The tariffs and retaliation that occurred in 2018 combined with interest rate hikes will slow economic growth in the Central Valley more than in other regions, and the lasting result will be slower economic growth in the Central Valley through 2019 and possibly beyond. That outlook is according to the biannual San Joaquin Valley Business Forecast produced by Gökçe Soydemir, the Foster Farms endowed professor of business economics at Stanislaus State.

Stan State’s mission of propelling the region forward through affordable education continues to be noticed on a national level, as Forbes magazine has placed the University at No. 109 on its list of America’s Best Value Colleges.

Although he still is in the process of completing his own college and scholarship applications, Ashish Thakur has already made a generous contribution toward opportunities for other students to pursue their goals of higher education at Stanislaus State.