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​Linda Nowak, Dean of the CSU Stanislaus College of Business Administration, will retire in June following four years of academic success and community enrichment.

Nowak said she will return to Santa Rosa to be closer to her family and to return to teaching and her research in wine business marketing and strategy. Professor David Lindsay, chair of the Department of Accounting and Finance, will serve as interim dean until a permanent replacement is hired.

In Midyear Update of Business Forecast Report, Professor Gökçe Soydemir Projects San Joaquin Valley Economy to Soon Exceed Pre-Recession Levels

The San Joaquin Valley economy continues to trend upward following the Great Recession that began in 2008 — with employment reaching an all-time high in the third quarter of 2013 and the economy expected to exceed pre-recession levels by 2016 — according to a report by Gökçe Soydemir, the Foster Farms Endowed Professor of Business Economics at California State University, Stanislaus.

The California State University, Stanislaus chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi held its annual initiation ceremony May 2 to welcome 73 new student initiates — the most in the chapter’s 16-year history — and six new faculty and administration initiates.

New Annual Giving Club Brings Together Campus and Community Volunteers to Invest in Student Success, Provide Scholarships for Academic Excellence

This year, CSU Stanislaus is celebrating and supporting student success with a new annual fundraising campaign called One Purpose, which will provide scholarships to students who demonstrate academic excellence.

The scholarships offered as a result of the campaign will aim to recognize bright and talented students, support their academic progress and connect them with a community of supporters.