CAL Alumni in Action

CAL Alumni Create Change

San Diego State University, CAL Alumni in Action

Across industries and communities, they transform critical thinking into leadership, creativity into careers, and empathy into impact. CAL graduates put their education to work in ways that matter.

CAL alumni are also part of a growing network of 500,000+ San Diego State University graduates who contribute to local and global communities to shape the future. Discover how CAL alumni engage in important work — where passion meets purpose.

CAL Grads Can

Rigorous academics, exploratory research, study abroad, and internship opportunities are the ways in which students make the pivot to meaningful careers. CAL alumni shape the world through important work with local, national, and international organizations.

CAL alumni demonstrate that CAL grads can:

  • Create innovative solutions that drive change in communities
  • Develop sustainable programs that solve pressing issues
  • Encourage growth and opportunity through public service
  • Lead businesses by tapping into entrepreneurial skills
  • Lead creative lives and give back to the community
  • Make an impact through academic excellence

Read their inspiring stories below or by visiting our alumni news section.

John Fiske, smiling man in suit
POLITICAL SCIENCE, 2024
Megan Imbres, smiling woman with long dark hair posing at SDSU campus
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, 2004
Nick Vallejo, man wearing baseball hat and yellow vest, sifts dirt at landfill
SUSTAINABILITY, 2022
Chris Lynhc, man with beard and wearing baseball hat with bear holding surfboard, stands in surf shop
ECONOMICS, 2008 
Devon Lomayesva, woman with long dark hair, wearing balck judges robe
HISTORY, 1994
Rob Graff, man with goatee in cheese shop
POLITICAL SCIENCE, 2003
Jarrett Rose, man surfing with slide image Turn,On, Tune In, and Paddle Out: A Cultural Theory of Psychedlic Amplification and Coproduction in the Soul Surfing Era
SOCIOLOGY M.A., 2016
group of people pose with award for LEED platinum 2025
SUSTAINABILITY, 2020
grou pf people on stage at 7th conference on human rights in Indonesia
POLITICAL SCIENCE, 2024
Raul Leon, smiling man in suit, satnds in front of U.S. captial building in Washington, D.C.
GEOGRAPHY, 2023
Sarah B. Marsh-Rebelo, woman with shirt curly white hair
CREATIVE WRITING MFA, 2012
Jon Davidi, smiling man with dark hair and beard
POLITICAL SCIENCE, 2015
Hollywood sign
ENGLISH, 1996 
Ilima-Lei MacFarlan, smiling woman with hair up and flower behind ear
ANTHROPOLOGY, 2013
Thomas Claypool, man sifts through pile of shoes
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, 1996