The California State University, Stanislaus Pre-Licensure Bachelor of Science Nursing Degree program, preparing to double its enrollment with 40 new openings in the popular major, is accepting applications for the new spring semester 2008 startup section.

The deadline for applications, which are available along with other information on the Nursing website at http://web.csustan.edu/Nursing, is Monday, October 15. The Department of Nursing phone number is (209) 667-3141.

California State University, Stanislaus welcomed another record freshman class as enrollment for the current fall semester rose above 8,800 students for the first time.

Final official enrollment data for the fall 2007 semester shows CSU Stanislaus numbers increased 5.5 percent to another record high of 8,836 students, including a 5.8 percent jump to a new mark of 6,640 "full-time equivalent" students who are taking full class loads. A nine percent increase to 1,100 students at the University's Stockton Center contributed to the record-setting numbers.

October 19-21 will be a good time for prospective students as well as current students and their families to visit California State University, Stanislaus.

Prospective students and their families will have their special day on campus on Saturday, October 20 with the annual Preview Day program. Freshmen and sophomore students and their families will be on campus as well for the three-day Family Weekend program scheduled for October 19 to 21. CSU Stanislaus is located at One University Circle off Monte Vista Avenue in Turlock.

Interested in getting into a career in the teaching profession? California State University, Stanislaus has scheduled a series of free information sessions from October through February on the Single and Multiple Subject Teaching Credential programs.

Environmental, social, human rights, and a variety of other topics will be discussed by a number of experts as the California State University, Stanislaus Council for Sustainable Futures hosts the Great Central Valley Bioneers Conference on October 19-21.

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California State University, Stanislaus student Rachel Grider loves music so much that she jumped at the opportunit

California State University, Stanislaus received a $500,000 gift for student scholarships from an anonymous donor who resides in Turlock on Tuesday, October 30. The generous donation results from a proposal that the president of the University, Dr. Ham Shirvani, had been working on with the donor for several months.

Shirvani said, "We have great appreciation for the generosity this donor has shown to California State University, Stanislaus. Many more students will have the opportunity to pursue higher education and earn a college degree as a result of this significant gift."

Twenty California State University, Stanislaus students who have been awarded scholarships for 2007-08 as Mary Stuart Rogers Scholars come from a variety of backgrounds but share a trademark for academic success and helping others.

Holmes comet, which recently became visible in the northeast evening skies, will be on display at the first public observation night in the new Naraghi Hall of Science at California State University, Stanislaus on Thursday, November 8.