Events and Activities

Our Annual Holiday Party and Scholarship Fundraiser was held at the Seascape Golf Club in Aptos on December 4, 2022.  The silent auction was our main fund raiser for our scholarship program.  It was followed by a lovely brunch.  Four of our scholarship recipients were in attendance and provided us with an update on their SJSU experiences.  A number of SJSU Alumni Board members also attended and supported this event.  Our Holiday Party for this year is scheduled for Sunday, December 3rd.

Castro Adobe tour was held on Wednesday, May 18th. 

Our tour of the Castro Adobe State Park was lead by State Park's Interpretor Paul Katz and three other Castro Adobe volunteer docents.  It was a private tour of the recently renovated two story historic adobe.  We then followed the tour with a picnic box lunch.  The Castro Adobe was the home of one of the original founders of the Aptos and Watsonville areas.

Members Enjoyed a Guided Tour of Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Bechtel Education Center in Monterey on March 28, 2022.

Board member and longtime Monterey Bay Aquarium charter docent Donna Ziel led a tour of the Monterey Bay Aquarium.  We then toured of the Aquarium's new Bechtel Education Center, a LEED Certified Building.  

The tour was followed by a very informative talk by one of the the aquarium founders, Steve Webster (a former San Jose State Professor).

Annual Holiday Party and Scholarship Fundraiser was held on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at the Dream Inn in Santa Cruz.

We hosted our annual Holiday Party and Scholarship Fundraiser on December 4th at the beautiful Dream Inn in Santa Cruz.  This was our major fundraiser for our scholarship program and had sixty-five guests in attendance.   We had eight  of our scholarship recipients in attendance and they told us about their Fall San Jose State experiences.   Close to $6,000 was raised for our scholarship program.

Annual Members BBQ and Meet our Scholarship Recipients was held on Saturday, September 25, 2021

On Saturday, September 25th we held our Annual Member’s BBQ at Roaring Camp in Felton.   We also  had the opportunity to meet some of our Scholarship Recipients and their families who attended.  The BBQ began at 11:30 am.  The BBQ was free to all members and family and friends were able to attend.  Seven of our scholarships recipients were able to attend and tell us about their SJSU experiences last year and this Fall.   From  1:30-3:00 pm a majority of to attendees rode the Roaring Camp Steam Train into the Redwood Forrest.The Roaring Camp stores, exhibits, and activities were open to all who attended.