PSFA STORIES

Celebrating excellence in performance, education, and creative scholarship, the school honors standout students whose dedication to music and dance reflects both artistic growth and a commitment to impact beyond the stage.

Celebrating creativity, innovation, and academic excellence, the school honors standout students whose work reflects thoughtful design, artistic exploration, and research. Through interior architecture and ceramics, these students are using art and design to explore identity, collaboration, and human connection.

Celebrating exceptional students who are advancing advocacy, equity, and community-centered leadership through public administration and criminal justice. These students are using policy, research, and lived experience to create more inclusive and accessible systems.

Celebrating outstanding students who are redefining hospitality, tourism, and recreation management through leadership, innovation, and lived experience. Through event planning, sustainability initiatives, and community-centered work, these students are bringing creativity and purpose to the future of the industry.

Alexa Berry took the “athlete” out of student-athlete and flourished in her newfound passions.

The future-set original musical explores how the people of a doomed island off the coast of Maine cope with impending death.

SDSU journalism students traveled to China for an immersive faculty-led program that brought together American, Chinese and French students in a rare global exchange

The work of “folk horror” became a creative collaboration, with cast members shaping roles being played for the first time.

SDSU researcher Rebecca de Souza is reshaping how communities understand hunger, dignity, and the systems behind food access

Luke Little is officially an international touring musician. The upright bassist just returned from a two-city stop in Hungary. Get to know him here.

Patton, a self-described introvert, says he has always let his music speak for itself. This year, it seems to be saying plenty.

When Gregory Porter graduated from San Diego State University in 1997, his path wasn’t clear. But his late mother had given him life-altering advice: ‘Don’t forget about your music. It’s the best thing you do.’

Dr. Kerk Kee Honored for a Career Shaped by Inquiry, Teaching, and Collaboration

Hilton Foundation chair Linda Hilton will visit SDSU on April 21, offering HTM students insight, leadership and emphasizing the school's international impact

Following his retirement after 41 years at SDSU, jazz educator Bill Yeager leaves behind a legacy of musical excellence and generations of students

Educator and researcher will help lead organization serving academic support professionals worldwide