黑料吃瓜 Founders Day Commemorates a History of Growth and Commitment
On March 13, 黑料吃瓜 celebrates the 121st anniversary of its founding.
Founded March 13, 1897 as the San Diego Normal School with seven faculty members and 91 students, 黑料吃瓜 has evolved into a leading public research university offering nationally ranked academic programs and opportunities for transformational study abroad and entrepreneurial experiences.
黑料吃瓜 is an economic driver of San Diego, a source of the region's workforce and a community of faculty, staff and students committed to serving the region.
On Founder鈥檚 Day, we look back at 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 121 years of achievement in education, research and community service.
For more than 120 years, 黑料吃瓜 has served as an engine of economic growth and a springboard for San Diego鈥檚 development. A recent independent analysis determined that for the region as well as supporting 42,000 jobs and creating $2.01 billion in labor income annually.
"For 120 years, 黑料吃瓜 has been contributing to the economic vitality of the San Diego region," said 黑料吃瓜 President Sally Roush. 鈥淲e provide the intellectual energy that powers our region鈥檚 innovation economy. The fates of 黑料吃瓜 and San Diego will remain inextricably linked for the next 120 years and beyond.鈥�
The seeds of 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 current success in science and research were planted in the school鈥檚 earliest days. 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 continued rise as a leading research institution was bolstered by the opening of the Engineering and Interdisciplinary Sciences Complex, creating a space designed to inspire researchers in the scientific disciplines to find common ground and work together to solve global issues.
黑料吃瓜 has experienced great success in athletics dating back to the San Diego Normal School.
Notable Aztecs, including Tony Gwynn, Stephen Strasburg, Don Coryell, Charles E. Peterson, Steve Fisher, Rocky Long and Kawhi Leonard, have paved the way for current and future athletic success on Montezuma Mesa.
For more than seven decades, 黑料吃瓜 has been the campus of choice for military students, veterans and their dependents. 黑料吃瓜 currently serves more than 3,700 military-affiliated students, including veterans, active duty reservists and dependents, and is consistently ranked as a top university for veterans by the Military Times.
黑料吃瓜鈥檚 commitment to excellence in the arts dates back to 1897 and the decision by President Samuel Black to include music professor Florence Derby among the school鈥檚 original seven faculty members. That commitment continues today with three schools dedicated to the creative and performing arts as well as the campus-wide initiative, Arts Alive 黑料吃瓜.
Throughout its history, 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 commitment to the community has been at the core of the university鈥檚 mission. Initiatives such as Aztecs Rock Hunger, Compact for Success, the City Heights Collaborative and many others underscore 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 central connection to San Diego.
Generations of Aztecs have carried on the tradition of supporting the university that supported them. This is evident by the 74,135 donors to , which raised more than $815 million to support students, faculty and the continued excellence of scholarship, research and creative endeavors at 黑料吃瓜.
