CONTACT: Jason Foster
SDSU Marketing & Communications
Phone (619) 594-2585 Pager (619) 620-1184
foster@mail.sdsu.edu

SAN DIEGO, Tuesday, March 1, 2005 – San Diego State University’s third annual SDSU Month celebration officially gets into high gear today with many ways for people to join SDSU in honoring 75 years of excellence on Montezuma Mesa and the achievements of the university’s alumni, students, faculty and staff.

This week, signature events include the Kyoto Laureate Symposium, with a free public lecture by personal computer visionary Alan Curtis Kay at SDSU on Thursday, March 3; and the 33rd annual Montys Awards Gala on Saturday, March 5. In all, SDSU Month 2005 features more than 80 academic, arts and athletic offerings between now and April 9, when the celebration concludes with Explore SDSU – Open House 2005 presented by The San Diego Union-Tribune and Time Warner Cable and an evening concert by The Dan Band.

Special SDSU Month partnerships with local businesses also begin today, including offers at Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill, U.S. Bank, Time Warner Cable, San Diego Magazine and Woodstock’s Pizza that support the SDSU Month Scholarship Challenge. The Challenge raises funds to support some of SDSU’s most deserving students.

More details on events and special offers can be found at www.sdsumonth.com.

Also starting this week, visitors to www.sdsumonth.com can review the history of the campus since first moving to its current location in 1931. Besides reading about campus milestones in a virtual history book, they can enjoy browsing through brief stories about campus life submitted by alumni and other members of the campus community via the “When I Was at State” sweepstakes.

SDSU alumni, students and others can still participate in the “When I Was at State” sweepstakes until April 9 by going to www.sdsumonth.com and submitting a story about their experiences at San Diego State. One person will be chosen at random to win the sweepstakes’ grand prize – two 2005-2006 season tickets to SDSU football, basketball and baseball games.

SDSU Month 2005 sponsors and media partners include Allison & Partners, Associated Students, Aztec Shops, Cox Communications, The Daily Aztec, Geary Interactive, KPBS, NBC 7/39, Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill, San Diego Magazine, The San Diego Union-Tribune, the San Diego State University Alumni Association, San Diego State University Athletics, the San Diego State University Research Foundation, Time Warner Cable, Univision, Univision Radio and U.S. Bank.

San Diego State University is the oldest and largest higher education institution in the San Diego region. Since it was founded in 1897, the university has grown to offer bachelor’s degrees in 81 areas, master’s degrees in 72 areas and doctorates in 16 areas. SDSU’s nearly 33,000 students participate in an academic curriculum distinguished by direct contact with faculty and an increasing international emphasis that prepares them for a global future. For more information, visit www.sdsu.edu.

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