Plans for Stanislaus State’s Fall 2021 re-opening continue amid Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement that he hopes to fully reopen the state’s economy and end the COVID-19 color-coded tier system on June 15. 

The University continues to prioritize safety measures as it plans for the gradual return of students, faculty, staff and administrators.  

Kindness, generosity and a zest for life are the characteristics friends and colleagues use to describe Laurie Marroquin, who died suddenly at her home on

A new economic impact study released by the California State University confirms the importance of Stanislaus State’s economic contributions to the San Joaquin Valley, including a return of $7.41 in positive economic activity for every dollar invested in the campus by the State of California. 

Some of the other notable examples of Stan State’s annual regional economic impact include: 

Stephanie Gamboa ('20) graduated from Stan State in December 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in computer science.

When he first learned that he was named the world’s ninth most active contributor in computational thinking, Stanislaus State Assistant Professor of Computer Science Kyu Han Koh was skeptical.

“I thought maybe it was done by some random people in Finland,” Koh said. “I wasn’t sure.”

In fact, the study, done by a team of Finnish researchers, was published in the prestigious journal, ACM Transactions on Computing Education. Koh’s mentor and Ph.D. advisor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Alexander Repenning, ranked first.

Stanislaus State’s Center for Excellence in Graduate Education (CEGE) is observing Graduate Education Week March 22-26 by offering 20 virtual workshops covering a range of topics, from applying to a graduate program to career goals and resume building after the hooding ceremony. 

Students can learn about developing and cultivating leadership skills by participating in the Dr. Marvalene Hughes Student Leadership Conference, a free virtual event scheduled for Friday, March 26, from 2 to 6 p.m. 

Before a police officer’s knee took the life of George Floyd last May and set off nationwide protests and demands for change, Stanislaus State Associate Professor of Sociology Dana Nakano was working to establish a book club focused on social justice. 

Instead of learning to bake sourdough bread or assembling jigsaw puzzles during the past year, Julia Sankey made her dream came true. 

The Stanislaus State professor of paleobiology and geology used the enforced time away from campus to realize her long-held desire for a community garden and led the effort to create the Turlock Community Gardens. 

Even though COVID-19 restrictions cancelled last October’s Tastes of the Valley fundraising collaboration between Stanislaus State’s agriculture program and the Stanislaus Friends of the Fair Foundation, current and future students are still reaping the benefits of that partnership.

The foundation sought donations through a letter-writing campaign and rather than split the profits as is usually done, it donated the entire $18,950 raised to scholarships for students in Stan State’s agriculture program.