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News Releases 2002

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December 23 -- Wine budget tight for New Year's?


December 23 -- San Francisco State works to inform students of new spring semester fee increase


December 20 -- War with Iraq, the economy, Democratic candidates; Expert predictions for 2003


December 20 -- SFSU selected as a top pick for Hispanic students by Hispanic Outlook


December 20 -- SFSU student film to premiere at 2003 Sundance Film Festival


December 19 -- Spruce up your holiday snapshots


December 11 -- Elders help SFSU students design better toilet brushes, can openers, food containers


December 11 -- Ready for El Niño?


December 3 -- SFSU students recognized for outstanding journalism


December 3 -- Public universities partner to train school district leaders


November 18 -- SFSU ranked No. 2 nationwide among master's institutions for international students


November 15 -- Lectures on Iraq, Islam to be held at SFSU on Monday


November 12 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: "Art for Orphans" depicts emotions of children in war-torn Balkans


November 11 -- Marin Community Foundation Supports SFSU's Romberg Tiburon Center with $250,000 Grant


November 11 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: SFSU to hold forum on Iraq


November 8 -- Theatre: Free Program of Comic Songs and Sketches Inspired by Yiddish Comedians Opens at SF State University, December 5


November 6 -- Noted Chinese healing arts expert Angela Wu to be honored at her retirement from S.F. State on Thursday, November 7


November 6 -- SFSU student dies after collapse following aerobics class workout


November 4 -- Panel to discuss retirement planning options at SF State


October 30 -- SFSU to celebrate International Education Week Nov. 18-23 with events focusing on civil discourse, Middle East issues and culture


October 24 -- Candidates for S.F. supervisor, state offices to meet at forum Friday


October 23 -- SFSU student working in Washington, D.C., on prestigious internship


October 21 -- SFSU moves up spring 2003 applications deadline due to largest enrollment in more than a decade


October 18 -- SFSU baseball historians, kinesiologist, tourism expert available to comment on World Series


October 10 -- SFSU researchers discover extreme connectedness in natural food chains


October 10 -- SFSU/UCSF Valencia clinic receives $2 million grant


October 9 -- Proposition 47, education facilities bond act on ballot this fall, affects SFSU


October 7 -- One-stop college shopping at SFSU College Fair Oct. 29 at Serramonte Center


October 7 -- SFSU puts best feet, fingers forward with new School of Music and Dance


October 4 -- Play is not just for kids at San Francisco State University fund-raiser


October 2 -- Nursing professor tapped to head San Francisco State University's Marian Wright Edelman Institute


October 2 -- Romberg Tiburon Center to increase laboratory space thanks to grant


October 2 -- SFSU taps legendary Australian pianist Roger Woodward as director of new School of Music of Dance


September 30 -- SFSU offers new bachelor's degree in Modern Jewish Studies


September 27 -- In memoriam: Mary Park, longtime SFSU custodian and University's first staff member to have building named after her, passes away


September 26 -- Attack on Iraq? S.F. State experts available on possible U.S.-Iraq conflict


September 26 -- Actor Danny Glover to kick off Costco Scholarship Fund for SFSU, USF


September 24 -- SFSU sponsors lectures, film screenings on constructive civil discourse


September 23 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: IT Day: SFSU showcases technology in higher education Tuesday, Sept. 24


September 16 -- Lynne Kaufman’s Daisy in the Dreamtime, Friday, October 11 through Sunday, October 20


September 11 -- "Discovery Day on the Bay"; Annual event offers scientific fun for the whole family, Sunday, Oct. 6



September 10 -- Media Advisory: SFSU terrorism classes to meet on Sept. 11


September 6 -- Pianist Marilyn Nonken performs Signature Pieces, Thursday, October 3 at SFSU


September 6 -- Morrison Artists’ Series "St. Lawrence String Quartet," September 29 in McKenna Theatre


August 30 -- "The Erotic Life of Clay"...Examines relationship between ceramics & sensuality, opens Sunday, Sept. 22 at SFSU


August 22 -- Media Advisory: Carrying a load: SFSU students move into residence halls Friday, Sunday


August 21 -- New SFSU classes created in response to Sept. 11 explore aspects of terrorism


August 20 -- Number of SFSU students studying abroad increases 29 percent


August 19 -- SFSU bucks nationwide trend of increased reliance on lecturers by adding 80 tenure-track faculty


August 15 -- SFSU professor puts to rest cultural stereotypes of Japan; New book reveals a different country emerging as it changes


August 9 -- SFSU Presidential Task Force on Middle East Issues Recommends Changes to Improve Relations between Jewish, Palestinian Communities


August 8 -- Sept. 11: A Year Later; S.F. State faculty experts and stories


July 30 -- Armed Robbery at SFSU


July 25 -- SFSU's Fifth Annual Wayne Peterson Prize in Music Composition goes to Northwestern University composer


July 19 -- Media Advisory: Asian Americans of mixed heritage explore questions of identity during national conference at S.F. State July 20-21


July 16 -- Long time supporter of San Francisco State, civic leader John Jacobs, dies at age 77


July 12 -- Media Advisory: Bay Area teachers study at S.F. State to teach school children about the aftermath of Sept. 11


July 3 -- SFSU ranked 11th nationwide in awarding college degrees to minorities


June 27 -- SFSU names Jewish history, ethics scholar Marc Dollinger to endowed Goldman Chair in Jewish Studies and Social Responsibility


June 27 -- S.F. State to strengthen its faculty in Islamic Studies this fall


June 26 -- SFSU graduate student is one of six students statewide to earn scholarship


June 25 -- Leroy Morishita named SFSU Vice President of Administration and Finance


June 21 -- S.F. State issues comprehensive plan to address inter-group campus tensions


June 19 -- SFSU granted nearly $900,000 for landmark study of gay youth, their families


June 18 -- SFSU to close fall application period on July 31


June 17 --SFSU to hold session for teachers on explaining Sept. 11 to kids


June 14 -- SFSU President Robert A. Corrigan commissions Task Force on Inter-group Relations on campus


June 10 -- SFSU names Jerry Platt dean of College of Business


June 10 -- SFSU professors are available for interviews in Chinese


June 3 -- Professors and adminstrators are available for interviews in Spanish


May 25 -- Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi urges SFSU's largest-ever graduating class in history to use imagination to work together to cure ills of the world


May 24 -- Media Advisory: SFSU's 101st Commencement takes place May 25


May 22 -- Marching toward success: SFSU's top grads to rehearse for Commencement


May 21 -- SFSU's oldest graduate: an 84-year-old grandmother who studied the psychosocial aspects of aging


May 21 -- Class of 2002: Class of nearly 7,200 features 84-year-old grandmother, students from diverse backgrounds


May 21 -- SFSU to graduate its largest class ever, 7,200 graduates, on Saturday, May 25


May 20 -- Three SFSU alumni to be inducted into SFSU Alumni Hall of Fame


May 13 -- John Jacobs, key figure in San Francisco's development over the last 40 years, will receive the President's Medal at SFSU's Commencement on May 25


May 8 --Campus encourages constructive dialogue regarding Middle East conflict


May 6 -- San Francisco jazz legend Vernon Alley to receive SFSU Presidential Medal


April 29 -- San Francisco State University to award honorary degree to Habitat for Humanity International founder


April 24 -- Monterey Park resident named All-American in intercollegiate debate


April 24 -- SFSU charters only public sailing courses in San Francisco


April 23 -- San Francisco State University pools efforts to save Lake Merced


April 19 -- 'Frasier' producer Peter Casey named SFSU Alumnus of Year


April 18 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: Garden of Remembrance dedication at San Francisco State honors 19 former Japanese students interned during World War II


April 17 -- SFSU Arts, Culture and Community Engagement Program to preview May 4


April 12 -- Garden of Remembrance dedication at San Francisco State University honors 19 former Japanese students interned during World War II


April 9 -- San Francisco State President calls for campus to "recognize the humanity of all members of our community" during Middle East conflict


March 29 -- Champion SFSU Speech and Debate Team prepares for national tournaments


March 27 -- SFSU to host African American Community Health Fair on April 18


March 25 -- Sandra Cisneros on campus for new book reading and signing


March 22 -- New class at SFSU on Malcolm X challenges students' perspectives


March 20 -- Olympia Dukakis to speak at SFSU


March 20 -- SFSU study shows that synthetic pheromones in women's perfume increase intimate contact with men


March 15 -- Prospective students, parents to get Sneak Preview of SFSU on April 6


March 14 -- SFSU, UCSF team up to offer new joint doctoral program in physical therapy science and meet work force demand


March 12 -- SFSU cinema professor is available to provide commentary on Academy Awards


March 4 -- SFSU Peace Corps Week arrives Tuesday amid surging interest in volunteering


February 28 -- Talented writers, poets in Vietnamese American literature to gather at S.F. State on Saturday, March 2, at 6:30 p.m.


February 25 -- Nancy Pelosi, the most powerful woman in Congress, to address San Francisco State University graduates on May 25, 2002


February 18 -- Japanese gold medalist takes a break from judo for English at S.F. State


February 15 -- Paralegal Studies, Legal Nurse Consultant certificate programs earn approval from American Bar Association


February 13 -- Candidates to speak at SFSU forum on Feb.18


February 13 -- Safety first: SFSU to hold seminar on office ergonomics


February 11 -- A Changing China; What does it mean for U.S. colleges?


February 11 -- Faculty experts available to comment on the collapse of Enron


February 8 -- St. Valentine's Day is just the start for life-long love


February 7 -- Expert Advice Available on 2002 Winter Olympics


February 6 -- Professor's new book provides hope for 'shut-ins' and their families


February 6 -- Accomplished Long Island University professor, administrator, fund-raiser named dean of the College of Humanities


January 30 -- Dollars are waiting for talented SFSU students


January 30 -- Daniel Buttlaire named dean of undergraduate studies


January 28 -- Faculty experts available on President's State of the Union address


January 22 -- Professor wins highest national award for excellence in teaching classics


January 7 -- Cinema student's film to premiere at Sundance Film Festival

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