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SFSU

SFSU Launches Campus-Wide Initiative to Connect Every Graduate With a Career

President Mahoney announced the Future-Ready Workforce Initiative on Wednesday, the same day the university hosted its annual Fall Career & Internship Fair.

San Francisco State University unveiled a new campus-wide workforce program on Wednesday, October 15, timed to coincide with its annual Fall Career & Internship Fair. The Future-Ready Workforce Initiative is designed to ensure every SFSU graduate leaves campus ready to compete in a rapidly shifting job market, according to a university press release. The initiative pulls together faculty, students, alumni, administration, and a newly created senior position — assistant vice president for workforce partnerships — to build stronger ties between the university and Bay Area employers. Inés C.

Stonestown

Overnight Campers, 200-Plus at the Door: Raising Cane's Opens at Stonestown

The chicken chain's second San Francisco location opened Monday at the former McDonald's space at 255 Winston Drive, drawing a crowd that began lining up the evening before.

Last week this paper reported that Raising Cane's was set to open its second San Francisco location at Stonestown Galleria on Monday, October 13. It did — and the opening drew more than 200 people, with a handful of fans camping outside the mall overnight to be first in line, some arriving as early as 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The new location occupies 255 Winston Drive, the space previously held by a McDonald's that closed in 2024.

SFSU

SFSU's Enrollment Rebound Is Real — But the Hole Left by a Decade of Decline Is Deep

An SF Chronicle analysis published October 11 puts this fall's growth in context: SFSU shed nearly a quarter of its students between 2019 and 2024, taking faculty and revenue with them.

Last week this paper reported that SFSU recorded its first enrollment increase in more than a decade. An SF Chronicle analysis published Sunday, October 11, fills in the difficult backstory and asks what the turnaround will actually require. SFSU's student body shrank 22.3 percent between fall 2019 and fall 2024, dropping from roughly 29,000 students to about 22,600, according to federal data cited in the piece.

Upcoming Events

Saturday, October 17

Discover SFSU Open House

📍 San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave. · 9:00 AM–1:30 PM · Verify · SFSU News

Saturday, October 17

Author Event: Nathaniel Philbrick, 'The Rush'

📍 Bookshop West Portal, 80 West Portal Ave. · 7:00 PM · Verify · Bookshop West Portal

Tuesday, October 20

Cookbook Night with Nik Sharma at Bookshop West Portal

📍 Bookshop West Portal, 80 West Portal Ave. · 7:00 PM · Verify · Bookshop West Portal

Thursday, October 29

Día de los Muertos Frame Painting & Candle Making — SFSU

📍 Mashouf Wellness Center, Classroom 105, 755 Font Blvd., SFSU · 4:00–6:00 PM · Verify · SFSU Center for Global Engagement

Saturday, October 31

West Portal Halloween Stroll

📍 West Portal Avenue · 4:00–7:00 PM · Verify · West Portal Merchants Association

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