California State University, Stanislaus
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California State University, Stanislaus, also known as Cal State Stanislaus or simply Stan State is a campus in the California State University
system which was established in 1957 in Turlock, California
. It is also the only campus in the CSU system to offer a bachelor's degree
in cognitive studies
. CSU Stanislaus has been rated in the top 10 public universities in the new West Coast Master's category by U.S. News & World Report
magazine as well as a best buy in higher education for the past seven years.
Fairgrounds in September, 1960, and the college moved to its current location five years later, and was awarded university status. It was given its current name in 1985, and received a ten-year accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
in 1999.
In 1974 the University established an extension program at the campus of San Joaquin Delta College
in Stockton
in neighboring San Joaquin County. In 1998 CSU Stanislaus-Stockton Center expanded and moved to its own permanent campus in downtown Stockton.
California State University, Stanislaus offers 34 undergraduate majors, as well as 18 master's programs. In spring 2006 the University reorganized its large College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences (ALS) into four separate colleges:
The University's two other colleges, the College of Business Administration (CBA) and the College of Education (COE), did not change in the reorganization.
CSU Stanislau's Human Resource Management program has the nation’s top student testing success rate.
building was originally named for founding president Dr. J. Burton Vasché. The library currently holds over 361,000 volumes, as well as having approximately 600 current subscriptions to print periodicals. In addition, the Print Periodicals section houses 1500 additional back issues of titles available in print and microfilm. The University Library also contains a Children's collection, which has more than 5,900 titles of children’s literature
. The library offers access to more than 70 electronic databases and also contains federal
, state
, and local documents.
CSU Stanislaus, in the Division II of the NCAA
, competes in the California Collegiate Athletic Association
(CCAA). CSU Stanislaus fields 14 sports for men and women for the fall
, winter, and spring seasons. Fall sports for men include cross country
and soccer
. Fall sports for women are cross country, soccer, and volleyball
. The winter sport for men is basketball and for women it is basketball
and indoor track and field. Spring sports for men include baseball
, golf
, and track and field
. Spring sports for women are softball
, track and field and tennis.
The men's golf team won 13 national championships in Division III, before being moved to Division II in 1992. Coach Jim Haney, 82 years old, has coached the golf team since 1977.
Men's baseball won 2 national championships in Division III (1976, 1977) and lost in the title game 3 times (1979, 1982, and 1989).
Palin's selection as the keynote speaker at Cal State Stanislaus' main fundraising event brought worldwide attention and provoked furious speculation and debate when the university refused to disclose her speaking fee. The event was sponsored by a foundation for the school.
California State University
The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...
system which was established in 1957 in Turlock, California
Turlock, California
Turlock is a city in Stanislaus County, California, United States, part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 Census, Turlock had a population of 80,549, up from 55,810 at the 2000 census, making it the second-largest city in Stanislaus County.-Geography:Turlock lies in the...
. It is also the only campus in the CSU system to offer a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in cognitive studies
Cognitive science
Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary scientific study of mind and its processes. It examines what cognition is, what it does and how it works. It includes research on how information is processed , represented, and transformed in behaviour, nervous system or machine...
. CSU Stanislaus has been rated in the top 10 public universities in the new West Coast Master's category by U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
magazine as well as a best buy in higher education for the past seven years.
History
In 1957 the California State Legislature established what was then called Stanislaus State College. The college was first accredited in 1964. Classes began on the Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County, California
Stanislaus County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. As the price of housing has increased in the San Francisco Bay Area, many people who work in the southern reaches of the Bay Area have opted for the longer commute and moved to Stanislaus County for the...
Fairgrounds in September, 1960, and the college moved to its current location five years later, and was awarded university status. It was given its current name in 1985, and received a ten-year accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. The Western Association of...
in 1999.
In 1974 the University established an extension program at the campus of San Joaquin Delta College
San Joaquin Delta College
San Joaquin Delta College is a community college in Stockton, California. It is the successor of the Stockton Junior College which was formed in 1935.Part of Disney's 1973 film The World's Greatest Athlete was shot here.-Description:...
in Stockton
Stockton, California
Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...
in neighboring San Joaquin County. In 1998 CSU Stanislaus-Stockton Center expanded and moved to its own permanent campus in downtown Stockton.
Academics
| Undergraduate | |
|---|---|
| African American African American African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States... |
2.5% |
| Asian American Asian American Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,... |
9.9% |
| White American White American White Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa... |
38.6% |
| Hispanic American | 34.2% |
| Native American Native Americans in the United States Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as... |
0.7% |
| International International ----International mostly means something that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries... |
1.2% |
| Ethnicity unreported/unknown | 2.0% |
California State University, Stanislaus offers 34 undergraduate majors, as well as 18 master's programs. In spring 2006 the University reorganized its large College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences (ALS) into four separate colleges:
- College of the Arts (COA)
- College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS)
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS)
- College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (CNS)
The University's two other colleges, the College of Business Administration (CBA) and the College of Education (COE), did not change in the reorganization.
CSU Stanislau's Human Resource Management program has the nation’s top student testing success rate.
Library
The University LibraryLibrary
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
building was originally named for founding president Dr. J. Burton Vasché. The library currently holds over 361,000 volumes, as well as having approximately 600 current subscriptions to print periodicals. In addition, the Print Periodicals section houses 1500 additional back issues of titles available in print and microfilm. The University Library also contains a Children's collection, which has more than 5,900 titles of children’s literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
. The library offers access to more than 70 electronic databases and also contains federal
Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...
, state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
, and local documents.
Athletics
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
, competes in the California Collegiate Athletic Association
California Collegiate Athletic Association
The California Collegiate Athletic Association or CCAA is an intercollegiate athletic conference in the Division II of the NCAA. All of its current members are public universities, and all except for UC San Diego are members of the California State University system.It was founded in December 1938...
(CCAA). CSU Stanislaus fields 14 sports for men and women for the fall
Autumn
Autumn is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter usually in September or March when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier....
, winter, and spring seasons. Fall sports for men include cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
and soccer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
. Fall sports for women are cross country, soccer, and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
. The winter sport for men is basketball and for women it is basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and indoor track and field. Spring sports for men include baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, and track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
. Spring sports for women are softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, track and field and tennis.
The men's golf team won 13 national championships in Division III, before being moved to Division II in 1992. Coach Jim Haney, 82 years old, has coached the golf team since 1977.
Men's baseball won 2 national championships in Division III (1976, 1977) and lost in the title game 3 times (1979, 1982, and 1989).
Controversy
Sarah Palin's selection as the keynote speaker at Cal State Stanislaus' main fundraising event turned out the be the most successful fundraiser in the campus' history.Palin's selection as the keynote speaker at Cal State Stanislaus' main fundraising event brought worldwide attention and provoked furious speculation and debate when the university refused to disclose her speaking fee. The event was sponsored by a foundation for the school.
Alumni
- Steve AndradeSteve AndradeStephen Michael Andrade is a Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher for the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League...
- Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
pitcher for the Kansas City RoyalsKansas City RoyalsThe Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium... - Gregorio BillikopfGregorio BillikopfGregorio Billikopf is a mediator, author, and since 1981, a farm advisor specializing in labor management for the University of California, Davis. In May, 2005, Billikopf accepted a visiting faculty appointment as a professor of agricultural labor management at the University of Chile in Santiago...
- professor and author - Gary ConditGary ConditGary Adrian Condit is a former American politician, a Democrat who served in the House of Representatives from 1989 to 2003...
- (B.A., 1972) - former Congressman from California. He is most noted for his affair with Chandra Levy, which was exposed after Levy's disappearance. Condit was later cleared of Levy's murder and Ingmar Guandique was arrested in connection with Levy murder. - Rusty KuntzRusty KuntzRussell Jay "Rusty" Kuntz is a former Major League Baseball designated hitter and outfielder. He is an alumnus of California State University, Stanislaus....
- former Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
outfielder and 1984 World Series1984 World SeriesThe 1984 World Series began on October 9 and ended on October 14, 1984. The American League champion Detroit Tigers played against the National League champion San Diego Padres, with the Tigers winning the series four games to one....
Champion - Rico OllerRico OllerThomas "Rico" Oller is a Republican U.S. politician from California. He served in the California State Assembly, representing the 4th District from 1996 to 2000, and the California State Senate, representing the 1st district from 2000 to 2004...
- (1980) - former California State Senator - Dennis CardozaDennis CardozaDennis A. Cardoza is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. The district takes in a large swath of the Central Valley, from Stockton to Fresno. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
- U.S. Representative for California's 18th congressional districtCalifornia's 18th congressional districtCalifornia's 18th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of California. The district is located in the northern San Joaquin Valley and includes the cities of Modesto, Stockton, Ceres, Atwater, Merced and Los Banos... - Brian NixonBrian NixonBrian Charles Nixon is a television and radio host, author, minister, journalist, and former rock musician of the rock band, The Electra.- Life :...
- Author, Journalist, and Broadcaster - Carrie Henn - Child actress who starred in AliensAliens (film)Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton...
. - r. Scott Crull, PhD - archaeologist and author.
Faculty
- As`ad AbuKhalil - professor of political science
- Scott Eash- member of Criminal Justice faculty- lead researcher and member of the "Lost Army Commandos" litigation team regarding Operation 34A (OPLAN 34A)Operation 34AOperation 34A was a highly-classified U.S. program of covert actions against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam , consisting of agent team insertions, aerial reconnaissance missions and naval sabotage operations...
. - Rico OllerRico OllerThomas "Rico" Oller is a Republican U.S. politician from California. He served in the California State Assembly, representing the 4th District from 1996 to 2000, and the California State Senate, representing the 1st district from 2000 to 2004...
- a previous university president - Hamid ShirvaniHamid ShirvaniHamid Shirvani is a scholar of architecture and urban design and President of California State University, Stanislaus.Shirvani has been in higher education since 1979, and since 1986 in senior executive leadership and management posts, managing budgets up to $135 million and more than 1200 people...
- University President - Richard WeikartRichard WeikartRichard Weikart is a professor of history at California State University, Stanislaus, and is a senior fellow for the Center for Science and Culture of the Discovery Institute. In 1997 he joined the editorial board of the Access Research Network's Origins & Design Journal...
- professor of history and controversial Discovery InstituteDiscovery InstituteThe Discovery Institute is a non-profit public policy think tank based in Seattle, Washington, best known for its advocacy of intelligent design...
fellow