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. 

The Stanislaus State President’s Commission on Diversity and Inclusion (PCDI) is accepting proposals for projects aimed at ensuring inclusivity, equity, diversity and social justice on campus.

Isaac McCrimon came to Stanislaus State because it was the only University that accepted his identical twin, Isaiah. 

Remote learning induced by COVID-19 proved challenging and frustrating for many if not most educators and students across the country. For Helen Aleksani, it provided a revelation. Aleksani, a lecturer in the Department of Mathematics at Stan State, has found value in recording her classes, and says she’ll keep doing so after face-to-face classes resume.

Stanislaus State senior Samantha Johnson works in the Warrior Cross Cultural Center and saw the plans and creation of the Male Success Initiative to improve college outcomes for men of colo

Stan State’s latest addition to its computer science faculty has traveled a long way to reach the University, where she’s not only conducting research that could benefit disciplines across the campus but pursuing her true passion for teaching.

This month’s recap of recognitions, accolades, awards, gifts and honors for the Stanislaus State campus community includes a transformative gift that will help create a culture of entrepreneurship on campus and throughout the region, recent student scholarship awards and the University earning another notable ranking:

Over the nearly 50 years that Modesto’s Grimbleby Coleman Certified Public Accountants has been helping businesses and individuals manage their finances, the firm’s principals and team members have taken to heart the concept of giving back. 

The company’s mission statement places a high value on colleagues, present and future, as well as clients. It includes a commitment to community and lists two simple words as a core value: Do right.