Kristin Harms 10/29/22 Kristin Harms 10/29/22

SDSU Celebrates 125 Years Beginning in University Heights: 1921 to 1931

Founded in 1897, San Diego State University (SDSU) is celebrating 125 years of history this year, which includes its first campus in University Heights in 1898. This final post focuses on the Normal School from 1921 to 1931.

Kristin Harms 10/15/22 Kristin Harms 10/15/22

SDSU Celebrates 125 Years Beginning in University Heights: The Normal School Football Team

Student sports were in their infancy in 1900 at San Diego Normal School but the college we know today as San Diego State University was eager to launch competitive sports. From its campus on Park Blvd. in University Heights, the one-year-old school was ready for football.

Kristin Harms 10/6/22 Kristin Harms 10/6/22

National Register Plaque Installed on Teachers Training Annex 1

This week, a plaque gifted by the University Heights Historical Society to the San Diego Unified School District, was installed on the Teachers Training Annex 1 commemorating its status as a national landmark.

Kristin Harms 6/25/22 Kristin Harms 6/25/22

First Normal School Graduation Held in 1900

On June 21, 1900, the San Diego Normal School in University Heights (now San Diego State University) held its first commencement ceremonies. Twenty-six students graduated including 23 women and 3 men.