This week, many clubs at San José State gathered in excitement to table on 7th Street, where current members had the opportunity to advertise themselves to the campus community.

Club tabling is just one of 130 events during the first few weeks of the semester to welcome new and returning students as part of the Weeks of Welcome programs, according to the SJSU Student Involvement webpage.

SJSU alumnus Victor Magallanes said he came to support the school’s student radio club KSJS 90.5. 

“It’s a place where everybody is welcomed,” Magallanes said. “We have a really good community (and) a really good network of folks who support this station.”

The student-run college radio station has been around since 1963 and claims to be the “radio voice” at SJSU, according to the KSJS FM website.

DJs play music students find underrepresented and give information about unique public affairs, according to the same KSJS FM website.

“(KSJS FM) is run by alumni that passionately love this radio station, such as myself,” Magallanes said. “We make this a place where everybody is welcome, where everybody is free to contribute to the station and its promising future.”

Some clubs also offer career opportunities that may not be easily available to students at SJSU, such as Spartan Analytics. 

The goal of the club is to further the knowledge of data analytics, enhance professional career skills, and create networking opportunities, according to the SJSU Student Organization webpage.

Kelly Chou, business analytics major and Vice President of Spartan Analytics was at the event table for the club, according to the club’s social media pages.

“We want to offer our members networking opportunities and professional development workshops,” Chou said.

Business administration senior, Nima Teymourtash, currently serves as the director of events for Spartan Analytics.

“It gave us a lot of insight into what goes on not only in the company of Adobe, but the data community as a whole,”  Teymourtash said.

SJSU’s Marketing Association members were also tabling on 7th Street and pitched opportunities to help SJSU students grow their careers. 

Marketing senior Timothy Pak serves as the co-mentorship director for the Marketing Association club and says the club is open to all majors. 

“We really focus on teaching everyone how to market yourself and just about marketing in business in general,” Pak said.

He said while working in his position thus far, the club has been focused on building a community and working towards the message of being self-made. 

Another club that was tabling this past week was the SJSU Spartan Mambo club, a Latin dance team at SJSU.

Film, video, and photographic arts freshman Jonnel Nomberto said he had no experience when he joined the SJSU Spartan Mambo club.

“Everyone around me made me feel very secure and very welcome,” Nomberto said. “We are very beginner-friendly. If I’m on (the team), anybody could do it.”

SJSU Spartan Mambo is the official salsa performance team on campus, according to the Spartan Mambo website. 

“Anyone can come out here and join, and they’re gonna have a great time because everyone here is like a small family,” Nomberto said.