San Francisco State University

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San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University Seal
Motto Experientia Docet (Latin, Experience Teaches)
Established 1899
Type Public
President Robert A. Corrigan
Faculty 1,701
Undergraduates 23,074
Postgraduates 5,876
Location San Francisco, California
Campus Urban, 134 acres (0.4 km²)
Colors Purple and Gold
Mascot Gators
Affiliations California State University system
Website http://www.sfsu.edu

San Francisco State University is a branch of the California State University system. It is located in the southwestern part of San Francisco, California near Lake Merced, Fort Funston, and is a mile north of Daly City.

In the fall of 2005, approximately 28,950 students were enrolled in the university, of which 79.7% were undergraduate students and 20.3% were graduate students.

Since 1999, graduates wear purple caps and gowns as part of celebrating 100 years of SFSU.

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[edit] Academics

The university's colleges are:

  • Behavioral and Social Sciences,
  • Business,
  • Creative Arts,
  • Education,
  • Ethnic Studies,
  • Health and Human Services,
  • Humanities,
  • Science and Engineering.

In addition, the university features an extended learning program.

The university awards bachelor's degrees in 112 areas of specialization and master's degrees in 96. It jointly offers three doctoral programs; a doctorate in education in partnership with UC Berkeley for aspiring principals and school administrators, and two doctorates in physical therapy with UC San Francisco.

[edit] Accreditation

The university is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, a subgroup of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

[edit] History

  • 1899 - Founded as San Francisco State Normal School
  • 1901 - First graduating class
  • 1906 - The 1906 earthquake and fire forces the school to relocate from Nob Hill to a new campus at Buchanan and Haight Streets.
  • 1921 - SF Normal School became the SF State Teachers College
  • 1923 - First bachelor of arts degree awarded
  • 1935 - Renamed San Francisco State College
  • 1953 - Present campus near Lake Merced opens; it is formally dedicated in October, 1954.
  • 1966 - Beginning of the era of campus riots led by university-subsidized organizations, including the Students for a Democratic Society, the Black Students Union, and the Third World Liberation Front and marked by counter-protests and widespread charges of corruption and election fraud in the student newspaper.
  • 1968 - In late 1968 a lengthy student strike erupted at San Francisco State that developed into one of the most significant events in the radical history of the U.S. in the late 60s, as significant or more than any events that occurred in Berkeley. This strike was led by The Third World Liberation Front supported by SDS and the Black Panthers and demanded a Black Studies program and an end to the Vietnam War. This was a major news event for weeks in 1968-69 in the aftermath of the assassination Martin Luther King and the radicalization of youth culture during the time of the 68 election and thereafter. The Chancellor of SF State was none other than S.I. Hayakawa who became famous for pulling the wires out of the speakers on top of a van at a student rally. This story was reported often on the leading TV newsprograms like CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. Hayakawa later became a U.S. Senator from California.
  • 1972 - Received University status as California State University, San Francisco
  • 1974 - Renamed San Francisco State University
  • 1999 - Celebrated 100th birthday

[edit] Athletics

The school's athletic teams, called the Gators, compete in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (except in wrestling, that is in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference), in the Division II of the NCAA. SFSU fields eleven sports for men and women for the fall, winter, and spring seasons. Fall sports for men include cross country and soccer. Fall sports for women include cross country and soccer. Winter sports for men include basketball and wrestling. Winter sports for women include basketball and indoor track and field. The spring sport for men is baseball. Spring sports for women include outdoor track and field and softball.

SFSU has produced three major league baseball players, of which two later became All-Stars (former Mets shortstop Bud Harrelson, and former Brewers and Red Sox outfielder Tommy Harper).

[edit] Diversity

In 1968, what was then the longest student strike in the nation's history, resulted in establishment of a College of Ethnic Studies, and increased recruiting and admissions of students of color. The University's extensive and sustained efforts at addressing tensions between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian students in 2002 have become a national model for addressing civil discussion and disagreement on college campuses.

[edit] Controversy

Recent controversies have included accusations of racial profiling surrounding the 2005 arrest of Dr. Antwi Akom, at the time a tenure-track assistant professor of Africana Studies. Akom was arrested by campus police outside his office. He had previously expressed his concerns regarding police conduct to the administration in a letter. In reporting on the incident, the university’s paper [1] also cites another controversial incident in 2004. The local ABC news affiliate reported that Akom was charged with two felonies in the incident [2] and that some witnesses corroborate the University Police department's version of events. Charges against Akom were eventually lifted by the San Francisco district attorney. The incident prompted supporters to create a website that advocates the end of what they term "racial profiling" at San Francisco State. [3] The administration defended its role in the entire incident and sponsored a report concluding that no racial profiling took place. [4]

Additional controversies include:

  • Student protests of military recruiters on campus (in which the administration defended its actions [5]), and a confrontation between students of different political views (in which the administration defended its actions again.[6]).
  • The Campus Antiwar Network (CAN) has charged that the university violated due process rights of campus anti-war activists.[7] *A protest organized by CAN also appeared on the Pentagon's database of anti-war protests to be monitored that was leaked to NBC in December 2005.
  • A near-riot occurred on May 7, 2002, when a pro-Palestinian group attended a pro-Israel demonstration on campus. The pro-Israel students say that the Palestinian supporters chanted anti-semitic epithets at them, such as "Hitler should have finished the job." The pro-Palestinian group say the pro-Israelis started the conflict by calling them terrorists. No violence occurred, but campus and city police were called in to diffuse the situation. [8]

[edit] Notable alumni

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