SDSU Family Weekend is a time-honored tradition meant to bring together and celebrate our students and their parents and families. Respectful of current circumstances, we are not able to invite families to visit campus, but we would like to bring the campus to you virtually through a week-long schedule of evening events.
Events will include: cultural receptions and open houses, academic lectures, highlights from Student Affairs and Campus Diversity departments and MORE!
The in-person pause, which was initially put in place through Monday, Oct. 5, is now being extended one week further, through Monday, Oct. 12.
Effective Oct. 12, a limited number of unique courses will resume in-person. Most of these courses are upper-division or graduate level, and have been determined by faculty and academic leaders to be essential to student degree completion, licensure, and career preparation. These courses cannot be fully carried out in the virtual space due to equipment use, off-campus research or clinical requirements, or because of accreditation or licensing requirements. The course list of in-person classes is published on the Registrar’s site. The remaining majority of courses will continue to be offered virtually.
Free COVID testing is available through Student Health Services, the County of San Diego and Imperial County.
"What do you mean you can't discuss the account with me? I'm paying the bills!"
The Family Education Rights & Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) protects the privacy of student education records, including financial records. For a student's information to be disclosed to anyone, the student must authorize the individual.
If someone other than the student will be paying the bills, a Parent Account may be created which will allow the individual to make payments to SDSU on the student's behalf. This user would also receive eBill notifications via email.
Now more than ever, SDSU needs you to participate in the annual Aztecs Rock Hunger campaign, which continues through Oct. 18.
Aztecs Rock Hunger supports the Jacobs and Cushman San Diego Food Bank and the Associated Students Food Pantry, and 20 percent of monetary donations go to the SDSU Economic Crisis Response Team, which has been supporting students at an unprecedented level during COVID-19.
The goal is 650,000 pounds of food to support the 15% of San Diegans who are food-insecure. Just $1 is the equivalent of 6 pounds of food.
Visit the Aztecs Rock Hunger website for more information about how you can donate or participate -- including info on the ARH Virtual 5K, which is Oct. 10-18.
We are committed to providing our December 2019, May 2020 and August 2020 graduates the opportunity to participate in a future in-person ceremony. We are cautiously optimistic that we will be able to resume recognizing our graduates in-person in May 2021, and are currently exploring various scheduling and venue options.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the continued restrictions against hosting large gatherings, we are unable to move forward with the December 2020 in-person ceremonies.
Are you ready for some football? The Aztecs will play in 2020 with the Mountain West Conference announcing an eight-game regular-season football schedule that begins Oct. 24 against UNLV. The Mountain West Championship is slated for Dec. 19.
The complete 2020 MW schedule and viewing options are available on goaztecs.com
The Aztecs will play at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson because work has begun to demolish SDCCU Stadium to make way for the new Aztec Stadium, which is part of the SDSU Mission Valley project. Follow the progress on Instagram or at aztecstadium.com
The Latinx Resource Center invites you to celebrate and uplift African heritage in Latin America during Latinx Heritage month.
This year’s events will center on Afro Latinx and Afro Indigenous voices while recognizing the powerful African heritage, resiliency and struggles throughout Latin America and acknowledging the legacies of colonialism, racism and white supremacy in Latin America, the Caribbean and the U.S.
» Find out more about this year’s events and speakers by emailing at latinxresourcecenter@sdsu.edu and follow the center on INSTAGRAM, OR FACEBOOK for detailed info on events and speakers.
Indigenous Peoples’ Week of Action
Oct. 12-16
The Indigenous Peoples’ Week of Action is Oct. 12-16. Join the Native American Student Alliance and the Native Resource Center for a week of events and programs that highlight the contributions of indigenous people to the SDSU community and also provide virtual networking opportunities.
The Women's Resource Center, Women in Science Society and Society of Women Engineers have created a bi-weekly virtual space to connect and empower women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).
Meetings are Tuesday, 4-5 p.m. Follow the registration link to sign up. For more info, contact WRC Director Elzbeth Islas, eaislas@sdsu.edu
FILIPINX AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH CAMPUS CELEBRATIONS
Support Group Now Available
Observe Filipinx American History Month with the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Resource Center, which is planning events with university partners centered around Filipinx activism, COVID impacts on the Filipinx community, the importance of Filipinx stories and identities and Filipinx representation. APIDA Resource Center Instagram: @sdsuapidacenter
NEW CAREER GUIDE, NEW CAREER ASSESSMENT LIGHT THE WAY
Looking for the tools to help your student find the right profession and prepare to land that internship or first job?
The new SDSU Career Guide is the complete career-readiness tool for undergraduates and graduate students. Visit the Career Guide website to read or download sections by topic — or even the entire guide!
Need even more in-depth guidance on a career path? Career Services has launched a new version of its career assessment, TypeFocus 7. It contains four assessments, including career type and values, and is free for students to access via Handshake.
Questions? Contact:
New Student and Parent Programs, Student Affairs & Campus Diversity
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182
Contact: 619-594-1653
Francisco Velazquez (B.A. ’08, M.A. ’10)
Robyn Adams, (B.S. '97), M.Ed., Ph.D.