Page 3 - Stan State News Today

Disneys latest animated movie got help from a Stanislaus State professor. What he did The Modesto Bee 4/28/2021 John Holland, The Modesto Bee Apr. 28—Disney created "Raya and the Last Dragon," its first animated film with a Southeast Asian heroine, with help from an anthropologist in Turlock. Associate Professor Steve Arounsack consulted on the production over about two years, while continuing to teach at California State University, Stanislaus. Arounsack helped to assure th...

Graphic courtesy of Stan State Associated Students, Inc. Associated Students Inc. (ASI) elections take place every academic spring semester, but the election process happens to be a bit different this year. Due to the pandemic, everything has been moved to a virtual format, including the election and the election process.  Maria Marquez Mendoza is the elections committee chair and is the former ASI president of Stan State. Mendoza enjoys the process of learning about candidates and seeing ho...

On Wednesday, March 10, Stan State held a "Secrets of Motivation and Delegating Authority" virtual event for its students. The talk featured America’s Student Leadership Trainer, Dave Kelly, who shared his tips relating to effective delegation and motivation.  Kelly is an expert on all things revolving around leadership and motivation, having spent over 20 years training leaders in different student government organizations. He dedicates much of his training to college students acros...

38,000 of those vaccinations have come through the countys walk-in model for their mass clinics. Author: Eric Escalante Updated: 5:51 PM PST March 4, 2021 MODESTO, Calif. — Stanislaus County’s walk-in model for coronavirus vaccinations is about as simple as they come: show up to the clinic, wait in line and get your vaccine. To that tune, the county has vaccinated more than 38,000 people with their four mass clinics. “I think it has been successful so far. ...

University’s Black Power Matters event ‘Zoombombed’ with racial slurs Stanislaus State launched an investigation over the weekend after a virtual event was infiltrated by anonymous users posting racist messages and obscene images.  The presentation, held Friday via Zoom, was titled “Black Power STILL Matters” and was the third annual Black Power Matters event hosted by the university’s Ethnic Studies Program meant to empower and uplift black voices. The event fell v...

Share this article TURLOCK, Calif., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  California State University-Stanislaus (Stanislaus State), a Hispanic-serving institution that serves more than 8,600 students in Californias Central Valley, today announced a major new initiative designed to improve student retention, particularly among low-income and first-generation students at its Stockton campus. Through a partnership with College Possible, a national nonprofit that connects high school and college student...

Stan State to hold virtual Carolfest The Stan State choral ensembles will present Carolfest, their traditional holiday concert, in a virtual format at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18. The community is invited to celebrate the season with music and cheer. The virtual event will feature both University choral ensembles (Concert Chorale and Chamber Singers), as well as the internationally acclaimed lutenist Andrew Maginley and Stan State’s own Coordinator of Keyboard Studies Dr. Sarah Chan. Th...