Guide to the San José State University Office of the President, Mohammad Qayoumi Papers MSS.2017.07.07

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: SJSU Special Collections & Archives

Title: San José State University Office of the President, Mohammad Qayoumi Papers

creator: Qayoumi, Mohammad H.

Identifier/Call Number: MSS.2017.07.07

Physical Description: 3 boxes (4.21 linear feet)

Date (inclusive): 2011-2015

Abstract: Mohammad H. Qayoumi was the 28th president of San Jose State University from 2011 to 2015. This collection includes awards and commendations he received during his time in office.

Before his arrival to SJSU in 2011, Qayoumi served as president of Cal State East Bay since 2006. He came to Cal State East Bay from Cal State Northridge, where he served as vice president for administration and finance and chief financial officer from 2000 until 2006, and was also a tenured professor of engineering management. Previously, Qayoumi served as associate vice president for administration at San Jose; director of utilities and engineering services, director of technical services, and staff engineer, University of Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition, Qayoumi served as an engineer on a variety of projects in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Mohammad Qayoumi was the 28th president of San Jose State University from 2011 to 2015. This collection includes documents and other materials from his time in office.

In 1857 the San Francisco Board of Education established Minns' Evening Normal School for current and prospective teachers in the city. Named after its principal, George W. Minns, the institution was formally established as the first California State Normal School by the State Legislature in 1862. A decade later, the Legislature voted to move the Normal School to San José, and the school relocated to its new home on Washington Square prior to the fall term of 1872. After a fire destroyed the Normal School building in 1880, the Legislature authorized $200,000 to construct a new building on the same site. Completed in 1881, the building was commonly referred to as the Second State Normal School. After several names and curriculum changes, Minns' Normal School is now San José State University, offering more than 134 bachelor's and master's degrees with 110 concentrations, and is recognized as one of the top public universities granting such degrees in the West. The Office of the President is the highest administrative office for the campus, reporting to the California State University (CSU) Chancellor and Board of Trustees, respectively. As such, the Office of the President records document the overall policies, practices, and procedures of the daily operation of the campus, as well as the interaction with other CSU campuses and with the CSU administration. Before his arrival to SJSU in 2011, Mohammad H. Qayoumi served as president of Cal State East Bay since 2006. He came to Cal State East Bay from Cal State Northridge, where he served as vice president for administration and finance and chief financial officer from 2000 until 2006, and was also a tenured professor of engineering management. Previously, Qayoumi served as associate vice president for administration at San Jose; director of utilities and engineering services, director of technical services, and staff engineer, University of Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition, Qayoumi served as an engineer on a variety of projects in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

Collection is open for research

Copyright is assigned to the San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Special Collections & Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Collection is arranged by format into two series - Series I: Awards; and Commendations 2011-2015 and Series II: Inauguaration - 2011

San José State University Office of the President, Mohammad Qayoumi Papers, MSS-2017-07-07, San José State University Library, Special Collections & Archives

Processed by Dana V. Lema in December 2017.

The Message of the Qur'an: the full account of the revealed Arabic text accompanied by parallel transliteration. Translated and explained by Muhammad Asad, 2003. ISBN: 1-904510-00-0.

This title added to the SJSU Special Collections book collection.