Stan State business students Nate Straubinger and Logan Martinez have Town and Gown dreams — visions of aligning Stan State students more closely with Turlock’s business community.

Their plan to further bridge the gap between Stan State students and Turlock’s businesses was the recipient of the second annual Mayor’s Award for Public Policy Research, a contest established and overseen by Turlock Mayor Gary Soiseth.

Stanislaus State President Ellen Junn has been selected by the magazine Diverse: Issues in Higher Education as one of 25 women who have made a difference in the world by exhibiting leadership while tackling higher education’s toughest challenges.

This is the sixth annual list of women leaders in higher education compiled by the magazine in honor of Women’s History Month. The list will be published in the magazine’s March 9 edition and will be presented during the 99th annual meeting of the American Council on Education, March 11-14, in Washington, D.C.

As a top senior in Modesto High’s rigorous International Baccalaureate (IB) Program, Shivani Thakur is well on her way to a promising educational career. She’s yet to decide on a college for her pre-med undergraduate work, but that decision can wait.

The California State University is committed to being an inclusive and welcoming institution of higher education that is enhanced by the students, faculty, staff and alumni from our global community.

We are deeply troubled by President Trump’s recent executive order that stands in stark contrast to the fundamental tenets of the California State University. We believe in the free exchange of ideas globally, central to which is our ability to welcome and interact with those from around the world.  

Josephine Hazelton and Rachel Hernandez, students in the Master of Public Administration program at Stanislaus State, have been elected to serve as Democratic Party delegates for California’s 12th Assembly District. Hazelton and Hernandez graduated last May with bachelor’s degrees in political science.

They will represent the district for two years at numerous events, including the California Democrats State Convention this May in Sacramento. As convention delegates, they will be voting on party leadership and a wide variety of legislative issues.

A dual interest in microbrewing and microbiology has brought praise and attention to a group of four Stan State students.

At the CSU Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB) meeting in Santa Clara held earlier this month, a study on the development of yeast strains for brewing presented by Stan State students Diego Lopez, Sabrina Williamson, Braulio Rodriguez and Max Perez-Mendez was judged the best of the conference by attendees.

Stanislaus State athletes continue to shine just as brightly in the classroom as on the field, with 32 Warriors earning California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Fall All-Academic honors.

Stan State recorded the largest increase in the conference over last year’s totals, with a combined 16 more student-athletes named in 2016. The Warriors’ women’s soccer team led all conference fall sports with 16 athletes earning all-academic honors, while eight Stan State volleyball players also made the list.