March
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 22-27
Founders' Week opens March 22, marking the day in 1899 that the California legislature approved what was to become SFSU. Concerts, exhibitions, lectures, alumni receptions, student activities, and a giant birthday cake are some of the festivities scheduled for the week. Unless noted, the public is invited to attend every event.
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. Continues 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
22-27 -- Founders' Week Celebration
Founders' Week opens March 22, marking the day in 1899 that the California legislature approved what was to become SFSU. Concerts, exhibitions, lectures, alumni receptions, student activities, and a giant birthday cake are some of the festivities scheduled for the week. Unless noted, the public is invited to attend every event.
28 -- Morrison Artists Series
Alexander String Quartet. 3 p.m., McKenna Theatre.
Info: 415/338-1431.
Sponsored by the Music Department, College of Creative Arts, and Morrison Chamber Music Center
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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