For the fourth straight year, CSU Stanislaus was named to the Presidents Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in February 2010 by the Corporation for National and Community Service. CSU Stanislaus was one of only seven CSU campuses named to the Honor Roll out of a field of more than 500 colleges and universities that submitted applications.

Jim Bowen, who built the California State University, Stanislaus baseball program to greatness during a 25-year coaching career and led the Warriors to a pair of national championships, died December 10, 2009, after a long illness.

The University’s Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) Degree program, which has attracted students from all over Central California to serve workforce needs, launched its fifth cohort in 2009.

For the last twenty-EIGHT years CSU Stanislaus Geology students have embarked upon a journey that is almost instantly fossilized into their academic memories.

A public-private partnership with Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ:CLWR) provided CSU Stanislaus with a funding boost that has enhanced wireless technology on campus.

Already gaining notice as one of the most architecturally attractive buildings on campus, the new CSU Stanislaus Bookstore features spacious quarters in a central location on the Turlock campus. University officials and executives from contractor Barnes & Noble Booksellers celebrated the store’s grand opening in October 2008. 

Twelve CSU Stanislaus students were selected as McNair Scholars in Fall 2008 through a partnership program coordinated by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences with UC Merced that helps prepare recipients to pursue doctoral degrees.

Diana Heredia was in the quad for two days pleading her case.

As a candidate for Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) President, she had already logged plenty of hours posting promotional signs, handing out buttons, and shaking plenty of hands.

Turning in one of its strongest performances ever, the CSU Stanislaus student team defeated opponents by a wide margin in April to claim the 2009 Pacific Western Regional Human Resource Games Championships and a co-national championship at Boise State University.

Octavio Jimenez readily admits that he did not apply himself like he should have at Los Banos High School, but he has capitalized on his second chance opportunity as a student at CSU Stanislaus.

Yeah, we do too. That’s because we’re lucky to have Cary Edmondson on staff as our university photographer. Cary’s exceptional skills behind the lens are a big part of what makes STAN magazine come together so well.