Email - gradstudies@sfsu.edu Phone - (415) 338-2234 The Division of Graduate Studies & Career Development (GSCD) will host our annual Grad Preview Week Monday, October 20 to Friday, October 24. GSCD asks undergraduate students to explore SFSU graduate education opportunities by joining one or more of over 70 virtual and in-person events. Staff are also encouraged to explore advanced degree or certificate opportunities.

Cost - Free Email - ai@sfsu.edu This course introduces participants to the Zoom AI Companion and its practical applications within a university setting. The course covers key features such as meeting summaries, real-time Q&A, interactive smart recordings, and whiteboard tools for generating sticky notes, tables, mind maps and flowcharts. Participants will learn how to apply these tools to enhance productivity, collaboration, and learning in academic and administrative contexts through guided demonstrations and hands-on activities. This course is an elective that counts toward receiving a digital badge for the AI Literacy Education Program (https://ai.sfsu.edu/start-your-ai-journey).

Email - mjimison@sfsu.edu Join Career and Leadership Development (CLD) for a relaxed lunch and casual networking conversation about making the most of your journey at SFSU. Enjoy pizza, fruit and light beverages while connecting with peers and CLD staff. Please RSVP by Wednesday, October 22 to confirm your lunch order.

Email - pbadmit@sfsu.edu This event offers you the opportunity to hear directly from current students in our post-baccalaureate program. They will share their experiences in the program, discuss how they are preparing for health professions schools, and offer insights into the academic and advising support available. RSVP: https://cpage.sfsu.edu/prehealth/events/current-students-panel-2025

Email - gradstudies@sfsu.edu Phone - (415) 338-2234 The Division of Graduate Studies & Career Development (GSCD) will host our annual Grad Preview Week Monday, October 20 to Friday, October 24. GSCD asks undergraduate students to explore SFSU graduate education opportunities by joining one or more of over 70 virtual and in-person events. Staff are also encouraged to explore advanced degree or certificate opportunities.

Cost - Free Email - at@sfsu.edu Explore Virtual Reality (VR) and spatial computing with hands-on VR/XR and Vision Pro demos. Create your own experiences and test your skills on a retro gaming console.

Cost - Free Email - finaid@sfsu.edu Phone - (415) 338-7000 Join us for Fin Aid Friday: 20262027 Financial Aid Application Kick-Off with Q&A, where well walk through the application process, key deadlines and important updates for the new aid year. This session also includes an open Q&A so you can get answers to your specific financial aid questions.

Monday, October 27, 2025

Cost - Free Email - at@sfsu.edu Curious about AI? Join us for an informal, interactive session in the Digital Media Studio and MakerSpace to explore ChatGPT basics, share tips for smarter use and answer your questions. Afterward, stick around for the AI Loungean open space to chat, experiment and learn from each other. No experience needed, just bring your curiosity!

Email - cad@sfsu.edu

Cost - Free Email - ai@sfsu.edu This course explores image creation with generative AI. Participants will gain a primer on generative AI tools for image creation, considerations for using generative AI, and best practices for creating effective and accessible images for various use cases. Through hands-on activities, participants will develop skills in crafting descriptive prompts and selecting appropriate visual styles to generate unique images with ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and Adobe Firefly. This course is an elective that counts toward receiving a digital badge for the AI Literacy Education Program (https://ai.sfsu.edu/start-your-ai-journey).

Cost - free Email - pace@sfsu.edu Gearing up for a career in public policy, advocacy or program management? Change the world with a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from San Francisco State University! Find out what the MPA degree offers! Join us for an hour via ZOOM and get your questions answered!

Cost - Free Email - ai@sfsu.edu This course introduces generative AI to those with little or no prior experience engaging with this emerging technology. Participants obtain a foundational understanding of generative AI, its associated opportunities and implications, and basic strategies for composing and iterating prompts. Participants will be expected to engage in hands-on interaction with the Microsoft Copilot chatbot to begin generating practical outputs for personal and professional use cases. This course is an elective that counts toward receiving a digital badge for the AI Literacy Education Program (https://ai.sfsu.edu/start-your-ai-journey).

Cost - Free Email - carolinaprado@sfsu.edu Dia de los Muertos, 10/30 3:30-5:30 p.m., Rosa Parks Room at the Cesar Chavez Student Center Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by creating an amaranth skull for your altar! Tere Almaguer and Nancy Pili, from Poder! SF, will discuss decolonizing our ancestral offerings and connecting to ancestral seeds that nurture our bodies and the land. In this event, our facilitators will open with sharing stories of how we are connected to Amaranth and the role of ofrendas for Dia de los Muertos. You will get to use a mold to make one amaranth skull to eat and one to take home. Participants get their own plate and supplies to take to their desk to decorate and personalize their ofrenda. Co-sponsored by SFSUs Department of Latina/Latino Studies, Queer Latinx Club, and the Queer and Trans Resource Center. For questions, reach out to Dr. Carolina Prado (carolinaprado@sfsu.edu).

Cost - Free Email - phlsphr@sfsu.edu The Chin-Plaisance Colloquia Committee and the Department of Philosophy are delighted to welcome Dr. Alejandro Naranjo Sandoval (UC Davis) to SFSU. The talk will begin at 4 p.m. A meet and greet with Dr. Sandoval will follow. All are welcome! "Natural Destiny in Poulain's Account of Gender Inequality" Abstract: Whence come gender and gender inequality nature or society? Poulain de la Barre (1647-1723) is often thought to be an early proponent of the view that gender and gender inequality is the result of social factors, as opposed to innate physical or mental differences. But, I argue, his views are more complicated than that. For Poulain, some physical differences between the sexes play an irreducible role in bringing about gender difference. They do so sometimes directly, but most commonly indirectly, in a way that is mediated by custom. What is distinctive and innovative about Poulain, then, is his nuanced views about how small physical differences ultimately lead to immense social ones, in the presence of certain conditions. Along the way, I discuss whether Poulain can be said to have recognized the gender/sex distinction.

Email - ecerpa@sfsu.edu Attend the Paralegal Studies online information session, and find out how our ABA-approved, 100% online certificate program will prepare you for a career in legal services. You will learn about our comprehensive curriculum, faculty of legal experts and certificate requirements. Additional topics include: application procedures, internship opportunities and career outlook. $3,000 David Goldstein Memorial Scholarship for certificate students. RSVP to receive the Zoom details: https://cpage.sfsu.edu/paralegal/events/info-session

Cost - Free Email - at@sfsu.edu Happy Halloween! Experience a terrifying VR Haunted House filled with eerie corridors, ghostly encounters and heart-pounding scaresdare to enter if you can!

Cost - Free Email - ai@sfsu.edu This course offers a focused exploration of prompting and iteration strategies for generative AI chatbots like Microsoft Copilot. Through collaborative, hands-on activities and interactive exercises, participants will learn to write clear, effective prompts, apply refinement techniques such as prompt chaining, and assess AI-generated outputs for accuracy and relevance to achieve more reliable and useful results in a variety of academic and non-academic contexts. This course is required to receive a digital badge for the AI Literacy Education Program (https://ai.sfsu.edu/start-your-ai-journey).

Email - cad@sfsu.edu

Email - clsadvising@sfsu.edu Join an online advising session to learn more about the Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) program. These sessions are for anyone interested in applying to the program. Youll get details about the application process, program structure and admissions requirements. You'll also have a chance to ask questions and connect with program faculty. Sessions are held live on Zoom. Pre-registration is required. We recommend attending a session before applying. RSVP on our website: https://cpage.sfsu.edu/clinical-lab-sciences/events/advising-session-11.25