CSU Stanislaus has announced the appointment of Oddmund Myhre to the position of Dean of the College of Education, Kinesiology and Social Work, and of Nael Aly to the position of Dean of the College of Business Administration, both effective July 1; and of Helene Caudill to the position of Dean of University Extended Education, effective July 27.

Myhre has served as the Interim Dean of the College of Education, Kinesiology and Social Work for the past three years.

Founding member Joshua Palmer is very pleased with the awareness and life-saving techniques he’s gained through Warrior Watch.

He also is happy that his new skill set has not been put into real-time use.

Douglas Dawes, who has vast experience as a financial officer in the public and private sectors, will join CSU Stanislaus as Vice President for Business and Finance.

Dawes comes to the University from Valley City State in North Dakota, where he has served as vice president for business affairs since January 2012. As the chief financial officer, he oversaw more than $40 million in campus projects, including the construction of the first new building in 40 years.

Get ready for what could be another bad season of West Nile virus.

It might seem counterintuitive, but shrinking water resources are creating ideal breeding grounds for West Nile virus-carrying mosquitoes. The drought is drawing birds and mosquitoes to fewer bodies of water, creating more opportunities for the insects to bite infected fowl and then spread it to humans. Stanislaus County health authorities reported on May 18 that a dead bird found in Modesto tested positive for West Nile virus, the first in the county this year.