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Strategic Plan Success

Among the numerous achievements resulting from SDSU's strategic plan, the university introduced several new centers in support of student recruitment, retention, academic success and community building.

Four years, 75% completed – Strategic plan changes the SDSU landscape

Dozens upon dozens of new projects and initiatives have been launched at SDSU through the strategic plan, many of which are directly tied to the growth of university research, new infrastructure and student success.

The success of SDSU men’s basketball team in 2023 resulted in daily news coverage throughout the state and nation, and regular international coverage.

Strategic Plan Success: Record levels of coverage, views and an improved communications ecosystem

The strategic plan has resulted in an enhanced model for SDSU communications with new centralized resources, more staff support for academic colleges, an expansive database of marketing resources and more – all driving high records of university visibility nationally and internationally.

SDSU President Adela de la Torre and tribal liaison Jacob Alvarado Waipuk (far right) attended the opening of the Native Resource Center. See footnote for complete list. (Photo: Scott Hargrove)

Strategic Plan Success: Activities result in new centers, resources for students

Since the launch of the strategic plan, many new student centers, scholarships, basic needs efforts and other services have been introduced at SDSU and SDSU Imperial Valley to aid undergraduate and graduate students.

The SDSU Aztec Scholarships portal proactively matches students with prospective scholarship opportunities for which they qualify. (SDSU Photo)

Strategic Plan Success: Students receive 99.9% of scholarships – an SDSU record

For the first time, SDSU has distributed nearly every dollar of scholarship funds available to students. The next scholarship application period opens on March 11.

Student-athletes had an average 3.21 grade-point average, the highest fall GPA since 1999. (SDSU)

Strategic Plan Success: Athletics drives student-athlete successes, national competitiveness

SDSU student-athletes regularly receive recognition for their athletic and academic performance and other successes thanks also to the investments made by athletic leadership, staff and coaches.

Research activity and quality of teaching continues to excel at SDSU, due in large part to investments in faculty development and new infrastructure, to include seed grants and projects like STEM Forward. (SDSU)

Strategic Plan Success: New faculty investments, improved diversity

New research and donor funds are drastically growing the university’s research enterprise and impact at a time when the university is also diversifying its faculty.

SDSU Impact

Water Innovation and Reuse Lab postdoc Kenisha Shipley deploys a submersible sensor to monitor water quality in Alvarado Creek, a San Diego River tributary. (Photo courtesy of Natalie Mladenov)

University to build One Water Living Learning Laboratory at SDSU Mission Valley River Park

A $2 million grant from San Diego River Conservancy will fund a workforce training facility tackling water issues with innovative technologies.

President Adela de la Torre during SDSU's Strategic Plan Celebration reported that the university has reached 75% of its strategic goals in less than four years. (SDSU)

Strategic targets surpassed in SDSU's memorable four-year journey

President lauded community engagement, announced $5M gift to Black Resource Center during campus celebration.

Through its strategic plan, SDSU has introduced numerous new initiatives, training institutes and other resources to directly benefit the work of faculty, staff and students.  (SDSU)

Strategic Plan Success: OneIT results in greater efficiency, new faculty resources

Reflected across multiple SDSU strategic plan priorities is the charge to innovate solutions to benefit student success, increase support and resources for instructors and researchers and introduce enterprise solutions for cost-savings and greater efficiencies.

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Solutions

A PAC art student with a textbook at Calipatria State Prison. (Photo by Peter Merts)

Centinela prison B.A. program to expand under $1 million Mellon Foundation grant

SDSU’s VISTA will add a humanities degree and develop a toolkit to help spread education to other locations.

A student demonstrates her project during the 2024 SDSU Student Symposium.

2024 SDSU Student Symposium was largest yet

More than 650 students shared their scholarly projects with larger San Diego community

SDSU’s inaugural cohort of Techstars San Diego celebrated the launch of their program at the campus.

Founders take flight

12 companies join global startup accelerator Techstars San Diego Powered by San Diego State University

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Campus News

SDSU announces Red and Black Weekend

Tickets for SDSU football's spring game at Snapdragon Stadium are FREE but must be claimed by visiting goaztecs.com/AztecFAST.

Recap: 16th annual San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering

Despite the rain, more than 17,000 attendees turn out for this year’s STEM festival at Snapdragon Stadium

SDSU Associated Students wins sustainability leadership award

Associated Students was the recipient of the 2023 Leadership Legend Award from the San Diego Green Building Council.

SDSU's Super Sunday outreach aims to empower the futures of African American students

SDSU representatives to bring message of hope and support to faith-based communities for Super Sunday

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SDSU Voices

Elisa East, director of the SDSU Military and Veterans Program, photographed at San Diego State University.
I know what it’s like to be a service member, to serve our nation; I know what it’s like to have a spouse who serves and understands that support element; and I know what it’s like to entrust the nation with your own child. Being able to have this experience, I understand our parents, who when they drop off their students, have an unspoken expectation that we are going to take care of them.

— Elisa East, director of the SDSU Military and Veterans Program, from Combat to campus: Elisa East picked to lead SDSU’s MVP program