Editing San Francisco State University (section)

==Main campus==
{{Main|Main Campus of San Francisco State University}}

San Francisco State University's main campus is located on the [[West Side (San Francisco)|West Side]] of San Francisco, in the southwestern part of the city.<ref name="SFSU-2024b" /> To its north are [[Lowell High School (San Francisco)|Lowell High School]] and [[Stonestown Galleria]]. [[Parkmerced, San Francisco|Parkmerced]] is south of the campus. [[19th Avenue (San Francisco)|19th Avenue]] and the [[Ingleside, San Francisco|Ingleside]] neighborhood are to its east and [[Lake Merced]] and [[TPC Harding Park]] are to its west.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Map |url=https://m.sfsu.edu/home/map/index |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=m.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

San Francisco State University's original campus was on [[Nob Hill, San Francisco|Nob Hill]], where it was established as the San Francisco State Normal School on Powell Street between Clay and Sacramento Streets. The 1906 earthquake and fire forced a relocation to Buchanan and Haight Streets, where the institution would remain for several decades.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Eliassen |first=Meredith |title=LibGuides: SFSU Archives: Campus Landscape |url=https://libguides.sfsu.edu/sfstatearchives/campusgardens |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=libguides.sfsu.edu |language=en}}</ref> During this period, the school underwent several transformations: becoming San Francisco State Teachers College in 1921, San Francisco State College in 1935.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Project |first=Western Neighborhods |title=Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Episode 145: San Francisco State |url=https://outsidelands.org/podcast/WNP145_San_Francisco_State |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=www.outsidelands.org |language=en}}</ref>

The shift to the current Lake Merced campus began during the [[Great Depression]], when the site was still owned by Spring Valley Water Company. In 1939, SFSU President Alexander Roberts and student body president Clifford Worth explored the undeveloped property, which at the time consisted mainly of sand dunes dotted with trees and underbrush. Worth proved instrumental in securing the campus's future, successfully lobbying the state Legislature to fund the land purchase. His efforts culminated on July 12, 1939, when the state committed to purchasing 57 acres from the City of [[San Francisco]].<ref name=":03">{{Cite web |last=Eliassen |first=Meredith |title=LibGuides: SFSU Archives: Campus Landscape |url=https://libguides.sfsu.edu/sfstatearchives/campusgardens |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=libguides.sfsu.edu |language=en}}</ref> The campus opened for classes for Fall 1953, before it was formally dedicated in October 1954.<ref name="ReferenceA2">{{Cite web |title=San Francisco State University Celebrates 100 Years of Opportunity and Academic Innovation in the Bay Area |url=https://www.sfsu.edu/~news/prsrelea/fy98/047.htm |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.sfsu.edu}}</ref> Since then, it has expanded to 144.1 acres.<ref name="SFSU-2024b" />

The campus is under the jurisdiction of San Francisco State's [[California State University police departments|University Police Department]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=DIVISION OF CAMPUS SAFETY {{!}} Division of Campus Safety |url=https://campussafety.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=campussafety.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

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File:PXL 20231128 010409313.jpg|Marcus Hall
File:Burk Hall Nov 29, 2023.jpg|link=|Burk Hall
File:SFSU Administration Building.jpg|Administration Building
File:Mashouf Wellness Center, Nov. 27, 2023.png|Mashouf Wellness Center
File:Ethnic Studies and Psychology Building Nov 29 2023.jpg|link=|Ethnic Studies and Psychology Building
File:SFSU Library Nov 28, 2023.jpg|link=|Library Building
File:SFSU Library 1.jpg|A seating area in the J. Paul Leonard Library
File:The Quad at SFSU.jpg|link=|The Quad
File:Open24.jpg|link=|Open24
File:Thornton and Hensill Halls.png|Thornton Hall and Hensill Hall
File:SFSU Humanities Building.jpg|Humanities Building
File:SFSU Student Housing.png|Student housing
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