San José State University

Contribution Highlights

• A three-year, $420,000 gift by DreamWorks Animation brought the company’s head of character animation to campus to teach in the animation/illustration program. The Distinguished Scholar shared his technical and creative expertise with students and his industry contacts. The students’ project is to design and animate a 30- second introduction for 26 new episodes of “Imagination Station,” a long-running children’s television show that airs on PBS.
  
• A $2 million planned gift was anonymously received from one of San José State University’s faculty members. The gift will support graduate students with seed funding for interdisciplinary studies research proposals that partner the natural/physical sciences with the humanities/social sciences.
  
• Funded by several key San José State donors, the Silicon Valley Neat Ideas Fair is an annual forum where students conceptualize, create and showcase their entrepreneurial ideas. Awards are presented to the most outstanding presentations.
  
• San José State received funding to support two SJSU Master of Library and Information Sciences students under the 21st Century Librarian Program. The program was funded to bring diversity to libraries by increasing staff diversity and by raising the number of professional librarians who represent underserved groups. Each participant receives full tuition, a laptop computer, a monthly $1,000 stipend, access to professional mentors, and other benefits.

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