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From Interstate 8, exit at College Avenue and go south. San Diego State University will be on your right. Continue on College Avenue South and turn right onto Canyon Crest Drive. Take Canyon Crest Drive and follow signs to Parking Structure 12 .

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Visitors should park in Parking Structure 12 to visit the School of Art and Design. Park in any Student/Visitor space on levels 3–8. Visitors to San Diego State University may purchase parking permits before arriving to campus or on-site:

• Day permits available for $7.00 per day.
• Must be purchased before arriving to campus.
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• If you do not have a smartphone, please call 1-888-515-7275 to purchase a permit.
• $3.00 per hour (plus $0.35 service fee)
• 5 hours or more - $15.35
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Visitors with an ADA placard may purchase passes when on campus with the Pay by Phone app or by calling 1-800-515-7275 (use the code 28512 for Parking Structure 12 ). Visitors with an ADA placard may park in any ADA designated space in Parking Structure 14 or on Avenue of the Arts with purchase of a pass.

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For the SDSU campus interactive map, click here . Once parked, you can use the “wayfinding” tool in this map from your parking spot to find your route.

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The School of Art and Design does not offer regularly scheduled tours. If you would like to take a tour of our facilities, please contact us at least two weeks in advance at [email protected] and we will do our best to accommodate your request. 

San Diego State University offers a variety of in-person campus tour options and virtual visits. Click here to see upcoming tour dates and more information. 

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The SDSU College of Engineering Student Leader Program offers tours of the College of Engineering for students, parents, and community partners throughout the school year. The Student Leader tour guides are current Engineering students who are active in one or more Engineering student organization and are passionate about sharing the exciting and innovative opportunities within the College of Engineering.

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Welcome to SDSU

Self-Guided Tour

Explore the union.

Visitors may walk around the areas of the Union that are accessible to the public at any time during regular operating hours.

Download our Self-Guided Tour Brochure   to learn about the Union’s sustainable features. To support our sustainability efforts we do not provide printed copies of the tour brochure.

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Friday, October 7

Welcome and tours.

Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union, Goldberg Courtyard

At Welcome & Check-in we will give you a welcome packet, schedule of events, and, a lanyard with a name tag. We’d like you to wear your name tag lanyard so that we can address you by name and get to know you. All participants, including students and children (16 and under) will receive a commemorative 25th Annual Family Weekend pin!

Centennial Walkway (in front of the Prospective Student Center)

Enjoy a campus tour led by our student Ambassadors and discover the rich history and traditions of SDSU.

Enjoy our Black Excellence historical tour led by our student Ambassadors and discover the rich history and traditions of SDSU.

Campanile Walkway (Top of Scripps Hill)

If you don't have a chance to check in from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., we will be checking families in this location until 6:30 p.m. on Friday evening.

Friday Signature Event

Scripps Cottage

Join other students and families for an evening sunset on the Mesa, right in the heart of campus! Enjoy a delicious barbecue dinner and get a taste of SDSU. Bring your dancing shoes for an evening of fun!

Mission Bay Aquatic Center - 1001 Santa Clara Place, San Diego, CA 92109

Check out SDSU's premiere watersport facility located in Mission Beach. Head to the beach where SDSU students can learn to surf, sail, wakeboard and more for college credit. While you're there take advantage of a free kayak or stand up paddleboard rental available to Family Weekend participants.

The Library invites you to an Open House with special events highlighting SDSU’s diversity in resources, services and spaces. The Library is a significant contributor to student success featuring tutoring centers and comfortable, quiet spaces that are conducive to student learning and well-being. Library users work together using state-of-the-art multimedia equipment and computer technology, supported by various journals, databases, and books in both print and electronic formats.

Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union, 210

Is your student looking to get involved on campus? Come to the Office of the Dean of Students to learn more about student organizations, leadership and service programs and commuter resources.

Outside of Calpulli Center

Join us at the Calpulli Center Open House to meet and learn more about Student Health Services, Well-Being & Health Promotion, Counseling & Psychological Services, Student Ability Success Center, Basic Needs, and the Economic Crisis Response Team, and the health and well-being resources available to students.

Latinx Resource Center, Love Library 182 next to Chicana/o Collections First Floor

Bienvenidos to the Latinx Resource Center! We invite you to our open house to come learn and explore the richness of our cultura by visiting us at our brand-new space in Love Library. Come learn about our history, journey, programs, support spaces, and meet our vibrant staff that is here to support and uplift our Latine/x comunidad across the university and San Diego community. Nos vemos pronto! See you soon!

Student Services West, Suite 1661

The Military and Veterans Program at SDSU provides services, support, and resources to more than 4,700 military-connected students each year. Come by and visit us in the Barron Veterans Center located in Student Services West Suite 1661 and learn about the different things we have to offer.

Centennial Walkway

Is your student interested in getting involved in a Recognized Student Organization? This is their chance! Come meet some of SDSU's finest student leaders and learn about organizations across many different categories: Academic Major Related, Honor Society Organizations, Leadership focused, Service and Support, Recreational, Political, Religious, and Cultural.

Engineering & Interdisciplinary Studies (EIS), 103

Our open house will provide the opportunity to learn about the ZIP Launchpad, a free extracurricular incubator at SDSU, that helps SDSU students FROM ALL MAJORS start with an idea and launch a business. You will meet our staff and our student teams as well as see our innovative space and tour our prototyping lab. Most importantly, you will learn how to get involved.

5141 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92115

Come learn more about the Pride Center! Check out the space, take a tour, and meet our staff!

Join the APIDA Center staff for tours of the APIDA Center and to learn more about the Center’s programs, resources, and academic support initiatives. Attendees can also learn more about our APIDA-centered student organizations and our alumni engagement efforts.

West Commons, 115

Howka and Welcome! Take this opportunity to meet students, faculty and staff, as well as members and student leaders of the Native American Student Alliance, while enjoying refreshments. The Native Resource Center encourages everyone to get involved to strengthen the Native voices and presence here on campus.

Saturday, October 8

Saturday signature events.

Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union, Montezuma Hall

Meet SDSU staff and administrators and connect with other Aztec families at this informative breakfast with student performances. Food will be served starting at 10 a.m. and the formal program will begin at 10:30 a.m. An opportunity drawing will take place for SDSU students.

Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union, Templo Mayor

Únase y celebre el 25 aniversario de SDSU Fin de Semana Familiar mientras platica en español con otras familias y personal de SDSU para crear conexiones. Además, ofreceremos comida durante el evento. Alentamos a los estudiantes a participar en el evento con sus familias.

Come celebrate SDSU’s 25th Annual Family Weekend while you mingle with SDSU staff and other Spanish speaking families to build a sense of community. Refreshments will be provided during the event. Students are encouraged to attend with their families.

Join us to celebrate our new stadium and SDSU Aztecs Football! We'll have all the traditional tailgate excitement; Food, games, prizes, and more!

Welcome & Tours

Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union, South Entrance

Stop by Student Health Services at Calpulli Center for a free flu shot! (Available for SDSU students only.)

The SDSU Library invites you to an Open House with special events highlighting SDSU’s diversity in resources, services and spaces. The Library is a significant contributor to student success featuring tutoring centers and comfortable, quiet spaces that are conducive to student learning and well-being. Library users work together using state-of-the-art multimedia equipment and computer technology, supported by various journals, databases, and books in both print and electronic formats.

Bienvenides to the Latinx Resource Center! We invite you to our open house to come learn and explore the richness of our cultura by visiting us at our brand-new space in Love Library. Come learn about our history, journey, programs, support spaces, and meet our vibrant staff that is here to support and uplift our Latine/x comunidad across the university and San Diego community. Nos vemos pronto! See you soon!

Join us for the Pride Center's Open House!

5717 Lindo Paseo, San Diego, CA 92115

Shalom from Hillel! We're excited to welcome families and their students to join us for Shabbat lunch and to see where it all happens at Hillel! You will mix, mingle, learn about Hillel programs, trips to Israel, and maybe play a little pool or ping pong too! PRE-REGISTER HERE (https://bit.ly/3uj2CxR) (Cost: $18/person, Students/Free). We have plenty of parking available. Questions? Contact Jennifer Paul at [email protected] or 619-583-6080 for more information.

Sunday, October 9

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Theatre Facilities

Spring 2023.

• February 24th, 2022, 11 AM - 11:30 AM (All TTF Facilities)
• March 10th, 2022, 11 AM - 11:30 AM (All TTF Facilities)
• March 24th, 2022, 11 AM - 11:30 AM (All TTF Facilities)
• April 7th, 2022, 11 AM - 11:30 AM (All TTF Facilities)
• April 21st, 2022, 11 AM - 11:30 AM (All TTF Facilities)
• TBD - Please visit our website at a later time.

The Scene Shop is located in the Little Theatre building. It contains all the necessary equipment for wood and metal-working projects. It is used to build sets for use in Studio A or C and gives students experience in set design.

Virtual Tour of the Scene Shop

Mainstage Theatre

The larger of our two theatres seats 491 and is a proscenium-type theatre with a 36 foot opening. The electrical system is dimmer-per-circuit with state-of-the-art lighting fixtures and control, including LEDs and moving lights. The stage is fully trapped with a full, adjustable orchestra pit and is adjacent to the scenic studios. The rigging system is a combination of five electric winch lighting batons and 30 counter-weighted line sets. The sound system is computer-based digital storage and control. There is a full stage, digital projector, and supplemental, smaller, digital projectors. 

Virtual Tour of the Mainstage Theatre

Experimental Theatre

Our black box theatre seats 175 people in most configurations. The seating and staging areas are in thrust configuration. Lighting is dimmer-per circuit with cutting-edge instruments and control, including LEDs and moving lights.

Virtual Tour of the Experimental Theatre

Scenic Studio

The Scenic Studios are located next to the Don Powell and Experimental Theatres. They consist of separate wood and metal-working shops which utilize state-of-the art equipment. The paint area houses a full-stage (20’ X 50’) electrically-operated paint frame and an adjacent spray booth. 

Costume and Make-up Facilities

The costume and make-up facilities share the lower level of the building along with a design and construction research library. There is a large costume studio equipped with industrial machinery and specialty machines such as a patcher and walking foot machine.  The studio has ample room for 2 draper teams and extra work tables.  The wig and make up studio contains wig making and styling stations and a wig dryer.  There is a crafts studio and a ventilated dye room with commercial dye equipment. The costume department houses the Alicia Annas Historical Collection - an historical costume collection with over 2,000 garments from 1840’s to 1950’s (with the oldest garment from the 1700’s) and a Contemporary Study Collection featuring garments from the 1960’s to the present, including many examples of work by designers such as Chanel and Givenchy.  

The Light Lab contains a variety of equipment – from the classic Fresnel to moving lights and LEDs. The lab is designed for versatility and complete flexibility for student experimentation and self-learning. Lighting students have full access to the light lab for class projects, mock-ups, and free-flowing idea development. The lab is controlled by a state-of-the art lighting console and has its own dedicated ladders, gel and gobo stock, a white cyc or full traveling black, as well as a small sound system and fog machine.

The 3D Fab Lab contains an array of 3D fabrication technology such as 3D printers and 3D scanning equipment.

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Want to take a tour of the South Dakota State University campus, but can’t make it to Brookings? Need a quick sneak peek of what’s in store before making a visit? View our online campus tour videos to get a quick synopsis of where over 11,500 students call home. There are over 163 buildings on campus, but here we have highlighted those that are most used by students and those who come to visit.