[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 22, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1698-E1699]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUS

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                         HON. DENNIS A. CARDOZA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 22, 2010

  Mr. CARDOZA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize California 
State University, Stanislaus on their Founders Day, celebrating 50 
years of service and education to the San Joaquin Valley.
  California State University, Stanislaus was established as Stanislaus 
State College in 1957 as the 15th campus in the California State 
University system. The new college conducted its first classes at the 
Stanislaus County Fairgrounds in 1960.
  The State of California and private donors have invested nearly $200 
million in new building projects, infrastructure and campus 
improvements since the move in 1965 to the University's now beautifully 
landscaped 228-acre site in Stanislaus County.
  The institution gained university status and its current name as one 
of the 23 California State University campuses in 1986. CSU Stanislaus 
serves a six-county area, including San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, 
Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties.
  Since opening in 1960 with 15 faculty and less than 800 students, 25 
of whom graduated in that first year, CSU Stanislaus has grown to an 
enrollment of over 8,600 students and confers degrees to over 2,000 of 
them each year. Over 41,000 students have been awarded bachelor's and 
master's degrees since the first commencement ceremony in 1961.
  From a modest start with six undergraduate degree programs, the 
University has expanded its academic offerings to now include six 
colleges, 40 undergraduate degree programs, 25 graduate degree 
programs, and 13 school credential and certificate programs.
  CSU Stanislaus has seen its academic reputation grow, with the 
University ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nation's best 
373 colleges--the only institution in the CSU system included in that 
elite ranking.

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CSU Stanislaus has also been recognized by the American Association of 
State Colleges and Universities as one of 12 campuses nationwide for 
outstanding graduation and retention rates. CSU Stanislaus generates 
more than $300 million annual impact on the regional economy.
  Today, on Founders Day, CSU Stanislaus marks a half-century of 
excellence as students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends celebrate 
the University's 50th Anniversary.

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