California State University, Stanislaus will host a panel discussion of six 5th District Court of Appeals justices on Thursday.

The forum is open to the public, and will be driven by University students’ and faculty’s questions. Dr. Phyllis Gerstenfeld, the chair of the Criminal Justice Department, will moderate.

The Center for Portuguese Studies at California State University, Stanislaus invites the community to attend a reception and talk celebrating the spirit and history of the Azores, homeland of many San Joaquin Valley families.

WHAT: The event is geared toward second and third generation Portuguese-Americans who want to learn more about their heritage through a talk entitled “Azores: Spirit and History of a Portuguese Culture.”

WHAT:   California State University, Stanislaus Geography students engage Orville Wright Elementary fourth graders to map Modesto’s airport neighborhood
 
WHERE:  Orville Wright Elementary School, 1602 Monterey Ave., Modesto
 
WHEN:  Oct. 15 from 1:30 to 2:30 pm
 
CSU Stanislaus urban geography students are working with Orville Wright fourth graders to map community assets and challenges in the fourth graders’ airport neighborhood.
 

California State University, Stanislaus has been awarded $5.8 million in federal grants to provide additional resources to underserved Hispanic and low-income students.

The funding is comprised of two Title V grants that are specifically for Hispanic-serving institutions.* CSU Stanislaus’ student body population is 30.7 percent Hispanic.

Grants:

Sherry G.

California State University, Stanislaus will host the first observatory night of the semester Thursday in the Naraghi Observatory.

The event – called “Our neighborhood in the Universe” – is free and open to the public. It will focus on observing three astronomical objects: a full moon, Venus, Jupiter and other objects in the solar system.

Observation will begin after sundown, at about 7 p.m. The observatory is located on the roof of the Naraghi Hall, on the south side of campus. Guests should first register for the event in the lobby of Naraghi Hall.

Applicants to be Notified of Admission Status Shortly After September 27

(August 31, 2010) – The application period for the spring 2011 term will continue to remain open until September 27, the California State University announced today. However, due to the uncertainty surrounding the state budget, the enrollment of new students for that term still remains contingent on a restoration of state funding.

The California State University, Stanislaus will start the 2010-2011 High School Math Access Program (HiMAP as per the following schedule:

When: Saturdays, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Dates: Sept. 11 – Dec. 14, 2010
Place: CSU Stanislaus, Demergasso Bava Hall Building
Cost: $150 for 2010-2011 academic year (if paid in full at time of
registration)
$100 for Fall 2010 Semester
$100 for Spring 2010 Semester
$10 for HiMAP T-shirt
 

California State University, Stanislaus will celebrate its first Founders Week celebration Sept. 14-18. The week will include concerts, food booths, entertainment, a family fun zone, merchant fair, campus tours and more to cap three years of celebrating the University’s 1957 founding and 1960 opening.