The CSU Stanislaus College of Business Administration announced the application deadline for its new Online Master of Business Administration (OMBA) degree program has been extended to August 1, 2012. Even though the application deadline has been extended, university officials advise interested students not to delay, as GMAT or GRE testing is required prior to admission. Fall 2012 classes begin August 22.

Forty-six teachers in grades 3, 4 and 5 participated last month in a weeklong, 40-hour institute at CSU Stanislaus to learn how to better co

Joseph F. Sheley began his duties today as interim president of CSU Stanislaus. Sheley, an alumnus of CSU Sacramento, previously spent 16 years in various leadership positions at his alma mater.

Sheley spent 21 years as a faculty member in sociology at Tulane University after earning his Ph.D. in the same field from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. While at Tulane, he also served as chair of the Department of Sociology and faculty head of the University Senate while at Tulane.

California Governor Jerry Brown proposes a $250 million “trigger” cut for the California State University in fiscal year 2012-13.

The trigger hinges on voter approval of a tax initiative on the November 2012 ballot. The cuts will further undermine the mission and quality of the CSU system and will require additional enrollment restrictions that limit the ability of California students to attend.

What:     CSU Stanislaus Young Writers’ Workshop

When:    8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., June 4 through 15

Where:   CSU Stanislaus Turlock campus

Who:      Students entering Grades 5 through 8 in Fall 2012

TURLOCK, Calif. — May 23, 2012 — The Pre-Freshman Enrichment Program (PREP) 2012 academy at CSU Stanislaus is three weeks of rigorous learning incorporating hands-on fun with science. The paid program is open to a limited number of students entering grades 7 to 9 this fall.
A range of activities in physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth and life science, programming and robotics are included in the curriculum.

California State University (CSU), Stanislaus Provost Dr. James T. Strong and V.P. Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Dr. Suzanne Espinoza recently recognized more than 70 outstanding students during a “Salute to Student Achievers.” Top-performing students (see list below) in each major received the Dean’s Medal of Excellence as recognition of his or her outstanding academic career at CSU Stanislaus.

“A Salute to Student Achievers”

College of Humanities and Social Sciences - James Tuedio, Dean
Katherine Nissen, Agricultural Studies (BA)

TURLOCK, Calif. — May 23, 2012 — For the fifth year in a row, California State University (CSU), Stanislaus students have won awards at the statewide 2012 California Geographical Society (CGS) Meeting. Criminal Justice major Samantha Felice won first place in the undergraduate competition for her paper “Spatial Fluctuations in Crime by Season: An Ode to Quetelet and the Green Crime Paradigm.” Her faculty mentor is Dr. Gregory Morris.