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With the help of dedicated faculty, Jess Whatcott (‘04, Political Science, ‘11, Environment & Community) discovered their passion for education during their time at Cal Poly Humboldt.

These 2023-24 Outstanding Students Awards recognize the academics and co-curricular excellence and achievements of our students. Congratulations to this year’s winners and nominees!  

The 11th Annual Cal Poly Humboldt Hip Hop Conference: Power to the People will feature a keynote address from Chuck D, and three days of presentations, performances, food, and celebrations of hip-hop culture from April 23-25.

Cal Poly Humboldt and the UC Davis School of Medicine have created the state’s first post-graduate education program to help prepare Native American students for medical school at UC Davis.

The Humboldt International Film Festival, the world’s oldest student-run film festival, returns for its 57th year on April 18-21 at the Minor Theatre in Arcata.

Cal Poly Humboldt’s second annual Giving Day was a tremendous success as the Humboldt community came together to raise $325,260 in just one day!

The Department of Dance, Music & Theatre at Cal Poly Humboldt presents Dance Visions—an annual spring dance concert featuring 36 dancers and 10 different pieces in the diverse styles of ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, and tap.

According to California Native American cultural traditions, Tribes would gather over multiple days to strengthen bonds and make significant decisions about their families and the future. Although there is no direct English translation of the Native word for these gatherings, the term “Big Time” was adopted to mean significant, decision-making, or major importance.

Cal Poly Humboldt’s Goudi’ni Native American Arts Gallery presents the Wa Hinthil Come North group exhibition, curated by Meyo Marrufo. The exhibition runs March 28 through May 11.

Join other Cal Poly Humboldt students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and family on Wednesday, April 3, for this 24-hour fundraising campaign to support the program on campus you care most about.

Cal Poly Humboldt Film professor Sarah Lasley recently returned from screening her film “Welcome to the Enclave” at Slamdance, a prestigious film festival.

Cal Poly Humboldt student media makers received 21 state awards, along with national recognition, at the Excellence in Student Media Awards reception for the California College Media Association on Saturday, March 9, in La Jolla, California.

Cal Poly Humboldt Theatre Arts presents "Into the Woods," the iconic hit Broadway musical with songs and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine.

For thousands of years, humans have attempted to give new life to the dead. Student interns in Cal Poly Humboldt’s Biological Anthropology Research Center are doing just that by reimagining the faces of those who have passed.

The Cal Poly Humboldt Department of Dance, Music & Theatre presents the second annual “Fiesta Folklórica,” a celebration of the diverse cultures, music, and dances of Mexico.

One Cal Poly Humboldt student is amplifying the role of communities of color in the fight for environmental justice through the docu-series, Sowing Seeds: Racial Justice and the Environmental Movement.

In the two years since the official polytechnic designation, Cal Poly Humboldt has made significant progress in its polytech buildout by expanding academic programs and advancing several infrastructure projects.

Celebrando su 25o aniversario, Cal Poly Humboldt y College of the Redwoods presentan el Festival Anual de Cine Latino Internacional en el cine Mill Creek Cinema, los días 27, 28 y 29 de febrero de 2024 de 6:00 p.m. a 10:20 p.m.

Cal Poly Humboldt has hired a coordinator to oversee the repatriation of Native American cultural items held in University collections. This reflects the desire of Cal Poly Humboldt to enthusiastically engage in communication and repatriation with Tribal communities.

Celebrating its 25th year, Cal Poly Humboldt and College of the Redwoods present the Annual International Latino Film Festival at Mill Creek Cinema, February 27, 28, and 29 from 6 p.m. to 10:20 p.m.

The Reese Bullen Gallery at Cal Poly Humboldt showcases an exhibition curated by professor and Art + Film Department Chair Nicole Jean Hill. Through research and collaborative preservation with the archive located in Wyoming, the exhibition features works by photographer Lora Webb Nichols (1883-1962) who created and collected thousands of negatives over the course of her lifetime in the mining town of Encampment. The images chronicle the domestic, social, and economic aspects of the sparsely populated frontier of south-central Wyoming.

In collaboration with the Center for Community Based Learning, Cal Poly Humboldt's Career Development Center is thrilled to announce the return of its largest annual event, the Career Expo & Volunteer Fair, on Thursday, Feb. 15, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., in the West Gym.

Cal Poly Humboldt is proud to announce the 25th Annual International Education Week (IEW), which promotes cross-cultural understanding and exploration of global perspectives from Feb.12-16.

Due to its rapid evolution, artificial intelligence has become a popular topic of discussion among academics. It has transformed into a tool capable of answering complicated questions, creating content, and even writing entire papers within minutes. Cal Poly Humboldt’s Center for Teaching & Learning is helping faculty navigate the new academic world overwhelmed by AI with caution and intention.

Those who attend Cal Poly Humboldt often discover their love for the outdoors, their community, or a particular discipline—some even find the love of their lives.