SJSU Aviation Program Closure

To the aviation community,



I recently graduated from San Jose States aviation program with
a degree in Flight Operations. After 5 years of pain and suffering I have
finally graduated and come to one conclusion, the San Jose State Aviation
program needs to be rebuilt. All SJSU aviation Students have become
helpless, without control toward the future of our own program. Our Airframe
and Power-plant degree has been totally cancelled. The current faculty who
teach at this once-great place have heart, yet don't have the qualifications
to teach. My final project consisted of demonstrating to the class how to
track a VOR and use DME. This class among many others was taught by a
part-time non-aviation instructor. The department now resides at the San
Jose International Airport (SJC), and they plan to move us to main campus.
The San Jose State aviation program at this time has a lease on SJC airport
property until 2010. The CSU system has no regard for this department which
started more than 50 years ago at SJC. While this is the only California
state Aviation program, we still see ourselves diminishing in number. We,
the students, have pulled together, and we are turning the tides to rebuild
our program. A lawyer has been brought into the picture, our case is strong.
Together we will bring back a department which once thrived. I would like to
request just a little help from all of you. Please visit our website (which
is under construction, visit often)



http://www.SaveSJSUAviation.com/



IF you would like more info please don't hesitate to write me an email.

If you got a bachelor's degree out of SJSU with abysmal writing skills like
this, I might suggest that your English teachers are as much to blame as your
aviation professors.

Jim



"Troy Towner"
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-To the aviation community,
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- I recently graduated from San Jose States aviation program

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

Troy Towner writes:

The department now resides at the San Jose International
Airport (SJC), and they plan to move us to main campus.


What's going to happen to that 727-100 that the department
scored from United? Is it feasible, either physically or
economically, to move it to the main campus?



Geoff

--
"At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child -- miserable,
as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-
disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a
philosophy of sniveling brats." -- P.J. O'Rourke

Yeah right, Cinsidering the amount of room which they dont have on campus..
I believe they have plans to scrap it out... Get rid of it..


"Geoff Miller" wrote in message
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Troy Towner writes:

The department now resides at the San Jose International
Airport (SJC), and they plan to move us to main campus.


What's going to happen to that 727-100 that the department
scored from United? Is it feasible, either physically or
economically, to move it to the main campus?



Geoff

--
"At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child -- miserable,
as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-
disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a
philosophy of sniveling brats." -- P.J. O'Rourke

I want to apologize for the spelling there. I have been gone for the Boeing
tour in Seattle and had a friend watch for replies.

Hope I get more people interested..

Troy

"Troy Towner" wrote in message
...
Yeah right, Cinsidering the amount of room which they dont have on
campus..
I believe they have plans to scrap it out... Get rid of it..


"Geoff Miller" wrote in message
...


Troy Towner writes:

The department now resides at the San Jose International
Airport (SJC), and they plan to move us to main campus.


What's going to happen to that 727-100 that the department
scored from United? Is it feasible, either physically or
economically, to move it to the main campus?



Geoff

--
"At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child -- miserable,
as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-
disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a
philosophy of sniveling brats." -- P.J. O'Rourke