Join us for a celebration of Korean culture featuring:
Organized by the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education
Sponsored by the Korean Education Center in San Francisco
Explore academic certificate programs at SFSU. Build career-focused skills in high-demand fields while studying at the University. International students welcome.
Programs include:
Apply by May 15 for priority consideration. Late applications may be accepted if space is available.
Date: Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1–2, 2026
Time: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: Japantown, San Francisco
Cost: Free
Nihonmachi Street Fair
Date: Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1–2, 2026
Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd., San Francisco
Cost: Free
Renegade Craft Summer Fair
Date: Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026
Time: 5 to 10 p.m.
Location: Second Street (between Market and Howard), San Francisco
Cost: Free
Downtown First Thursdays
Date: Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026
Time: Noon to 5 p.m.
Location: North Beach, San Francisco
Cost: Ticket required
SF Pizza, Bagel and Beer Festival
Date: Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026
Time: Pre-show: 5 p.m.; movie: 8 p.m.
Location: Union Square, San Francisco
Cost: Free
Cinema on the Square
Date: Select Fridays in August 2026
Time: 5 to 10 p.m.
Location: Front Street, San Francisco
Cost: Free
Fridays on Front Street
Explore how AI is transforming business, higher education and the future of work.
Join SFSU in welcoming visiting scholars from National Taipei University of Business (NTUSB) for two free public lectures on artificial intelligence on Thursday, July 16. Community members, students, faculty and staff are also invited to attend.
Learn how artificial intelligence is changing business, higher education and the future of work through presentations from two AI leaders with experience in industry and research.
Thursday, July 16
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. PT
Join Anna Zakowska, Ph.D., for a discussion on how AI is reshaping the job market, business strategy and the skills needed for future success. You'll also learn how AI is being applied across industries including Fintech, LegalTech, PropTech, real estate and private equity.
Zakowska is an AI/ML leader, fund manager, founder and investor. She is the managing partner of Dragons & Angels Fund and previously spent five years working on training Google's Gemini model. Her work focuses on AI, entrepreneurship, financial inclusion and the future of work.
Thursday, July 16
3 to 4 p.m. PT
Hear from SFSU alumnus Elliot Verduzco about how AI is changing higher education and the workplace. He'll share what he has learned leading AI innovation at AlfaTech, discuss the evolving AI landscape and explain how he envisions the future of work for today's undergraduates. He'll also demonstrate software projects he has been developing.
Verduzco leads AI innovation at AlfaTech, where he helped establish the firm's enterprise AI infrastructure. His work includes AI governance, policy development and cross-functional collaboration. He holds a B.S. in computer science from San Francisco State University.
Date: Thursday, July 16, 2026
Location: CCSF Chinatown/North Beach Center, 808 Kearny St., Room 605
Cost: Free
From SFSU computer science undergraduate to AI innovation lead at AlfaTech, Elliot Verduzco has experienced firsthand how AI is changing higher education and the future of work.
In this lecture, he'll share what he has learned since beginning his role at AlfaTech, his observations about the evolving AI landscape and how he envisions the future of work for himself and for today's undergraduates entering an uncertain job market. He'll also demonstrate software projects he has been developing.
Elliot Verduzco leads AI innovation at AlfaTech, an engineering and design firm that designs data center facilities for hyperscaler clients.
As the firm's first full-time software developer, he helped establish its enterprise AI infrastructure. His work includes running data-driven pilot programs, technical AI governance and policy authorship and collaborating across executive leadership, IT and project management.
He holds a B.S. in computer science from San Francisco State University and consults independently on AI tooling for nonprofits and skilled trades businesses.
AI is changing how people work, learn and build careers. In this lecture, you'll explore how AI is reshaping the job market, business strategy and the skills needed for future success. You'll also learn how AI is being applied across industries including Fintech, LegalTech, PropTech, real estate and private equity.
Anna Zakowska, Ph.D., is an AI/ML leader, fund manager, founder and investor with experience building and scaling companies across frontier AI models, Fintech, LegalTech, PropTech, real estate and private equity.
She is the managing partner of Dragons & Angels Fund, a $100 million investment fund focused on high-growth companies, real estate and private credit. Anna became a founder in 2013 and grew her first startup to more than $1 billion in assets under management.
She holds a Ph.D. in data science from Claremont Graduate University and an MBA from Pepperdine University. She spent five years working on training Google's Gemini model.
Her research focuses on creating systems that help young people access credit, grow their businesses and build the financial foundation needed to purchase personal assets such as homes. This work led her to create Darts Credit, a company dedicated to expanding credit access through alternative credit-building tools for people left behind by legacy scoring models.
Anna is also advancing research and investment in neuro-symbolic approaches to improve LLMs and agentic feedback loops. She is the co-founder of Eqwiti, a global platform focused on expanding access to private market investment opportunities for a network of more than 60,000 investors.
Her work sits at the intersection of AI, capital formation, entrepreneurship, financial inclusion and the future of work.
The English for Academic Preparation (EAP) program gives you an opportunity to study in beautiful San Francisco, California, and learn English in an intensive language program that emphasizes university preparation and academic skills.
Find out more about EAP.
Do you want to apply for an academic certificate program? The priority application deadline for spring is Nov. 15. Late applications will be considered. Students will be accepted on a space-available basis.
As part of International Education Month (IEM), the Center for Global Engagement will host a panel discussion called “The International Student Journey,” with international alumni from SFSU's English for Academic Preparation program, academic certificate programs and University Pathway Program.
You will hear unique student stories and valuable advice on reaching academic and professional goals. Center for Global Engagement program alumni will share insights from their academic and professional journeys focusing on navigating transitions from English language study to university certificate and degree programs to career. The session will be interactive with ample opportunity for Q&A.