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San José State University is visiting Phoenix this spring. Make your plans to join the SJSU Alumni Association, key campus leaders, distinguished faculty and Spartan athletics for a great opportunity to connect with San José State and fellow alumni.

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Phoenix

San José State is coming to Phoenix! Spend a great morning with President Jon Whitmore and Communication Studies Professor Andrew Wood. President Whitmore will give you the latest update from SJSU and Dr. Wood will share some of his research on ways technology has changed how we communicate. Another highlight of the morning: special screening of Fumi and the Bad Luck Foot, the SJSU-student-produced short film that wowed everyone at Sundance!

Saturday, May 2
9 a.m. breakfast and reception
9:45 a.m. program
Heard Museum
2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix | map
$15 per person
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Learn how Dr. Andrew Wood traveled from New York to San Francisco speaking only five words: Andy, Wood, Andy, Wood and sauce! Drawing from examples in his book, City Ubiquitous: Place, Communication, and the Rise of Omnitopia, and personal experience Dr. Andrew Wood will explain how technology has changed the structure of communication and how we move through the world today. See more about Dr. Wood’s book below.

Alumni Association members, please join us at a Friday Night reception with President Whitmore on May 1 - 6-7:30 p.m. at the Marriott Courtyard in Downtown Tempe. Please sign up to attend! Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served.

City Ubiquitous: Place, Communication, and the Rise of Omnitopia
City Ubiquitous is for students and scholars of the built environment, but it is also meant for anyone who recognizes the odd and frightening pleasures of urbanity. Flowing from airport to hotel to coffee shop to chain restaurant, we glimpse the alienation and fascination of looking, consuming, and communicating in the staccato rhythms of contemporary life. City Ubiquitous investigates this structure and perception of omnitopia, investigating its origins in Parisian arcades, world’s fairs, and military-industrial superslabs; its manifestations in airports, hotels, and shopping malls; and its potential undoing through performance, placelessness, and reverence.

Visit Andrew Wood's web site

Andrew Wood Ph.D.

Andrew Wood (Ph.D., Ohio University, 1998) is an associate professor of Communication Studies at San José State University. He is also the director of the University's Peer Mentor Program.

Dr. Wood has authored or co-authored books on internet communication, reality television, roadside Americana, and the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. His peer-reviewed articles have appeared in Critical Studies in Media Communication, Text and Performance Quarterly, Communication Theory, Space and Culture, Communication Education, and Southern Communication Journal.

Dr. Wood also blogs regularly at Woodland Shoppers Paradise, a mini-mall of media, critique, and commentary. Visit his blog to catch up with his current work and engage in conversation about City Ubiquitous. When he's not writing, Dr. Wood is either on the road or dreaming of his next highway adventure. Recent trips include a cross-country journey along Route 66 and a tour of the national parks of the West.