California State University, Stanislaus will join with other regional agencies to host a large-scale emergency exercise on Friday, November 16. The simulated incident at the Student Housing Complex will include student volunteers who will portray injured victims and a number of regional emergency personnel and their vehicles will be on the scene.

The University's ability to respond to an emergency and to quickly and directly communicate with students and employees during an emergency will be tested during the exercise.
State Senator Jeff Denham will speak on "Protecting Agriculture in the Central Valley" at California State University, Stanislaus on Tuesday, November 27 at 6 p.m. in the Student Union Event Center.

Denham's appearance is part of the University's Agricultural Studies Speaker Series that features presentations on timely agriculture topics. Admission to the program is free and open to the public. The series is sponsored by Yosemite Farm Credit.