835 Market Street, with nearly 47,000 square feet of classroom space in Westfield San Francisco Centre.WEB, Berlin, Kyran, SF State evaluates new locations for Downtown Campus,weblink 2023-11-25, Golden Gate Xpress, The first Rhythms Music Festival happened in March 2011.WEB, Sheffer, Devery, ASI-sponsored Rhythms Music Festival kicks off tomorrow in the Annex,weblink 2023-12-29, Golden Gate Xpress, The annual music festival is held in a building known as the Annex.WEB, Rhythms,weblink 2023-12-29, Associated Students, en-US, In 2013, the Science Building was found to have "unsafe levels" of airborne mercury, lead and asbestos in the basement. Over $3.6 million was spent for remediation of the pervasive contamination. University administration terminated several employees who reported the contamination, resulting in several wrongful termination and whistle-blower lawsuits, including one by the recently hired director. In July 2014, Cal/OSHA cited the university for various health and safety violations in the Science Building, which included SFSU failing to locate asbestos in the building and warn employees about the hazards of mercury.NEWS, SFSU fired whistleblower who exposed Science Building scandal, en-US, The San Francisco Examiner,weblink 2018-10-26, NEWS, SFSU attorneys ordered to release Science Building scandal emails, en-US, The San Francisco Examiner,weblink 2018-10-26, In March 2016, a video of a student being attacked for having dreadlocks went viral and sparked discussions about cultural appropriation.WEB, Roommate of woman in viral dreadlocks video at SF State speaks out,weblink 2024-01-02, ABC7 San Francisco, en, WEB, 2016-03-31, The white student who was harassed over his dreadlocks has spoken out,weblink 2024-01-02, The Independent, en, (File:Student walkout October 25, 2023.png|thumb|Hundreds of students walked out and rallied at SF State's Malcolm X Plaza on October 25, 2023.)In response to the College of Ethnic Studies being underfunded since 2008, four students held a ten-day hunger strike from May 2–11, 2016, resulting in one hospitalization. The strike ended when President Leslie Wong agreed to commit nearly $500,000 to the college and meet a portion of their demands.WEB, Herrera, Jack, 10-day hunger strike = victory for SFSU students,weblink 2023-11-25, USA TODAY, en-US, The Experimental College was revived in Fall 2017. One-unit courses are created and taught by students.WEB, 2017-12-11, Pilot Program Revives 1960s Experimental College at S.F. State,weblink 2023-11-26, KQED, en-us, Also in 2017, a group of Jewish students and local residents accused SFSU of encouraging antisemitism and excluding Jewish student pro-Israel activist groups from campus activities.NEWS, Pine, Dan, 2017-08-05, Investigation: SF Hillel 'improperly excluded' from student fair, en-US, J.,weblink 2023-11-25, WEB, 2019-03-22, A Reluctant Campus Acknowledges Zionism,weblink 2023-11-25, Commentary Magazine, en-US, NEWS, Egelko, Bob, 2017-06-20, Lawsuit says Jewish students 'intimidated' at SF State,weblink 2023-11-25, San Francisco Chronicle, en, The students filed two lawsuits focusing on the disruption of a speech by Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat in 2016. One suit was dismissed amd the other was settled.In May 2019, Lynn Mahoney became the first woman to become president of SF State in a permanent capacity.WEB, Lynn Mahoney {{!, CSU |url=https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/about-the-csu/leadership/presidents/Pages/mahoney.aspx |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.calstate.edu |language=en-US}} Mary Ward had served as an acting president in the summer of 1927, after the death of Archibald Anderson.WEB, Centennial Historical Presidents: Mary Ward,weblink 2023-11-25, www.sfsu.edu, On September 23, 2020, SFSU faculty Rabab Abdulhadi and Tomomi Kinukawa hosted a discussion on Zoom titled "Whose Narratives? Gender, Justice, and Resistance."WEB, 2020-09-29, Whose Narratives? Gender, Justice, and Resistance - Event - Arab America,weblink 2023-11-25,weblink September 29, 2020, The event's speakers included Leila Khaled, a Palestinian political activist and plane hijacker. Zoom and YouTube canceled the broadcast due to Khaled's history of violent actions towards civilians. Facebook also removed a page for the event.NEWS, Egelko, Bob, 2022-03-15, Tensions over ethnic studies continue at S.F. State as president vetoes faculty decision siding with professor,weblink 2023-11-25, San Francisco Chronicle, en, WEB, 2020-09-27, Zoom refuses to stream university event featuring member of terrorist organization,weblink 2023-11-25,weblink September 27, 2020, WEB, Vincent, James, 2020-09-24, Zoom cancels talk by Palestinian hijacker Leila Khaled at San Francisco State University,weblink 2023-11-25, The Verge, en, President Mahoney wrote a letter about the incident. A second event titled "Whose Narratives? What Free Speech for Palestine?" was scheduled for April 23, 2021, and was also blocked.WEB, McLaughlin, Sarah, 2021-04-22, Zoom cancels another academic event with Leila Khaled, again raising questions about company's role in the classroom,weblink 2023-11-25, www.thefire.org, en, NEWS, Greschler, Gabriel, 2020-09-04, Palestinian hijacker Leila Khaled to speak at S.F. State, en-US, J.,weblink 2023-11-25, In 2022, the new Downtown Campus opened on the fifth floor of 160 Spear St., replacing the Downtown Campus at 835 Market Street.WEB, New Downtown Campus - We Moved! {{!, College of Professional & Global Education |url=https://cpage.sfsu.edu/news/we-moved |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=cpage.sfsu.edu}}On April 6, 2023, former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines visited SFSU for a Turning Point USA student chapter event and spoke publicly about her campaign against transgender athletes in women's sports.NEWS, Hernandez, Adriana, 2023-04-07, Riley Gaines visit to SF State results in trans-rights activist protest, Golden Gate Xpress,weblink live, 2023-04-08,weblink 2023-04-08, NEWS, Ross, Alexandra, 2023-03-28, 'Spiritual warfare': Riley Gaines speaks against trans women in women's sports at on-campus event, The Pitt News,weblink live, 2023-04-08,weblink 2023-04-05, This sparked a protest.NEWS, Regimbal, Alec, 2023-04-07, Anti-Lia Thomas activist whisked away by police amid protest at San Francisco State, SFGATE,weblink live, 2023-04-08,weblink 2023-04-07, After the event, Gaines said she had been struck during the protest.WEB, April 7, 2023, Former college swimmer says she was assaulted at an event opposing the inclusion of trans women in women's sports,weblink CNN, (File:Encampment at SFSU.png|thumb|The encampment at SF State on May 3, 2024. It started on April 29.)In September, October, and November, students and staff held numerous demonstrations in response to the 2023 Israel–Hamas War, tuition increases, layoffs, and budget cuts.WEB, Hernandez, Adriana, 'Stop the hike,' SFSU students oppose tuition increase,weblink 2023-11-25, Golden Gate Xpress, WEB, 2023-09-13, Facing $1.5B deficit, California State University to hike tuition 6% annually for next 5 years,weblink 2023-11-25, AP News, en, WEB, Singh, Preetina, 2023-10-12, Organizing Against Massive Layoffs at San Francisco State University,weblink 2023-11-25, California Faculty Association, en-US, NEWS, Walkouts Protesting 'Gaza Genocide' Planned on Campuses Across U.S., en, Haaretz,weblink 2023-11-25, SFSU faculty members participated in a strike led by the California Faculty Association across the CSU system on January 22, 2024.WEB, 2024-01-20, California Faculty Association to strike next week at Cal State campuses - CBS San Francisco,weblink 2024-01-21, www.cbsnews.com, en-US, WEB, Quinn, Ryan, Cal State System Strike Begins, Ends in 1 Day,weblink 2024-01-25, Inside Higher Ed, en, WEB, Rodriguez, Matthew, 2024-01-22, California State Universities reach tentative agreement with faculty and staff - CBS Los Angeles,weblink 2024-01-25, www.cbsnews.com, en-US, Faculty had held earlier demonstrations in an effort to prevent layoffs and receive a 12% raise.WEB, Pratap, Ishaan, CFA hosts rally to save SFSU faculty jobs,weblink 2023-11-25, Golden Gate Xpress, {{Citation |last=Osborn |first=Sophia |title=The other side: Q&A With CFA-SFSU Brad Erickson |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/104489/multimedia/the-other-side-qa-with-cfa-sfsu-brad-erickson/ |access-date=2023-11-25}}About 500 people attended a rally on April 29, calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. After the rally, some protestors began an encampment, following protests and encampments at universities in other parts of the United States and in other countries.WEB, Cramer, Luke, SFSU begins encampments in solidarity with Palestine, joining a nationwide movement,weblink 2024-04-30, Golden Gate Xpress, NEWS, Asimov, Nanette, Protesters rally at S.F. State University, calling for cease-fire and Israel divestment,weblink 2024-04-30, San Francisco Chronicle, en,Milestones
GovernanceSan Francisco State University is part of the California State University system. The CSU is governed by a 25-member Board of Trustees who oversee the system's chancellor.WEB, Board of Trustees {{!, CSU |url=https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/board-of-trustees |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=www.calstate.edu |language=en-US}} The president of SF State reports to the chancellor and oversees six cabinet units. Cabinet units collaborate via 13 committees and work in conjunction with three semi-independent 501(c)(3) organizations that support the university.WEB, About Campus Governance {{!, Administration & Finance |url=https://adminfin.sfsu.edu/campus-governance |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=adminfin.sfsu.edu}} Each cabinet, except the Office of the President, is led by a vice president.WEB, Administrative Officers | < San Francisco State University,weblink 2024-01-16, bulletin.sfsu.edu, The vice president of Academic Affairs is also university's provost and oversees 15 administrative units, including the university's seven colleges. Each college is led by a dean and consists of departments, led by department chairs, and schools, led by directors.WEB, About Academic Affairs {{!, Academic Affairs and the Office of the Provost |url=https://academic.sfsu.edu/about-aa |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=academic.sfsu.edu}} Departments and schools are at the same administrative level.
Rankings and distinctions
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Demographics{| class"wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed floatright collapsible" ; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2022WEB, titleCollege Navigator - San Francisco State University, urweblink access-date2023-11-25, websitences.ed.gov,
Main campus
San Francisco State University's 144.1-acre main campus is located in the southwest part of San Francisco. To its north are Lowell High School and Stonestown Galleria. Parkmerced is south of the campus. 19th Avenue is to its east and Lake Merced and TPC Harding Park are to its west.WEB, Map,weblink 2024-04-18, m.sfsu.edu, Construction began on the site in the 1940s.The campus was has several brutalist buildings as well as modern architecture.WEB, Bowen, Sarah, Brutalist? Or Just Brutal to Look At?,weblink 2024-04-18, Xpress Magazine, WEB, Brown, Mary, January 12, 2011, San Francisco Modern Architecture and Landscape Design 1935-1970 Historic Context Statement,weblink April 17, 2024, 88.5% of the university's students commute to the campus.WEB, April 17, 2024, Strategic Enrollment Management Plan,weblink April 17, 2024, The university has a reputation for having many commuter students due to a lack of student housing on campus and San Francisco's high cost of living.WEB, Molloy, Sebastiaan, Master Plan aims to shed commuter campus label,weblink 2024-04-18, Golden Gate Xpress, WEB, Martell, Maci, Commuter podcast Ep.1,weblink 2024-04-18, Golden Gate Xpress, It is served by several public transit lines.WEB, MUNI {{!, PARKING & TRANSPORTATION |url=https://parking.sfsu.edu/muni |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=parking.sfsu.edu}}The campus is under the jurisdiction of San Francisco State's University Police Department.WEB, DIVISION OF CAMPUS SAFETY {{!, Division of Campus Safety |url=https://campussafety.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=campussafety.sfsu.edu}}The university uses abbreviations to refer to buildings and locations at the campus.weblink |access-date2023-11-27 |websitemaps.sfsu.edu}}">Academic buildingsWEB, titleWelcome {{!, Campus Maps |urweblink |access-date2023-11-27 |websitemaps.sfsu.edu}}
(File:Business Building, November 27, 2023.png|thumb|Business Building)- Burk Hall (BH)
- Business (BUS)
- Creative Arts (CA)
- Ethnic Studies & Psychology (EP)
- Fine Arts (FA)
- Health & Social Sciences (HSS)
- Hensill Hall (HH)
- Humanities (HUM)
- Liberal and Creative Arts (LCA)
- J. Paul Leonard Library (LIB)
- Science (SCI)
- Science & Engineering Innovation Center (Under construction)WEB, Science & Engineering Innovation Center {{!, School of Engineering |url=https://engineering.sfsu.edu/science-engineering-innovation-center |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=engineering.sfsu.edu}}
- Sutro Library (in LIB)
- Thornton Hall (TH)
- Marcus Hall (MH)
Residence buildings, communities, and services
(File:The Village at Centennial Square.png|thumb|The Village at Centennial Square is one of San Francisco State University's housing communities.)- City Eats Dining Center (DC)WEB,weblink Welcome to DineOnCampus at San Francisco State University by Chartwells Higher Education, Dineoncampus.com, November 4, 2011, WEB,weblink Dining Center – SF State University Property Management, Sfsu.edu, November 4, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110907071157weblink">weblink September 7, 2011, dead, mdy-all,
- Manzanita Square (MZS)WEB, Manzanita Square {{!, University Housing|url=https://housing.sfsu.edu/Manzanita-Square|access-date=2020-12-24|website=housing.sfsu.edu}}
- Mary Park Hall (MPH)WEB,weblink Mary Park and Mary Ward Residence Halls – SF State University Property Management, Sfsu.edu, November 4, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111117234704weblink">weblink November 17, 2011, dead, mdy-all,
- Mary Ward Hall (MWH)
- Towers Junior Suites (TJS)WEB,weblink Towers at Centennial Square, June 4, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170602055841weblink">weblink June 2, 2017, dead, mdy-all,
- The Towers at Centennial Square (TCS)WEB,weblink Towers at Centennial Square – SF State University Property Management, Sfsu.edu, November 4, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111117235716weblink">weblink November 17, 2011, dead, mdy-all,
- The Village at Centennial Square (VCS)WEB,weblink Village at Centennial Square – SF State University Property Management, Sfsu.edu, November 4, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111117234714weblink">weblink November 17, 2011, dead, mdy-all,
- University Park North (UPN)WEB,weblink University Park North, 2008-06-18,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080603122808weblink">weblink June 3, 2008, mdy-all,
- University Park South (UPS)WEB,weblink University Park South, 2008-06-18,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090220161239weblink">weblink February 20, 2009, mdy-all,
- West Campus Green Residential Building (Under construction)WEB, West Campus Green Site Development, Capital Planning, Design and Construction,weblink 2023-11-23,
Conference and event facilities
- Seven Hills Conference CenterWEB,weblink Meeting and Conference Facilities- Seven Hills – SF State University Property Management, Sfsu.edu, November 4, 2011,
- Student Life Events Center/Annex I (SLEC)WEB, Student Life Events Center {{!, Student Activities & Events |url=https://activities.sfsu.edu/student-life-events-center |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=activities.sfsu.edu}}
- Towers Conference Center (TCONF)WEB,weblink Meeting and Conference Facilities-Towers – SF State University Property Management, Sfsu.edu, November 4, 2011,
Student and administrative services
(File:Cesar Chavez Student Center, November 27, 2023.png|thumb|Inside Cesar Chavez Student Center)- Administration (ADM)
- Cesar Chavez Student Center (CCSC)WEB, Cesar Chavez Student Center,weblink 2023-11-27, Associated Students, en-US,
- Corporation Yard (CYD)
- Gator Health Center (Under construction)
- Early Childhood Education Center (formerly Child Care Center) (A.S. ECEC)WEB, Early Childhood Education Center,weblink 2023-11-27, Associated Students, en-US,
- Mashouf Wellness Center (MWC)
- Student Health Center (SHS)
- Student Services (SSB)
Athletic facilities
- Cox Stadium
- Gymnasium (GYM)
- Maloney Field
Gallery
File:PXL 20231128 010409313.jpg|Marcus HallFile:Burk Hall Nov 29, 2023.jpg|link=|Burk HallFile:SFSU Administration Building.jpg|Administration BuildingFile:Mashouf Wellness Center, Nov. 27, 2023.png|Mashouf Wellness CenterFile:Ethnic Studies and Psychology Building Nov 29 2023.jpg|link=|Ethnic Studies and Psychology BuildingFile:SFSU Library Nov 28, 2023.jpg|link=|Library BuildingFile:SFSU Library 1.jpg|A seating area in the J. Paul Leonard LibraryFile:The Quad at SFSU.jpg|link=|The QuadFile:Open24.jpg|link=|Open24File:Thornton and Hensill Halls.png|Thornton Hall and Hensill HallFile:SFSU Humanities Building.jpg|Humanities BuildingFile:SFSU apartments.jpg|alt=|Student housingSatellite campuses
In addition to the main campus, the university also has three satellite campuses.Downtown Campus (DTC)
(File:Downtown Campus classroom Oct, 27, 2023.png|thumb|A classroom at the Downtown Campus)The Downtown Campus located on the fifth floor of 160 Spear St., in San Francisco, California.WEB, Downtown Campus {{!, San Francisco State University {{!}} College of Professional & Global Education |url=https://cpage.sfsu.edu/downtowncampus |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=cpage.sfsu.edu}} It is used and managed by the Lam Family College of Business and the College of Professional & Global Education (formerly College of Extended Learning). The campus spans approximately 15,850 square feet.SF State has maintained facilities in Downtown San Francisco since the 1950s. The current Downtown Campus replaces the previous, underused campus that was located in the San Francisco Centre.WEB, Berlin, Kyran, SF State evaluates new locations for Downtown Campus,weblink 2023-11-23, Golden Gate Xpress, The old Downtown Campus was a replacement for the Downtown Center located at 425 Market Street.WEB, Wong, Neal, Xplainer: Downtown Campus,weblink 2023-12-21, Golden Gate Xpress, The campus has a student lounge, a computer lab, and study rooms.WEB, San Francisco State University Downtown Campus {{!, Lam Family College of Business |url=https://cob.sfsu.edu/resources/graduate-programs/facilities |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=cob.sfsu.edu}} A portion of 160 Spear St.'s 12th floor was part of the campus until 2024.Sierra Nevada Field Campus (SNFC)
The 7.1-acre Sierra Nevada Field Campus is located in Sierra County, near Yuba Pass and the Sierra Valley, at 35400 Hwy 49 in Calpine, California. It is over 200 miles north of the main campus.WEB, February 13, 2023 {{!, CampusMemo |url=https://campusmemo.sfsu.edu/february-13-2023 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=campusmemo.sfsu.edu |language=en}} The current director of the campus is Darrow Feldstein.WEB, Contact {{!, Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://sierra.sfsu.edu/contact |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=sierra.sfsu.edu}}The campus offers three to seven-day courses and workshops to students as well as the general public.WEB, Welcome to the San Francisco State Sierra Nevada Field Campus, SF State Sierra Nevada Field Campus,weblink 2021-12-15, WEB, Classes & Workshops {{!, Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://sierra.sfsu.edu/classes-workshops |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=sierra.sfsu.edu}} Accredited, one-unit courses are processed by the College of Professional & Global Education. Workshops are not for credit and processed by the University Corporation. The campus is also used for research by graduate students of the College of Science and Engineering.WEB, Scholarships {{!, Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://sierra.sfsu.edu/scholarships |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=sierra.sfsu.edu}}Due to its remote location, there is no cell service and extremely limited internet access at the campus. Accommodations at the campus consist of tents with mattresses. Students and visitors can to bring their own tents or vehicles to sleep in, or stay off campus.WEB, FAQs {{!, Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://sierra.sfsu.edu/faqs |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=sierra.sfsu.edu}}WEB, Gallery {{!, Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://sierra.sfsu.edu/gallery-0 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=sierra.sfsu.edu}} The campus has a moderately high elevation of about 5522 feet or 1683 meters.WEB, Sierra Nevada Field Campus {{!, Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://sierra.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=sierra.sfsu.edu}}WEB, Worldwide Elevation Finder,weblink 2023-11-27, elevation.maplogs.com, The campus is supported by Friends of Sierra Nevada Field Campus, a non-profit organization.WEB, Friends of the Sierra Nevada Field Campus – photo by Sarah Rabkin,weblink 2023-11-27, friendsofsnfc.org,Buildings
There are three buildings at the campus.WEB, Sierra Nevada Field Campus · 35400 CA-49, Sierra City, CA 96124,weblink 2023-11-27, Sierra Nevada Field Campus · 35400 CA-49, Sierra City, CA 96124, en,- Director's Cabin
- Staff Cabin
- Dining Hall
Romberg Tiburon Campus (RTC)
(File:Romberg Tiburon Campus pier Oct30, 2023.png|thumb|A pier at the Romberg Tiburon Campus)The Romberg Tiburon Campus is a 53.7-acre research campus located in Marin County, at 3150 and 3152 Paradise Drive in Tiburon, California. It is home to the only marine and environmental science lab on San Francisco Bay.WEB, Romberg Tiburon Campus, Estuary & Ocean Science Center,weblink 2021-09-15, Katharyn Boyer is the interim executive director of the Estuary & Ocean Science Center and manages the campus.WEB, Lang, Gretchen, 2022-06-29, The Ark {{!, Marine center's new director hopeful amid funding challenges |url=https://www.thearknewspaper.com/live/marine-center-s-new-director-hopeful-amid-funding-challenges |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=The Ark |language=en}}WEB, Director's Message {{!, Estuary & Ocean Science Center |url=https://eoscenter.sfsu.edu/directors-message |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=eoscenter.sfsu.edu}}The Tiburon branch of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's Marine Invasions LabWEB, Administrator, SI OCIO Web, 2015-08-24, The Tiburon Branch of the Marine Invasions Lab - Conducting World-class research on the US West Coast Since 2000,weblink 2023-12-25, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, en, and the offices for the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve are also located there.(File:Research Vessels Romberg Tiburon Campus Oct30, 2023.png|thumb|Research vessels at the Romberg Tiburon Campus)The campus was a former U.S. Navy base. SF State has operated a marine lab on the site since 1978, when it began acquiring the land from the federal government for $1, under the condition that the site be used for education.NEWS, Alexander, Kurtis, 2023-06-10, The only marine science lab on San Francisco Bay is at risk of closing. Here's what's at stake,weblink 2023-11-23, San Francisco Chronicle, en, A master plan is being currently being drafted for the campus. It has never had a master plan formally prepared and adopted by the campus or the CSU Board of Trustees. An approved master plan and certified environmental impact statement are required before the university can begin significant construction projects at the campus.WEB, Campus Planning at San Francisco State University {{!, Campus Planning |url=https://plan.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=plan.sfsu.edu}}WEB, Romberg Tiburon Campus Master Plan {{!, Campus Planning |url=https://plan.sfsu.edu/rtcmp |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=plan.sfsu.edu}}The campus is at risk of closing due to financial struggles.Buildings
(File:Inside Delta Hall, Oct30, 2023.png|thumb|Inside Delta Hall)There are eight occupied buildings at the campus.WEB, Estuary & Ocean Science Center {{!, Facilities Services |url=https://facilities.sfsu.edu/eoscenter |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=facilities.sfsu.edu}}WEB, Visit Our Offices {{!, San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve |url=https://sfbaynerr.sfsu.edu/visit-our-offices |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=sfbaynerr.sfsu.edu}}- Bay Conference Center (BCC)WEB, Bay Conference Center {{!, Estuary & Ocean Science Center |url=https://eoscenter.sfsu.edu/bcc |access-date=2021-09-15 |website=eoscenter.sfsu.edu}}
- Delta Hall
- Estuary Hall
- Farallon Hall
- Greenhouse
- Ohrenschall Guest House
- N. Barracks
- S. Barracks
Athletics
(File:San Francisco State Gators wordmark.jpg|thumb|right|San Francisco State Gators wordmark)The university's intercollegiate athletics teams, the Gators, compete in NCAA Division II and are a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (wrestling competes in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference). SF State fields 12 sports: men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men's baseball, wrestling, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and softball.The Gators have also produced 13 National Football League players, including Billy Baird, Elmer Collett, Maury Duncan, Carl Kammerer, Douglas Parrish, and Floyd Peters. Mike Holmgren got his collegiate coaching start as the team's Offensive Coordinator in 1981. The football program ended in 1995.SF State has produced three Major League Baseball players, two of whom became All-Stars (former Mets shortstop Bud Harrelson, and former Brewers and Red Sox outfielder Tommy Harper). The soccer program has had one player enter the professional ranks. Jared MacLane played in the soccer Professional First Division in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.SF State Wrestling sent a wrestler to a national championship meet every year from 1963–64 to 2016–17.WEB,weblink WRE {{!, Season concludes at NCAA Regionals|website=SF State Athletics|date=February 24, 2017 |access-date=2017-03-28}}As of 2024, the Gators have earned one NCAA team championship at the Division II level, a 1997 wrestling championship.WEB, Championships Summary,weblink March 3, 2024, National Collegiate Athletic Association, WEB,weblink Division II Wrestling Championships Records Book, National Collegiate Athletic Association, 19 August 2019,Mascot
In the early 20th century, collegiate sports at SF State became more popular, creating a need for a team name, and the search for a mascot started in 1921.BOOK, Eliassen, Meredith, 2007, San Francisco State University,weblink Arcadia Publishing, 35, 9780738555669, The university's newspaper at the time, the Bay Leaf, asked for suggestions for a mascot.WEB, Eliassen, Meredith, LibGuides: SFSU Archives: Mascot,weblink 2024-01-01, libguides.sfsu.edu, en, Students suggested an alligator named "Golden Gater" in reference to the Golden Gate.WEB, Alli the Gator {{!, New Student & Family Programs |url=https://newstudentprograms.sfsu.edu/alli-gator |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=newstudentprograms.sfsu.edu}}WEB, 2023-02-15, Why is SF State's mascot a 'Gator?',weblink 2024-01-01, KRON4, en-US, Students voted in favor of the name and the alligator choice was finalized in 1931, but after numerous misspellings by the newspaper, use of "Golden Gator" stuck.WEB, Why is SF State's mascot a Gator? - Library Help,weblink 2024-01-01, sfsu.libanswers.com, In the beginning, two female students were chosen each year as alligator mascots. The mascot's name was eventually shortened to the Gator. In 2023, the Gator became Alli Gator and was redesigned.WEB, Alli Gator gets a glow up {{!, SF State News |url=https://news.sfsu.edu/news/alli-gator-gets-glow |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=news.sfsu.edu}}Intramural Sports
Intramural sports at SF State include indoor soccer, costume dodgeball, and badminton.WEB, IMLeagues,weblink 2023-11-28, www.imleagues.com,Student life and traditions
Student organizations
As of May 2024, SFSU has 262 formally recognized student organizations.WEB, - GatorXperience,weblink 2024-04-02, sfsu.campuslabs.com, In order to receive funding, student organizations must be formally recognized by the Office of Student Activities & Events.WEB, Reregister a Club/Organization {{!, Student Activities & Events |url=https://activities.sfsu.edu/202021-returning-student-club-registration |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=activities.sfsu.edu}}49 Greek life organizations are formally recognizedWEB, Greek Life at SF State {{!, Student Activities & Events |url=https://activities.sfsu.edu/greek-life-sf-state |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=activities.sfsu.edu}} and include chapters of Alpha Phi, Sigma Pi Alpha, and Phi Sigma Sigma.Housing
SFSU has three on-campus housing neighborhoods: the Central Neighborhood, the North Neighborhood, and the South Neighborhood. These neighborhoods are further divided into housing communities.WEB, Residential Community Overview {{!, University Housing |url=https://housing.sfsu.edu/residential-community-overview |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=housing.sfsu.edu}} Also Parkmerced, a planned neighborhood consisting of high-rise and low-rise apartments, is located to the south of the university.WEB, Student Living,weblink 2024-01-01, Parkmerced, en-US,First-year student accommodations
(File:Village_Market_and_Pizza,_Subway_Nov27_2023.png|thumb|The Village at Centennial Square is part of the Central Neighborhood)The Central Neighborhood consists of housing for first-year students. There are two residence halls available: Mary Ward Hall and Mary Park Hall. They are colloquially known as the Maries.WEB, Jong, Sunthi, Meet the class of ‘27 – find out hopes and goals for their time at SFSU,weblink 2024-04-18, Golden Gate Xpress, In the Fall 2024 semester, a new residence hall will be completed and open to students. The Towers at Centennial Square has full and partial high-rise suites. The Village at Centennial Square has apartments. The difference between suites and apartments is that apartments are available to be leased year-round, but suites are only available during the academic year. The Central Neighborhood is the closest housing neighborhood to the university's dining center, City Eats.{{Citation |title=Dorm Tour {{!}} SFSU Mary Ward Hall |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULsH-aCpTPY |access-date=2024-01-01 |language=en}}Non-first-year student accommodations
The North Neighborhood has high-rise and low-rise garden apartments in the University Park North community. This neighborhood is closest to Stonestown Galleria, a shopping mall.The South Neighborhood consists of University Park South and Manzanita Square. University Park South offers townhome-style apartments. Manzanita Square is a LEED Gold certified apartment building that is owned and operated by American Campus Communities.WEB, Welcome to Manzanita Square! {{!, University Housing |url=https://housing.sfsu.edu/manzanita-square |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=housing.sfsu.edu}}WEB, San Francisco State University Manzanita Square,weblink 2024-01-01, Multistudio, en-US,Health
Student Health Services
Student Health Services, or SHS, operates out of the Student Health Center.{{Citation |title=Making the most of the Health Center at SFSU |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79_-suHfwjo |access-date=2024-01-02 |language=en}}WEB, Student Health Services - San Francisco State University - LocalWiki,weblink 2024-01-02, localwiki.org, Primary care, vaccinations, x-rays, pharmacy services, gynecology services, and STI testing are some of the services provided.WEB, Student Health Services {{!, San Francisco State University |url=https://health.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=health.sfsu.edu}}WEB, Sexual Health Services at Student Health Services - San Francisco State University - LocalWiki,weblink 2024-01-02, localwiki.org, Many of the services are low-cost or provided at no charge to students.WEB, Nutrition Clinic {{!, Health Promotion & Wellness |url=https://wellness.sfsu.edu/nutrition-clinic |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=wellness.sfsu.edu}} In 2023, state law required abortion services to be provided at all SHS locations, which are located at all CSU campuses.WEB, Alonso, Johanna, Abortions on Campus,weblink 2024-01-01, Inside Higher Ed, en, SHS is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.Recreation
The main recreation facility at SF State, Mashouf Wellness Center, opened in 2017.WEB, Green-designed Mashouf Wellness Center opens its doors {{!, SF State News |url=https://news.sfsu.edu/archive/news-story/green-designed-mashouf-wellness-center-opens-its-doors.html |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=news.sfsu.edu}} It is named after Manny Mashouf, who donated $10 million towards the $86.5 million construction costs.WEB, Dunaway, Dayvon, Future wellness center named after alumni donor,weblink 2023-11-26, Golden Gate Xpress, The LEED Platinum certified, 118,700-square-foot facility features two heated pools, a hot tub, a sauna, a 41-foot climbing wall, fitness studios, exercise equipment, an indoor running track, a racquetball court, a two basketball courts, a multipurpose activities court.WEB, Mashouf Wellness Center {{!, Campus Recreation |url=https://campusrec.sfsu.edu/MWC |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=campusrec.sfsu.edu}}WEB, San Francisco State University Mashouf Wellness Center,weblink 2023-11-27, WRNS Studio, en-US, It was also the university's first LEED rated building.WEB, 2018-12-19, San Francisco State University, Mashouf Wellness Center by WRNS Studio,weblink 2024-01-01, www.dexigner.com, en, In addition, the university's Gymnasium building has a pool and multi-use spaces. The building is mostly used for basketball, volleyball, badminton, and indoor soccer events.WEB, Gymnasium {{!, Campus Recreation |url=https://campusrec.sfsu.edu/Gymnasium |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=campusrec.sfsu.edu}}The Campus Recreation department hosts student-led camping, hiking, and climbing trips, called Gator Outdoor Adventures. The trips are one to four days long and have varying levels of difficulty.WEB, Search Programs - San Francisco State University Recreation Portal,weblink 2023-11-28, member.campusrec.sfsu.edu, WEB, Gator Outdoor Adventures {{!, Campus Recreation |url=https://campusrec.sfsu.edu/GOadventures |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=campusrec.sfsu.edu}}Associated Students
(File:Roof of Cesar Chavez Student Center, Oct30, 2023.png|thumb|The top of Cesar Chavez Student Center at night)The student government of SF State is known as Associated Students Inc. of SF State.WEB, Associated Students: Your Student Government {{!, Dean of Students (DOS) |url=https://dos.sfsu.edu/associated-students-your-student-government |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=dos.sfsu.edu}} Associated Students provides funding for student organizations and operates the Cesar Chavez Student Center, the Early Childhood Education Center, two food pantry programs, a weekly farmers' market, and many other programs.WEB, Associated Students,weblink 2023-11-26, Associated Students, en-US,Cesar Chavez Student Center
The Cesar Chavez Student Center was built in the mid-1960s with a capacity of 12,000 students.BOOK, Yee, Roger, 1, 2002, Educational Environments,weblink HarperCollins, 978-1-58471-061-5, Around 2002, it was renovated and expanded to 142,160 square feet across five floors with a capacity of over 30,000. The building includes staff and student offices, a 500-seat auditorium, conference rooms, an art gallery, a multi-cultural center, student lounges, restaurants, a bookstore, and additional restrooms. In 2003, the Filipino American Community Mural at the center was unveiled, becoming the first Filipino-American mural on a CSU campus.BOOK, Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, E.J.R. David, Kevin Leo Yabut Nadal, September 13, 2022, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Filipina/x/o American Studies,weblink Sage Publications, 674, 9781071828977,Project Rebound
Project Rebound is a special admissions and support program for formerly incarcerated people.WEB, Project Rebound,weblink 2024-01-02, Associated Students SFSU, en-US, WEB, January 2, 2024, Project Rebound,weblink It was founded by John Irwin, a professor of sociology, in 1967.WEB, Al-Khasib, Sabeen, Road to Redemption: Project Rebound,weblink 2024-01-01, The Pioneer, WEB, 2017-09-29, Project Rebound Celebrates 50 Years of Educating Former Prisoners,weblink 2024-01-01, KQED, en-us, After Irwin served five years at Soledad State Prison in the 1950s for armed robbery, he wanted to create a program that provided educational support to people like him.BOOK, Bates, Kristin A., Swan, Richelle S., March 28, 2023, Juvenile Delinquency in a Diverse Society,weblink SAGE Publications, 9781071862278, The program has grown since its founding at SFSU, with 15 CSU campuses now having Project Rebound programs.WEB, History of Project Rebound,weblink 2024-01-02, www.csueastbay.edu, en, WEB, Project Rebound {{!, CSU |url=https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/student-success/project-rebound |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.calstate.edu |language=en-US}}Rhythms Music Festival
Associated Students hosts the Rhythms Music Festival annually. Before the main show, there are two competitions: one for DJs and one for bands. The winners of each competition then open for the main show.WEB, Rhythms,weblink 2023-12-29, Associated Students, en-US, The annual event started as a joke when a student, Franko Ali, made a Facebook group called “ RAVE IN THE ANNEX – Approved if 15,000 SF State Students join this group.â€WEB, Facebook,weblink 2024-05-01, www.facebook.com, WEB, Wong, Neal, Destroy Lonely to headline 13th Annual Rhythms Music Festival,weblink 2024-05-01, Golden Gate Xpress, Over 5,000 people joined. In 2010, a year after Ali made the group, he was elected to the student government. Inspired by Ali's group, the Associated Students Board of Directors voted to hire Travie McCoy for a performance, but couldn't afford his booking fees after one of his songs was used in Glee. Ali proposed a three-day music festival instead and it was approved. The first festival took place in March 2011.WEB, Sheffer, Devery, ASI-sponsored Rhythms Music Festival kicks off tomorrow in the Annex,weblink 2023-12-29, Golden Gate Xpress, {| class="wikitable"|+!Year!HeadlinersAnnual Folk Festival
Associated Students hosted the annual San Francisco State College Folk Festival from 1962 to 1970.WEB,weblink San Francisco 1966 Folk Festival Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images, weblinkOneCard
Since 2017, each student has been issued an ID card called a OneCard.WEB, 2016-04-21, S.F. State Students Approve $180 Per Semester Fee for New Transit Pass,weblink 2024-01-01, KQED, en-us, The cards also function as university library cards, Clipper cards, meal plan cards, and campus payment cards.WEB, Wong, Neal, Xplainer: OneCard,weblink 2024-01-01, Golden Gate Xpress, When the cards' Clipper functions are used during the fall and spring semesters, students can use Muni (excluding cable cars) and SamTrans for free and receive a 50% discount on BART trips to and from Daly City station. Students are charged a "Gator Pass" transit fee each semester, which pays for the transit benefits.WEB, Gator Pass Transit Fee {{!, Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management |url=https://vpsaem.sfsu.edu/gator-pass-transit-fee |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=vpsaem.sfsu.edu}}Media
Golden Gate Xpress
Golden Gate Xpress is the university's daily online student newspaper.WEB, Golden Gate Xpress,weblink 2024-01-02, Golden Gate Xpress, WEB, Department of Journalism {{!, College of Liberal & Creative Arts |url=https://journalism.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=journalism.sfsu.edu}} The university's newspaper has changed names several times, but its history can be traced back to 1927.WEB, ABOUT,weblink 2024-01-02, Golden Gate Xpress, Golden Gate Xpress has been awarded by the Associated Collegiate Press, College Media Association, and the Hearst Journalism Awards Program.WEB, ACP - Pacemaker 100,weblink 2024-01-02, en-US, WEB, Awards and Honors {{!, Department of Journalism |url=https://journalism.sfsu.edu/awards-and-honors |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=journalism.sfsu.edu}}WEB, jstone, 2023-10-31, CMA 2023 Pinnacle Award Winners,weblink 2024-01-02, College Media Association, en-US,Xpress Magazine
Xpress Magazine is a free student magazine published during the fall and spring semesters. Four issues are published per semester, two of which are also printed. The magazine was originally known as Prism and dates back December 1969. In October 1999, the magazine was published for the first time under its current name.WEB, Xpress Magazine,weblink 2024-01-02, Xpress Magazine, Xpress Magazine has been awarded by the Associated Collegiate Press.WEB, ACP - ACP names top student magazines,weblink 2024-01-02, en-US,SF State Magazine
The university's Strategic Marketing and Communications department publishes SF State Magazine. The semiannual publication is mailed to over 80,000 alumni.WEB, SF State Magazine {{!, CASE |url=https://www.case.org/awards/circle-excellence/2021/sf-state-magazine |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.case.org |language=en}}Fourteen Hills
Creative Writing graduate students have published Fourteen Hills, an international literary journal, since 1994.WEB, 2009-03-12, Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Review,weblink 2024-01-02, Poets & Writers, en,Transfer Magazine
Since 1950, undergraduate students in the Creative Writing department have published Transfer Magazine, featuring literature and art by SFSU students.WEB, Transfer 119.pdf,weblink 2024-01-02, Google Docs, WEB, Alumni & Student Publications & Department Publications {{!, Department of Creative Writing |url=https://creativewriting.sfsu.edu/alumni-student-publications-department-publications |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=creativewriting.sfsu.edu}}WEB, 2012-04-28, Arielle Jones; Fiction Editor of Transfer Magazine and Runway Model,weblink 2024-01-02, en-US,Urban Action
Students enrolled in Urban Planning and Studies courses at the university have been publishing Urban Action, an annual journal consisting of research papers, photo essays, and other works. The journal started in 1979.WEB, Urban Action Journal {{!, School of Public Affairs & Civic Engagement |url=https://pace.sfsu.edu/urban-action-journal |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=pace.sfsu.edu}}WEB, About the Journal {{!, Urban Action |url=https://journals.calstate.edu/ua/about |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=journals.calstate.edu}}KSFS
KSFS is a college radio station run by Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts (BECA) students, streaming online, at 100.7 on Comcast Cable radio in San Francisco, and at 88.1 FM near or at the main campus.*WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20050406081440weblink">weblink dead, April 6, 2005, KSFS, 6 April 2005, sfsu.edu, archive.org, 10 September 2018, mdy-all,- WEB,weblink radio Guide, baylindo.com, 10 September 2018,
- WEB,weblink Media List, City of Berkeley, 10 September 2018,
- WEB,weblink KSFS 100.7 F.M, facebook.com, 10 September 2018,
- WEB,weblink RADIO WAVES, 4 December 2005, sfgate.com, 10 September 2018, WEB, KSFS Radio: Embrace the Chaos,weblink 2024-05-01, en-US, WEB, SF State News,weblink 2024-05-01, www.sfsu.edu,
Notable faculty and alumni
File:Shima and Mazor cropped.jpg|Stanley Mazor, co-inventor of the microprocessorFile:Yvonne Cagle.jpg|Yvonne Cagle, NASA astronautFile:Willie Brown, September 2013 (cropped).jpg|Willie Brown, 41st Mayor of San FranciscoFile:AnnetteBeningSept2013TIFF.jpg|Annette Bening, actressFile:Manny Mashouf-02-13-08.jpg|Manny Mashouf, founder, bebe Stores, Inc.File:Anne Rice.jpg|Anne Rice, author of the Vampire ChroniclesFile:Ron Dellums.jpg|Ron Dellums, 48th Mayor of OaklandFile:Danny Glover 2014.jpg|Danny Glover, actorFile:Alex Borstein by Gage Skidmore 4 (retouched).jpg|Alex Borstein, actress, voice of Lois on Family GuyFile:Melba Arkansas-cropped.jpg|Melba Pattillo Beals, journalist and member of the Little Rock NineFile:George Miller house photo.jpg|George Miller, U.S. Congressman, 1975–2015File:Ben&Donald-1-cropped.jpg|Ben Fong-Torres, journalist for Rolling Stone and the San Francisco ChronicleFile:Rep. Kevin Mullin official portrait, 118th Congress (1).jpg|Kevin Mullin, U.S. Congressman, 2022–presentFile:Jonas Rivera 2009.jpg|Jonas Rivera, producer, Pixar Animation StudiosFile:BDWongNYCJune08.jpg|BD Wong, actorFile:Mohammad Javad Zarif 2014.jpg|Mohammad Javad Zarif, Former Iranian Minister of Foreign AffairsFile:John Pattitucci photo.jpg|John Patitucci, jazz bassistFile:Dana Carvey at the Governor's Ball following the 41st Annual Emmy Awards cropped.jpg|Dana Carvey, comedian and actorFile:Kirk Hammett 2017.jpg|Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist for MetallicaFile:Oscar Zeta Acosta, Las Vegas 1971.jpg|Oscar Zeta Acosta, attorney, politician, novelist and activistFile:Jeffrey Tambor June 2015.jpg|Jeffrey Tambor, actorFile:Kari Byron at Comicon 2010 crop.jpg|Kari Byron, television host and artistFile:Rob Schneider (48481847712).jpg|Rob Schneider, actor and comedianFile:Johnny Mathis.JPG|Johnny Mathis, singerFile:Ronnie Schell.JPG|Ronnie Schell, comedian and actor, co-starred as Duke on (Gomer Pyle: USMC)File:NOFX @ Arena Joondalup (12 12 2010) (5272638037).jpg|Michael Burkett, a.k.a. Fat Mike, lead vocalist for NOFXFile:Michael Medved in 2016.jpg|Michael Medved, author and radio talk show hostFile:Nina Hartley AEE 2013.jpg|Nina Hartley, pornographic actress, activist and educatorSee also
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