​The California State University Board of Trustees has appointed Ellen N. Junn, Ph.D., as president of California State University, Stanislaus effective July 1. Junn, 58, is currently the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs for California State University, Dominguez Hills. She will serve as the campus’ 11th president following President Joseph F. Sheley who retires on June 30. 

Abraham Alvarado was a quiet kid, the kind nobody really noticed as he was growing up in Atwater.

He was shy, soft-spoken and didn’t stand out. He didn’t draw much attention to himself in school, he wasn’t the star on the soccer team, and he certainly wasn’t well known in the local running community.

Yes, Abraham Alvarado flew under the radar. But not anymore.

Richard H. Wallace, an associate professor of anthropology at Stanislaus State, has been doing research in the Amazon Basin since 1992. So being granted a Fulbright Scholars Award to fund research in Colombia is the natural next step in his work.

The Office of Communications and Public Affairs will conduct a routine full database test of the StanAlert emergency notification system Thursday, May 12, around 10:30 a.m. This is only a test. In the event of an actual emergency, the StanAlert system will be used to convey critical information and directions to help ensure the safety of the University community.

Legendary basketball coach Al McGuire once said that the best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.

But for far too many freshmen and sophomores, the academic road ends far too soon. Whether caused by being overwhelmed by the college experience or a failure to gather a sense of belonging, the attrition rate of students in their first two years is something nearly all colleges are attempting to address.