Board and Committees

About the Student Union, Inc.

The Student Union, Inc. is a non-profit corporation, that maintains three major facilities at San José State University in downtown San José, California. These facilities include the Diaz Compean Student Union Building, Provident Credit Union Event Center, and the Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center.

The corporation is completely self-supporting, and receives no tax dollar support from the State of California or the California State University system. The Student Union, Inc. functions as part of the Student Affairs Division on campus, and is governed by a Board of Directors made up of a student majority, faculty, and administrators.

Board of Directors

The Student Union, Inc. Board of Directors is the general governing and policy-making body for the Student Union, Inc. It is a recommending body to the University President in terms of policy, the annual budget, and appropriate personnel matters as covered in the By-laws. The Executive Director manages the facilities, programs, and financial enterprises within the policies approved for the corporation by the Board.

The Board of Directors is an 14-member Board with a majority of students, 8 Student Directors and the Associated Students President or their designee.

Any matriculated students attending San José State University with a GPA of 2.5 and above and are enrolled in a minimum of 6.0 units are eligible to serve on the Student Union, Inc. Board of Directors. Eligible students selected for Board membership will serve a minimum of two (2) years.  

All Board and Committee meetings are held in the Diaz Compean Student Union, Conference Room 6 (211 South 9th Street, San Jose, CA 95192-0155).

Regular Board of Directors meetings for the 2026–2027 academic year are held from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM. Meeting dates are listed below, with agendas and minutes posted as each meeting approaches in accordance with the Seymour Act (Education Code §§ 89920–89928). Committee meeting times can be found on each committee's individual webpage.

Meeting times for the Spring 2027 semester are subject to change pending class schedules; any updates will be posted in advance.

Agendas and Minutes