University News
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Forums Will Discuss Stan State Library Makeover, Two-Year ClosureOctober 18, 2018
Library RenovationAfter a half-century as the University repository of printed and digital knowledge, the Vasché Library will close after spring 2019 finals to be renovated as a tech-rich space for collaboration and quiet study.Floor plans and features of the library renovation, and interim facilities for the two-year construction period, will be discussed at two University Library Forums: from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 24-25, in South Dining.“We think this will make the building...
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Stan State Students and Mayor’s Award Bring Public Art to Columbia ParkOctober 17, 2018
A brightly colored mural has taken shape on 960 square feet of cinderblock wall in Columbia Park, thanks to students from the Stanislaus State Art Department, community volunteers and funding from the...Alumnus Strives to Help Disadvantaged Neighborhoods ThriveOctober 16, 2018
As a 17-year-old high school dropout, Jamal Ferguson would have scarcely recognized the man he has become. The holder of two college degrees, Ferguson is determined to make a difference for low-income...
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Ag Summer Camp Leads with Career InsightsJuly 30, 2018
Teens at a Stan State agriculture careers camp learned how it can feel to walk in a diabetic’s shoes. Goggles fuzzed their vision, pebbles vexed their feet and a breath-hampering mask gave them a sense...
- Entrepreneurship Capstone Course Gives Ag Majors Industry InsightJuly 16, 2018
Lucas Avila had shipped cattle. He knew first-hand the dust and heat, the lowing of protesting cows and how to get reluctant livestock moving forward. Running the business end, however, was a very...- Stan State’s Hernandez Wins CSU Statewide Research CompetitionJuly 12, 2018
Like many young college graduates, Mara Hernandez had a bachelor’s degree and was looking for direction. While earning her degree in sociology at UC Berkeley in 2012, Hernandez became interested in...- Friendships Made at Stan State Spurred Tom Clancy Novelist Mike MadenJuly 03, 2018
About two years ago, techno-thriller novelist Mike Maden received a life- and career-changing phone call from one of his editors.Maden, a 1982 Stanislaus State political science graduate, already had...- MOU Creates Link between Delta College and Stan State Stockton CenterJune 20, 2018
Delta College students can earn a bachelor’s degree from Stanislaus State without ever leaving Stockton under an agreement announced today.The partnership includes a guaranteed sequence of upper-...- Professors Engage With High-Impact Teaching Practices June 13, 2018
Academia is taking lessons from the real world, beefing up theoretical knowledge by putting it to use in practical projects. The mix gives students experience as well as expertise, imprinting ethereal...- HR Students Recognized as Outstanding, Bring Home ScholarshipsJune 13, 2018
Human Resource students Brittany Guzman and Karina Ayala were awarded Lyn Boone Memorial Scholarships of $4,000 each in April at the annual HR Symposium held in Santa Clara. First awarded in 1994, the merit-...- College Dream Becomes Reality for Althea Fortune McClamJune 13, 2018
As a child in Oklahoma City, Althea Fortune McClam always dreamed of going to college. She still remembers being eight years old and announcing to her family, “I want to go to UCLA.”“I don’t know how I knew...- Stan State Students Accepted into the Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive ProgramJune 12, 2018
Three students have been accepted into the Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP) through their affiliation with Stanislaus State, with the goal of becoming California State University tenure-track...- Stan State Hosts Second Annual Ethnic Studies ConferenceJune 12, 2018
The ethnic studies program at Stanislaus State presented the second annual Ethnic Studies Conference themed “Community Power in the Central Valley” on May 14. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and community...Pages
- Entrepreneurship Capstone Course Gives Ag Majors Industry InsightJuly 16, 2018