BELONGING TO SFSU

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

The Alumni Association exists to advance the reputation and interests of the university, its administration, faculty, students and graduates; to engage in educational programs and special activities for its members; and to provide an ongoing link between the university and its graduates for their mutual benefit.

It is also a source of financial assistance in the form of scholarships.

Membership is open to those who (a) have been awarded a degree or credential by the university; (b) are members of the faculty or administrative staff; (c) have attended the university as a graduate student for at least one semester; or (d) have attended the university as an undergraduate for at least one semester. In addition, "Friends of the University" may join the Alumni Association through Affiliate membership. This membership is open to any person demonstrating an interest in San Francisco State University.

Among the current benefits of membership are privileges for use of the university Library, participation in the Alumni Job Hotline, eligibility for an Association-sponsored health plan, a subscription to the Association tabloid, Alumnews, and a variety of other discounts. Benefits are added regularly.

Additional information is available at the Alumni Association Office, Diag. Center, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132 or call (415) 338-2217. The Alumni Association can be reached by e-mail at alumni@sfsu.edu.

CESAR CHAVEZ STUDENT CENTER

This unique modern structure, completed in the fall of 1975 after ten years of planning, serves as a mecca for student activities. Many organizations which enhance student life are housed in the spacious complex. The Student Center also houses needed services such as a bookstore, meeting rooms, and six separate food facilities and lounges. An Information Desk supplies a multitude of services from giving directions to selling MUNI fast passes and BART passes. Student fees help support these varied activities. The facility generates revenue from off-campus conferences and workshops. An elected governing board decides upon funding allocations, thus allowing direct student input into the Student Center operations. Elections occur every fall. Student directors are required to maintain minimum academic qualifications as stated in the Academic Senate Policy S82-68 to maintain their position as a director.

The center provides comfortable lounge areas for rest, relaxation, conversation, or studying. Live entertainment or movies are often scheduled in the Union Depot. Student art works and travelling exhibitions are shown in the gallery. Recreational areas are equipped with video and pinball machines, billiards, and table tennis. The Associated Students Main Desk is located on the Mezzanine Level.

RECYCLING AT SFSU

The Recycling Center, a student operated organization, is the driving force in waste management at SFSU. Since the founding of the center in 1987, it has expanded its collections to over 350 recycling locations campuswide. The latest addition has been the introduction of composting into the waste reduction plan. The center is always expanding its efforts to divert higher volumes from the waste stream and to close the loop of Reduce, Recycle, Reuse. In this endeavor, the center continually works with the university administration on diversion techniques and by encouraging the use of recycled products.

The center also offers valuable working/education experience. The center employs approximately twenty students who gain job experience in management, operations, outreach, and research for recycling programs. The center also offers an extensive volunteer program for students who want experience in waste management. In addition, the Recycling Center also serves as a key resource to individuals who want to learn about environmental problems facing the world today. The center's Environmental Information Library offers vast resources on issues affecting the earth and how individuals can effect change.

Join SFSU and the Recycling Center in the fight to reduce waste. For more information, call the Recycling Center at (415) 338-1947.

SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE

Located in the Student Center, the SFSU Bookstore offers a variety of products and services. New and used textbooks, computer hardware and software, supply and electronic items, general reading books, gifts, and SFSU souvenirs can be purchased in the main store. The Bookstore also includes the Lobby Shop and Snackademic for quick convenient snacks and beverages. And to further serve the campus needs, Campus Graphics provides an array of professional design and copy services.

Mission Statement
Semester Hours
 
Monday-Thursday	7:45 a.m.--7:00 p.m.

Friday	7:45 a.m.--5:00 p.m.

Saturday	10:00 a.m.--4:00 p.m.
The SFSU Bookstore has extended hours at the beginning of each semester. Reduced operating hours are in effect for the Winter, Spring, and Summer breaks. For more information, call (415) 338-2023.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES OFFICE

The Student Activities Office assists student government and more than 200 organizations with program development, administers the Co-Curricular Record, and offers academic courses for credit.

The goal of the office is to provide support services that enable students to maximize their educational experience through a variety of co-curricular experiences. The Student Activities Office is located in ADM 251, x2171, e-mail: sa@sfsu.edu.

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

Courses
 The Student Activities Office offers training and assistance for students, groups, and student organizations planning events and developing programs. Students are responsible for many of the excellent paraprofessional programs, including the Legal Resource Center. This program is funded by the Associated Students with training coordinated by the Student Activities Office through COUN 630 and 631 sections. Leadership training seminars are also offered through COUN 632. Instructor's permission is required for enrolling in the courses.

Workshops
Non-credit workshops on leadership skills and event coordination are presented annually. Advisers are also available for consultation.

CO-CURRICULAR RECORD

The Record is a valuable supplement to a student's resumé. This is an optional program which makes available co-curricular information about a student. The service provides identification, verification, and evaluation of one's San Francisco State University co-curricular activities, offices held, honors, committees, or other accomplishments. With increasing competition for jobs, graduate schools, scholarships, and academic grants, the Student Activities Office Co-Curricular Record can give the student an extra competitive edge. Record forms and the procedures are available in the Student Activities Office, ADM 251.

ACTIVITIES FAIR

The Student Activities Office sponsors an Activities Fair each semester which provides each organization with an opportunity to gain membership, raise funds, and publicize its group. The fair is held on the main lawn during prime weekday hours. Watch for the publicity and join the fun.

LEADERSHIP RECOGNITION

Student leaders and faculty advisers to student groups are honored annually at a Leadership Recognition Program. Certificates of appreciation are awarded.

ORGANIZATION INFORMATION CENTER

The office provides all recognized student organizations with a mailbox on the second floor of the Administration Building. Anyone wishing to contact campus groups can stop by the office for assistance.

FRATERNITY SORORITY COUNCIL

The SFSU campus provides one of the most unique Greek systems in the country for its students. With approximately 30 member organizations, the FSC is a great outlet for student's academic, service, and social involvement. These organizations are both national and local, representing students from all backgrounds. Organizations within the council focus on specific ethnicities, traditional national organizations, and special interest groups. To learn more about the exciting options available in the campus Greek community, visit the Student Activities office or contact the FSC president in the Cesar Chavez Student Center.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

The Associated Students Incorporated (ASI), established in 1944, is the student body government. It functions as a non-profit, student-run corporation, and is funded by the student activity fee all students pay each semester. That fee also makes each student an Associated Students member, eligible to vote in the annual elections for AS leadership.

Associated Students provides services and programs designed to enrich campus life and helps to support many campus organizations. Its current programs and services include the following.

PROGRAMS

Children's Center. Provides SFSU students, faculty, and staff with a nurturing, safe, developmentally appropriate child care program on campus for children aged six months to five years.

Crafts Festival. Held twice a year, once in the Fall and once in the Spring. The Crafts Festival brings some of the best artisans from around the state to exhibit their wares. All merchandise is chosen with quality and the student budget in mind.

Legal Resource Center. The Legal Resource Center is an informational resource that allows the student to make an informed decision about any legal problem. The center aims to educate students about the law and their rights, so that they may be active participants in their own legal matters. An attorney is available on an appointment basis to consult with students, $10 per half hour. Consultations are confidential.

Performing Arts. The Performing Arts provides the student body with a variety of concerts, sneak previews, lectures, films, and cultural events, and gives students behind-the-scenes, hands-on experience in performing arts productions.

Project Rebound. Project Rebound is a program specifically developed to assist ex-offenders in adjusting to society by acquiring an education. Rebound travels to institutions to speak to inmates, male and female, to encourage them to get an education through San Francisco State University.

Women's Center. The Women's Center provides a physical space in which every woman on campus can spend time comfortably and an atmosphere which encourages her to develop friendships with her sisters. The Women's Center also has resource files, a referral service, and a library open to all students.

SERVICES

The Associated Students provides many services to students. This is a partial listing. Information about these and other ASI-sponsored events is available at the Main Desk, Student Center (M106).

Health Insurance. The ASI offers a low-cost health and dental insurance plan to students.

Housing Referral. ASI offers an off-campus housing listing which students can access using a tough tone telephone, 24 hours per day free of charge, by calling (415) 338-6000. Students can list their available rentals on the housing list for a nominal charge of $5.00 with a valid SFSU I.D. card. For more information on this service, come to 18 Tapia, or call (415) 338-2321.

Typing Center. The Typing Center has regularly maintained electronic typewriters available for student use. The typewriters are available from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Use of the typewriters is free to students with a valid SFSU I.D. card.

TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING

San Francisco State University is readily accessible by public transportation from all parts of the Bay Area. Six San Francisco Municipal Railway bus (MUNI) and light rail lines serve the campus at 10- to 15-minute intervals. East Bay commuters have a choice of BART and connecting bus service, or BART and light rail from downtown San Francisco. Two SamTrans bus lines link the Peninsula and the San Francisco Airport with the campus.

San Francisco State University operates several free shuttle services. One shuttle bus runs between the Daly City BART station and campus. The bus stops at Lot 4/Library, Lot 6/Humanities, Lot 8/Department of Public Safety and Parking Department, Diagnostic Center, and Lot 25. The shuttle operates from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday during the Fall and Spring semesters. Free shuttle service is also provided between the campus and the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges. The Golden Gate shuttle departs from the bridge at 7:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., and 9:30 a.m., and then, from campus at 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Bay Bridge shuttle departs from the toll plaza at 7:10 a.m., 8:10 a.m., and 9:10 a.m., and then, departs from campus at 3:10 p.m., 4:10 p.m., and 5:10 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The campus is a typical urban setting and parking on surrounding streets is very limited. Approximately 2,500 spaces are available on a first-come basis for a $2.00 daily fee in the general parking garage, located on the east side of Lake Merced Boulevard between Font and Winston Drive. There is a satellite parking lot, Lot 25, which is on Winston Drive between Lake Merced and Buckingham Way. Fees are $2.00 a day (quarters only). The campus shuttle serves Lot 25 every 15 to 20 minutes.

Assistance with local transportation schedules and information is provided at the Student Center Information Desk and the Parking and Transportation Department. Both serve as a clearinghouse for information on carpools, public transportation, shuttle schedules, and parking.