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|campus = Urban |former_names = San Diego Normal School (1897–1923) San Diego Teachers College (1923–35) San Diego State College (1935–72) California State University, San Diego (1972–74) |colors = Scarlet and Black |nickname = Aztecs |mascot = Aztec warrior |athletics = Division I – MWC |sports = 19 varsity teams |affiliations = California State University system |website = |logo = 250px |nrhp = }} San Diego State University (SDSU, San Diego State) is a public research university in San Diego, California, and is the largest and oldest higher education institution in San Diego County. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university in the 23-member California State University (CSU). SDSU has a student body of more than 35,000〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=University History: SDSU Today )〕 and an alumni base of more than 280,000.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Home - SDSU )〕 The Carnegie Foundation has designated San Diego State University a "Research University with high research activity," placing it among the top 200 higher education institutions in the country conducting research.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Carnegie Classifications | Lookup & Listings )〕 In the 2009–10 academic year, the university obtained $150 million for research, including $26 million from the National Institutes of Health. The university soon expects to be classified as "Doctoral/Research-Extensive".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Research Website Redirect )〕 As reported by the ''Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index'' (FSP Index) released by the Academic Analytics organization of Stony Brook, New York, SDSU is the number one small research university in the United States for four academic years in a row.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Study Ranks California's Most Productive Universities (May 31, 2007) )〕〔"(SDSU Receives Top Research Distinction for Second Straight Year )". ''SDSUniverse.com'' (Nov. 26, 2007)〕 SDSU sponsors the second highest number of Fulbright Scholars in the state of California, just behind UC Berkeley. Since 2005, the university has produced over 65 Fulbright student scholars.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fulbright Program Awards Six SDSU Students )〕 The university generates over $2.4 billion annually for the San Diego economy, while 60 percent of SDSU graduates remain in San Diego,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SDSU Significant Rankings and Distinctions )〕 making SDSU a primary educator of the region's work force. Committed to serving the diverse San Diego region, SDSU ranks among the top ten universities nationwide in terms of ethnic and racial diversity among its student body, as well as the number of bachelor's degrees conferred upon minority students.〔 San Diego State University is a member of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC),〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wascsenior.org/institutions/san-diego-state-university )〕 the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, and the Southwest Border Security Consortium. ==History== (詳細はUniversity Heights (now the headquarters of the San Diego Unified School District). It opened with seven faculty members and 91 students; the curriculum was initially limited to English, history and mathematics.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=In the beginning )〕 In 1923, the San Diego Normal School became San Diego State Teachers College, "a four-year public institution controlled by the state Board of Education". By the 1930s the school had outgrown its original campus. In 1931 it moved to its current location on a mesa at what was then the eastern edge of San Diego. In 1935, the school expanded its offerings beyond teacher education and became San Diego State College.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1931 Relocation )〕 In 1960, San Diego State College became a part of the California State Colleges system, now known as The California State University. Finally in 1972 San Diego State College became California State University, San Diego, and in 1974 San Diego State University (SDSU). John F. Kennedy, then the President of the United States of America, gave the graduation commencement address at San Diego State University on June 6, 1963.〔(Forty Years Later, the Magic of JFK Lingers on the Mesa ), Coleen L. Geraghty, ''SDSUniverse'' (May 12, 2003)〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''SDSU Library'', Aztec Bowl: History of San Diego State University (accessed Jan. 16, 2009) )〕 Kennedy was given an honorary doctorate degree in law at the ceremony, making SDSU the first California State College to award an honorary doctorate. In 1964, this event was registered as California Historical Landmark #798.〔 On May 29, 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. addressed a near-capacity audience in the Open Air Theater. King discussed his vision for the future and called for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, then being debated in the Senate. In April 2012, his Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama spoke at SDSU's Viejas Arena as part of his "Compassion Without Borders" tour. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「San Diego State University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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