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Ronald T. Sylvia
Professor, Emeritus
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ronald.sylvia@sjsu.edu
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Alexander Gvatua
Andrea Fazel
Danijela Dudley
Donna Crane
Garrick Percival
James Brent
Jeremy Abrams
Joseph Bergee
Karthika Sasikumar
Ken Yeager
Kenneth Peter
Lawrence Quill
Marci Harris
Mary Currin-Percival
Melinda Jackson
Robert Ovetz
Sabrina Pinnell
Sara Benson
Sergio Bejar-Lopez
Xintong Chen
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Frances Edwards
Ken Nuger
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Ronald T. Sylvia
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Panetta Institute Congressional Internship in Washington DC
Nancy Everett, and Phyllis Ward Washington DC Internship
Student Programs
Pi Sigma Alpha
Study Abroad
Model UN
Scholarships
Alumni Scholarship
Burton R. Brazil Scholarship
Charles Kunsman Scholarship
Douglas McIntyre Award
Fauneil J. Rinn Scholarship
Horace Knapp Jr. Memorial Scholarship
IPACE Scholarship
John Gilbert Scholarship for International Studies
John L. McLemore Scholarship
Peter Szego Scholarship
Roy E. Young Scholarship
Steven Glickman Memorial Scholarship
T.M. Norton Scholarship
Wesley Hubbard Scholarship
USC SJSU Consortium ICCAE Scholarship
Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (IPACE)
Events
SJSU Winter Leadership Institute
SJSU Votes!
Voting in the California June Primary Election
Don Edwards Lecture
Cindy Chavez
Ken Yeager
Senator Jim Beall
Veterans Issues Panel
California Supreme Court Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye
Judge Thelton Henderson
George Miller
Larry Gerston
Judge Vaughn R. Walker
Former California Governor Gray Davis
San Jose Mayors
Former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez
Michele Norris of National Public Radio
Former California Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi
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Capitol Visit
Visit to the California State Supreme Court
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Last Updated Jul 8, 2024
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