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SDSU Broke Ground September 10th for $33,000,000 College of Arts and Letters BuildingState-of-the-Art Building Will Be Largest On Campus
When completed in late 2005, the six-story building will become home to the College of Arts and Letters - the largest of the seven colleges at SDSU, encompassing 20 academic departments and 15 centers/institutes. The college of Arts and Letters accounts for nearly 30 percent of all credit hours for SDSU's 33,000 students by providing the core liberal arts courses required for all bachelor's degrees. The building will be located on the northwest corner of the SDSU campus and will be visible to motorists on Interstate 8. The building will house the dean's offices and many of College of Arts and Letters' academic departments, including Anthropology, English, Philosophy, and the San Diego State University Press, the oldest publishers in the California State University system. The building will also feature high-tech classrooms and laboratories along with five auditoriums ranging from 60 to 500 seats. Construction will also include a stand-alone parking structure with 200 spaces for faculty. "We are very excited that the College of Arts and Letters will have this state-of-the-art building to call home," said Paul Wong, dean of the College of Arts and Letters. "From modern classrooms to an array of auditoriums to even its own parking structure, the new building will accommodate the present and future needs of the College of Arts and Letters and will serve as a center for learning and discovery for the entire campus community." The College of Arts and Letters is home to a number of distinctive departments, including the undergraduate International Business program, which was ranked No. 7 in the nation this year by U.S. News & World Report; The Center for Latin American Studies, one of only 21 in the nation to be designated a National Resource Center for Latin American Studies; and the nation's first Women's Studies Department, founded in 1970. The building's construction team consists of: San Diego's Delawie, Wilkes, Rodrigues, Barker, the preliminary design team; Douglas Barnhart, general contractor; and HMC Architects, the design architect. The construction will be funded entirely by California State grants. However, SDSU has initiated an effort to raise additional monies to advance the College Arts and Letters academic programs through a naming campaign. Wong said the campaign is necessary to supplement recently cut State support for higher education. Campaign donors will be recognized for a wide range of contributions, from the naming of a faculty office, to the naming rights to the entire College of Arts and Letters building. "A successful donor campaign will ensure the funding is available to further the college's goal of academic excellence which is vital to attracting the best and the brightest students and faculty from throughout the country," Wong said. Wong laid out four main initiatives for the College of Arts and Letters donor campaign:
About San Diego State University State University is the oldest and largest higher education institution in the San Diego region. Since it was founded in 1897, the university has grown to offer bachelor's degrees in 81 areas, master's degrees in 72 areas and doctorates in 14 areas. SDSU's nearly 33,000 students participate in academic curriculum distinguished by direct contact with faculty and an increasing international emphasis that prepares them for a global future. For more information, visit http://www.sdsu.edu.
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SAN DIEGO- San Diego State University (SDSU)
held an official groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, September 10th for the $33
million College of Arts
and Letters Building.
The 109,000-square-foot building will be the largest on the SDSU campus. 
