Centennial Calendar: March


Sandra Ramos Lorenzo, "Mi Diaria Vocacion de Suicida" color lithograph, 1993. Displayed in "Artists from Cuba" exhibit


SFSU alumna Emiko Omori, Co-producer, director "Rabbit in the Moon"
See March 23


Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. More events will be added to this calendar as details are finalized.


Founders' Week Celebration -- March 22-28
Throughout 1999 SFSU is celebrating its centennial -- 100 years of opportunity, academic innovation, and service to our community. Founders' Week opens March 22, marking the day in 1899 that the California legislature approved what was to become SFSU. Exhibitions, lectures, alumni receptions, student activities, faculty book talks, and a giant birthday cake are some of the festivities scheduled for the week.

A Celebration of SFSU History.
Exhibits of photographs, publications, and artifacts from SFSU Library collections. Displays in the J. Paul Leonard Library: Student Union history; fifth floor; SF State presidents, fourth floor; newspapers and other publications, third floor; yearbooks, handbooks and Bulletins, second floor; library, SF Normal School, and history timeline, first floor. Through mid-summer. Library hours: Mon.-Thur. 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, noon-9 p.m.
Info: 338-1856
Sponsored by the J. Paul Leonard Library

"Metaphor/Commentaries: Artists from Cuba"
Exhibition of photography, prints, installation, and video art from Cuba. SFSU Art Department Gallery, Fine Arts (formerly A&I) 238. Through March 24. Hours: Monday-Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Symposium, March 23, 7 p.m., Knuth Hall, Creative Arts.
Info: 415/338-6535
Sponsored by the Art Department Gallery, the College of Creative Arts, and others

3 -- History of the SFSU Bookstore
Holloway Historians monthly luncheon meeting. Noon-2 p.m., University Club.
Info: 415/338-1856
Sponsored by Holloway Historians

9 -- Centennial Career Expo
Bay Area employers meet with students about career opportunities. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Walkway between Humanities and Burk Hall.
Info: 338- 7320
Sponsored by Career Center and others

10 -- "One Hundred Years of Hospitality"
Hospitality Management symposium, with speakers from the restaurant, wine, travel, and hotel industries. 8:15 a.m. - noon, Seven Hills Center; Noon-3 p.m. Vista Room, Burk Hall. $20.
Info: 338-6087
Sponsored by Hospitality Management Department

15 -- History of Associated Students at SFSU
Holloway Historians Centennial Year Lecture Series. 2-4 p.m., University Club.
Info: 415/338-1856
Sponsored by Holloway Historians

19 -- "Organization Among Chinese Immigrant Workers"
Lora Jo Foo, J.D. Part of a yearlong Chinese Historical Society/SFSU in the Community Lecture Series. 7-9 p.m., 644 Broadway, San Francisco.
Call for complete series
info: 338-7590
Sponsored by the Asian American Studies Department and the College of Creative Arts

19 -- Hospitality Management/Consumer & Family Studies/Dietetics
Dinner silent auction, program history, and entertainment to support scholarships and programs. 6-8:30 p.m., Vista Room, Burk Hall. $25.
Info: 338-6087
Sponsored by Hospitality Management Society, Student Dietetic Association, Interior Design Association, and Student Fashion Association

20 -- Reconstructing Our Past: Achievements of the Department of Anthropology
"In Memory of William Hohenthal, Jr. (1919-1998)" an exhibit of photographs, artifacts, and slides focusing on the Hohenthal collection of the Treganza Anthropology Museum . Hohenthal Gallery, Old Science Building, 388. Through April. Lecture on Yup'ik Kayak by artist Chuna McIntyre, March 23, 2 p.m.
Info: 415/338-1642
Sponsored by the Anthropology Department

20 -- Animated Treasures from the Past, Present, and Future -- The Last 100 Years of Animation in the Cinema Department at San Francisco State University (give or take a few decades
Coppola Theatre, Fine Arts Building, 6 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. screening.
Info: 338-1629
Sponsored by the Cinema Department and the College of Creative Arts

22-28 -- Founders' Week Celebration
Throughout 1999 SFSU is celebrating its centennial -- 100 years of opportunity, academic innovation, and service to our community. Founders' Week opens March 22, marking the day in 1899 that the California legislature approved what was to become SFSU. Exhibitions, lectures, alumni receptions, student activities, faculty book talks, and a giant birthday cake are some of the festivities scheduled for the week.

30 -- History of the Student Union Building
Holloway Historians Centennial Year Lecture Series. 2-4 p.m., Humanities 133.
Info: 415/338-1856
Sponsored by Holloway Historians


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