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Alumni News & Profiles Archive
Alumni News & Profiles
- Week of: May 05, 2013
- Paul Chamberlain: Trawling the Ocean Aboard a Research Flagship »
Ask Paul Chamberlain (’06, Math & Physics) how his HSU education helps him in his career today and he’ll tell you about crew.
- Week of: Apr 14, 2013
- Alumni in the News »
Clippings about HSU Alumni from around the world.
- Week of: Oct 28, 2012
- Kaitlin Yarnall: Finding a ‘Perfect Blend of Art and Science’ »
Kaitlin Yarnall (‘05, Geography) remembers Humboldt State’s Cartography Lab fondly. It’s the place where she learned the basics of mapping, design and Geographic Information Systems—all skills that later helped land her first job.
- Week of: Oct 21, 2012
- Geography Students Maps Five Decades of HSU Alumni »
Where in the world do HSU graduates end up? Using the current locations 50,000+ alumni, Geography major Stephen Magnum set out to help illustrate the answer.
- Week of: Aug 12, 2012
- International Studies Major Continues to Grow »
The International Studies Major at HSU has gone from strength to strength and now has over 100 students. As the program continues to expand, changes are afoot to improve the core, consolidate the number of concentrations and improve community as well as build career support. This will involve more focus on the political, economic and cultural drivers of globalization in the core and the creation of a new 200 level course in culture and a capstone class for majors.
- Week of: May 06, 2012
- 2012 Commencement Stories »
This year, several graduating students wrote about their journeys to earning a degree from HSU and where that degree will take them.
- Week of: Apr 15, 2012
- Michael Kew - Alumni Profile »
Michael Kew (’98 Journalism) might have failed his first journalism class in community college. But he didn’t let that deter him from pursuing his passion— writing. Now Kew is getting ready to publish his first book, a collection of surf tales gathered over his career.
- Week of: Mar 04, 2012
- Chad Miller - Alumni Profile »
Chad Miller, (‘03 Natural Resources Planning and Interpretation), was recently accepted to the Navy Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, Calif. His focus? Learning how to detect where terrorists are gathering materials to build improvised explosive devices
- Week of: Jan 01, 2012
- Jeff Johnson - Alumni Profile »
Jeff Johnson’s (‘83) foray into editorial cartooning began with a chalkboard outside the science department stockroom. On work breaks, he would fill the board with caricatures of Humboldt professors.
- Week of: Dec 11, 2011
- Alumni Explore California’s Ocean Depths »
A duo of HSU alumni is exploring the depths of our ocean floors with the non-profit organization Marine Applied Research and Exploration (MARE). HSU student writer Ashley Ward caught up with alumni Andy Lauermann (‘00, Marine Biology) and Yuko Yokozawa (‘07, Oceanography) to discuss the group’s current projects.
- Steve Dixon - Alumni Profile »
For many alumni, careers and community activism begin after graduating from Humboldt State. But for Steven Dixon (’10, Economics) a career and an active role in his community were part of his life before beginning his HSU education. And he hasn’t stopped since.
- Week of: Nov 13, 2011
- Carmen King »
Alum Carmen King (‘08, Economics) is using her passion for sustainability to help businesses and organizations reap the benefits of going green.
