SDSU Convocation 2018
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way Air STS. You were a diverse community of talented and passionate leaders and educators who make a difference in San Diego and beyond. Together, we produce exceptional graduates who make an impact insider campus around the city, across the border and around the world. Not everything that counts can be counted. But the numbers do tell a story about the impact we've made in the last year. Here are just a few ways STS You continues to be recognized as one of the top universities in the nation. Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine ranked STS You in its top 100 colleges and universities for Hispanics. Campus Pride Index ranked STS you in its Top 25 list for LGBT friendly colleges and universities. For the eighth straight year, STS use Sports MBA program was ranked number four, both in the U. S. And internationally by Sports Business International STS. You received a record 93,610 undergraduate applications for fall 2018. The Princeton Review named STS you to its list the 200 schools that give you the best bang for your tuition. Buck Forbes magazine ranked STS you number 45 out of the 300 best value colleges and universities in the United States. Here's the rest of the story about STS ES Impact. We are a powerful economic driver, generating $5.67 billion economic activity, supporting 42,000 jobs and creating $2 billion in labor income annually. Led by associated students, the Aztec Rock Hunger Food Drive collected a record £588,915 of food in 2017 for the Jacobs and Cushman San Diego Food Bank, exceeding the campaign goal of £500,000. The Engineering and Interdisciplinary Sciences Building with universities very own M R I machine had its ribbon cutting ceremony a groundbreaking moment for the university's vision to lead in teaching and research excellence by fostering dialogue and collaboration across the disciplines. The Black Resource Center opened in March as a space for students, faculty and staff to congregate, collaborate and cultivate a Univ ated sense of community. Associate ID students opened the Back Door Studio, a video and sound studio for the students of all majors to create and collaborate. The Undocumented Resource Area opened in May to support the academic success of all our undocumented students and those from mixed status families. More than 3000 STS you students had an international experience just last year, and the university was ranked number eight nationally for the number of students studying abroad. STS you erected a permanent donor wall on campus to recognize those who contributed $100,000 or more to the campaign for STS You, which concluded June 30th 2017 with a total of $815 million raised. Chase Whitaker, who graduated in May with a double major in public health in political science, received the second annual Zahn Spirit of Innovation Award for exceptional entrepreneurial achievement. Alejandro Arias of Food and Nutrition's major was named the 2017 trustee emeritus Alley See Razi Scholar, the highest research award for a CSU student. STS. You welcomed three new deans very chung in the College of Education, Steven Hooker in the College of Health and Human Services and Radica slash on as the new dean of the College of Extended Studies. Sports have continued to create a sense of pride and enthusiasm in our community. Our ads text football team beat Stanford 22 17 and rose to the number 19 ranking during the season, matching their highest ranking since 1978. Volleyball head coach Dietrich Collins Parker earned her 3/100 career victory Rashaad Penny was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the NFL draft and fullback Nick Baden was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round. Men's baseball team broke into the top 25 national college rankings in March. Ashley Henderson was named the 2018 Mountain West women's indoor track and field student athlete of the year and for the first half of the year broke the 100 meter record and became the fastest woman in the world. The women's lacrosse team won its first ever conference title. We Are Making headlines. Jennifer Thomas from the Department of Psychology was awarded a N I H Merit Award in recognition of her scholarly work working in the field of fetal alcohol syndrome. Her award brings the number of Active Merit award winners at STS. You 25 which places us in the top five public universities in California for current in IH award winners, the daily adds. Tech won best college newspaper in this year's Excellence in Journalism Awards from the San Diego Press Club. School communication professor Wayne Beach was awarded the 2017 Distinguished Scholar Award from the Western States Communication Association for his research on cancer communication. Of course, we can't forget that we bid farewell to President Sally Roush and that we welcomed President Adela Dale, a Tory, to lead the next chapter of San Diego State University as its ninth permanent president. This is a very exciting time to be an Aztec to continue building on a strong foundation that has made STS you one of the most sought after universities in this country. With student graduation and continuation rates. That rival and in some cases exceed those of the UC with more than 300,000 living alumni who have won Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, Sundance awards, Tony Awards and are members of every major sports hall of Fame. And together, along with our faculty, students and staff, we can look forward to exploring what distinguishes STS you and what opportunities may lay ahead. Together we are San Diego State University, go adds tax