The conversion of classes to online formats in the wake of COVID-19 measures may have disrupted normal routines and curtailed study groups for some but not for Joey and Annastasia Weitzel, psychology majors at Stan State’s Stockton campus.

The mother-daughter pair, except for ending their trips from their Tracy home to Stockton, continue to buzz along as they always have.

 


(left to right) Victoria Morado, Provost Kimberly Greer, Andy Ponce and Kohl James hold certificates of recognition on Feb. 28 after winning the Stan State Student Research Competition in their Category. The trio advanced to the CSU systemwide competition, held virtually, in April.

A year’s worth of work and dedication paid off for Stan State senior math majors Andy Ponce, Kohl James and Victoria Morado, who took first place in the Physical and Mathematical Sciences Undergraduate category of the CSU Student Research Competition.



Stan State Nursing Alumnus Arnold Velasquez (far right) with the nursing staff at NYU Langone, New York.

As California issued a stay-at-home order and the number of patients dwindled at the Turlock doctor’s office where Stanislaus State graduate Arnold Velasquez worked as a nurse practitioner, the number of severely sick people with COVID-19 surged in states like New York.