Social Resources
Associated Students Events
Associated Students hosts many annual events throughout the year to help students acclimate to the campus and boost school pride! These events are free and are posted on the SJSU A.S. website to keep everyone informed.
Gold Points
Gold points are purchased by either you, a family member, or a friend for you to use and are loaded onto your Tower ID Card.These can be used around campus as "campus currency." Spartan Shops - the SJSU Bookstore, the Student Union, the Village Market, the Dining Commons, and various other places around campus - accept Gold Points.
Food Resources
This section includes free/discounted food resources for students and helpful apps for ordering food.
Freshest Cargo
The Freshest Cargo Mobile Farmers' Market is a "farmer's market on wheels" that is on campus every Wednesday from 12:00pm to 1:00pm in front of the Student Wellness Center. The truck sells fresh, locally grown produce at an affordable rate for students. They accept cash, credit, and CalFresh. They offer market match, a program that matches CalFresh dollars up to $20.
CHEW (Cooking Healthy, Eating Well)
The CHEW program provides SJSU students the opportunity to take part in free cooking classing. If you are interested, you would need to register and sign up for the semester. Free cooking classes occur about once every two weeks in the Student Wellness Center.
Food Pantries
SJSU has various food pantries around campus where SJSU students can stop by and pick up food for free. Listed below is a map of all the locations for the various food shelves around campus.
Peer Connections Breakfast Club
Stop by Peer Connections in the Student Services Center underneath the North Parking garage Monday through Friday from 10:00am to 1:00pm for free baked goods such as bagels, muffins, etc.
Transportation Services
These are various resources to assist transportation to and from campus.
VTA Eco Pass - Clipper Card
As a student at San Jose State University, you can pick up a free Clipper card for VTA busses and lightrails at the Transportation Solutions Center in the Student Union on campus. The pass has unlimited uses and will work as long as you are currently enrolled at SJSU.
The Eco Pass only provides free transporation on VTA busses/lightrails. Services such as BART, Caltrain, AMTRAK, or ACE will cost its regular fee.
Park and Ride lot on 7th Street
If there is trouble finding parking in campus garages, you can park in the Park and Ride lot on 7th street. There is a complimentary shuttle that will drive you from the parking lot to campus.
Using the Park and Ride service is also a cheaper option compared to campus parking permits. There are Park and Ride lot permit prices on their website.
Mobile Apps
These are useful apps for food resources and transportation services on campus.
Mobile Transit App: Waze Carpool
Previously known as 'WazeRider,' Waze Carpool aims to make commuting easier and more affordable. Users can schedule carpool rides with other Waze drivers taking a similar commute. Schedule a ride in advance and the app will notify you when a Waze driver along your route has offered to pick you up. Once the ride is set, all you have to do is show up on time and you're ready to go!
Users help cover the cost of gas in exchange for a ride. Payment is automatically determined based on distance. When the ride is over, payment is transferred to the driver through the app.
Credit:
Thank you Team #HireMe for partnering with Waze!
Mobile Food App: Tapingo
Stop waiting for food! Tapingo is the best way toget food on campus - where you want, when you want. No waiting around, no carrying your wallet. Tapingo handles everything, from menu browsing to payment. Order within the app and pick up your food at one of the participating locations on campus.
Tapingo is recommended and easier to use for on-campus locations.
Mobile Food App: OrderAhead
OrderAhead is the most convenient way to order and pay from your phone at local restaurants. Use OrderAhead to save time and discover new local places to order food for pickup.
OrderAhead is recommended and easier to use for off-campus locations.
