The Aztec Student Union is a
student union
A students' union, also known by many other names, is a student organization present in many colleges, universities, and high schools. In higher education, the students' union is often accorded its own building on the campus, dedicated to social, ...
in the center of
San Diego State University
San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system ...
's campus, just east of
Malcolm A. Love Library
Malcolm A. Love Library (commonly referred to as ''University Library''), opened in 1971, is the primary, central academic library serving multiple campuses of San Diego State University (SDSU) in Southern California and Northern Baja Californ ...
. The Aztec Student Union was known as the Aztec Center from 1968 to 2011, when it was demolished for the Aztec Student Union. The Aztec Student Union leads into the heart of the SDSU campus and is located near many classrooms and administrative services.
Aztec Center
The Aztec Center offered a variety of services, places, and spaces geared to the needs of students including restaurants, movie theater, meeting rooms, and various student organizations.
[Associated Students of SDSU -- Aztec Center homepage (accessed Nov. 4, 2008)](_blank)
/ref> It was also home to the Associated Students' Government & Business Office, Council Chambers, the Government Affairs Office and Meeting Services. Many student organizations also housed their offices in the Aztec Center.
History
The Aztec Center, planned in the late 1950s and built in the early 1960s, was the first permanent student union in the California State University
The California State University (Cal State or CSU) is a public university system in California. With 23 campuses and eight off-campus centers enrolling 485,550 students with 55,909 faculty and staff, CSU is the largest four-year public univers ...
system.San Diego Union-Tribune, ''Harvey Goodfriend; SDSU administrator was force behind Aztec Center,'' by Blanca Gonzalez (Sept. 12, 2008)
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See also
* Student activity center
A student center (or student centre) is a type of building found on university and some high school campuses. In the United States, such a building may also be called a student union, student commons, or union. The term "student union" refers mos ...
References
External links
Associated Students of SDSU — Aztec Student Union homepage
Aztec Shops
San Diego State University
Student activity centers in the United States
Buildings and structures in San Diego
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