With new buildings being mapped out, San Jose State is setting the stage for the next decade plus, as detailed in its ‘Transformation 2030’ strategic plan.
With many of the goals outlined, it is clear the directive is to give the campus an even greater reflection of the changing times, both physically and culturally.
San Jose is the focal point of Silicon Valley, with many SJSU students who plan to go into the tech field, learning the essential skills to being a part of this area.
Things must change. Campus Village 2 was once a grassy field and the Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center was originally two dorm buildings as part of the bricks collective.
The university wishes to take the first step forward through proposed projects with no clear date for when construction will begin – with the exception of facilities such as the new Interdisciplinary Science Building already underway.
One of the proposed ideas is for the university to create new and more convenient parking spaces for students who use transportation to and from campus.
New dorms are slated to be near campus, with the idea that the new dorm, or CampusVillage 3, will allegedly replace Washburn Hall – the last of the brick structures.
This provides immediate solutions upon completion as both would be utilized right away and would project results quickly.
With construction of the new Interdisciplinary Science Building and the displacement of the Associated Students House in Spring 2019, SJSU is already taking big steps into the future.
This is a brilliant idea that will gradually unfold, as the addition of buildings such as these will take years for students to see the long-term benefits.
Taking into account the SRAC’s success, as well as other anticipated additions to the campus, there is a clear picture pertaining to the future of the campus.
The SRAC was an addition to campus that projected immediate results as the opening week brought in large numbers of students to the facility that outclassed the event center gym.
The creation of both CV2 and the SRAC has proven that the university is more than capable of moving into tomorrow by razing the obsolete and unnecessary.
As recent months have shown, remodeling from top to bottom is not the only method to change the face of campus – a simple rebranding has also worked.
It’s common knowledge that the face of Silicon Valley has changed drastically in the past 20 years.
At this point it’s difficult to imagine Silicon Valley without the presence of companies such as Facebook and Google.
Upon their arrival, companies such as those brought ideas that culturally shifted Silicon Valley, forever changing the face of technology.
Notable faces that have graduated from San Jose State include Sameer Saran- who developed ParkStash, an app that helps SJSU commuters find parking spaces.
In this same way, what better way to continuously evolve the face of Silicon Valley than to change the face of SJSU – a hub for the thinkers and inventors of tomorrow.
