Xpress sits with SF State President Leslie E. Wong
Xpress Staff
October 8, 2013
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Q: How would you describe your last year here and what are your goals looking forward? W: Coming to a campus with a stellar reputation with probably the brightest students I have been around in my 40 years in higher education the issue, that I learned my first year is the effort we spent to co...
President Leslie E. Wong shakes it with hundreds of students for Harlem Shake video shoot
Xpress Staff
February 22, 2013
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[HTML1] SF State students jumped into the Harlem Shake for a second time in an attempt to outdo the trending videos flooding the internet — but this time they were joined by President Leslie E. Wong. Hundreds of students gathered at Malcolm X Plaza on the SF State campus at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22 to sha...
President Leslie E. Wong discusses Proposition 30 funds distribution
Kale Williams
February 7, 2013
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[soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/78039859" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] At the outset of his second semester as president of SF State, Leslie E. Wong sat down with Xpress Editor-in-chief Kale Williams. In part one of our three-part interview, Wong discusses his move to San Fra...
SF State President Leslie E. Wong talks politics over breakfast
Charlotte Boudesteijn
November 6, 2012
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President Leslie E. Wong and his wife, Phyllis Wong, joined students for breakfast in the Café in the Park restaurant in Mary Park this morning. Wong hoped to encourage students to vote at the new campus polling place located in the Towers Conference Center. Along with speaking to students, Won...
President Leslie E. Wong torn between Giants and Tigers for World Series 2012
Caitlin Byrne
October 24, 2012
Filed under News, Sports
There is no doubt that SF State students will be cheering on the San Francisco Giants in their first game against the Detroit Tigers tonight, but President Leslie E. Wong is stuck between Michigan ties and Bay Area roots. "I'm rooting for both teams," Wong said. During his time as president at Northern Michigan University, Wong develo...
SF State president Leslie E. Wong advocates for stronger focus on student athletics
Heather Ito
September 19, 2012
Filed under Sports
Former University President Robert A. Corrigan was rarely seen at any Gator practices. He barely attended any games. This president will. Among many other things on his agenda, SF State's new president, Leslie E. Wong is dedicated to renewing the University's focus on the sports program. “...
Students react to President Wong retirement announcement
Sylvester Enriquez
October 8, 2018
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SF State President Leslie Wong announced on Monday, October 1, that he will be stepping down from his position as university president after the 2018-2019 school year. Shortly after his announcement, students on campus reacted to the news.
SF State President Wong steps down
Xpress Staff
October 2, 2018
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SF State President Leslie Wong shocked students, staff and faculty on Monday morning when he announced that he would be stepping down effective July 30, 2019. On Monday morning, Oct. 1, Wong appeared alongside his wife in a solemn video announcing his departure without explanation. He was appointed i...
SF State President Leslie Wong ‘stepping down’
Sylvie Sturm
October 1, 2018
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At 9:02 a.m. this morning, SF State President Leslie Wong announced that he is leaving his position. Seated next to his wife, Wong announced in a four-and-a-half minute video that he would be "stepping down" from his position on July 30, 2019. SF State University confirmed that Wong is retiring. He did...
President Wong fails to unify
Gracie Ngo and Gabriela Cezares-Lopez
April 4, 2018
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photo by Adelyn Tirado » WHAT HAPPENED « In the weeks following the campus-wide apology email February 23 from SF State President Leslie E. Wong to the Jewish community, the long-standing political and ideological tensions on campus reignited, tearing into the fabric of campus life. The two...
ASI president wants Wong gone
Ruby Virchow and Lea Loeb
February 21, 2018
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Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) President Jacqueline Foley detailed her frustration with the mistreatment she and fellow students, staff, faculty and administrators received under SF State President Leslie Wong’s authority in a Statement that was emailed to Wong and his administration last week. “I have experienced horrific, disrespectful and appalling behavior f...
Jewish community lays blame on Wong
Audrey Garces
May 9, 2017
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Additional reporting by Ian Sumner Tensions are rising between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian supporters on campus, as both groups speak out against the unsettling climate they feel the University administration has created. President Leslie E. Wong’s rocky history with the local Jewish communit...
