Ad campaign illustrates the "San Francisco State of Mind"
The distinctly "San Francisco State of Mind" is illustrated in a series of vivid advertisements launched in the Chronicle of Higher Education on Sept. 26, 2008. Scheduled to run through early 2009, the ads highlight programs and accomplishments that embody the commitment to equity and social justice that defines the "San Francisco State of Mind."
View the ads published to date, and bookmark this site to view new ads weekly:
Giant Steps: At the Village Dancers Children's Dance Co., a free program based at San Francisco State University, kids from underserved neighborhoods learn more than dance. They learn to work hard, respect themselves and each other, and communicate.
The chance to step forward: just one expression of the commitment to equity and social justice that defines the San Francisco State of Mind.
Ran Nov. 14, 2008.
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Wired World: Based at San Francisco State University, World Internet Resources for Education and Development (WiRED) brings computers and training to places ravaged by disease or conflict. The goal is to give people access to information that instills hope, solves problems and, in some cases, saves lives.
Freedom of knowledge: just one expression of the commitment to equity and social justice that defines the San Francisco State of Mind.
Ran Nov. 7, 2008
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Limitless Horizons: Long before anyone spoke of "globalization," San Francisco State University established the first International Relations degree in America. Today, in the city where the United Nations was created, our campuses host students from 95 countries, preparing them for leadership in a global society. Even as the world gets smaller, our global engagement keeps expanding.
Always looking beyond horizons. That's the San Francisco State of Mind.
Ran Oct. 31, 2008.
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No Strings Attached: Artists in Residence at San Francisco State University, the world-renowned Alexander String Quartet takes the music of the masters deep into the city's neighborhoods. In high school classrooms and community workshops, people of all walks of life form an indelible bond with music and the musicians.
Opening ears: just one more expression of the commitment to equity and social justice that defines the San Francisco State of Mind.
Ran
Oct. 17, 2008.
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Come Together: Talk about dialogue among nations. San Francisco State University enrolls more international students than any other master's degree conferring institution in the U.S. And we send about 200 students overseas every year, too.
Global harmony and understanding: just one more expression of the commitment to equity and social justice that defines the San Francisco State of Mind.
Ran
Oct. 10, 2008.
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Climate Change: It's not just the year-round spring temperatures and the cooling Pacific fog. It's the atmosphere of creativity and innovation in one of the nation's most progressive, forward-thinking regions. San Francisco State University is at the heart of it, the largest concentration of brainpower in its namesake city, simultaneously absorbing and helping spark its creative energy.
The right climate for creating change: that's the San Francisco State of Mind.
Ran
Oct. 3, 2008.
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Global Mobility: Whirlwind Wheelchair International, a project founded and based at San Francisco State University, is the hub of a global network that designs wheelchairs for production and use in developing countries. The chairs are designed for independent mobility in rough urban and rural environments.
Equal access everywhere: just one more expression of the commitment to equity and social justice that defines the San Francisco State of Mind.
Ran
Sept. 26, 2008.
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For more information on the program featured in this ad, visit the Whirlwind Wheelchair Web site: http://www.sfsu.edu/~icce/programs/wwi.html
