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Great change is coming. San José State is ready.

Road Map to Our Future

This is a campus of change agents and a community that thrives in the face of challenges. As the first public university in the West and the original startup in Silicon Valley, San José State has always been a place of firsts—driving innovation and shaping industries. From preparing teachers for the frontier to becoming a dynamic, comprehensive university at the epicenter of the future, we have evolved alongside the needs of our students, our region, and the world. Today, San José State is experiencing a transformational shift as a pre-eminent urban public university committed to academic excellence, student belonging and success. With a culture of vibrancy and optimism, we empower fearless forward-thinkers to lead, create, and solve global challenges.

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Transformation 2030

Together - with Transformation 2030 as the blueprint - our university’s students, faculty, staff, alumni and other supporters are all helping to realize San José State’s position as a nationally prominent urban public university.

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Our Metrics in Motion

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Our Strategic Goals

Our goals drive SJSU’s future—elevating student success, advancing research, fostering inclusivity, strengthening partnerships and ensuring operational excellence. Together, we’re shaping a bold and innovative tomorrow.

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Engage and Educate

Attract unique and exceptional students, faculty, and staff to actively engage in a teaching, learning, and research environment supporting their interests as creators, innovators, change agents and champions of the social good in a diverse and changing world.

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Excel and Lead

Be an academic institution recognized for the leadership contributions of its faculty, staff, students and alumni to addressing important challenges in our fields of study and in the regional and global communities in which all SJSU community members serve.

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Grow and Thrive

Be an inclusive, welcoming, and caring  university community that attracts, retains and sustains faculty, staff members and students.

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Connect and Contribute

Be an impactful and dynamic urban university with strong connections locally and globally.

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Rebuild and Renew

Be a flourishing, downtown campus with modern infrastructure, campus spaces, technology and effective process infrastructure to support a growing university community.

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