California State University, Stanislaus’, College of the Arts, Department of Art, University Art Gallery is very pleased to present the solo exhibition of Julie Heffernan, “Holding Up,” April 4 through April 29, 2011 with a reception and artist talk Thursday, April 7 at 5:30 p.m.
 

The College of the Arts’ Department of Theatre at California State University, Stanislaus is proud to present William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet under the direction of Chicago-based guest artist Daniel Gately.

On Wednesday, April 6, the California State University (CSU) Stanislaus Troops to College Committee, in partnership with the American Red Cross, will present “Welcome & Reintegration for Veterans and their Families.” Sheila Anglese-Dail, MSW – Family Advocacy Program Manager will give the presentation. Topics will range from coping with PTSD to fitting in on a college campus. The program will take place from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. at the South Dining Hall on the CSU Stanislaus Turlock campus.

A group of CSU Stanislaus computer science students and faculty plan to attend the 2011 Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference scheduled to take place in San Francisco April 3 – 5. During the conference, the juniors and seniors will have the opportunity to meet students and professionals in technology fields, from all over the world. A number of well-known professionals, including some who helped build the Bing search engine, a Google executive, and specialists in robotics and social networking, are scheduled to speak.

CSU Stanislaus Provost James T. Strong recently announced the recipients of the Outstanding Professor Awards for the 2010/11 academic year.

Outstanding Professor: Dr. Mary Borba
Outstanding Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Professor: Dr. Samuel Regalado
Outstanding Community Service Professor: Dr. Jennifer Helzer
Outstanding Service in Faculty Governance: Ms. Renae Floyd

Outstanding Professor: Dr. Mary Borba

James T. Strong, California State University (CSU), Stanislaus Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, has announced the selection of two CSU Stanislaus professors to receive the prestigious Elizabeth Anne B. Papageorge Faculty Development Award for the 2010-11 academic year.

Three outstanding California State University (CSU) Stanislaus alumni are featured in a new publication, “Working for California,” published in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the 23-campus CSU system.

CSU Stanislaus alumni Pam Kehaly, President and General Manager, Anthem Blue Cross; Daniel Sciabica of Nick Sciabica & Sons; and Robert Ulrich of Ulrich Casting are listed along with other notable CSU alumni in the 50th anniversary publication available on the California State University Web site, www.calstate.edu.

Ladi Asgill, agricultural economist and certified crop advisor with Sustainable Conservation, a highly respected environmental organization with a reputation for working collaboratively with the California agriculture industry and government regulators to develop solutions to environmental challenges, will speak on campus April 13 from 6:30 – 9 p.m. in the Faculty Development Center. Asgill is responsible for promoting farming practices like conservation tillage and nutrient budgeting, and introducing innovative technologies like manure injection on dairy farms.

Dean Linda Nowak of the College of Business Administration welcomed a gathering of more than 100 people who came to the California State University, Stanislaus Event Center on Friday, March 18 to attend the first annual Women’s Leadership Forum and to hear three featured speakers talk about their experiences in “Leading through Adversity—Grace Under Pressure.”