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Alumni News Archive
Learn about the amazing things Humboldt State grads are accomplishing. For the latest alumni news and upcoming events, visit the Humboldt Alumni web site.
- Week of: Apr 22, 2012
- In a Word, What Does Humboldt Mean to You? »
Local radio DJ Mike Dronkers (’99, Journalism) says that HSU is like a “sandbox.”
“You can get in, you can get dirty, it’s kind of fun, you can make mistakes, nobody gets hurt, but at the end of the day, you learn what works and what doesn’t,” Dronkers says.
- Rick Rosenthal to Premiere “Hot Tuna” at HSU »
Emmy-award winning cinematographer Rick Rosenthal (’67, Zoology) will return to Humboldt State May 1-2 to premiere his latest film about the bluefin tuna.
- Week of: Apr 15, 2012
- Inaugural Honors Dinner Salutes Academic Community »
Humboldt State University recognized the year’s distinguished alumni, faculty, students and staff during its first Humboldt State Honors Dinner.
- Week of: Apr 01, 2012
- Distinguished Alumni Deliver Talks Across Campus »
Several of HSU’s 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients will be presenting talks across campus on Friday, April 20.
- Week of: Mar 25, 2012
- Filmmakers Capture ‘Legacy’ of California’s Environment »
During a recent film shoot in the Anza-Borrego Desert, HSU Film Professor David Scheerer stumbled upon something rarely caught on camera.
- Week of: Mar 11, 2012
- Schatz Engineers Develop Solar-Powered Clean Water Device »
Engineers at Humboldt State’s Schatz Energy Research Center (SERC) are using their expertise in sustainable technology to increase clean water access in the developing world.
- Week of: Feb 05, 2012
- Bringing Slackline to the Super Bowl Spotlight »
On Tuesday, Andy Lewis (’08, Recreation Administration) was base-jumping from the Fisher Towers rock formations in Utah, at altitudes of more than 500 feet. Just two days earlier, the adrenaline-junkie was in Indianapolis, Ind., showing off his sport and sharing the stage with pop-icon Madonna at the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show.
- Week of: Oct 16, 2011
- Student-Run Consulting Class Puts Business Students to Work »
Last spring, senior business students formed Humboldt State Business Consulting; a class run like a business, as part of Professor Nancy Vizenor’s Small Business Consulting Class, or BA 417. This fall, the current group of students will work with their first clients.
- Week of: Oct 09, 2011
- Small Biz Center Puts Alumni, Students Behind the Camera »
Two Humboldt State alumni and two students recently teamed up to create a series of videos highlighting the work of the Small Business Development Centers of Northern California, a national program that helps local entrepreneurs and small businesses succeed.
- Week of: Sep 04, 2011
- Pep Rally Festivities Get HSU Fired Up for Football »
“Fight! Fight! Fight for Humboldt State!” HSU Jacks and students shouted during the Associated Students Pep Rally, Wednesday night.
- New Commercial Highlights Humboldt State »
Humboldt State debuted a new commercial on Sept. 8 during the nationally televised football game against Central Washington University.
- Late Game Field Goal Lifts Jacks to Thrilling Win in Televised Match »
Victory came down to the wire for the HSU Jacks on Thursday, as the team took on the Central Washington Wildcats. The game was nationally televised on CBS Sports Network.
- Week of: Aug 07, 2011
- Alumni Help Anchor Waste Management Forum »
Five Humboldt State University alumni will join other experts in the waste management field and luncheon presenters Assemblyman Wes Chesbro and Maggie Gainer of Gainer & Associates at a Zero Waste Innovation Forum at noon on Friday, Aug. 19, at Arcata’s D Street Neighborhood Center at 13th & D Streets.
- Humboldt State Team Scores World Energy First in Bhutan »
A Humboldt State University team in Bhutan has completed the first installation of Smart Grid devices called GridShares with the specific purpose of enabling rural electricity users to stabilize their own electricity grids and curb damaging brownouts.
- Week of: Jun 19, 2011
- Recent Alumni Artists Stretch Their Limits in ‘Elastic’ »
Humboldt State University First Street Gallery presents, elastic: emerging alumni artists, on exhibit from July 2nd through August 7th, 2011.
