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61-450: The club was founded in 1951 by Hall of Fame Coach George Haines , who remained with the team until 1974. During Haines's 23-year tenure, Santa Clara won a nearly unmatched 43 national club team titles, 26 women's, and 9 men's. In 1985, Jay Fitzgerald was named head coach and remained until 1995. His goal was to build and manage a swimming program that could produce athletes that were competitive from both beginners to elite swimmers. At

122-478: A CASE WealthEngine Award in recognition of raising over $ 100 million. SJSU was one of approximately 50 institutions nationwide honored by CASE in 2008 for overall performance in educational fundraising. In October 2010, SJSU President Don Kassing publicly launched SJSU's first-ever comprehensive capital fundraising campaign dubbed "Acceleration: the Campaign for San Jose State University." The original goal of

183-560: A combined total of 4,458 students. When the third phase of the Campus Village is completed, SJSU's total on-campus student housing capacity should increase from 4,458 to 4,928. The projected total cost for this project is approximately $ 334 million. In January 2023, the California State University Board of Trustees approved a public-private partnership between SJSU and local investors that will allow

244-432: A cost of $ 132 million, the new facility houses multiple gymnasiums, basketball courts, multiple weight and fitness centers, exercise rooms, rock climbing wall, indoor track, indoor soccer fields, and competition and recreation pools with support spaces. The new facility is located on the main campus at the corner of 7th Street and San Carlos on the site of the old aquatic center, which was demolished in 2017. Construction of

305-701: A cost of over $ 36 million. In August 2015, a $ 55 million renovation of the Spartan Complex was completed. The Spartan Complex houses open recreation spaces, gymnasiums, an indoor aquatics center, the kinesiology department, weight rooms, locker rooms, dance and judo studios, and other classroom space. The primary project objectives were to expand existing structures, upgrade the structures to make them compliant with current building codes, correct ADA deficiencies, remove hazardous materials and correct fire safety deficiencies. The SJSU on-campus housing community comprises seven residence halls, which can accommodate

366-657: A few additional Olympics in the 1970s. From 1974 to 1978, Haines coached the UCLA men's swimming team. UCLA twice finished third in the NCAA during his tenure. After leaving UCLA, he took an AAU coaching job in Philadelphia with the new Foxcatcher Swim club from 1978-80 taking a considerable salary, replacing ASCA Hall of Fame Coach Frank Keefe, who began coaching at Yale in September 1978. In 1982, Haines started coaching

427-475: A food court, the Spartan Bookstore, a multi-level study area, ballrooms, a bowling alley, music room and large game room. In September 2010, a $ 90 million expansion and renovation of the student union commenced. The project added approximately 100,000 square feet (9,300 m ) including construction of new ballrooms, food court, theater, meeting rooms and student program spaces. The expansion phase of

488-861: A general consensus that the school needed to cut ties with the San Francisco Board of Education and move out of San Francisco. On the December 15th, 1868 board of trustees meeting, State Superintendent Oscar P. Fitzgerald was authorized to begin discussions with the Regents of the University of California about the possibility of merging the University of California and the California State Normal School, though discussions ended quickly. After it became public that

549-438: A major U.S. city. The library is eight stories high, has 475,000 square feet (44,100 m ) of floor space, and houses approximately 1.3 million volumes. San Jose's first public library occupied the same site from 1901 to 1936, and SJSU's Wahlquist Library occupied the site from 1961 to 2000. In 2007, a $ 2 million renovation of Tower Hall was completed. Tower Hall is among the oldest and most recognizable buildings on campus. It

610-414: A nearly unmatched 43 national club team titles, 26 women's, and 9 men's. In 1960, Haines was selected to coach at the 1960 Summer Olympics , and seven of his swimmers from Santa Clara qualified, including 1960 gold medalists Chris von Saltza , Lynn Burke , George Harrison , and Paul Hait ; the first class also included Donna de Varona and Steve Clark , who would win gold at the 1964 Olympics . In

671-473: A new building, which finished construction in 1881. As a part of the construction of the new building, a large bell was forged to commemorate the school. The bell cost $ 1,200 ($ 37,887 in 2023), and was inscribed with the words "California State Normal School, A.D. 1881," and would sound on special occasions until 1946 when the college obtained new chimes. The original bell appears on the SJSU campus to this day and

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732-544: A new building. This caused significant debate in the senate about the effectiveness of the school and if it would be better served elsewhere. The California State Senate voted to move the school to Los Angeles , but was ultimately kept in San Jose after objections by the California State Assembly . The legislature ultimately settled to give partial emergency funds to the school for the construction of

793-477: A new interdisciplinary science building broke ground in April 2019. At a projected cost of $ 181 million, the new facility will house teaching labs, research labs, faculty offices, a dean's suite and interdisciplinary spaces totaling 164,000 square feet (15,200 m ). The project site is located on the southwest quadrant of campus just north of Duncan Hall. The new building was completed in 2023. SJSU's South Campus

854-410: A new multilevel parking garage, a new track and field facility, and a football stadium addition and renovation. The new golf, soccer and tennis facilities opened in 2017. The new softball facility opened in 2018, and the beach volleyball courts were completed in 2019. The intramural facility and parking garage were completed in 2021 along with the first phase of a new baseball facility. In August 2023,

915-497: A normal school for San Francisco's public school system , and approached George W. Minns to be the principal for the nascent institution, with Swett as an assistant principal. The normal school began operations in 1857 and became known as the Minns Evening Normal School. Classes were only held once a week, and only graduated 54 female students across its existence, however the program proved to be enough of

976-427: A permanent home until it moved from San Francisco to San Jose in 1871. The original California State Normal School campus in San Jose consisted of several rectangular, wooden buildings with a central grass quadrangle. The wooden buildings were destroyed by fire in 1880 and were replaced by interconnected stone and masonry structures of roughly the same configuration in 1881. These buildings were declared unsafe following

1037-449: A rectangular, 154-acre (62.3 ha) area in downtown San Jose. The campus is bordered by San Fernando Street to the north, San Salvador Street to the south, South 4th Street to the west, and South 10th Street to the east. The south campus, which is home to many of the school's athletics facilities, is located approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometres) south of the main campus on South 7th Street. California State Normal School did not receive

1098-514: A rise in political activism and civic awareness among its student body, including major student protests against the Vietnam War . One of the largest campus protests took place in 1967 when Dow Chemical Company — a major manufacturer of napalm used in the war — came to campus to conduct job recruiting. An estimated 3,000 students and bystanders surrounded the 7th Street administration building, and more than 200 students and teachers lay down on

1159-634: A success for increased funding to be approved. In 1861, after the continued success of the Evening School, superintendent Andrew J. Moulder requested that a committee be formed to create a report on the merits of fully funding a state normal school. Minns and Swett were among several Evening School faculty appointed to the committee, which presented its report to the California State Legislator in January 1862. In May 1862,

1220-540: A team to West Palm Beach's Senior Softball World Series. He spent most of his retirement in Sacramento, where he enjoyed golf, occasionally returning to Santa Clara, or Palo Alto to watch and attend meets. Haines suffered a stroke around 2004, which incapacitated him for the rest of his life. He died in a nursing home in Carmichael, California , on May 1, 2006. He was married in 1945 to June Carter Haines, and

1281-689: Is a public university in San Jose, California . Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) system. The university, alongside the University of California, Los Angeles has academic origins in the historic normal school known as the California State Normal School . Located in downtown San Jose ,

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1342-571: Is known for its history as a successful swim club, and for a time in the 1960s-1970s was widely considered the premier club in the United States. The Masters's program is highly popular as well. The former president of the board of directors of the team is former Olympian Chris Cavanaugh . The annual Santa Clara International Grand Prix continues to regularly attract Olympic athletes including Michael Phelps. George Haines George Frederick Haines (March 9, 1924 – May 1, 2006)

1403-569: Is located in the Spartan Keyes neighborhood, just south of Downtown San Jose . Many of SJSU's athletics facilities, including CEFCU Stadium (formerly known as Spartan Stadium) and the Spartan Golf Complex, along with the athletics department administrative offices and multiple training, practice and competition facilities, are located on the 62-acre (25.1 ha) south campus approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometres) south of

1464-759: Is one of the most ethnically diverse in the nation. As of fall 2022, graduate student enrollment, Asian, and international student enrollments at SJSU were the highest of any campus in the CSU system. SJSU sports teams are known as the Spartans and compete in the NCAA Division I FBS Mountain West Conference . After a private normal school closed in San Francisco after only one year, politicians John Swett and Henry B. Janes sought to establish

1525-591: Is part of the larger California State University Police Department , opened a new on-campus, multi-level facility on 7th Street. The $ 177 million Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library , which opened its doors on August 1, 2003, won the Library Journal's 2004 Library of the Year award, the publication's highest honor. The King Library represents the first collaboration of its kind between a university and

1586-542: Is still associated with various student traditions and rituals. Immediately after the failed attempt to move State Normal School to Los Angeles, California State Senator J.P. West sponsored a bill to create a "Branch State Normal School" in Los Angeles. The bill was passed by both houses, and opened in August 1882. The southern branch campus remained under administrative control of the San Jose campus until 1887. In 1919,

1647-455: The 1906 San Francisco earthquake and were being torn down when an aftershock of the magnitude that was predicted to destroy the buildings occurred and no damage was observed. Accordingly, demolition was stopped, and the portions of the buildings still standing were subsequently transformed into four halls: Tower Hall, Morris Dailey Auditorium, Washington Square Hall and Dwight Bentel Hall. These four structures remain standing to this day and are

1708-700: The California State Senate adopted a statue to fund an initial $ 3,000 ($ 91,560 in 2023) for a state normal school and to appoint a board of trustees for the school. The California State Normal School was then opened on July 21, 1862. Despite continued success, with increasing enrollment and funding, the California State Normal School quickly began to hold contention with the San Francisco Board of Education , which poached students and withheld sufficient school facilities. In 1864, Principal Ahira Holmes went as far as to suggest that

1769-591: The 1960s, multi-gold medalists Don Schollander and Mark Spitz joined Santa Clara to train with Haines prior to their success at the 1964, 1968 , and 1972 Olympics. Sources vary, but in 1960, he was Head coach for the Olympic Women's Swimming Team. He was Head Coach for the Olympic Men's team in 1968 and in 1980 when America boycotted the Moscow Olympics. He served as an Assistant Coach in

1830-558: The California State Colleges, and the school's name was changed again, this time to San Jose State College. In 1942, the old gym (now named Yoshihiro Uchida Hall, after SJSU judo coach Yosh Uchida ) was used to register and collect Japanese Americans before sending them to internment camps . Uchida's own family members were interred at some of these camps. In 1963, in an effort to save Tower Hall from demolition, SJSU students and alumni organized testimonials before

1891-854: The Daniels, the Teachers, the Pedagogues, the Normals and the Normalites. In 1930, the Justice Studies Department was founded as a two-year police science degree program. It holds the distinction of offering the first policing degree in the United States. A stone monument and plaque are displayed close to the site of the original police school near Tower Hall . In 1935, the State Teachers Colleges became

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1952-565: The Normal School was looking to move for a permanent location, several cities put in bids to home the school, including San Jose , Santa Clara , Vallejo , Stockton , Martinez , and Oakland . However after the San Jose Railroad Company paid to have the entire student and faculty body tour the city and potential locations for the school, San Jose became the preferred site. The school moved to San Jose in 1871 and

2013-742: The Olympic-size pool at the Santa Clara Swim Center. The Swim Center has hosted the Santa Clara International Grand Prix annually for 42 years. Since its inception, 23 world records, 333 American records, and 64 foreign national records have been set at the meet, including a world record set by Michael Phelps in 2003. The Swim Center has hosted Senior Nationals, Junior Nationals, Western Zone Championships, Pacific Swimming Far Western Championships, and Masters Nationals. The Santa Clara Swim Club

2074-537: The SJSU main campus is situated on 154 acres (62 ha), or roughly 19 square blocks. As of spring 2023, SJSU offers 150 bachelor's degree programs, 95 master's degrees , 5 doctoral degrees , 11 different credential programs, and 42 certificates. SJSU is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission . SJSU's total enrollment was 36,062 in fall 2023, including nearly 8,600 graduate and credential students. SJSU's student population

2135-774: The Santa Clara High School Swim team and Water Polo Team which remained at the High School. Santa Clara Swim Club started out as a thirteen-member club located in the old Santa Clara High School, but soon became a training ground for competitive swimmers from all over the United States. It now conducts training at the Santa Clara Swim Center. He coached the club for 23 years, leaving Santa Clara in 1973. While at Santa Clara, he coached 26 future Olympians including Mark Spitz , Greg Buckingham , Don Schollander , Donna deVarona , Chris von Saltza and Claudia Kolb . During Haines's 23-year tenure, Santa Clara won

2196-544: The State College Board of Trustees, sent telegrams and provided signed petitions. As a result of those efforts, the tower, a principal campus landmark and SJSU icon, was refurbished and reopened in 1966. The tower was again renovated and restored in 2007. Tower Hall is registered with the California Office of Historic Preservation. During the 1960s and early 1970s, San Jose State College witnessed

2257-449: The U.S. Olympic team in both 1980 and 1988. After his stint at Stanford, he retired from coaching swimming in 1988. George's achievements were exceptional and remain unprecedented. By the time of his retirement, he had coached 53 Olympic team swimmers, who won a total of 44 gold, 14 silver and 10 bronze medals. The majority of his Olympians were from his Santa Clara Swim Club teams. During his retirement, he coached senior softball, leading

2318-701: The USA Senior Nationals from 1989 to 1992, the SCSC was ranked in the top five, and in 1992 captured a prestigious first place finish. From 1995-2007, Hall of Fame Coach Dick Jochums led the Santa Clara Swim Club's men's team where he took three national titles from 1996 through 1998, and got 18 finishes in the top five. The Club maintains an exceptional competitive team under head coach Kevin Zacher (the former coach of Taylor Ruck ), who

2379-532: The Women's Swim Team at Stanford University , where he led the team to an NCAA championship in 1983 as well as two second-places finishes and two third-place finishes. He coached the Stanford Women's team for seven seasons, through around 1988. One of his swimmers at Stanford, Susan von der Lippe was a gold and silver medalist in medley and breaststroke at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, and qualified for

2440-584: The annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest . In 1985, the CADRE Laboratory for New Media was established. It is believed to be the second oldest media lab of its kind in the United States. In 1999, San Jose State and the City of San Jose agreed to combine their main libraries to form a joint city-university library located on campus, the first known collaboration of this type in the United States. The combined library faced opposition, with critics stating

2501-845: The club have earned 71 Olympic medals: 42 gold, 18 silver, and 11 bronze. The Swim Center is also home to the Santa Clara Diving Club. It is also the home of the Santa Clara Aquamaids, a premier synchronized swimming club. In 1966, the City of Santa Clara built the Santa Clara International Swim Center, which became the home of the club. It was renamed the George F. Haines International Swim Center in June 2001 in honor of its founding coach. A bronze statue of Haines now stands next to

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2562-552: The cold, damp, and unventilated rooms of the Old Assembly Hall were responsible for a diphtheria outbreak among that year's students. Because of these issues, the Normal School moved sites six times while in San Francisco, citing noise complaints, sanitary concerns, and lack of access to proper facilities and materials. In 1868, more serious talks of finding a permanent location for the Normal School began, with

2623-659: The couple had five children. A bronze statue of Haines now stands next to the Olympic-size pool at the Santa Clara Swim Center. In 2000, the Center was renamed the George F. Haines International Swim Center in his honor. Around 2000, he was named the Coach of the Century by the International Swimming Hall of Fame. San Jose State University San José State University ( San Jose State or SJSU )

2684-552: The first phase of the football stadium project was completed at an approximate cost of $ 70 million. Known as the Spartan Athletics Center, the 55,000 square-foot, multi-story facility houses a new football operations center, locker rooms, offices, meeting and training rooms and a sports medicine center. The facility also includes soccer team offices and locker rooms, as well as dining and hospitality facilities, event spaces and premium viewing areas. Phase II, which

2745-490: The former Alfred E. Alquist state office building site to be transformed into new housing for SJSU faculty, staff, and graduate students. Located one block west of the SJSU main campus, the 1.6-acre (0.65 ha) parcel will be the site of approximately 1,000 new housing rental units. Up to half of those units will be reserved for graduate students. The new housing development will comprise one or more high-rise structures up to 300 feet (91.4 m) tall. The estimated total cost of

2806-611: The ground in front of the recruiters. In 1972, upon meeting criteria established by the board of trustees and the Coordinating Council for Higher Education, SJSC was granted university status, and the name was changed to California State University, San Jose. However, in 1974, the California legislature voted to change the school's name to San José State University. In 1982, the English department began sponsoring

2867-563: The main campus near 7th Street. The south campus also is home to student overflow parking. Shuttle buses run between the main campus and south campus every 10 to 15 minutes Monday through Thursday. In April 2014, a new $ 76 million master plan to renovate the entire South Campus was unveiled. The estimated cost was later increased to $ 150 million. The plan called for construction of a golf training facility, new baseball and softball stadiums, new outdoor recreation and intramural facility, new soccer and tennis facilities, three beach volleyball courts,

2928-557: The multi-year campaign was to raise $ 150 million but was later increased to $ 200 million because of the rapid success of the campaign. The campaign would eventually exceed its goal one year earlier than anticipated, raising more than $ 208 million by 2013. In 2012, the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, awarded SJSU $ 73.3 million to participate in the development of systems for improving

2989-471: The oldest buildings on campus. Beginning in the fall of 1994, the on-campus segments of San Carlos Street, 7th Street and 9th Street were closed to automobile traffic and converted to pedestrian walkways and green belts within the campus. San Carlos Street was renamed Paseo de San Carlos , 7th Street became Paseo de César Chávez , and 9th Street is now called the Ninth Street Plaza. The project

3050-762: The project is $ 750 million. The project's design phase is projected to be completed by early 2024. Construction is projected to begin in late 2024 and be completed in 2027. SJSU is home to the 10,000-square-foot (930 m ), three-story Nuclear Science Facility. It is the only nuclear science facility of its kind in the California State University system. Located on the main campus, the Provident Credit Union Event Center seats approximately 5,000 people for athletic events and over 6,500 for concerts. A new student recreation and aquatic center opened in April 2019. At

3111-536: The project was completed in June 2014. The renovation phase of the project was completed in August 2015. Construction of a new, three-story, 52,000-square-foot (4,800 m ) on-campus health center at 7th Street and Paseo de San Carlos was completed in March 2015. The building houses the Student Health Center, Student Affairs office, Counseling Services and Wellness Center. The project was completed at

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3172-422: The safety and efficiency of air and space travel. NASA scientists, SJSU faculty and graduate students worked collaboratively on this effort. The grant was the largest federal award in SJSU history. Thirty-two people have led San Jose State since its founding including 8 principals, 15 presidents, 5 acting presidents, and 4 interim presidents. The SJSU main campus comprises approximately 55 buildings situated on

3233-534: The school became the southern branch of the University of California, and later became the University of California, Los Angeles . In 1921, the California State Normal School changed its name to the State Teachers College at San Jose. In 1922, the State Teachers College at San Jose adopted the Spartans as the school's official mascot and nickname. Mascots and nicknames prior to 1922 included

3294-519: The son of George Fremont Haines and Frances Mae Mow, and became interested in swimming after joining the local YMCA , where he won two YMCA championships in the mid-1930s. After serving in the Coast Guard, he moved to California, attending college at San Jose State University , where he was conference champion in the 50-meter freestyle before graduating in 1950. Not widely known about Haines, he first learned to coach swimming around 1942 while he

3355-515: The two libraries have very different objectives and that the project would be too expensive. Despite opposition, the $ 177 million project proceeded, and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library opened on time and on budget in 2003. The library has won several national awards since its initial opening. During its 2006–07 fiscal year, SJSU received a record $ 50+ million in private gifts and $ 84 million in capital campaign contributions. In 2008, SJSU received

3416-428: Was a competitive swimmer and coach who for twenty-three years coached the highly successful Santa Clara Swim Club which he founded in 1951. He later coached UCLA , Stanford University , and six U.S. Olympic swim teams. In 1977, he was inducted as an Honor Coach into the International Swimming Hall of Fame who later voted him "Coach of the Century" in 2001. Haines was born on March 9, 1924, in Huntington, Indiana ,

3477-404: Was completed in 1996. Completed in 1999, the Business Classroom Project was a $ 16 million renovation of the James F. Boccardo Business Education Center. Completed in 1999, the $ 1.5 million Heritage Gateway project was unveiled. The privately funded project featured construction of eight oversized gateways around the main campus perimeter. In the fall of 2000, the SJSU Police Department, which

3538-452: Was given Washington Square Park at S. 4th and San Carlos Streets, where the campus remains to this day. The first building on Washington Square was opened in 1871 and fully completed in 1876, as a three story wooden building in a classical style , however in 1880 the building was destroyed in a fire. After its destruction, Principal Charles H. Allen journeyed to Sacramento to request the California State Legislator for emergency funds for

3599-454: Was in the Coast Guard teaching Marines and sailors survival swimming. Influencing his future approach to coaching, the U.S. Military was a learning environment that measured and demanded achievement from students and expected them to respect their instructors. Though he began coaching at Santa Clara the prior year, in 1951 he officially founded the Santa Clara Swim Club , the team that would establish his career and reputation. He also coached

3660-546: Was preceded by John Bitter. Bitter was required to leave due to misappropriated funds. The club has many notable alumni, including Donna de Varona , Pablo Morales , Don Schollander , Mark Spitz , Chris von Saltza , Lynn Burke , George Harrison , Tom Bruce , Steve Clark , Sharon Finneran , Claudia Kolb , Joe Bottom , John Hencken , Linda Jezek , Dick Roth , Jan Henne , Tom Wilkens , Linda Gustavson , Greg Buckingham (brother of former guitarist of Fleetwood Mac , Lindsey Buckingham ), and Paul Hait . Swimmers from

3721-410: Was registered as an official California Historical Landmark in 1949. The building was rededicated in 1910 after numerous campus structures were either destroyed or heavily damaged in the 1906 earthquake. Tower Hall, Morris Dailey Auditorium, Washington Square Hall and Dwight Bentel Hall are the four oldest buildings on campus. The SJSU student union is a four-story, stand-alone facility that features

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