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Stanislaus State’s sustainability practices have once again garnered recognition. The University earned a spot in The Princeton Review’s 2023 “Guide to Green Colleges,” released Oct. 25. The guide, now in its 13th edition, serves as a resource for college applicants looking for green colleges.  

Stan State has been ranked one of the nation’s best schools for online healthcare degrees and certificates for 2023. Six percent of regionally accredited colleges and universities earned a ranking position. 

Stanislaus State continues to earn regional and national accolades for its academic programs with EDsmart being the most recent organization to include the University in two of its rankings.

Full- and part-time Amazon employees participating in the company’s education benefit program can now choose Stanislaus State for their studies. 

Stan State has signed on as an educational partner school in Amazon’s Career Choice program, which covers the cost of tuition, fees and books for Amazon employees learning new skills to improve their careers. 

From championing equity to cross country national championships, Stanislaus State celebrated several noteworthy accomplishments in November.

Here is a quick recap of highlights from the past month: 

Stanislaus State’s School of Nursing has earned another feather in its cap with recognition as one of the top 75 nursing schools in California and the Western United States.

There have never been more options for Stanislaus State students who want to study abroad. They can choose from dozens of countries and programs, spend one or two semesters away, pay with financial aid, get scholarships and stay on track to graduate in four years.

The University now offers three study-abroad programs with the newest allowing students to study in one of several countries for one semester with their sole tuition cost being their Stan State tuition. Called the Stan State Exchange Programs, the new option features partnerships with universities in France, Germany, Japan, South Korea and Spain. Universities in other countries are being added as more partnerships are formed.

“Our office is thrilled to offer new study abroad opportunities to our students. The experience of living and studying in another country is like no other, providing a lifetime of benefits to personal growth,” said Jennifer Helzer, associate dean of Extended and International Education. “Students return from study abroad with increased self-confidence, a more sophisticated view of the world and skills sets that positively affect their educational goals and career paths.”

Working professionals who aim higher are finding support and success in the accelerated Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (BASS) program at Stan State campuses in Turlock and Stockton. A group of recent graduates completed their degrees at the Stockton Center while holding jobs in the San Joaquin Human Services Agency (HSA).

“I entered the BASS program as a 48-year-old married mother with ‘receiving a B.A. by the time I’m 50’ on my bucket list,” said Jennifer Lovick, an eligibility worker in the agency’s intake department. “During the program I had two major surgeries, bought a house, moved, sent my youngest off to college in Arizona and worked full time. I struggled at times, but always kept my eye on the prize.”

Through the year and a half-long program, Lovick said she realized working with kids was her passion. “There were a couple of professors I had that showed their love of teaching and it was their example that led me to this conclusion,” she said. Teaching 3rd or 4th grade became her ultimate goal.

Andrea Resendiz, a bilingual eligibility worker, hopes to use the education gained at Stan State to advance in child-centered services in San Joaquin County. “I am a people person and I take pleasure in helping those in need. What I enjoy most is the fact that I have the means to make a difference through the work that I do. There are many families that are experiencing financial hardships and language barriers. Knowing that my job helps those in need brings me the most joy,” she said.

History of the Pinning Ceremony

The tradition of the nursing pin and the ceremonial pinning we know today, actually originated in the 1860’s at the Nightingale School of Nursing at St. Thomas Hospital in London. Having been recently awarded The Red Cross of St. George for her selfless service to the injured and dying in the Crimean War, Florence chose to extend this honor to her most outstanding graduate nurses by presenting each of them with a medal for excellence. 

Stan State School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony

Students choose a significant person who assisted them in their journey in obtaining a BSN Degree.  This person could be a faculty member, a parent, a friend – anyone that has had a significant impact on their life and their education, the person of significance accompanies the graduate on stage.

The quality of a Stanislaus State education again has received national acclaim, as Money magazine has ranked the University as the nation’s top “value-added” public college on its list of “Value-Added All-Stars.”

The publication lists Stan State as No. 6 overall for “helping students do far better than would be expected from their academic and economic backgrounds,” using methodology that grades colleges according to graduation rates, post-graduate earnings and student loan repayment. The top five colleges in the rankings all are small private colleges, led by Touro College in New York City. Sacramento State, San Jose State, Cal State East Bay and UC Davis are the only other California public universities to make the 50-college list.

Founded in 1915, UPCEA is one of the leading associations for professional, continuing, and online education.  Each year UPCEA holds a Call for Entries for their annual UPCEA Marketing Awards.  Many creative and marketing departments, from universities across the globe, enter in for a chance of being recognized as creating the best marketing practices and promotional pieces in the field.

Washington Monthly again has chosen to shine its national spotlight on Stanislaus State, this time brighter than ever before, by ranking the University in three significant categories. 

Among its multiple sets of rankings, Washington Monthly has moved Stan State significantly forward in two areas: The quality of master’s programs and “Bang for the Buck,” described on their website as an “exclusive list of schools that help lower- and middle-income students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices.” In addition, Stanislaus State earned its way onto Washington Monthly’s first-ever ranking of top 100 schools for adult learners.

The publication lists Stanislaus State as No. 5 in the nation for master’s programs, using a methodology that includes “social mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), research (producing cutting-edge scholarship), and service (encouraging students to give something back to their country).” Stanislaus State was ranked 28th in the nation last year in the same category after being ranked 47th in 2014.

On February 20, 2016 the Stanislaus State School of Nursing (SON) proudly held its first White Coat Ceremony at the Stockton Center for the Accelerated Second Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ASBSN) program.  The ceremony welcomed the Class of 2017 to professional nursing.  The attendance of more than 130 individuals included Stan State leadership, faculty, community partnership leadership, friends and family members of the ASBSN Class of 2017.