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Week of: May 11, 2008
Campus Police Issues Crime Alert » Arcata - The Humboldt State University Police Department released today a composite sketch of a male suspect in connection with an acquaintance rape that reportedly occurred in an outdoor area between Sunset Hall and the Jolly Giant Commons at about 3:00 a.m. Sunday, May 11, 2008.
Proposal Restores $97.6 Million to CSU » Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘s May revision of the State budget restored $97.6 million to the California State University, reducing the $386 million gap in state funding initially anticipated for the 2008-09 CSU budget.
Week of: May 04, 2008
HSU’s Academic Standing Reaffirmed » The regional accreditation agency that oversees Humboldt State University has reaffirmed its academic standing, a process that occurs every 10 years.
HSU Gains $1 Million Osher Endowment » Arcata – Humboldt State University will add $1 million to its endowment in support of community college transfer students, funded by a $16 million pledge to California State University by the Bay Area Bernard Osher Foundation.
Write-in Wins AS Presidency » Sofia Pereira, the lone presidential write-in candidate, prevailed in the third and final round of this year’s protracted Associated Students presidential contest, eclipsing Luke Ferrari 350 votes to 247.
Week of: Apr 27, 2008
HSU Hosts Xi’an Provost » Madam Liu Yuelian, Provost and Vice President of Xi’an International Studies University (XISU) in the People’s Republic of China, will visit Humboldt State University from May 4 to May 7. She will meet with President Rollin Richmond, Provost Robert Snyder, other academic leaders and interested faculty to discuss a broad range of topics on academic cooperation and collaboration.
HSU Confers Honorary Doctorates » Arcata – Humboldt State’s Commencement exercises on May 17 will include the award of honorary doctorates to a distinguished Tribal leader and an alumnus of international stature.
Commencement Set For May 17 » Arcata - Some 2,200 graduates and credential recipients are scheduled to cross the stage on Saturday, May 17, when Humboldt State University hosts its 2008 Commencement, expected to draw an estimated 25,000 guests to Redwood Bowl.
Riding the Green Wave » It’s summer time and the surf is calling. Most surfers will be driving up and down the beach looking for that perfect set. This summer two surfers are ditching their car and doing it right.
HSU Gives Biz Training Course » Arcata - Humboldt State University’s Office for Economic and Community Development is giving a key training session in May to equip local manufacturers with techniques to cut costs and increase capacity.
Week of: Apr 20, 2008
Fisheries Dedication Honors Allen, Scott » Arcata – Humboldt State University will conduct dedications in early May to commemorate outstanding individual contributions to the University and the community.
Week of: Apr 13, 2008
HSU Students Donate Meal Points To Food Drive » Students at Humboldt State University have the opportunity between now and April 25 to donate a portion of their meal points as part of a regional food drive organized by the HSU Service Learning Center. Donated meal points will be used to purchase food from the school’s vendor, and these relief food supplies will be delivered directly to Food for People, the Food Bank for Humboldt County.
HSU Oceanography Prof Hits the Airwaves » Got cable? Professor Greg Crawford gives a televised presentation on the Research Channel on April 27, 2008. The program will air four times that day: 1:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. (Pacific time).
Earth Day Every Day » Earth Day is coming, but at HSU, one day is not enough. We’ve rounded up a variety of events the students at HSU have organized of this celebration. Earth Day goes back to the late ‘60s as a United Nations, and eventually a global environmental teach-in.
Y.E.S. Brings People to Life » Arcata - Humboldt State University wildlife major Lindsey Payne believes all people should take up volunteer service at some point in their lives.


“You get to learn a lot about yourself, and you have fun doing it,” she says.
Week of: Apr 06, 2008
Congressional Internship Open to HSU Students » Arcata – A California think tank is offering a rare opportunity for Humboldt State students to enter a one-semester internship program with the U.S. House of Representatives, September-December 2008.
HSU Renews Pledge to Low-Income Students » Arcata – Reinforcing Humboldt State University’s historical commitment to low-income, college-bound youth, President Rollin Richmond has signed a nationwide “CollegeKeys Compact” to bolster access to financially distressed middle and high school students.
Gala Dinner Honors Top Faculty Member » Arcata – Humboldt State University will recognize Dr. Carolyn Ward, Outstanding Professor for 2007-2008, at a formal dinner on Tuesday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m. in the Kate Buchanan Room, University Center.
HSU Combats Sexualized Violence » Arcata – Humboldt State University’s annual expose of sexualized violence resumes April 12-18 with a series of campus rallies and activities comprising “Take Back the Night,” coordinated by the HSU Women’s Resource Center.
Humboldt Welcomes New GreenLab » Dr. James Russell of the Department of Applied Technology holds in his hand a brick that looks like leftover supplies mashed together after art period, but it's more than that. It could be a great way to repurpose used styrofoam for building insulation.
Week of: Mar 30, 2008
Schools Name Top Book of 2008 » Arcata - Humboldt State University and College of the Redwoods have chosen as 2008 Book of the Year Parable of the Sower, a science fiction novel whose young heroine makes her way to Humboldt County to escape the dark and sinister world of a futuristic Los Angeles suburb.
Week of: Mar 23, 2008
Higgins Imparts a Sustaining Legacy » Humboldt State’s College of Professional Studies has flourished under the leadership of Dean Susan Higgins, who has readied her institution for the 21st century with a train of progressive initiatives.
Wild Goose Chase » Kyle Spragens rotates a large antenna mounted atop his state pickup truck as he drives past farm fields in the Arcata Bottoms, where he is searching for Aleutian geese. A receiver in the truck beeps as the antenna picks up a signal from a radio-collared goose.
HSU Hymns Native Cultures » Arcata – Humboldt State University celebrates indigenous cultures with a cavalcade of dance and song from four western states in a premier event at the West Gym on Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12.
Week of: Mar 16, 2008
Coming to a meal near you: Sustainability » Sustainability has long been on the mind of students, faculty and staff at Humboldt State. With every passing year it seems the campus adds another innovative program to its growing résumé of environmental initiatives.
KHSU Touts Salmon Care » KHSU and the Humboldt Fish Action Council are sponsoring a unique Adopt-A-Salmon program in connection with the public radio station’s fund raising drive
April 5 -12.
HSU is Solar, Student-Style! » Arcata – Humboldt State University’s student-initiated Humboldt Energy Independence Fund (HEIF) Committee has granted $100,000 for two pilot projects: a photovoltaic system for the roof of the Old Music Building and new equipment to complete a Solar Radiation Monitoring Station (SoRMS).
Week of: Mar 02, 2008
Student Feedback Invited » The University encourages freshmen and seniors to complete the web-based National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) they were emailed on February 26.
Run For A.S. Office » HSU Associated Students encourages as many candidates as possible to run for key campus government offices in the elections slated for April 22, 23 and 24.
You Can Go to College » “It brought me out of my shell.”

Humboldt State’s Paul Wells (’06) is speaking of the high school mentoring program that put him on the road to college.

Today he is a mentor himself.

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