the first known African-American to graduate from the school
1949 – Master's degree first offered
1972 – Received university status
1974 – Renamed San Francisco State University
1975 – Cesar Chavez Student Center opened its doors to students
1983 – Chia-Wei Woo became the first Chinese-American to head a major American university
1999 – Celebrated 100th anniversary
2019 – Lynn Mahoney became the university's first female president in a permanent capacity
== Main campus ==
San Francisco State University's main campus is located in the southwestern part of San Francisco. To its north are Lowell High School and Stonestown Galleria. Parkmerced is south of the campus. 19th Avenue and the Ingleside neighborhood are to its east and Lake Merced and TPC Harding Park are to its west.
Unlike other university campuses, there is no unifying architectural element. All buildings are modern, with some specifically brutalist.
San Francisco State University's original campus was on Nob Hill, where it was established as the …
