2024-25 Changes to Financial Aid

The FAFSA Simplification Act will introduce significant changes to the processing and the systems used to award federal student aid. The change will be fully implemented in the 2024-25 application cycle.

With the changes, financial aid applications will not be available until late December / early January — unlike October in previous years. Watch for webinars and informational materials from the Financial Aid Office/Cal Coast Student Financial Center. More information on studentaid.gov.

Oct. 16 Deadline for Winter Break Study Abroad

Oct. 16 is the deadline for Winter Break 2024 study abroad applications, which include study, intern and volunteer abroad programs!

Start the online advising steps at sdsu.edu/aztecsabroad to begin the process. Visit Study Abroad or email the Global Education Office at [email protected] for more information.

Registration Open for Winter Session

Why not leverage your winter break to accelerate your education? Winter Session classes are a great opportunity to make up ground toward graduation, return to school or explore a new area of interest. 

Registration is now open and online classes run from Dec. 14 2023, to Jan. 11, 2024. For more information, visit SDSU Winter Session.

Masimo CEO Headlines President's Lecture Series

Join us at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 12 at Montezuma Hall for a conversation with President de la Torre and SDSU alumnus and distinguished guest speaker Joe Kiani, founder, chairman and CEO of the Masimo Corporation. 

Kiani is one of SDSU's most accomplished alumni, a leader in the medical technology field and a trailblazer in patient safety and care. He is a renowned entrepreneur and inventor of revolutionary, non-invasive patient-monitoring devices with over 500 patents or patent applications.

To read more about the President’s Lecture Series and to RSVP, visit SDSU Alumni.

This is a Test —
A Nationwide Test

FEMA and the FCC will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts on Oct. 4. While SDSU is not involved, the university is alerting the university community. 

The WEA portion of the test will be directed to all consumer cell phones and will display in either English or in Spanish, depending on the handset’s language settings. No action is required by the public receiving the test alerts.

Celebrating SDSU
Out-of-State Students

Calling all out-of-state students! The university wants to celebrate you, so join us 12:30-3 p.m. Nov. 16 for a free lunch and a recognition ceremony at the union’s Templo Mayor, followed by bowling at Aztec Lanes.

Swag for those who enroll in and complete the Out-of-State Scorecard — also free. There’s still time to sign up for the scorecard, which is due Nov. 1. Visit the 2023 Out-of-State Scorecard page to get started and then RSVP for the recognition ceremony. 

Questions? Email [email protected]

SDSU Hosts 
Brazilian Comic Creator

Brazilian comic creator Marcelo D’Salete has produced graphic novels that explore the brutal history and painful long-term consequences of slavery in Brazil, and he will be on campus Oct. 12 for a wide-ranging conversation about his work.

SDSU’s Center for Comics Studies and the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies have collaborated to host Eisner Award-winning D’Salete. Africana Studies Professor Daniela Gomes will translate this event, which takes place at 3:30 p.m. in Peterson Gym, Room 242, and will be in English and Portuguese.

Women in STEM Annual Lecture and Social Oct. 23

Come join us Oct. 23 for the Division of Research and Innovation's Annual Women in STEM Lecture and Social featuring ecologist Nalini Nadkarni.
Come to hear Guggenheim Fellowship winner discuss her work in conservation and in art and science engagement with incarcerated communities.
This event is free and open to the public from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center. Light appetizers and refreshments follow the lecture. Please RSVP for the Women in STEM Lecture and Social by Oct. 6.

Splice Volume 6 is Out

Copies of the new volume of Splice, the journal for undergraduate scholarship in the College of Arts and Letters, are now available through the Undergraduate Research Office in CAL or digitally via the journal’s webpage. 

If you would like to participate in the creation of the forthcoming volume, please contact the Splice Collective via [email protected] or through the links on Splice’s Instagram @splice_sdsu.  The Splice Collective is a Registered Student Organization whose aims include empowering undergraduate students through the dissemination of their scholarship. 

Catch the Final Round
of Business Cases

The International Business Case Competition brings together nine undergraduate business teams from across the nation to solve an international business case. 

Cheer on your favorites in the final round, 1-3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union.

Golden Galleria
Shows Off Student Art

Stop by and admire art pieces created by fellow SDSU students at Golden Galleria from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12 in the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union Courtyard.

Enjoy hors d'oeuvres — cocktail attire welcome — and vote for your favorite art piece.

ASUB Has Loaded October

The Aztec Student Union Board’s October slate of free events includes everything from tasty tunes to a beach day on campus. 

The month kicks off Oct. 2 with Tasty Tunes at 5 p.m. in the union Goldberg Courtyard and continues Oct. 10 with Beach Bash Shenanigans at 5 p.m. in the courtyard. The schedule also includes a screening of the Halloween classic “Hotel Transylvania” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16 in the Union Theatre and an Open Mic Night at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25 in the Goldberg Courtyard.

Visit the ASUB calendar for more details.

Wanna Tailgate?
Submit Your Application!

Student organizations that are recognized or conditionally recognized are invited to apply to host a tailgate in the student tailgating section at Snapdragon Stadium. Presence applications can be submitted a week in advance of the game and are due on the Tuesday (at 11:59 p.m. PDT) before the game.

Spaces are limited — 16 available for RSOs — and will be assigned in advance. RSOs will receive confirmation by Wednesday at noon if they have been assigned a tailgating space. Each tailgating space will have 60 allotted wristbands. Depending on demand and availability, RSOs may be assigned one or two spaces.

New Peer Support Group:
Queering the Norm

Queering the Norm is a new peer-led support group intended for commuter students, transfer students, fluid, non-conforming, and questioning students whose experiences fall outside of what is considered traditional. The group will be a safe and brave space for exploration, building and deepening connections, and creative opportunities to have fun while challenging heteronormativity and cisnormativity.

The group’s first meeting is noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17 at The Pride Center Multipurpose Room. Visit The Pride Center website for more information about upcoming events and programs. 

Plan Ahead for
Spring Financial Aid

Spring financial aid will be released to Student Account Services starting Jan. 15, 2024, for the start of the spring 2024 term on Jan. 17. Plan ahead to avoid long wait times at the Cal Coast Student Financial Center.  

Set yourself up for success for the Spring 2024 term by logging into my.SDSU prior to Spring 2024 registration to clear any charges or pending tasks under your “Tasks” tile.

Connect with Employers at Fall Career and Internship Fair

The second session of the 2023 Fall Career and Internship Fair will be 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 18 in Montezuma Hall. This is a great opportunity for all students from all majors and alumni to connect with a diverse array of employers — from corporations to nonprofits – for internships, part-time jobs and full-time positions.

Register through the Handshake application.