The conversion of classes to online formats in the wake of COVID-19 measures may have disrupted normal routines and curtailed study groups for some but not for Joey and Annastasia Weitzel, psychology majors at Stan State’s Stockton campus.

The mother-daughter pair, except for ending their trips from their Tracy home to Stockton, continue to buzz along as they always have.

A year’s worth of work and dedication paid off for Stan State senior math majors Andy Ponce, Kohl James and Victoria Morado, who took first place in the Physical and Mathematical Sciences Undergraduate category of the CSU Student Research Competition.

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Stan State Nursing Alumnus Arnold Velasquez (far right) with the nursing staff at NYU Langone, New York.
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As California issued a stay-at-home order and the number of patients dwindled at the Turlock doctor’s office where Stanislaus State graduate Arnold Velasquez worked as a nurse practitioner, the number of severely sick people with COVID-19 surged in states like New York.

Responding to the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on Stan State students, Wells Fargo has made a $30,000 donation to the Stan State California Faculty Association Campus Cares initiative, with $15,000 going toward the Student Emergency Fund and $15,000 to the Food Insecurity Fund, which supports the Warrior Food Pantry.

Besides the empty Quad, the switch to all virtual instruction and the daily Zoom meetings, COVID-19’s effects on Stan State students as they pursue their educational goals are more than inconvenient.

In some cases, some students are struggling to find food and other basic essentials.

Responding to the crisis, students, faculty, staff and the community are rallying with financial support.