The Stanislaus State water cooling tower project, which saves upward of 5 million gallons of fresh water annually, has won another California State University award.

Stanislaus State’s nursing program, ranked for several years as one of the best on the West Coast, continues to make great strides toward being recognized on a national basis.

Stanislaus State is accepting applications through Aug. 31 for the spring 2017 semester for academically eligible first-time freshmen and upper-division transfers.

The University at this time is not accepting spring 2017 applications for lower-division transfers (transfers with fewer than 60 semester/90 quarter units.) Also, applicants seeking a second baccalaureate degree will be considered only if applying to the nursing program and will need an authorization code to apply on CSU Mentor.

Janice L. Herring, a full-time lecturer in the Department of Kinesiology at Stanislaus State, has been elected as the West Regional Vice President for The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi — the  nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Herring will work with Phi Kappa Phi chapter officers and members to strengthen and enhance chapters in the West region. She will serve a two-year term.