The Stanislaus State Chicano Alumni Chapter, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) and Los Hijos del Teatro del Campo are sponsoring the program.

Garza, a former university administrator and college professor, has published two books about Murieta: “Joaquin: Demystifying the Murieta Legend” and “Joaquin Murrieta: A Quest for Justice”.

Active in the Chicano movement since the 1960s and a community organizer, Garza served as a superintendent of schools in Parlier in addition to teaching and has worked in the public and private sectors.

April 30 is the priority deadline for admission to the inaugural California State University, Stanislaus Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership degree program.

Preparations and the student application process for the University's groundbreaking doctorate program that will start in the fall are continuing under the direction of Dr. Steven K. Lee, Founding Director. The program is designed for educators interested in earning a doctorate to advance their careers in education.
Apoliniario Cordova of a Guatemalan organization called The Association of Forest Communities in the Petén which has implemented a successful natural resources management plan will speak at California State University, Stanislaus on Thursday, April 24.

The program sponsored by the College of Humanities and Social Science's Council for Sustainable Futures is scheduled for 6 p.m. in the University's South Dining Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.
A free program conducted by a pair of California State University, Stanislaus professors titled "Writing Workshop for Women" that focuses on the healing process for victims of rape and abuse will be held at the Women's Center of San Joaquin County in Stockton on Thursday, May 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. University Teacher Education Professors and authors Brenda Betts and Pamela Russ of the "Healing Ourselves Project" will coordinate the program in the Fireside Room at the Stockton location.
Students will soon have a new form of online access to their academic information as California State University, Stanislaus introduces its "my.CSUSTAN" Student Center.

Implementation of the new self-service Student Center as students prepare to register for Fall 2008 semester classes starting May 12 is the next phase of the University's Common Management System (CMS) installation project featuring PeopleSoft's web-based software.