SpartanMessenger - October 14, 2025
Keep SJSU Secure
SJSU Information Technology and the Center for AI and Cybersecurity are hosting several Awareness Month events: webinars, quizzes, and a hackathon. Win $75 in the media contest!
Action Items
Applications Open until Oct. 22: AVP Research
Oct. 6 - 22
The Associate Vice President of Research is appointed to oversee externally sponsored research, ensuring compliance, ethical oversight, and strategic growth of SJSU’s RSCA programs.
Oct. 13 - Jan 2026
A beloved annual tradition is back! Campus offices decluttering with dumpsters and paper shredding. Together we can improve fire and life safety and make our workplaces functional for all.
Nominations open: Research Foundation Faculty Awards
Now - Dec. 12
Unit 3 faculty from CIDS, librarians, counselors and athletics coaches: your service is needed on the Exceptional Assigned Time Award Committee. Visit the Senate Committee Vacancies page for information.
Faculty Applicants Needed for Senate Committees
Unit 3 faculty from CIDS, librarians, counselors and athletics coaches: your service is needed on the Exceptional Assigned Time Award Committee. Visit the Senate Committee Vacancies page for information.
Your Feedback Needed: Sense of Community Survey
Now - Oct. 27
All employees are highly-encouraged to contribute their thoughts on how SJSU fosters and maintains a sense of community across our colleges, departments and units between employees and with students.
It’s Survey Season – Take the Employee Census
ASAP
This initiative aims to enhance our ability to create a more inclusive and supportive environment for all employees. By understanding the diverse composition of our workforce, we can better tailor our programs and resources to meet the needs of everyone.
News and Announcements
Customize Your SJSU Email Signature
With new national rankings comes fresh email signatures for all faculty, staff and students. Check out the email signature tool from University Marketing and Communications (UMC) to get your official, on-brand sign-off for SJSU emails.
This Thursday: The Great Shakeout
Oct. 16
In the morning of Oct. 16, all Spartans will get an AlertSJSU text, email and SpartanSafe push notification from University Police encouraging participation in a global earthquake drill. Stay prepared by practicing “drop, cover, hold" wherever you are and remember to update your family’s emergency planning.
Oct. 6-10
Learn about retirement and strategies to save more. Sessions will be virtual and held between 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Oct. 14, 5 p.m.
At the heart of Mauricio Bustos work is a fascination with the hidden relationships between natural and engineered systems. Mauricio invites viewers to experience phenomena lik gravity, pressure, sound, flow in surprising, often poetic ways.
Hammer Theater Costume Show and More
Oct. 16, 7 p.m.
Come watch a screening of National Theater Live's Frankenstein for FREE if you show up in your halloween costume! There will also be a free polaroid photo booth! It's a great opportunity to celebrate the Halloween season and enjoy a recorded performance from well-known talent including Benedict Cumberbatch.
Oct. 22, 11:45 a.m.
This in-person event is on Wed., Oct. 22 from 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the ODEP Training Room, ADM 107. Panda Express lunch will be provided. Learn about mortgage programs, payment assistance resources and how to keep money safe from from foreclosure scams.
Snacks in the Bowling Center at Lane15!
Lane 15, the Bowling Center’s new snack stand, is now open! Show your faculty/staff ID this semester only to enjoy 15% off snacks and treats.
Register for the next Digital Literacy Lunch and Learn
Employees are invited to the next session of this series focusing on Digital Humanities. Lunch will be provided to the first 48 employees who register on CSULearn by Oct. 30.
Starting this week, SJSU resumes deleting Google accounts that have been deactivated for more than three years.
ICYMI - Coffee with Cops a Success!
UPD serves up coffee and good vibes at Nirvana Soul. Connect with UPD at the next few community meetings by visiting go.sjsu.edu/UPDevents
SJSU Employee Access to the Columbia Stores
Oct. 19
Faculty, staff and up to four guests are invited to shop at the Richmond and Union City Columbia Employee Stores using the barcode in the linked flyer. 40% off until Oct. 19!
Faculty and Staff Spotlight
Faculty Spotlight: College of Education
With the support of faculty, alumni and friends, the Connie L. Lurie College of Education earned the 2025 Provost Challenge trophy, recognizing outstanding commitment to giving.
Staff Spotlight: FD&O Carpentry Shop
Earlier this month, Facilities Development and Operations (FD&O) installed new convertible benches along Tower Lawn. Ongoing enhancements to our campus, including custom-branded, solar-powered BigBelly smart compacting trash cans create a more beautiful, functional, and eco-friendly experience!
SJSU NewsCenter Featured Stories
“Blueprint for Tomorrow” is the latest edition of SJSU Magazine, formerly known as Washington Square Magazine. This issue showcases how SJSU builds on the legacy of the past and the promise of the present to support the futures of Spartans from all walks of life.
SJSU Recognizes the Legacy of Tommie Smith and John Carlos with City and Student Panels
Members of the San José City Council, as well as California Assemblymember Ash Kalra, joined SJSU students and alumni for two panels recognizing the legacy of Olympians and civil rights advocates Tommie Smith, ’69 Social Science, ’05 Honorary Doctorate, and John Carlos, ’05 Honorary Doctorate.
SJSU and College Track Expand College Access
This partnership creates opportunities for students who are the first in their families to attend college.
As we progress through fall, our weather will transition from warm days to breezy and potentially rainy ones. Did you know SJSU provides official guidance for any and all weather events? Get in the habit of checking this resource page regularly when weather events can impact your work or your commute to campus.
