San Francisco State University

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San Francisco State University is a branch of the California State University system. It is located in the southwestern part of San Francisco, California near Lake Merced, Fort Funston, and only a mile north of Daly City.

In the fall of 2005, approximately 28,950 students were enrolled in the university, of which 79.7% were undergraduate students and 20.3% were graduate students.

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Academics

The university's colleges are:

  • Behavioral and Social Sciences,
  • Business,
  • Creative Arts,
  • Education,
  • Ethnic Studies,
  • Health and Human Services,
  • Humanities,
  • Science and Engineering.

In addition, the university features an extended learning program.

The university awards bachelor's degrees in 112 areas of specialization and master's degrees in 96. It jointly offers thre doctoral programs; a doctorate in education in partnership with UC Berkeley for aspiring principals and school administrators, and two doctorates in physical therapy with UC San Francisco.

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Accreditation

San Francisco State University is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

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History

  • 1899 - Founded as San Francisco State Normal School
  • 1901 - First graduating class
  • 1921 - SF Normal School became the SF State Teachers College
  • 1923 - First bachelor of arts degree awarded
  • 1935 - Renamed San Francisco State College
  • 1966 - Beginning of the era of campus riots led by university-subsidized organizations, including the Students for a Democratic Society, the Black Students Union, and the Third World Liberation Front and marked by counter-protests and widespread charges of corruption and election fraud in the student newspaper.
  • 1972 - Received University status as California State University, San Francisco
  • 1974 - Renamed San Francisco State University
  • 1999 - Celebrated 100th birthday
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Athletics

The school's athletic teams, called the Gators, compete in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (except in wrestling, that is in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference), in the Division II of the NCAA. SFSU fields eleven sports for men and women for the fall, winter, and spring seasons. Fall sports for men include cross country and soccer. Fall sports for women include cross country and soccer. Winter sports for men include basketball and wrestling. Winter sports for women include basketball and indoor track and field. The spring sport for men is baseball. Spring sports for women include outdoor track and field and softball.

SFSU has produced three major league baseball players two later became All-Stars (former Met shortstop Bud Harrelson, and former Brewers and Red Sox outfielder Tommy Harper).

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Diversity

In 1968, what was then the longest student strike in the nation's history, resulted in establishment of the creation of a School of Ethnic Studies, and increased recruiting and admissions of students of color. The University's extensive and sustained efforts at addressing tensions between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian students in 2002 have become a national model for addressing civil discussion and disagreement on college campuses.

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Controversy

Recent controversies have included accusations of racial profiling surrounding the 2005 arrest of Dr. Antwi Akom, assistant professor of Africana Studies. Subsequently the San Francisco District Attorney dismissed the charges against Akom [1]

Additional controversies include student protests of military recruiters on campus (in which the administration defended its actions [2]), and a confrontation between students of different political views (in which the administration defended its actions again [3]). The Campus Antiwar Network (CAN) has charged that the university violated due process rights of campus anti-war activists [4]. A protest organized by CAN also appeared on the Pentagon's database of anti-war protests it monitored that was leaked to NBC in December 2005.

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Notable alumni

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External links


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